Allen College

This Annual Report for Allen College highlights the institution's achievements during the 2024-2025 academic year and introduces its new 2025-2029 strategic plan, 'Redefining Healthcare Education: Embracing Emerging Technologies.' The plan reaffirms a commitment to academic excellence, innovation, and preparing graduates for the evolving healthcare workforce. Key strategic goals include meeting healthcare workforce needs, embracing innovation and lifelong learning, engaging with communities, supporting faculty and staff scholarly endeavors, promoting an inclusive learning environment, and ensuring fiscal sustainability and growth.

The Allen College Goals for 2020-2024 outline the college's commitment to preparing outstanding healthcare practitioners, developing accessible academic programs, recruiting and retaining diverse students, faculty, and staff, promoting community service, and adopting outstanding management practices. The goals are assessed through various measures, including surveys, clinical evaluations, and exam scores, with action plans implemented to address any shortcomings and ensure continuous improvement in alignment with the college's mission and objectives.

The Allen College Assessment Plan (CAP) for 2020-2021 outlines five college goals focusing on healthcare practitioner preparation, accessible academic programs, diverse and inclusive recruitment, commitment to service, and outstanding resource stewardship. It reports on the achievement of these goals through various measures, results, and action plans across different programs such as Radiography, Medical Imaging, Medical Laboratory Science, Public Health, and Nursing. The plan assesses student learning outcomes, program effectiveness, and alignment with college-wide objectives, using surveys, clinical evaluations, exam scores, and alumni/employer feedback to drive continuous improvement.

The 2025-2029 Strategic Plan for Allen College focuses on meeting healthcare workforce needs by providing exceptional education and embracing innovation and technology to expand its reach in nursing and health sciences graduate education. It aims to engage with and impact communities through service opportunities for faculty, staff, and students, while also providing resources for scholarly endeavors. The plan promotes an open and inclusive learning environment and emphasizes making sound fiscal decisions for sustainability, growth, and organizational success.