Strategic Planning and Making Strategic Choices for Nursing Programs

Webinar Overview

Strategic planning is an essential component in higher education and can be especially difficult for Schools of Nursing. How do academic leaders identify, plan, and implement new endeavors that can leverage current resources, generate new revenue streams, stay ahead of the curve, keep faculty and staff engaged, and possibly eliminate or refocus current programs, all the while producing successful, loyal, and satisfied students who become supportive alumni? This Webinar offers insights on strategic planning and an opportunity to assess your own program’s strategic choices.

NOTE: This Webinar is only open to deans, faculty, staff and students from AACN member schools of nursing. 

Webinar Speaker

Janet Krejci, PhD, RN
Professor and Interim Provost
Mennonite College of Nursing
Illinois State University

Dr. Janet Wessel Krejci currently serves as Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost at Illinois State University. She served as Dean of the Mennonite College of Nursing at Illinois State University from August 2009 through June 2014. She has numerous publications and funded research grants in the areas of leadership, recruitment and retention, work climate, workforce diversity, and change in both acute care and long term care. She has consulted with higher education and health care systems and presented on Systems Thinking, Leadership, Change, Conflict, and Nursing Excellence to help leaders be more effective, efficient, and satisfied in their roles. Besides her academic roles, Dr. Krejci has worked as a clinical nurse specialist and leadership consultant in both acute care and long term care. She was previously at Marquette University in faculty and administrative roles until she accepted the American Council on Education Leadership Fellowship in 2007, where she spent the academic year hosted by Arizona State University. In addition to the ACE leadership fellowship, she was selected as a Robert Wood Johnson Nurse Executive Fellow for the 2008-2011 cohort. She presently serves as the chair of the Illinois Association of Colleges of Nursing and was recently appointed by the Governor to serve on the Advisory Board for the Illinois Center for Nursing. Locally, Dr. Krejci serves on the Advocate BroMenn Governance Council, and serves as mentor in the Multicultural Leadership Program. She frequently participates in area panels on health care and higher education issues and speaks to various civic groups. She is married to Stephen and has two sons, Kevin and John.