Office of Student Affairs & Admissions

Students are expected to actively engage with nursing faculty to shape the learning environment of the Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing. Our aim is to provide high quality affordable education of advanced practice nurses, leaders and scientists in an environment that fosters personal and professional development within the nursing community.

The Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing has a strategic advance to formulate the following strategic plan.

The five priorities identified were:

I. To transform graduate nursing education.

II. To advance and influence nursing knowledge development through scholarship and innovation: research, education, practice/service/community. III. To develop sustainable academic partnerships with service and community members that will drive nursing scholarship and improve patient outcomes. IV. To promote a culture of human dignity that reflects equality, equity, inclusivity, and diversity.

V. To enhance operational excellence and financial stewardship of all Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing programs.

Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing Goals:

• Prepare advanced practice nurses, leaders, educators and scientists to shape nursing & promote health through the integration of education, research, practice, policy & service. • Create a dynamic research environment to conduct multi-method research where findings are translated into practice. • Promote health equity and wellness of the community, Commonwealth and beyond through innovative education, practice, public service, and research.

Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing Office of Student Affairs & Admissions

The Mission of the Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing Office of Student Affairs & Admissions (OSAA) is to promote nursing student learning, success, and personal growth.

To accomplish our mission, the office works to create a community for nursing students that supports their engagement, learning, and personal growth. The office encompasses many critical functions of the nursing student experience that work together to enhance the well-being of students in and outside the classroom.

Student Affairs puts Graduate School of Nursing students at the heart of the world. It covers a wide range of student quality-of-life areas — all with the goal of helping nurses feel healthy, safe and that they belong. Enrollment Management encompasses Admissions, recruitment efforts, new

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