The Assistant Dean provides strategic, academic, and administrative leadership to ensure that graduate curricula, policies, and educational practices reflect academic excellence and meet national, state, accreditation, certification, and regulatory requirements within the framework of the Office of Academic Programs and the College of Nursing Strategic Priorities. The Assistant Dean of Graduate Programs is responsible for the overall quality, effectiveness, and execution of the strategic direction of the College of Nursing''s graduate programs, including master''s, post-graduate certificate, and Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) programs.