About the School of Nursing and Health Studies

Mission Statement

Mission:

To advance social justice, health, and nursing practice through innovative pedagogy, research and community engagement.

Vision:

Support and improve the health and well-being of diverse communities.

Values: 

  • Access to excellence
  • Care and respect
  • Diversity, equity and inclusion 
  • Action-oriented social change 
  • Social Justice 

Practices:

  • Student-Centered Success
  • Innovative teaching, curricula, and scholarship 
  • Community engagement and reciprocal partnerships
  • Interdisciplinary approaches 
  • Critical consciousness and reflective practice 
  • Local to global practice 
  • Advocacy

Strategic Pillars:  

  • Increase access to educational excellence and opportunity & improve existing program quality
  • Identify, measure, and illuminate our strengths and impacts to multiple stakeholders
  • Bolster Financial and Operational Innovation and Sustainability
  • Build core teams, synergies, and community between Nursing and Health Studies, across Schools at UWB, across UWS campuses and communities