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SEARCH PROSPECTUS: DEAN OF NURSING
TABLE OF CONTENTS
OVERVIEW & HISTORY OF MARIA COLLEGE 3
MARIA’S VISION FOR STUDENTS 5
THE PRESIDENT 5
ACADEMICS 6
FAST FACTS 7
STUDENT LIFE & SUPPORT SERVICES 8
STRATEGIC PLAN PRIORITIES 9
DEAN OF NURSING 11
APPLICATION AND NOMINATION PROCESS 13
SEARCH PROSPECTUS: Dean of Nursing 2
OVERVIEW & HISTORY OF MARIA COLLEGE
Maria is a private college, founded in 1958 on success, and she used her inheritance to purchase
the principle of service to others. To this day, that a building in downtown Dublin where women and
principle drives everything the institution does, children could find both refuge and education. Her
but most importantly through the way students are ideas and dedication to the cause attracted other
supported in the pursuit of their degree. That principle local women and soon evolved into a new order of
also is the hallmark of the Maria graduate, the guiding Sisters – the Sisters of Mercy.
force behind an enduring commitment to improving
the lives of others. The Sisters of Mercy quickly grew and became
international in scope. In 1863, four Sisters of Mercy
Maria College is one of 17 colleges and universities took a boat up the Hudson River and settled in
in the United States sponsored by the Conference Albany, New York. True to their focus on caring
for Mercy Higher Education. The institution traces its and service to others, the order founded St. Peter’s
heritage to 1831, when Catherine McAuley founded Hospital, the McAuley Residence, Circles of Mercy,
the Sisters of Mercy in Dublin, Ireland. A woman of and Maria College.
means who was raised in both Catholic and Protestant
households, Catherine McAuley was an innovative, Maria College was founded as a sister formation
modern-day thinker who felt that not enough was college, an institution providing higher education
being done for women and children in need. McAuley for the community of sisters. Under the visionary
believed education was a key to one’s ultimate leadership of Maria College’s first president, Sister
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OVERVIEW & HISTORY OF MARIA COLLEGE (CONT.)
Mary Borromeo Warren, the College’s focus on solely
educating sisters changed, and the college received
permission to open its doors to the public in 1965. MISSION
Maria is a Catholic college sponsored by the
In the early 1970s, the college opened a preschool Sisters of Mercy and animated by the Mercy
that served Albany families for more than 40 years. charism. It provides career-relevant, opportunity
Now closed, the campus school building has been education in the context of the Catholic Intellectual
renamed, Mercy Hall, and was dedicated in 2017 to Tradition to all who can benefit from it. Maria is
the Frank E. O’Brien, Jr. Student Support Center. The committed to outstanding and holistic student
Maria Office of Student Affairs provides caring service support services, financial sustainability, and the
to Maria students, so they feel welcome, supported, purposive use of evidence to drive institutional
and enabled to meet their goals. Support services renewal and student success. Maria seeks to foster
include tutoring, pastoral care, and career guidance. graduates who recognize and respect the dignity
of every human person and who will transform their
In 1975, Maria College purchased a cloistered convent knowledge and skill into caring and compassionate
campus that abutted the administration building service to others.
grounds. Known for its stunning architecture and inner
courtyard, Marian Hall was awarded a designation by
the Historic Albany Foundation in 1986. VALUES
• Service - Caring and compassionate service
Though over 60 years have passed since the
to others, in the Mercy Tradition, is offered
College’s founding, you can find many of the original
to all, especially to those in need, both on
architectural elements today. The Sisters of Mercy
campus and in the wider community.
constructed the original administration building in
1959 after a fundraising drive, and today, it remains • Scholarship - Scholarship is nurtured in the
a vital part of our campus life. Recently renovated, relationships that arouse and nourish the
it houses liberal arts faculty offices, classrooms and spiritual gift of justice and belief in integrity,
science labs, the campus café, the Maria Campus not primarily for one’s own sake, but for the
Store, library, business office and the office of the service of others.
Dean of Students. • Justice - Maria College is committed to
opportunity education; a belief in fair and
Still located in a quiet, residential section of Albany,
transparent practices; and a respect of the
New York, Maria College serves approximately 850
rights and duties of each individual. We
students and boasts a charming and intimate campus
educate and advocate for social justice,
that embraces an academic atmosphere both timeless
focusing on the Critical Concerns of the
and contemporary.
Sisters of Mercy.
Although chartered in 1958 as a junior college, • Diversity - Diversity aims to create and
the original intent by Maria’s first president was for support an intercultural environment that
institution to become a four-year college. This dream is strengthened by the development of
has become a reality—Maria College is offering each individual, the recognition of unique
four- and two-year degrees and a certificate program backgrounds, and respect for diverging
providing new opportunities with flexible scheduling perspectives.
and highly affordable education for residents of the
• Hospitality - Maria College is marked by a
Capital Region. In 2020, Maria College was granted by
dedication to diversity and inclusion and a
the NYS Board of Regents to launch the College’s first
warm and generous welcome to all, as well as
Master’s degree in Occupational Therapy.
compassionate outreach to both campus and
community members and groups.
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MARIA’S VISION
FOR STUDENTS
Our aspiration is that a student who graduates
from Maria will be able to find a job that pays a
decent wage, will be free of excessive debt, will
understand how their profession is part of the
broader story of human intellectual and technical
advancement, and will have been taught about
respect for the dignity of every human person,
the importance of service to others and the
goodness of physical creation as the first
revelation of God’s love.
THE PRESIDENT
academic center in Dungarvan, Ireland; construction
of the $15 million Warde residence hall; the
construction of the $10.5 million Center for Academic
Engagement, which houses the nationally acclaimed
Tom Ridge School of Intelligence Studies and
Information Sciences at Mercyhurst. Over $45 million
dollars was raised during his presidency.
Also, during his tenure, Mercyhurst developed five
new graduate programs, including the university’s
first doctoral program in Archaeology, the Master’s
programs in Applied Behavior Analysis, Physician
Assistant Studies, Data Science, and Secondary
Education. He was also instrumental in starting and
growing on-line education at Mercyhurst. To enhance
the Mercy mission of the university, Gamble created
the Center for Mercy and Catholic Studies with an
In March 2016, the Maria College Board of Trustees undergraduate minor in Catholic Studies and led the
appointed Thomas J. Gamble, Ph.D. as its president. restoration of Christ the King Chapel, Gamble also
Gamble received his Ph.D. from the Maxwell secured for Mercyhurst the opportunity to co-host the
School at Syracuse University and completed his archives of the internationally known religious leader,
post-doctoral studies at Yale University. He comes Sr. Joan D. Chittister, OSB.
to Maria after a decade of distinguished service
In addition, the Gamble administration established
as the president of Mercyhurst University in Erie,
the urban education initiatives at the Booker T.
Pennsylvania. Mercyhurst and Maria are part of the
Washington Center and the Carpe Diem Academy,
Conference for Mercy Higher Education; seventeen
which deliver educational opportunities to
colleges and universities in the United States
underrepresented, largely minority citizens in Erie’s
sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy.
inner city. He also helped found the Multicultural
His achievements at Mercyhurst include the Center at Mercyhurst and the Autism/Asperger
transition of Mercyhurst College to Mercyhurst Initiative at Mercyhurst (AIM) to meet the unique
University; establishment of an international needs of the growing population of college-bound
students on the autism spectrum.
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ACADEMICS
NURSING
Maria College is one of the Capital Region’s strongest,
most respected nursing programs. We have been
preparing students for 50 years—and have graduated
more than 7,655 nurses with degrees in the field. In
virtually every healthcare setting in the Capital Region,
and in facilities across the nation, our graduates use
the skills they learned at Maria to enhance healthcare
systems and change lives. They are leading the way
in our region by improving patient care and building
healthier communities.
Nursing Programs:
• RN-BS Degree in Nursing Completion Program
• Nursing, AAS (RN)
• Practical Nurse Certificate (LPN)
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
Maria’s degrees in the Occupational Therapy pathway
give students a quality academic and clinical education
in preparation for work with individuals of all abilities,
ages, and from various cultural and socioeconomic
groups. Based on the altruistic and compassionate
values shared by the occupational therapy profession
and the College’s founders, the Sisters of Mercy—both
acknowledging the value of human differences and
individuality.
Programs:
• Occupational Therapy, MS
• Health & Occupational Sciences, BS
• Occupational Therapy Assistant, AAS
ARTS & SCIENCES
When you study liberal arts, you learn to think critically
and creatively, to communicate, solve problems, and
take action. At Maria, you also learn how to put those
skills to work to serve others. That’s an ideal foundation
for success in any field—and in life.
Programs:
• Healthcare Management, BS
• Psychology, BS
• Liberal Arts, BA (Communication Studies)
• Liberal Arts, BA (Government Studies)
• Liberal Arts, AA
• General Studies, AS
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FAST FACTS
850 100% 17
AVERAGE NUMBER 2019 LPN NCLEX-PN® NUMBER OF COLLEGES
OF STUDENTS ATTENDING FIRST-TIME PASS RATE IN THE SISTERS OF MERCY
MARIA COLLEGE NATIONAL NETWORK OF
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES**
94.95%
82%
38,265
2020 ADN NCLEX-RN®
PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS FIRST-TIME PASS RATE
WORKING IN THEIR FIELD STUDENTS ATTENDING
OR PURSUING A HIGHER COLLEGE IN THE SISTERS
DEGREE 6 MONTHS
AFTER GRADUATION*
11,228 OF MERCY NETWORK.
ALUMNI WHO HAVE
481,003
GRADUATED FROM
12:1
MARIA COLLEGE.
BOOKS (ONSITE AND ONLINE)
STUDENT/ AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS
FACULTY RATIO 7,655 THROUGH THE MARIA
COLLEGE LIBRARY.
ALUMNI WHO HAVE
GRADUATED FROM
THE MARIA COLLEGE
NURSING PROGRAMS.
*Based on Graduate Placement Survey FY20 results in December 2020.
**The Colleges & Universities of the Conference for Mercy Higher Education include Carlow University, College of Saint Mary, Georgian Court
University, Gwynedd Mercy University, Maria College, Mercy College of Health & Sciences, Mercy College of Ohio, Mercyhurst University,
Misericordia University, Mount Aloysius College, Mount Mercy University, St. Joseph’s College of Maine, St. Xavier University, Salve Regina
University, Trocaire College, University of Detroit Mercy, and University of Saint Joseph.
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STUDENT LIFE & SUPPORT SERVICES
At times, the college experience can be daunting. with the first House of Mercy in Dublin, Ireland. As Dr.
That’s especially true if, like so many Maria students, Gamble is fond of saying, “As it was on Baggot Street
you’re also balancing work and family life. For these in Dublin, so it is today at 700 New Scotland Avenue
students, strong support services can make an in Albany.”
enormous difference, setting the stage for success at
Maria and beyond. “The personal attention is just what I need to help me
move forward with someday being a nurse…Everyone
To better serve these students — and to deliver on a is so supportive in helping me put one foot in front of
mission that includes a commitment to “outstanding the other.” — Rebecca Petrucci-Little
and holistic student support services” — in 2017
Maria opened the Frank E. O’Brien, Jr. Student
SERVICES INCLUDE:
Support Center. Located in Mercy Hall, the state-
of-the-art facility is devoted to meeting students’ • Opportunity Programs (The Arthur O. Eve Higher
academic, personal, and spiritual needs. It combines Education Opportunity Program (HEOP), HOPE,
comprehensive, centralized services with a warm, and The Renaissance Scholars Program)
welcoming environment that helps students gain • Free Professional Tutoring Services
confidence while developing life and study skills.
• Peer Tutoring Program
The center was named in memory of the late Frank E. • Accessibility Services
O’Brien, Jr. Those who knew the longtime chairperson
of the Maria Board of Trustees say the center • STAR Initiative
continues his work at the College by providing the • Health & Wellness
types of services he supported during his lifetime. • Counseling Services
The center also reflects Maria’s enduring connection
to the Religious Sisters of Mercy and their founder, • Pastoral Care
Catherine McAuley. Service to others has been the • Maria Cares Fund
hallmark of every Mercy institution, starting in 1827
• Food Pantry
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STRATEGIC PLAN PRIORITIES
COMPASS POINT #1: MISSION & COMPASS POINT #2: MISSION-RELEVANT
INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
Maria College’s mission has undergone a revitalization The addition of new programs over the next five years
in the past four years, focusing more intently on the will be crucial for Maria College to provide opportunities
college’s heritage, values, and identity as a Mercy, for students and working professionals in our area. 2020
Catholic institution of higher education. This renewal of saw the amendment of the College’s charter and the
mission integration more firmly integrates the college’s addition of our first Master’s degree program, an MS in
core identity and infuses it in all aspects of the college’s Occupational Therapy. Led by the strategic compass,
operations. The mission office is planning to launch Maria is examining program additions in our niche of
the Maria Institute in 2021 to provide a comprehensive healthcare fields for intentional vertical growth that will
mission program to the Maria College community and serve students and the Capital District with high-quality
beyond. The Mission Office will be focused on the programs and education, and exploring hybrid and
animation of the Mercy mission as guided by the new online program delivery methods. By adding these
CMHE Covenant model of sponsorship. A focus on programs Maria further increases our students’ ability to
partnerships, both new and expanded, and external contribute to the local economy and earn qualifications
relations is an important element of the advancement necessary to pursue in-demand careers. Ongoing
work over the next seven years. This will include a re- integration of the College’s mission into the curriculum
branding initiative to advance the community perception will be an important facet of this initiative.
of Maria, a major gifts effort to focus on the resources
needed for the next phase of Maria’s growth, and Strategic projects:
internal governance and culture. 1. Create an online/hybrid Baccalaureate completion
program in nursing. (2020-2022)
Strategic projects:
2. Create and market Applied Health & Wellness
1. Creation of the Maria Institute to organize and Improvement minors or concentrations within HOS.
facilitate mission formation, development, and (2020-2021)
integration. (2020-2022)
3. Re-model and promote Psychology program
2. Re-branding initiative based on the Strategic to enhance wellness focus and certificates/
Compass and to integrate the recent Charter concentrations e.g. substance abuse treatment
change (2020-2022) services. (2020-2021)
3. Major gifts plan (2021-2023) 4. Establish an accelerated Baccalaureate program in
nursing. (2021-2023)
5. Develop Maria College Center of Excellence for
Simulation in Nursing Education. (2021-2023)
6. Assess the feasibility of a combined technology-
rich and humanistic Associate degree in
Administrative Support using the current Paralegal
registered program. (2021-2023)
7. Develop a Master’s Degree in Nursing Education
informed by the use of simulation. (2021-2023)
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STRATEGIC PLAN PRIORITIES (CONT.)
COMPASS POINT #3: STUDENT SUCCESS & COMPASS POINT #4: SUSTAINABILITY
EXPERIENCE Maria’s focus on sustainability will ensure a solid
Launched in 2016, the Frank E. O’Brien, Jr. Student foundation for the future of the college and financial
Support Center brought together under one roof the sustainability to move confidently into the future.
support services that are available to Maria students. Defining the Maria value proposition, strengthening
This center houses tutoring (professional, peer, and financial processes and reporting, and using data to
embedded), counseling, accessibility services, inform decisions will contribute to this solid foundation.
opportunity programs, ESL assistance, STAR (the A strategic recruitment plan will sharpen the focus for
Students At Risk initiative), the food pantry, and the future student recruitment and expanded partnership
Troy Savings Bank Writing Center. Academic support offerings. The campus is in the middle of a multi-year
services are heavily utilized by adult students returning master plan to update facilities, beautify the campus
to school after time away from the classroom, those with grounds, increase safety and access, and provide for
learning differences, and students who are adjusting a better student experience. Maria’s campus plan is
to the collegiate environment. Continued investment an investment in the college that will affect the student
and growth in integrated and holistic support services experience for decades to come. Along with this an
is vital for Maria to deliver on our mission of opportunity investment in technological and facilities infrastructure
education for people of all backgrounds. A focus on will support opportunity education in teaching and
retention and enhancing the student experience will be a learning spaces throughout the campus.
key area for this compass point.
Strategic projects:
Strategic projects: 1. Design and implement a Strategic Recruitment
1. Assess the feasibility of an integrated advising Plan. (2020-2021)
model. (2020-2022) 2. Integrate Pine Tree Lane (if acquired) into the
2. Develop a campus-wide retention initiative and Campus Plan (see also mission integration in
plan. (2020-2022) campus plan). Pay attention to the resolution of the
long-term property issues for the College. (2020-
3. Develop specific support services and student
2023)
experience program for graduate students. (2020-
2022) 3. Assure personnel, technological and facility
infrastructure to accommodate education and
4. Develop and open the Troy Savings Bank Writing
support services as informed by the mission to
Center. (2020-2021)
provide a personalized Maria experience for
students. (2020-2023)
SEARCH PROSPECTUS: Dean of Nursing 10DEAN OF NURSING
Maria provides student-focused opportunity education College’s mission and institutional objectives. Under
and seeks an experienced and innovative educator the Dean of Nursing the Maria College nursing
to serve as Dean of Nursing to lead the college’s programs will be an integral part of vigorous academic
nursing programs. The college offers a Practical institution.
Nursing Certificate program, an Associate in Applied
Science in Nursing, and an RN-BS Degree in Nursing Maria College’s mission of academic excellence
Completion program and plans to add additional and the heritage of the founding Sisters of Mercy
nursing programs in the near future. support an ongoing commitment to preparing skilled,
caring professionals to meet the needs of our time.
The Dean of Nursing will report to the Chief With consistently high NCLEX pass rates and current
Academic Officer and provide strategic planning, accreditations, the continued strength and growth of
innovative leadership and sound fiscal and personnel the Maria’s Nursing programs will be a focus for this
management for the department in support of the position.
SEARCH PROSPECTUS: Dean of Nursing 11DEAN OF NURSING (CONT.)
A SUCCESSFUL DEAN OF NURSING • Present a collaborative, flexible and transparent
CANDIDATE WILL: leadership style that supports team building and
promotes the accountability required in effective
• Implement Maria College’s strategic plans which
professional programs
calls for Nursing Program enrollment growth
through partnerships and new programs, while • Work closely with the Associate Deans of Nursing
continuing to improve student learning and career for the pre-licensure program, and the Associate
experiences Dean of Nursing for the RN to BSN Completion
Program, the PNC Certificate Program, Clinical
• Have a demonstrated ability to develop and
Placements and the Simulation Labs, to assure
execute plans for the college that also advances
program integration, consistency of scheduling,
the college’s strategic goals and objectives
revision and updating of the catalog information.
• Propose a compelling vision for academic
• Other appropriate duties as assigned.
excellence, efficiency and community involvement
for the faculty and staff of Maria College’s Nursing
Program QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:
• Guide faculty at all levels to ensure delivery of • Doctoral degree in nursing (Ph.D. or DNP)
exemplary Nursing instruction preferably from a CCNE or ACEN institution.
• Bring successful experience with teaching and • Demonstrated excellence in teaching and clinical
learning methods in Nursing education, along with nursing practice.
an understanding of alternate modes of delivery
(classroom-based, online, accelerated, blended, • Previous administrative experience as department
low residency) chair, program director or associate dean of
nursing.
• Implement and promote academic programs,
evaluate program effectiveness, and assess ideas • Strategic planning and budgetary responsibility.
and opportunities for development and growth • Familiarity and experience with MSCHE, other
• Promote community partnership and collaboration regional accreditors, state boards of nursing,
within the local and regional health care ACEN and NYSED accreditation.
community • Experience in program development, evaluation,
• Identify and help plan for new program and assessment of student learning.
opportunities and work with the appropriate • Commitment to career-relevant opportunity
individuals to assure timely and effective education in the context of the Catholic Intellectual
execution of new program development. Tradition.
• A collegial spirit, and commitment to nurse
education that improves patient care and builds
healthier communities.
SEARCH PROSPECTUS: Dean of Nursing 12APPLICATION AND NOMINATION PROCESS The university is being assisted by Academic Confidential discussions about this opportunity Search. Applications should consist of a substantive may be arranged by contacting senior consultant cover letter addressing the qualifications and Jerry Israel (jerry.israel@academicsearch.org). The expectations listed above, curriculum vitae, and a position is open until filled, but only applications list of five professional references with full contact received by September 24, 2021, can be assured full information and a note indicating the nature of your consideration. working relationship with each. References will not be contacted without the explicit permission of the candidate. Applications, nominations, and expressions of interest can be submitted electronically, and in confidence, to: MariaNursing@academicsearch.org. SEARCH PROSPECTUS: Dean of Nursing 13
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