Edson 2026 2022 Updates
Edson 2026 – Academic Programs
• Curriculum review process for undergraduate and graduate courses now includes 6 Edson Values. New process will be presented at February 2023 academic assembly.
• Continuing to discuss with program directors and alumni regarding process and storage of information to create uniform process.
• Therese Speer is now point for elective courses offered at Edson College. Undergraduate and graduate curriculum committees have a template for faculty request to offer a new elective.
• Exploring accreditation for: BS Community Health, MS Aging recognition.
• Mandatory NCLEX prep courses implemented; early warning system for students at -risk per ATI predictor test. Additional ATI predictor tests implemented in courses. APRN pass rates exceed 95%
Edson 2026 - Alumni Engagement
• Record turnout for Homecoming.
• Instituting regular alumni events and outreach strategies that include alumni board support.
• Launching Edson Advocate to devise ways to use grassroots efforts to advance Edson College initiatives.
• Advancing mentorship program through numerous channels.
Edson 2026 - Enrollment
• Students enrolled in baccalaureate health programs: 2,139
• Students enrolled in baccalaureate health programs at the ASU West location: 79
• Students enrolled in BSN at the ASU West location (includes direct admit and prelicensure): 56
• The nursing program at the Lake Havasu enrolled a cohort of 21 students.
• Creating mechanism to determine "first choice" in academic program rather than students enrolling in bac health as a pathway to nursing.
Edson 2026 – Faculty & Staff Composition
• All posted faculty positions now require diversity statement in the application.
• Program directors include discussion for completion of doctoral degree at annual faculty performance review.
• Refining onboarding process to include Business Services, IT, program directors and EA.
Edson 2026 – Global Health Collaboratory
• 50% increased enrollment in intercultural experiences.
• 10% increase in satisfaction score.
• 50% increase in formal and informal international partnerships.
• 50% increase in number of partnerships with increased collaboration.
Edson 2026 – Local Impact
• Chief Nurse Executive Advisory Board formed with 30 members to further build relationships and advance partnership affiliation agreements.
• CNEAB met 4 times in 2022.
• Clinical leader and education consortium launched and met once in 2022.
Edson 2026 – Student Body
• The Edson College Council continues to operate.
• Continued improvements to new student orientation programming.
• Convening regular meetings with student leaders.
• Hosted 31 unique new student experience sessions for first-year students.
• Working with the marketing team on new and updated videos.
Edson 2026 – DEIB
• DEIB committee issued year-end report of activities - feature article will appear in spring.
• Marketing materials being reviewed with DEIB lens.
• Curriculum review process for undergraduate and graduate courses now includes 6 Edson Values.
Edson 2026 – Marketing & Communications
• Media mentions doubled to 673
• BSN rankings jumped from 75 to 29
• Deployed marketing intake forms, introduced marketing project tracking calendars and monthly marketing consultations. Campaigns beginning to be instituted.
• Faculty and staff survey deployed to create media experts list and develop a speaker’s bureau.
• Launched TikTok social media outreach.
• Completed comprehensive review of marcom materials and marketing expenditures over past 24 months to better assess impact.
Edson 2026 - IT
• Beginning assessment of A/V in Mercado locations for all conference rooms and classrooms. Began quoting and scheduling upgrades.
• Discovery of IT assets nearly complete.
• Research into automation potential underway.
Edson 2026 – Learning Enterprise
• Non-credit program enrollment & completion: 555
• Non-credit revenue: $125,000
• New non-credit programs: 5
• Average learner satisfaction score: 4.79
• Grant funding applications submitted: 3
• Partnerships that raised their collaboration score: 3
• New partnership programs: 3
• New CE or stackable credential programs: 5
Edson 2026 Research, Discovery & Sponsored Funding
• Team of faculty working on DOL in similar model of prior HRSA and other non-research grants from over 10 years ago.
• Increase in joint events/activities/proposals by 10%.
• Hosted multiple journal clubs, speaker events as well as journal articles together, including one to be released soon focused on activities with Mirabella.
• Goal of increasing faculty incentives: Awarding 3 seed grants from 14 applications received.
• TT Faculty: Advertising for 4 additional TT positions including a Southwest Borderlands position.
• Applications for sponsored funding & research expenditures underway – increases are apparent.
• All ASU 101 students, which includes our first-year student population, participated in a health innovation project.
• Edson College students enrolled in undergraduate research in fall 2022: 2 (39 students enrolled in fall 2022, enrollment has not yet started in spring 2023).
• Internships: 12 in fall 2022.
