PROJECT: The Nursing Education Xchange: Partnering to Increase the Capacity of Nursing PhD Programs (NEXus)
2004-2007 U.S. Department of Education, Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) Comprehensive Grant
Project Abstract
The Western Institute of Nursing (WIN) is responding to the critical need to increase the capacity of doctoral nursing programs in the region through the NEXus project with assistance from: Western Interstate Commission on Higher Education’s (WICHE) Northwest Educational Outreach Network (NEON) and Kansas State University’s Institute for Academic Alliances.
Project objectives are to:
1. Increase academic capacity by opening registration to online courses offered by one School of Nursing to students from partner Schools of Nursing
2. Address barriers to course enrollment across multiple institutions through inter-institutional agreements
3. Increase academic breadth and quality by allowing SONs to supplement their academic offerings through sharing of courses, giving students a wider array of high quality course options
4. Develop a Web site that provides pertinent information about available courses and a forum for students and faculty to share information on a variety of research and academic subjects.
IAA Proposal
(December 2004)
The Institute for Academic Alliances specific tasks in consulting with the NEXus project include:
Project Partners--
- Conduct telephone calls with the project partners at Oregon Health and Science University, University of Arizona, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, University of Northern Colorado, and University of Utah to reconfirm the details of the expectations of a project partner.
- Prepare a report summarizing the results of the telephone calls with the five project partners.
Project Director--
- Meet with the Project Director, Paula McNeil, the third or fourth week in January in Portland, Oregon.
Survey--
- Develop, conduct, and analyze an online survey of Project Partners regarding course/cognate needs and priorities.
- Prepare results for presentation at February 2005 Project Partners meeting.
Partner Meeting--
- Work with Project Director to identify a date and site for a February “Partner Orientation Meeting” in Portland, Oregon.
- Manage meeting site negotiations, all meeting arrangements and communication with project partners.
- Assist in identifying appropriate materials to be provided to Project Partners prior to the meeting.
- Present results of online survey.
- Assist Project Director with information needed regarding travel reimbursement to Project Partners i.e., develop travel voucher request form.
- Coordinate with Russ Poulin and Jere Mock to assure desired meeting outcomes.
March and April --
- Follow up with Project Partners to assure assignments are being completed and prepare an update for the April 2005 meeting in San Francisco, California.
- Assist with preparations for the April 2005 Project Partner meeting.
- Attend the April 2005 Project Partner meeting.
Project Evaluator --
- Inform Project Evaluator of activities and results. Ray Lewis is currently the evaluator on our FIPSE grant, and we are working with him on other projects he is evaluating.
Currently, the Institute for Academic Alliances is continuing to consult with the project members of NEXus, to ensure that the goals set by the NEXus partners in the proposal are accomplished.
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