used including site visits by the department chair. departments the Nursing Department No longer applicable will be impacted by this. The Relative to leadership development, all nursing committees now department is strongly encouraged to have a chair and co-chair to provide opportunities for faculty to develop explicit faculty replacement develop leadership skills in a mentoring rotation. strategies and to implement succession planning. As it becomes clear which positions are going to be vacated due to retirement, the department should proactively prepare viable candidates for these positions, particularly when they involve a leadership role. The faculty manual has been updated by senior faculty Related to succession planning, as key In progress members and is in the process of being converted into an faculty retire systems should be electronic format for easier access by all faculty. developed to document their Completed knowledge so that it is not lost to the department once they retire. No longer applicable Maintaining knowledge as seasoned faculty retire will be crucial for the future success of the department. . The department has worked with The Wright State University In progress College of Nursing and Health to create a seamless transition Dual admissions with Wright State has for students in the capstone course at SCC. Students now have been an important effort for the Completed the option of replacing the theory capstone course (NSG department, and the department is 2210)with the online BSN transition theory course at WSU encouraged to continue to develop No longer applicable (NUR 4800). They will receive transfer credit for the SCC these efforts, streamlining where course to graduate while obtaining 3 credits toward their BSN appropriate to develop as seamless a completion program. transition process as possible. The systematic program evaluation plan addresses the The department’s data based In progress continual collection, aggregation and trending of data to approach to revising admissions evaluate impact of the changes. requirements is to be applauded. The Completed
departments the Nursing Department will be impacted by this. The department is strongly encouraged to develop explicit faculty replacement strategies and to implement succession planning. As it becomes clear which positions are going to be vacated due to retirement, the department should proactively prepare viable candidates for these positions, particularly when they involve a leadership role. No longer applicable used including site visits by the department chair. Relative to leadership development, all nursing committees now have a chair and co-chair to provide opportunities for faculty to develop leadership skills in a mentoring rotation. Related to succession planning, as key faculty retire systems should be developed to document their knowledge so that it is not lost to the department once they retire. Maintaining knowledge as seasoned faculty retire will be crucial for the future success of the department. In progress Completed No longer applicable The faculty manual has been updated by senior faculty members and is in the process of being converted into an electronic format for easier access by all faculty. . Dual admissions with Wright State has been an important effort for the department, and the department is encouraged to continue to develop these efforts, streamlining where appropriate to develop as seamless a transition process as possible. In progress Completed No longer applicable The department has worked with The Wright State University College of Nursing and Health to create a seamless transition for students in the capstone course at SCC. Students now have the option of replacing the theory capstone course (NSG 2210)with the online BSN transition theory course at WSU (NUR 4800). They will receive transfer credit for the SCC course to graduate while obtaining 3 credits toward their BSN completion program. The department’s data based approach to revising admissions requirements is to be applauded. The In progress Completed The systematic program evaluation plan addresses the continual collection, aggregation and trending of data to evaluate impact of the changes.
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