USF COLLEGE OF NURSING ACADEMIC AFFAIRS & EDUCATIONAL INNOVATION GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT
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ALUMNI ENGAGEMENT
Furthermore, walk-in advising for prospective students shifted to all virtual sessions and continue to be offered multiple times per month.
Moreover, the Advising Team continued to work with Stampede into Bull Nursing, a USF Student Government Organization run by Upper Division Nursing students, to provide programming for our Freshman Nursing Pathway and pre-nursing students. In the 2020-21 academic year, programming included a welcome meeting where the different areas of nursing and the prelicensure program were discussed, a time management workshop, how to prepare applications to the college pathways, and collaboration with USF’s Career Services on interview preparation for those students applying to our prelicensure programs.
EDUCATIONAL DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY
Additionally, the unit maintained recruitment offerings with budget constraints. Recruitment efforts included the Cleveland Clinic professional development fair, Bay Pines VA nursing education fair, USF Bulls Unite, USF Virtual Major Expo, USF Health HOSA Symposium, and the College of Nursing’s Virtual Admissions Fair presented by the Bull Nurse Admissions Team.
The College of Nursing continued to offer advising services to undergraduate students through the Archivum platform, which allowed students to choose a phone or Teams advising appointment. During this year, the Archivum scheduling system was modified with the option of virtual “drop-in” appointments that were utilized during add/drop weeks of the Fall and Spring semesters. In total, College of Nursing advisors conducted 1,441 advising appointments for the 2020-21 academic year. To meet the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) accreditation requirements, the College of Nursing transitioned from a BS in Nursing to a BSN. During the 2020-21 academic year, the College of Nursing awarded 505 BSN degrees.
FACULTY, STAFF, & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
The College of Nursing Admissions Team worked fully remote due to the pandemic and maintained a superior level of service. The unit continued to engage with prospective and newly admitted students in virtual formats, facilitate evaluations, and processed the full lifecycle of an estimated 2,000 undergraduate applications.
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RESEARCH
AD M I S S I O N S
STUDENT AFFAIRS
Undergraduate
As of this report, the Admissions Team conducted 265 walk-in advising sessions and 46 information sessions since July 2021. As of May 2021, information sessions consisted of two distinct formats to accommodate various stages of prospective students. One format is recorded, covering foundational admission requirements. The other format is a live, synchronous session facilitated by current nursing students on the Bull Nurse Admissions Team and moderated by the undergraduate admissions advisor, discussing nursing student experiences, expectations, norms, and preparedness.
DIVERSITY, EQUITY, & INCLUSION
The Student Affairs Office continued to deliver services in a virtual format during the global pandemic. The team pivoted and found a way to continue supporting students from the point of admission to graduation and beyond, despite the many challenges presented during the pandemic crisis.
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