Strategic Plan — 2010-2013 Inspiring excellence in nursing education The mission of the SREB Council on Collegiate Education for Nursing, an affiliate of the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), is to promote cooperative regional planning to strengthen nursing education in colleges and universities preparing nurses from entry level to doctoral level. The Council is a proactive force inspiring excellence in nursing education in the 16 SREB states1 and the District of Columbia. Building on more than five decades of collaboration with nursing leaders in the South, the Council’s — and SREB’s — commitment to provide services that improve the quality of nursing education in the South remains strong. The Council’s strategic plan focuses on the following five areas: Leadership development — a collaborative effort with Ed O’Neil (Center for the Health Professions, University of California, San Francisco) to prepare aspiring nurse educators and clinicians for leadership roles in academic and practice settings. SREB Nurse Educator Consortium — a collaborative effort with the SREB’s Electronic Campus and nine graduate programs to increase access to teacherpreparation courses for graduate students and clinicians interested in teaching. Integration of technologies in the nursing curriculum — exploration and sharing of resources to enhance the use of technologies in teaching and learning activities. Workforce diversity — electronic sharing of successful strategies to ensure racial/ethnic and gender representation in academic and clinical settings. Membership recruitment and retention — marketing efforts that emphasize the benefits of collaboration across state and institutional boundaries and membership in a regional nursing organization affiliated with the Southern Regional Education Board, the nation’s oldest compact for education, The mission statement and action plan will guide achievement of specific goals.2 I. Implement activities that increase the pool of faculty and clinicians prepared for leadership roles in academic and practice settings. A. Outcome 1) Creation of a pool of faculty and advanced practice nurses prepared for administrative roles in academic and clinical settings. 1 The SREB states include Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia. 2 The membership approved the plan during the annual business meeting on October 11, 2009. SREB Council on Collegiate Education for Nursing/1 Strategic Plan — 2010-2013 Inspiring excellence in nursing education B. Actions 1) Plan the curriculum in collaboration with the Center for the Health Professions, University of California, San Francisco. 2) Select and confirm sites for program implementation. 3) Identify ongoing resources needed for implementation. C. Resources 1) Commitment of three institutions to begin the initiative — Georgia State University, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, University of South Florida 2) Consultants D. Who is responsible? 1) Center for the Health Professions, University of California, San Francisco 2) Leadership Development Committee 3) Board Liaison 4) Staff II. Expand the Nurse Educator Consortium — courses and participating institutions. A. Outcome 1) Creation of a pool of graduates, novice faculty and clinicians prepared to teach. B. Actions 1) Continue the Nurse Educator Consortium. 2) Expand offerings and marketing efforts. 3) Assess the effectiveness of the Consortium. C. Resources 1) Nine institutions currently offering teacher preparation courses. D. Who is responsible? 1) Nurse Educator Consortium members 2) Board Liaison 3) Consultant (Jean A. Kelley, Ed.D., Professor Emeritus, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing) 4) Staff III. Increase faculty and student diversity. A. Outcomes 1) Increased percentages of African-American, Asian, American Indian, Hispanic, and male faculty and students in collegiate nursing programs. B. Actions 1) Collect demographic information regarding racial/ethnic and gender. 2) Share success stories — recruitment and retention activities — at annual meetings and on the SREB Website. 3) Share information regarding HRSA Workforce Diversity Grants awarded to programs in the SREB states and the District of Columbia. 4) Identify and disseminate non-nursing resource materials that may be useful. SREB Council on Collegiate Education for Nursing/2 Strategic Plan — 2010-2013 Inspiring excellence in nursing education 5) Conduct annual surveys to document trends in faculty and student diversity. C. Resources 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) SREB annual survey data HRSA reports Recipients of HRSA Workforce Diversity Grants Census data SREB data D. Who is responsible? 1) Workforce Diversity Committee 2) Board Liaison 3) Staff IV. Integrate technologies in the nursing curriculum that promote student learning. A. Outcome 1) Appropriate integration of technologies in the nursing curriculum. B. Action 1) Share best practice models for education and practice. 2) Review/adapt e-teaching/learning guidelines established by the SREB Electronic Cooperative and the SREB’s Electronic Campus. 3) Refer nurse educators to the guidelines posted on the SREB Website. 4) Establish best practice models for using technologies in nursing education and practice. 5) Collect data on the use of technology by nursing education programs in the SREB states. 6) Assess the effectiveness of e-teaching/learning activities in nursing education. C. Resources 1) 2) 3) 4) SREB assessments and guidelines SREB Educational Technology Cooperative SREB’s Electronic Campus Appointment of an ad hoc committee D. Who is responsible? 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) Board Liaison Ad Hoc Committee Research Committee Staff Consultants as necessary V. Retain existing members and recruit new members. A. Outcomes 1) Increased representation of the four program levels — associate’s, bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral — offered at colleges and universities in the SREB states and the District of Columbia. 2) Increased awareness of organizational benefits. 3) Expansion of resources across institutional and state boundaries to help nurse educators accomplish their educational goals. SREB Council on Collegiate Education for Nursing/3 Strategic Plan — 2010-2013 Inspiring excellence in nursing education B. Actions 1) Assess the needs of member-institutions at annual meetings. 2) Consider appropriate strategies that the Council can initiate to address the reported needs/concerns. 3) Contact non-members in each state to encourage membership. 4) Send congratulatory letters to new deans/directors of nursing education programs. 5) Explore ways to support/encourage involvement of new members, e.g., waived registration fee for first annual meeting, inclusion on committees. 6) Prepare white papers or Red Alerts on trends noted in surveys or other issues in nursing education. 7) Develop a FACT sheet to market the benefits of membership. C. Resources 1) Brochures 2) Membership and Institutional Databases 3) SREB Communications Unit D. Who is responsible? 1) 2) 3) 4) Membership Committee Board Members Selected standing and ad hoc committee members Staff SREB Council on Collegiate Education for Nursing/4