College of Nursing
College of Nursing
Mission
The mission of the College of Nursing is to provide education that will enable graduates to improve the health care system and the quality of life in a global society, value lifelong learning, and enhance the profession of nursing through a focus on:
- Critical thinking
- Communication
- Therapeutic nursing interventions
- Role development
- Professionalism
- Service to the community
Fundamental to this mission is the faculty commitment to student success, academic excellence, fiscal responsibility, community alliances, faculty practice, creative scholarly activity, and research in nursing. The College of Nursing offers two undergraduate degrees, the Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) and the Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing (BSN) and as a member of the Intercollegiate Consortium for a Master of Science in Nursing, the graduate degree, the Master of Science in Nursing Degree (MSN).
College of Nursing Community Health Care Center
The Mission of the College of Nursing Community Health Care Center is to improve the well being and productivity of the community, in particular, under-served populations through primary care, prevention, and health promotion. Using nursing models of health, the Community Health Care Center serves as a clinical site for faculty, graduate, and undergraduate students.
Peggy L. Wolfe, Dean
PUBLIC NOTICE
The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) will conduct a reaccreditation review of The Intercollegiate Consortium for a Master of Science in Nursing (McNeese State University, Southeastern Louisiana University, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, and Nicholls State University) on March 4-6, 2013. The purpose of the accreditation review is to assess the educational program's compliance with CCNE standards.
Anyone believing that he or she has pertinent and valid information about such matters may submit, in writing, pertinent information to the CCNE. Only signed comments will be accepted by the CCNE. CCNE shares third-party comments with members of the evaluation team prior to the visit, but at no time during the review process are these comments shared with the program. During its review of the program, the evaluation team considers third-party comments, if any that relate to the accreditation standards and the program's qualifications for accreditation status. Written and signed third-party comments will be accepted by CCNE until February 2, 2013 and should be sent to the following address:
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
Attention: Ms. Cristina Walcott, Administrative Assistant
One Dupont Circle, NW
Suite 530
Washington, DC 20036