{"id":3026,"date":"2023-08-14T13:13:59","date_gmt":"2023-08-14T17:13:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.umaine.edu\/nursing\/?page_id=3026"},"modified":"2024-09-19T09:58:56","modified_gmt":"2024-09-19T13:58:56","slug":"message-from-the-director","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/nursing\/undergraduate\/undergraduate-handbook\/message-from-the-director\/","title":{"rendered":"Message from the Director of the School of Nursing"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id3026_6921eb-00 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id3026_6921eb-00 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id3026_6921eb-00 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id3026_6921eb-00 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id3026_6921eb-00 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id3026_6921eb-00 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id3026_6921eb-00 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column3026_844893-fc > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column3026_844893-fc > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column3026_844893-fc > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column3026_844893-fc > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column3026_844893-fc > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column3026_844893-fc > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column3026_844893-fc{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column3026_844893-fc > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column3026_844893-fc > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column3026_844893-fc inner-column-1\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"267\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/691\/2023\/08\/marytedesco.jpeg\" alt=\"A portrait of Mary Tedesco-Schneck\" class=\"wp-image-3264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/691\/2023\/08\/marytedesco.jpeg 267w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/691\/2023\/08\/marytedesco-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/691\/2023\/08\/marytedesco-93x140.jpeg 93w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,267px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The University of Maine School of Nursing is a community that prides itself in excellence in teaching, research, and service. Our faculty are committed to preparing students as leaders ready to engage with the community and embrace the exciting opportunities in healthcare. We are committed to excellence, accountability, respect for diversity, and lifelong learning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our faculty care about students\u2019 well-being, supporting academic, social, emotional, and physical health through various resources; from mindfulness-based stress reduction courses, massage therapy, fitness programs and a wellness room to peer mentoring and tutoring. We provide students with the tools to build resilience and develop self-care skills that will sustain them beyond their tenure at UMaine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Faculty offer a wide range of innovative learning experiences to actively engage students in a community of learning. We use scientific and inclusive teaching methods that support hands-on learning in classrooms, labs, and clinical settings including a state-of-the-art simulation lab. Situated in the heart of Maine, the UMaine School of Nursing collaborates with healthcare partners statewide, offering students real-world clinical experience in nationally ranked hospitals and diverse community-based settings like primary care centers, schools, jails, and homeless healthcare centers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of Maine\u2019s flagship research university, we are proud to be part of the state\u2019s land and Sea Grant institution. This allows our students to work with diverse faculty across multiple disciplines, participate in groundbreaking research, and improve the quality of life for people in Maine and beyond. Our faculty, staff, alumni, and students work together to improve health outcomes locally, nationally, and globally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nurses have always had their fingers on the pulse of the community, forging sustainable solutions to challenges and pioneering innovation in our health care system. We welcome you to our UMaine School of Nursing community!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mary Tedesco-Schneck, Ph.D. RN, PNP, CPNP<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Interim Director, Associate Professor<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The University of Maine School of Nursing is a community that prides itself in excellence in teaching, research, and service. Our faculty are committed to preparing students as leaders ready to engage with the community and embrace the exciting opportunities in healthcare. We are committed to excellence, accountability, respect for diversity, and lifelong learning. 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