Elevating Excellence: Planning for Our Future
Strategic Plan 2024-2027
Shortly after the Jean School was established in July 2023, a committee convened and began the process of developing the School’s first comprehensive strategic plan. The plan is a result of nine months of data gathering, focus groups involving the School’s many constituents, and students. With an inclusive focus, the School formed a steering committee with representation from Jean School faculty, staff, and students, the monastic community, and Saint Anselm College faculty. The strategic plan closely aligns with Saint Anselm College’s core values and Vision 2025-2030, and will launch the Jean School into a new generation of nursing and health professions education, building on Saint Anselm College’s legacy of distinctive educational excellence in nursing and liberal arts.
It’s an exciting time for the new Jean School. This strategic plan is a roadmap that builds upon our strengths, launching our organization into a new future. I am confident that our new Mission, Vision and Strategic Pillars will collectively advance inclusive educational excellence and innovation, impacting our region and continuing Saint Anselm College’s history of preparing health care professionals of the future.
Mission and Vision
Mission Statement
Rooted in our Catholic, Benedictine traditions and commitment to social justice, we are driven to serve. We develop compassionate health professionals and leaders dedicated to preserving human dignity and positively impacting the world. We achieve this through a distinctive liberal arts education, collaborative research, and meaningful engagement with local, national, and global communities.
Vision Statment
Together we strive to improve the health and wellness of all individuals and communities whom we serve
Strategic Plan Pillars
Create, foster, and advance an engaging and inclusive learning environment.
Develop transformative alliances to achieve mutually beneficial goals.
Create and sustain a commitment to research and scholarship to accelerate knowledge generation and dissemination.
Create an environment and culture where individuals flourish.
More than 70 years ago, Saint Anselm College made history by innovating a pathway for educating nurses at a time of community need. By establishing the Jean School of Nursing & Health Sciences, we honor that legacy and celebrate our identity as we continue evolving to meet the urgent national demand for skilled, ethical, healthcare leaders.
Steering Committee
Dean Diane M. Uzarski thanks the dedication of the steering committee for their hard work in developing the three-year strategic plan.
Committee Members
Destiny Brady, Ph.D., RN, CCRN, Undergraduate Nursing
Julie Bond ’24, community and public health major
Lauren Carrell '25, health sciences major
Erin Crowley '24, nursing major
Elizabeth Greguski, Ph.D., Biological Sciences
Jane Leonard, Undergraduate Nursing
Carrie MacLeod ‘83, Ph.D., APRN-BC, Undergraduate Nursing
Briana Posanka, MSN, RN, Continuing Nursing Education
Pamela Preston, DNP, RN, Undergraduate Nursing and Community and Public Health
Elizabeth Richenbach, Ph.D., Community and Public Health
Marc Rugani, Ph.D., Philosophy (Medical Ethics)
Father Aloysius Sarasin, O.S.B. ’17, monastery
Tauna Sisco, Ph.D., Community and Public Health
Diane M. Uzarski, DNP, MPH, RN
Carolyn Weinreb, Ph.D., Health Sciences
Brad Baker, facilitator
Shanthi Row, facilitator
CONSTRUCTING A HOME FOR THE JEAN SCHOOL
Grappone Hall, slated to open fall 2025, will include simulation labs, high-fidelity classrooms, student study spaces, and more.