Academic or nursing leadership experience commensurate with the mission, goals, and expected program outcomes is expected, as is documented education in teaching and learning principles for adult education, including curriculum development and competency-based assessment, as demonstrated through graduate course work, faculty-development programs, or completion or a certificate program in nursing education. As an expression of our Jesuit, Catholic mission and identity, Fairfield embraces a liberal humanistic approach to education, encouraging critical thinking, cultivating free and open inquiry, and fostering ethical and religious values.