Mission and Strategic Plan

Mission

To develop nurse leaders and improve health within and beyond Mississippi through excellence in education, research, practice and service.

Strategic Plan 2023-2028:
Priorities and Goals

Priority #1: Prepare and sustain a competent nursing workforce to achieve health equity

• Implement competency-based education to prepare practice ready nurse leaders
• Build adaptive, accessible, physical, and virtual learning spaces
• Expand IPE experiences with diverse populations
• Align program offerings to meet anticipated workforce needs

Priority #2: Cultivate an inclusive SON community reflecting the populations we serve to promote and well-being

• Strengthen and maintain an infrastructure to support a restorative and equitable environment for faculty, staff, and students
• Recruit and retain excellent diverse faculty, staff, and student leaders, reflecting the diversity of the communities we serve
• Establish a comprehensive system to promote success in all students

Priority #3: Strengthen mutually beneficial local to global partnerships for transforming health care

• Enrich and develop academic practice partnerships that incorporate the four spheres of care
• Create and advance innovations that will revolutionize healthcare
• Build capacity for partnerships that address global health needs
• Create innovative service models for addressing health needs in underserved populations in Mississippi

Priority #4: Accelerate creative inquiry to advance nursing science with translation for improving health

• Cultivate a spirit of inquiry to promote the SON research and scholarship
• Optimize research and scholarly collaborations
• Expand research capacity