Our Guiding Principles
Vision
Fostering nursing education and innovation in healthcare for Wyoming.
Mission
The Fay W. Whiteney School of Nursing aims to improve, promote and protect health for Wyoming and beyond through scholarly inquiry, EBP, and education of nurses as innovators and leaders in healthcare.
Values
We value compassion, human dignity, integrity, autonomy, altruism, diversity, scholarship, collaboration and social justice.
Accreditation
The University of Wyoming Fay W. Whitney School of Nursing's bachelor's, master's and Doctor of Nursing Practice programs are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). The University of Wyoming is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, and all nursing programs are approved by the Wyoming State Board of Nursing.
UW FWWSON accreditation history
- Fall of 1951: Admitted 1st BSN Program class
- 1952: The National League for Nursing (NLN) first site visit
- 1952: Temporary NLN accreditation awarded for new program
- 1955: Initial accreditation from NLN 1955
- 1957: Full NLN accreditation awarded
- 1957-2001: Maintained full accreditation for BSN program through NLN
- 1978: RN/BSN Program approved and funded by the State Legislature
- 2001: Moved from NLN to Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) accreditation. Full accreditation awarded for 10 years
- 2008: BRAND - admitted first students in May 2008 (two pilot cohorts admitted in 2006 & 2007)
- Fall 2010: Next CCNE site accreditation visit
- May 2011: CCNE grants full 10-year accreditation to baccalaureate and masters nursing programs through June 30, 2021
- October 2019: CCNE grants full 10-year accreditation to baccalaureate, master's and DNP program through December 31, 2029
- 1980: Admitted 1st MS Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) class
- 1985: 1st NLN site visit granted full accreditation to the MS Program
- 1985-2001: Maintained full accreditation for MS program through NLN
- 2000: Nurse Educator admitted first students in Fall
- 2001: Moved from NLN to Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) accreditation. Full accreditation awarded for 10 years.
- 2006: Psych NP program admitted first students (CCNE notified in 2005 through five year progress report)
- Fall 2010: Next CCNE site accreditation visit
- May 2011: CCNE grants full 10-year accreditation to baccalaureate and masters nursing programs
- October 2019: CCNE grants full 10-year accreditation to baccalaureate, master's and DNP program through December 31, 2029
- 2014: CCNE makes on-site evaluation for initial accreditation of the DNP program March 26-28, 2014
- 2014: November, 2014 official notice received from CCNE granting full accreditation to the University of Wyoming Doctor of Nursing Practice Program.
- October 2019: CCNE grants full 10-year accreditation to baccalaureate, master's and DNP program through December 31, 2029
Our Goals
The Fay W. Whitney School of Nursing is committed to advancing excellence in nursing education, research and service. These goals guide the school's priorities and support its mission to prepare future nurses while strengthening healthcare across Wyoming and beyond.
- Enhance Student Success
- Pursue Institutional Excellence
- Provide a supportive Community
- Engage with and serve the State of Wyoming
- Cultivate Financial Stability/Diversification
The University of Wyoming has earned its Research Level 1 (R1) status from the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, placing Wyoming's only four-year university with the top research universities in the United States.