KENT STATE UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE OF NURSING
MISSION STATEMENT OF THE COLLEGE OF NURSING
The College of Nursing supports the Mission Statement of the University and believes that the College has been and
continues to be integrally involved in its fulfillment.
FUNDAMENTAL PURPOSE
The Kent State University College of Nursing is committed to the furthering of nursing knowledge and to excellence
in instruction in its undergraduate, graduate and continuing education programs. The College of Nursing is a center
for nursing education and research. It supports the growth of nursing educational programs which will continue to
address societal needs.
MAJOR EMPHASIS
The mission of the College of Nursing is to prepare nurses at the undergraduate and graduate levels who possess
the characteristics and capabilities congruent with professional and societal needs. An emphasis on the search for
knowledge as well as the transmission and interpretation of knowledge encourages students to reason critically,
write and speak clearly, understand their role as citizens, function effectively in society, make ethical and aesthetic
judgments, and accept responsibility for continued intellectual growth. This emphasis prepares the student to
address the life-long issues of a changing world.
The College of Nursing strives for distinction and excellence in undergraduate and graduate education. Its emphasis
is on professional knowledge, skills, and values based on liberal education. Faculty support student involvement in
extra curricular activities and professional organizations. These activities, which also have faculty and administrative
involvement, are designed to integrate living and learning by emphasizing the importance of growth that can be
nourished by being in the University community.
The faculty of the College of Nursing are creative contributors to the advancement of nursing knowledge and to the
improvement of health care delivery through teaching, research and community service. The faculty engage in
scholarly and creative activities locally, nationally, and internationally.
SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS
Selective admission criteria have been established to ensure the successful academic and clinical progression of
students in the nursing programs. Students who meet requirements are admitted to the College of Nursing without
regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or age. The faculty strive to
provide increased opportunities for academically able students to pursue nursing education.
The College of
Nursing at the Kent campus offers students an opportunity to pursue academic
excellence in professional nursing at the graduate and baccalaureate levels. The
specific mission of the Associate degree nursing programs at the Regional
Campuses is to prepare nurses who are technically competent, to reach out to
under served areas, and to facilitate entrance into nursing.
LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
The College provides an academic
atmosphere that fosters intellectual curiosity, develops professional and
personal values, and facilitates the acquisition, interpretations, utilization,
and expansion of the body of knowledge for the discipline of nursing and for
professional nursing practice. Consequently, the college not only provides the
necessary knowledge and skills, but also fosters the appropriate values for the
Individual to function as a productive member of our complex and changing world.
Nursing draws from a broad
liberal arts foundation, including basic knowledge from the biological, social
sciences and humanities, which is combined with a core of nursing knowledge. The
College provides an effective setting in which students of varied backgrounds
may acquire, integrate, and use learning fundamentals to personal, social, and
professional development on the undergraduate and graduate levels.
SERVICE
The faculty accept the
responsibility to maintain the academic environment within the University and
participate in community service which promotes and maintains the health and
well being of people. In carrying out its mission, the faculty of the College of
Nursing participates in local, national, and worldwide endeavors to promote
health and enhance the profession of nursing.
(Revised April 18, 1990)