Locate community at the centre of our work and initiatives 

OBJECTIVES  

• Create integrated experiences between community and UCalgary Nursing  

• Increase engagement and reciprocity between students, faculty and staff with the community  

• Increase engagement and reciprocity with alumni, donors and community members annually  

INITIATIVES TO ACCOMPLISH OUR GOAL  

1. Continue to co-design Health Systems Transformation Initiative (HSTI) in conjunction with community  

• Offer events that bring together transdisciplinary students, faculty/staff, community and industry partners at the ground level to understand the challenges in health and health care, best positioning UCalgary Nursing to co-create transformative solutions from the individual to the system level  

2. Market profession of nursing, UCalgary Nursing programs and work of students:   

• Develop and engage student influencers/ambassadors to spread the message of nursing to the wider community, especially peer-to-peer 
• Continue to highlight innovative placements for undergraduate students via stories as well as Doctor of Nursing community-focused projects  
• Bring community into our space through new and continued initiatives including Nursing Story Slam, Food for Thought Breakfast Lecture Series, Nursing Research Day, Grand Challenges in Certificate Program, external use of Clinical Simulation Learning Centre during non-classroom time for photo and video shoots  
• Develop avenue for community to bring issues/problems to UCalgary Nursing students and faculty for work on solutions  

3. Grow global and international engagement/reciprocity 

4. Continue to nurture relationships with Elders and centre our commitment to Truth and Reconciliation through action  
5. Grow existing initiatives and collaborate on new ones to develop student, alumni and donor reciprocity:  

• Market and increase registrations to NurseMentor (undergraduate to alumni mentorship program)   
• Potential partnerships with Nursing for the Future (a platform of support for nursing students and new graduates as they transition to professional practice) and the Kidney Foundation of Canada  

6. Seek out funding opportunities to:  

• Build a more comprehensive alumni program within the faculty  
• Build a more comprehensive undergraduate and graduate student engagement program (eg. increase interaction with UNS and NGSA) with community at the centre  
• Connect with transdisciplinary students, faculty and staff to partner on innovative projects and initiatives (e.g. Transdisciplinary Connector Grants, SSHRC Connection Grants, etc.)