Dean
Afaf I. Meleis
Associate Dean for
Academic Programs
Academic Programs
Anne Keane
Associate Dean for Practice
and Community Affairs
and Community Affairs
Eileen Sullivan-Marx
Associate Dean for Research
Linda A. McCauley
Director, Nursing
Honors Program
Honors Program
M. Katherine Hutchinson
Chair, Family and
Community Health Division
Community Health Division
Lois K. Evans
Chair, Biobehavioral and
Health Sciences Division
Health Sciences Division
Terri E. Weaver
Assistant Dean of Enrollment
Management and Financial Aid
Carol Ladden
Assistant Dean of Academic
and Student Affairs
and Student Affairs
Christina M. Costanzo Clark
Associate Directors,
Academic Affairs
Academic Affairs
Joanne Murray
Adam B. Sherr
INTRODUCTION
The information provided in this Bulletin
will be useful as you choose from a variety of educational
experiences available at the University of Pennsylvania and the
School of Nursing. As educational opportunities and
policies are subject to periodic change, please refer to the
School of Nursing Undergraduate Handbook, available online at www.nursing.upenn.edu/students/handbooks/, for the most current information.
MISSION AND PHILOSOPHY OF
THE SCHOOL OF NURSING
THE SCHOOL OF NURSING
The mission of the University of
Pennsylvania School of Nursing is to make a significant
societal impact through the generation and dissemination of new
knowledge, development of new models of care that define
excellent practice, and preparation of future clinicians,
scholars, and global leaders of the profession.
Scholarship and Research
We believe that integration of the arts
and sciences is the basis for nursing knowledge and the
framework for nursing practice and scholarship. Nursing
knowledge encompasses empirical, philosophical, historical,
ethical, and personal ways of knowing, and is fundamental to
the advancement of professional practice. Scholarship
encompasses more than research, but also the integration of
research into practice and the advancement and dissemination of
nursing knowledge. Research is integral in every
educational program and is strengthened by participating in and
contributing to the rich scholarly environment of the
University.
Nursing is scientifically based and
carried out autonomously as well as interdependently. The
focus is development, dissemination, and utilization of
knowledge about nursing actions that promote positive changes
in patients, systems of care, and the larger society.
Nurses collaborate with individuals, families, groups,
communities, and other professions to achieve health and
well-being for all people.
The School of Nursing is responsive to
numerous influences that shape health care, including evolving
models of care, consumer advocacy, demographic changes, and
advances in science and technology. The faculty are
committed to a
