Strategic Plan

Vision:

The Strategic Plan of Alpha Eta Chapter (AEC) of the University of California, San Francisco School of Nursing is a dynamic document that combines a strategic direction with a planning guide and a vision implementation. AEC combines the Vision 2020 and strategic directions of Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI) with the mission of our sponsoring institution, the University of California, San Francisco, School of Nursing. STTI espouses five strategic directions: Knowledge, Leadership, Service, Communities, and Sustainability. UCSF SON supports the same values through commitment to excellence in the dimensions of Teaching, Research and Practice, and Public Service.

As STTI develops its global presence, Alpha Eta Chapter cultivates the insights and experiences that its globally positioned students, faculty and alumni contribute from their rich and diverse cultural heritage. Alpha Eta Chapter will continue to enhance both the STTI intentionally global strategic directions and the mission of UCSF School of Nursing in its local, national, and international pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, practice and public service.

1.) Apply research to practice

a. Support Alpha Eta members in their research

b. Include research column in Chapter newsletter

a. Support Alpha Eta members in their research: Award a total of $15,000 per year

b. Publish previous year's research grant awardees' abstracts in Winter newsletter

a. June 5, 2008: Funded four research awards for a total of $15,000
May 28, 2009: Funded five research awards for a total of $15,000

b. Published 2008 research project descriptions for awardees in Winter 2009 Newsletter: Barbara Hollinger, Mary Lough, Juhye Jin and Soohyun Nam

2.) Engage in educational activities that apply research to nursing knowledge and clinical practice

Provide and/or assist with educational offering(s) that focus on the application of research to nursing knowledge or clinical practice

a. Collaborate with the UCSF SoN Doctoral Council to present the Community of Scholars

b. Collaborate with San Francisco Bay Area Chapters to present a Research Forum

c. Other

a. April 25, 2008: UCSF Community of Scholars, in collaboration with the UCSF School of Nursing Doctoral Council
May 1, 2009: UCSF Community of Scholars, in collaboration with the UCSF School of Nursing Doctoral Council

b. April 28, 2008: Research Night, in collaboration with Beta Gamma (USF School of Nursing)

c. May 21, 2009: Co-sponsored Beyond Patient Satisfaction: Symptom Management & Quality of Life Seminar, UCSF

1.) Develop Alpha Eta Chapter members for leadership roles through mentoring and partnerships

a. Send member to STTI Leadership Conference

b. Leadership Succession Committee and Board Member(s)-at-Large recommend and implement mentoring activities

c. Involve new members in board activities

a. 2008: Send President-Elect to STTI Leadership Conference
2009: Send President and a Board Member to the STTI Biennial Convention

b. TBD

c. Increase number of student representatives and Board Member(s) at Large

a. Lou Mulligan attended 2008 STTI Leadership Conference
Lou Mulligan and Hiroko Kiyoshi will attend the 2009 Biennial Convention

b.Three Master's student and three doctoral student representatives appointed to the Board of Directors
Three Board Members-at-Large elected to the Board of Directors (New positions)

2.) Develop the leadership knowledge, skills, and talents of nurses across their career span

a. Create opportunities and innovative methods for Chapter members' leadership development

b. Recognize nurse leaders' successes

c. Support Alpha Eta members in their leadership development

a. Create a formal mentoring program for all chapter officers

b. Publish nurse leader feature article in Fall Newsletter

c. Support Alpha Eta members' leadership development: Award a total of $2,000 per year

a. Orientation at first meeting of academic year (orientation materials provided)

b. Fall 2008: Article about Bonnie Taft

c. May 28, 2009: Funded four Leadership Development Grant awards for a total of $2,000

1.) Foster the development of clinical practice solutions

TBD

2.) Support service commitments through communities of interest in practice, education, and research

Support Tau Lambda-at-Large members according to their defined need(s)

a. Fund Tau Lambda-at-Large research grants: $2000/year for 2 years

b. Create a book network for Tau Lamba-at-Large schools of nursing

a. Transferred money to STTI for award in 2009; research grant awarded to Sheila Shaibu, RN, PhD, Botswana

b. Could not be completed due to prohibitive shipping costs and no available grants

3.) Recognize members' outstanding service contributions

Submit nominations for appropriate STTI awards

a. 2008: Submit nomination for Regional Showcase of Excellence

b. 2009: Submit applications for Chapter Key Award and other awards as appropriate

a. Four awards received (Supporting the UCSF Community of Scholars, Research Sponsorship, Annual Research Night with Beta Gamma and Greater Bay Area Research Program with the Greater Bay Area Consortium

b. Award application to be submitted in July 2009

1.) Create culturally responsive models that maximize the interests and expertise of individuals within the communities of interest in practice, education and research

Collaborate with other chapters globally and locally

a. Implement Tau Lambda-at-Large collaborative agreement

b. Feature Tau Lambda-at-Large schools of nursing in Chapter newsletter

c. Collaborate with chapters in the San Francisco Bay Area

a. Transferred funds to STTI for award in 2009

b. Article about research award winner in Spring e-Newsletter

c. April 28, 2009: Research Night, in collaboration with Beta Gamma (USF School of Nursing)

November 18, 2009: Leadership event in collaboration with Beta Gamma (USF School of Nursing) and Alpha Gamma (San Jose State University)

2. Maximize newsletter and website for communication of chapter initiatives

a. Transition twice-yearly newsletter to once a year

b. Rebuild website to accommodate more content

a. Transition newsletter to website: publish two newsletters in 2008-2009; 1 newsletter in 2009-2010;

b. Website functional by June 2008

a. 2008-2009: Fall and Winter; Spring edition added
2009-2010: Fall

b. Our new website http://alphaeta.ucsf.edu is functional and will be updated regularly

3. Create Chapter listserve

Alert members to new website updates

Lou Mulligan will create and pilot listserve

Lou Mulligan created an e-mail distribution process in Fall 2008

1.) Augment funding for knowledge development and research activities

a. Create a neutral operating budget

b. Establish an Endowment Task Force to create a separate fund to support research and leadership grants

a.1. Increase membership dues by $15 and induction fee by $5

a.2. Initiate a task force to evaluate the Chapter's long-range fiscal investment plan

b. Initiate endowment campaign

a.1. Dues increase effective 7/1/08

a.2. Summer 2008: Task force recommended to maintain current investments with UBS

b. Planning meeting in Summer 2008; task force convened in January 2009; UCSF Foundation assumed responsibility in May 2009

Endowment campaign launched at May 28, 2009 Induction and Business Meeting

2.) Prioritize fiscal resources with strategic directions

a. Increase active membership

b. Maintain financial health through consistent monitoring

c. Increase awareness about strategic plan for all members

a. Initiate a quarterly selective membership renewal campaign of inactive members

b. Create budget and regularly monitor YTD income and expenses

c. Include Strategic Plan in Fall Newsletter and post on Chapter website

a. Ongoing

b. Oversight process has identified overcharges, with subsequent credits made; will create a larger contingency fund for 2009-2010 to allow for unexpected expenses or opportunities

c. Strategic plan posted on Chapter website and updated semi-annually