Through this Network (co-founded in 2020 by Professors Kumhee Ro of Seattle University and Edilma Yearwood of Georgetown University), faculty engage in strategic collaboration to better support the academic success of faculty and to harness the power of networking across Jesuit nursing schools to enhance inclusion and belonging in academia.
Mission
The Network strives to connect, mentor, recruit and retain through mutual support in members’ personal and professional journeys as nurses in Jesuit higher education.
Vision
The Network envisions a just and humane world in which nursing faculty work in solidarity to drive cultural changes; inspire inclusive perspectives; and support behaviors of faculty and students to sustain vibrant academic environments throughout Jesuit schools of nursing.
Values
Solidarity, Integrity, Cura Personalis, Belonging, Respect
This Network explores strategies to support faculty scholarship, managing faculty workload, leadership, teaching, policy development, and service decision-making. This Network creates a safe forum to share resources; discuss strategies for navigating academia; find collaborators with similar interests; and foster recommendations for college, university and national policy changes, including dissemination of information throughout the Jesuit Network of nursing programs
We welcome new members once each year at the start of the academic year and invite interested faculty to watch for the call for membership in AJCU’s weekly e-newsletter, AJCU Higher Ed News, each August, or to reach out to the co-chairs with any questions.
Leadership
Co-Chair: Kumhee Ro, Seattle University
E-mail: rok@seattleu.edu
Co-Chair: Edilma Yearwood, Georgetown University
E-mail: ely2@georgetown.edu
Next Meeting
Date: TBD
Location: TBD