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Mission, Vision, & Values

• Our Mission

  To improve the health and well-being of society by preparing compassionate, courageous, and competent nurses who advance nursing through leadership, scholarship and practice. 

• Our Vision

  The University of Northern Colorado School of Nursing will be known for excellence in the preparation of exceptional practitioners and nurse educators.  Through leadership in practice and education, our faculty and students will transform the healthcare landscape to meet the needs of society and advance our discipline.

• Our Values

  Excellence: being outstanding; fostered through intentional decision-making and development of high standards and processes for ensuring quality.

  Professionalism: consistent demonstration of and adherence to accountability, competence, responsibility, dependability and a commitment to life-long learning.

  Caring: an integral component of nursing practice requiring ongoing development of empathy, conscience, compassion, resilience, and confidence in interactions with patients, families, communities, other healthcare professionals, and ourselves.

  Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: acknowledgement of human dignity and autonomy, privacy, equality, freedom, and inclusivity as central to cultivating deep understanding of people in the betterment of health and well-being of all members of society.

  Student-Centered Teaching and Learning: Evidence-based, innovative teaching and learning is critical to meeting the changing demands in healthcare, nursing practice, and nursing education. 

  Community Engagement:collaboration with community-based partners to enrich learning, foster equitable decision-making processes, and deepen relationships and trust to meet the healthcare needs of the region.