Excited for San Fran!

Next week, I'll be traveling to San Francisco for the NAGAP annual conference. I always enjoy professional development conferences because I come away energized and full of new and exciting ideas.  It's great to see what colleagues from around the nation are going to develop their respective graduate programs.  This will be my first NAGAP experience since I had spent the past five years at a law school, so it will be fun to meet so new people, too.

Graduate School. Which path is right for you?

Grand View University has three graduate program tracks (business, education, and nursing) in the Master of Science in Innovative Leadership.  Click here to compare our business program to others offered.  Click here for Education and here for Nursing.  I'm not telling you one program is better than the other, but I am saying that one degree probably fits your carrer goals better than the others.

Thanks!

A big thanks goes out to our current graduate students and professors for making our first graduate program information session a huge success.  As I told the group of prospective students, "we're extremely proud of our graduate program and enjoy showcasing it at events like this."  The prospective students came away with a ton of information and seemed to be overly impressed.

Prospective Graduate Student Information Session

Just a reminder: Grand View University's prospective graduate student information sesssion is this Wednesday @ 6pm.  Click here to register.

**A Graduate Program Information Session will take place on Wednesday, April 7th, 2010 from 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. at Grand View University in the Rasmussen Center for Community Advancement Professions, located at E. 14th St. and Grandview Avenue, Des Moines.


The Graduate Program Information Session is for anyone who is interested in the graduate program at Grand View to come explore the MS in Innovative Leadership for Business, Education, and Nursing. The curriculum is a 40 credit-hour program over 21 months and was developed with input from 30 employers. It is designed to create leaders in business, education, and nursing.

Nursing Track: Advanced Nursing Situation: Management of Clinical Outcomes

This course focuses on management of outcomes for individuals and populations. Nursing situations are analyzed at the point of care to assess client risk, identify patterns of problem occurrence, target areas in need of intervention and examination of cost. Skills are developed in the use of information systems and technology to manage data, document performance and monitor outcome efficiency and effectiveness. Outcomes related to quality, risk and cost are reviewed in relation to local and national benchmarks. Evidence-based possibilities for changes in practice for optimal outcomes are explored. This course includes a practicum of 45 clinical hours with a population consistent with the student’s practice interest.

Grand View University Graduate Studies: April Dates and Deadlines

As the month of April approaches, here are some important dates you may want to mark on your calendar:


Thursday, April 1: Online application fee waiver deadline. Submit your application asap to save $40.
Wednesday, April 7: Prospective Graduate Student Information Session @ 6pm: Click here to register.
Thursday, April 15: Jacobson Fellowship Application Deadline (Education students). Click here for details.

Education Track: The Scholarship of Teaching

Here's an example of a graduate course in the Education track in Innovative Leadership at Grand View:

The Scholarship of Teaching
This faculty-mentored seminar is designed to explore issues and reflect on the student's role development as a teacher leader.  Students will indentify researchable questions, create a project proposal, and present the proposal to the cohort.  Students will analyze feedback received to refine their proposal.  Students may choose to explore certification by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards during this seminar.