Apple Award Highlights Nursing's State of the College Address

Being recognized as an Apple Distinguished Program highlighted the State of the College address from Greer Glazer, PhD, dean of the University of Cincinnati (UC) College of Nursing on Nov. 15. Glazer spoke to faculty, students and staff at Procter Hall.

Glazer used the five goals of the College of Nursing’s Strategic Map to guide her state of the college remarks, reviewing the accomplishments of 2016 and her first five years as dean, as well as looking at ahead to the next five years and beyond. 

"We’re always trying to be strategic,” Glazer told the group. "We’re not thinking about what’s good enough for today, we’re thinking about where we need to be 10 years from now. We can see what the trends are and we’ve got to be planning for the future. If we’re not planning for the future now, we’re going to be too late to the ballgame and we’re not going to be preparing people in the way they need to be prepared.”

One of the major accomplishments for the College of Nursing in 2016 was being recognized once again as an Apple Distinguished Program (ADP) for the 2016-17 and 2017-2018 academic years for its iCoN initiative. Designed to transform the delivery of nursing education in the classroom, simulation laboratory and clinical settings, the initiative began in 2011. The College of Nursing also received the ADP designation for 2014-2016 and is the only college of nursing so honored.

"What is going on here at the University of Cincinnati College of Nursing is one of the best,” says Anne VanMiddlesworth, development manager with Apple who presented Dean Glazer with a plaque recognizing the designation. "We hold this program up internationally, we talk about you all the time. People are talking about you everywhere.”

Another point of emphasis from Glazer was the 23 College of Nursing grants in 2016 funded for $7.3 million and how that number has grown during her time as dean. "When we got here five years ago, we were at approximately $300,000 total in grants,” she shared. "I’m expecting to continue to see an increased trajectory on grants, both program grants and research grants. Grants allow us do the programming that we want to do through program grants, and they allow us to do the research we think is important research to be done so we get questions answered that are important to us.” 

Glazer referenced the many top rankings the college earned in 2016 as well as several honors and awards received by faculty and staff, but stressed these should be shared throughout the College of Nursing. 

"If you’re not mentioned because you didn’t get something this year, it doesn’t mean you’re not important,” she says. "A lot of the college awards that we get are a reflection of the work you are doing. You may not have gotten an individual award but you should each take pride and recognize that we wouldn’t get it without you doing what you’re doing.”