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Goals
2 students at commencementThe College of Nursing, Villanova University, in 1990 articulated nine objectives or goals for the next ten years; these were approved by the faculty of the College in 1991. In 1992, with the publication of Villanova University's Strategic Plan: A Future of Promise, these nine goals were deemed to be congruent with the University's institutional mission and initiatives. They provide the framework for the action blueprint of the College's Strategic Plan with the seven strategic initiatives.
 
  • To serve the health needs of society through the education of competent nurses prepared at the undergraduate and graduate levels and through the provision of continuing education for practicing nurses.
  • To enhance the intellectual life and scholarly productivity of the College of Nursing.
  • "My time here at Villanova has truly given me the tools to continue growing into the kind of person I have always wanted to be, and as a Villanova graduate and a Presidential Scholar, I have a calling to bring the spirit and mission of Villanova wherever the wind takes me."

    Amy Gardner, BSN, RN
    BSN '03
    Barrington, RI

  • To assure quality in instruction and student performance as judged by outcome measures.
  • To provide leadership to the field in the area of ethics, human values, and spiritual dimensions of health care.
  • To ensure the economic viability of the College through cost effective operations and increased extramural funding.
  • To contribute to the goals of the university in the areas of academic excellence, faculty development, student life and service to the internal and external communities.
  • To foster a spirit of collaboration and community within the context of a Judeo-Christian environment.
  • To encourage professionalism among students through academic and co-curricular activities.
  • To develop a global perspective concerning health care and the human needs of a multicultural society.