UCalgary Nursing Strategic Plan
2021-24
Vision
Nursing excellence through leadership, innovation and resilience
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Core Values
Foundational Commitments
Research and Scholarship
We lead the generation of research and scholarship to improve and innovate nursing education, health outcomes and systems transformation.
Quality and breadth of learning
We deliver resiliency-informed experiential programs that develop the future leaders and innovators of the discipline and nursing practice.
Community engagement
We engage with local and global communities to develop sustainable relationships for mutual benefit and increased resiliency.
Featured News
National student nursing conference coming to Alberta in January
UCalgary Nursing student heads up conference as coordinator and promises career-altering sessions for attendees
After a full career as a paramedic, UCalgary Nursing student finds her calling in nursing
Q&A with Term 7 UCalgary Nursing student Jenna Spino
International student from Ecuador leads by example for other nursing students
Q&A with Term 7 UCalgary Nursing student Fernando Bejar Saona, grad committee co-chair
Undergrad utilizes nursing skills in the backcountry on adaptive wilderness adventure
Final term student Ella Hasselback on her Rockwall Trail adventure this past summer with CRIS Adaptive
Alumni nurse works in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside and remote nursing stations up in northern Canada
Alida Fernhout, BN’04 loves the variety and flexibility in her nursing career and humanitarian work that have taken her abroad to Kenya, Tanzania and South Sudan
Class of 2023: Growing number of grads cross convocation stage after completing Graduate Certificates in Advance Nursing
Flexibility of certificate program allows more nurses to acquire specialized skills
Major Milestones
Review progress to date and upcoming events
Aug. 28, 2019
At Nursing Council, followed by the faculty and staff retreat, faculty and staff were encouraged to weigh in on the vision, mission and core values as set out in the 2017 strategic plan Leading the Pursuit of Nursing Excellence.
Nov. 5, 2019
Nursing Caucus is a forum for discussion, debate and information exchange within UCalgary Nursing. As the last agenda item at this meeting, attendees were asked to comment on the recommendations for "conversation station" topics at the upcoming open house on the new strategic direction.
Nov. 25, 2019
Strategic Plan 2021-2023 Open House
Attendees offered suggestions at one or all six conversation stations focused on strategic areas of priority to help shape UCalgary Nursing for the next three years and beyond.
Aug. 24, 2020
Faculty of Nursing's 2021-24 Strategic Plan, Nursing excellence through leadership, innovation and resilience, is launched.