Mission

The purpose of the School of Nursing is to achieve excellence in undergraduate education, graduate education, research, and public service, advancing the missions of the University of Texas through:

1. preparing individuals at the baccalaureate level to assume roles in professional nursing practice,
2. preparing individuals at the graduate level to assume nursing roles in advanced practice, community health, administration, education and research,
3. promoting excellence in nursing scholarship,
4. developing new knowledge about health, health care, and health care delivery through scholarly inquiry, and
5. offering innovative educational, consultative, and other health care programs and services.

Goals of the School of Nursing

The mission of the School will be met by working toward these goals:

1. Maintain excellence in curricula at all levels.
2. Expand recruitment efforts to enlarge and diversify the pool of well qualified student applicants.
3. Actively recruit diverse new faculty members with a developing or established scholarship record, whose professional goals are aligned with the mission of the School of Nursing.
4. Foster faculty growth and development.
5. Seek endowments to support innovative program development to enhance the mission of the School.
6. Continuously assess nursing programs for areas needing quality improvements to provide students the knowledge and skills needed for a constantly changing health care environment.
7. Maintain strong liaisons and creative service partnerships with the health service agencies, other schools and disciplines.
8. Maintain strong relationships with alumni, community groups, and other support groups.
9. Upgrade facility, library and other resource supports in accord with evolving needs.