Dear Friends, In 2019, Frontier Nursing University came to the end of its 2015-2019 strategic plan. Even as we continued to implement the plan throughout the year, we also began to measure our progress toward our strategic plan goals. Where did we succeed? Where did we come up short? Most importantly, in what areas were we on the right track, and where did we need to change direction entirely? Those questions and the analysis that answered them led to the year-long development of our strategic plan for 2020-22. In this President’s Annual Report, we are excited to share with you highlights of our 2019 accomplishments, our strategic planning process, and our strategic plan goals for 2020-22. We are eager to highlight the results of our previous plan and how our successes and dedication to our mission inspired our next steps. The 2020-22 strategic planning process included input from the entire FNU community -- faculty, staff, the board of directors, students, and alumni. Every opinion was sought, and every voice was heard. Fittingly, every one of these constituent groups is represented in this report as we celebrate their accomplishments of the past year. We hope you enjoy reading this report and learn something new about Frontier Nursing University. We are proud of our growth and progress, but far from satisfied. We continue to push forward, determined to provide accessible nurse-midwifery and nurse practitioner education that prepares our graduates to make a difference in their communities, particularly serving diverse, rural, and underserved populations where the need is greatest. We hope that you find this report informative, inspiring, thought-provoking. Thank you for taking the time to read this report and for your continued support of Frontier Nursing University. Sincerely,
Susan Stone Susan E. Stone, DNSc, CNM, FAAN, FACNM President
2019 PRESIDENT’S REPORT
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