The Director of the School of Nursing serves as the lead administrator for the school, overseeing all administrative, planning, and budgetary matters related to both the San Marcos campus and the Temecula satellite campus; professionally developing, supporting and mentoring tenure track faculty, clinical faculty, and lecturers; evaluating and evolving academic programs to align with best practice, accreditation standards, and market demand; and supporting student success. Directly supervising the Associate Directors and administrative staff, the Director also leads an experienced and highly motivated and talented faculty, and models and fosters a spirit of innovation that supports new initiatives, pilot programs, and new academic directions. In partnership with faculty and staff, the Director builds and nurtures collaborative relationships and partnerships with clinical placement sites, community college partners and other enrollment source institutions, and other community partners as well as the close partnership with Extended Learning for the delivery of certain programs. The Director also plays a key role in system-wide and statewide conversations on nursing policy and legislation that affect nurses and nursing education and leads strategic planning efforts for the school in alignment with institutional priorities.
The School of Nursing (SoN) was founded in 2006 with the BS in Nursing program and has grown significantly over the past 20 years to meet the needs of North County San Diego and beyond through a broad range of academic program offerings at all levels. The School of Nursing at CSUSM offers Bachelor and Master of Science degrees in nursing. Three pathways lead to the BSN: a traditional 4-year program, an accelerated 5-semester program, and a fully online ADN/RN to BSN program for students in community college nursing programs, or practicing RNs who hold an ADN and wish to earn a BSN. The MSN program prepares students for a career as a family nurse practitioner or psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner.
