Minnesota State Mankato - School of Nursing

OVERVIEW The School of Nursing at Minnesota State University, Mankato is a learning community dedicated to educating entry level and advanced practice nurses, developing nursing knowledge and serving diverse communities. Our vision is to be recognized for innovation and excellence in nursing education, scholarship and practice. Vision The School of Nursing is an intellectual community that strives for innovation and excellence within education, scholarship, and practice in family and societal nursing. Mission The mission of the School of Nursing is to influence health care for the individual, family, and society through the advancement of nursing science, the promotion of clinical scholarship, and innovative education of practitioners and clinical leaders. Goals - Cultivate an environment that embodies the School of Nursing's values of the individual, family, and society through innovation and excellence, empowerment and social justice, and the discipline of nursing. - Support the needs for a culturally diverse student group. - Maintain high quality admission criteria and standards in all undergraduate nursing programs. - Examine undergraduate offerings for responsiveness to current and future needs of the nursing workforce. - Evaluate the collaboration within Iron Range Nursing for the RN Baccalaureate Completion program. - Examine graduate program offerings for congruence with current and future needs of advanced nursing practice and nursing education. - Evaluate the collaboration within Iron Range Nursing for the Family Nurse Practitioner program. - Build resources needed for teaching curricula that are focused on family and societal health, nursing, and practice. - Provide a model of student advising that supports learning and development. - Advocate for supporting the use of simulation and technology. - Increase global awareness through course and clinical experiences. - Support service learning experiences in pre-nursing and nursing courses. - Support faculty members' development of scholarship programs. - Develop faculty assignments that support faculty research, teaching, service, student growth and preparation. - Actively pursue funding opportunities for use of teaching, scholarship and use of technology. - Develop a marketing and public relations plan for the School of Nursing.