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UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER COLLEGE OF NURSING
Executive Council	Policy: 1201 (3.3)
Faculty Policies - Administrative Committees	Originating Date: May 1982
Responsible Reviewing Agency: Executive Council	Revised: July 1998 Revised: February 2006 Revised: February 2008 Revised: July 2009 Revised: January 2011 Revised: May 2011 Revised: March 2012 Revised: January 2015 (changes) Revised: May 2015 (changes) Revised: May 2017 (changes) Revised: February 2023 (changes) Revised: September 2024 (changes) Revised: January 2026 (administrative) (changes)

Purpose

The Executive Council provides leadership for strategic planning and implementation of the strategic plan, allocation of resources, quality improvement, communication, and evaluation to assure that the mission and goals of the College of Nursing (CON) are achieved.

Functions

1. Collaborate with and advise the dean on administrative decision making.
2. Coordinate activities of programs and divisions.
3. Provide leadership for quality improvement activities.
4. Provide leadership for development, implementation, and evaluation of the CON Strategic Plan.
5. Make recommendations regarding resource allocation.
6. Provide leadership for program evaluation and improvement.

Membership

1. Dean, College of Nursing – Chair (1)
2. Associate Deans – Academic Programs, Research, Transformational Practice & Partnerships, Nebraska Medicine Nursing (4)
3. Assistant Deans – Lincoln, Kearney, West Nebraska, Northern, Omaha, Finance & Operations (6)
4. Directors – Morehead Center for Nursing Practice; Continuing interProfessional Development and Innovation (CiPDI); Evaluation; Undergraduate Program; PhD Program; DNP Program; MSN Program; Global Health; Learning Resource Center; Student Services; Center for Chronic Illness, Self-management & Prevention (CRISP) (11)
5. Chief Diversity Officer (1)
6. Chair – GFO (1)
7. Administrative Assistant to the Dean (1)

Guidelines

1. Meetings once per month and/or as called.
2. All Council members vote.
3. Agenda is prepared by the dean with input from the members.