Dr. Joe Tacy completes AACN-Wharton Executive Leadership Program

Dr. Joe Tacy, associate professor of nursing and associate dean for academic affairs in the School of Nursing, was selected to attend the American Association of Colleges of Nursing-Wharton Executive Leadership Program Aug. 1-4 in Philadelphia.

Offered by the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in conjunction with the AACN, the four-day program was taught by Wharton faculty.

The program provides concepts and tools to enhance leadership skills in an academic setting. Leading change, uniting a diverse set of stakeholders, negotiation, strategy, developing value-based innovation and building strategic relationships in volatile environments are some of the topics included in the program. Collaboration among cohort members is encouraged.

“Being chosen to participate in the AACN-Wharton Executive Leadership Program is allowing me to grow as a leader within the School of Nursing and the nursing profession at large,” Tacy said. “Our cohort will continue to learn together and share ideas.”