S.T.E.P. Up Program
Mission and vision
Entering the MLS and nursing programs represents enormous changes that you have chosen to undertake. Not only have you left high school to become UMassD students, but you have also raised your hand to become healers in a world that needs healing.
All change, at least all meaningful change, begins with identity—Who am I, and what are my values? Therefore, our first-year S.T.E.P Up events are grounded in the College of Nursing and Health Sciences' core values. We keep these values front and center as we engage students in forming a vision for themselves of who they are and why they're here.
Our hope is that these events provide our students with an important piece of the foundation that they need to become the person they want to be and the healer the world needs them to be.
Central questions for students throughout the S.T.E.P. Up events include:
- Who do you want to be at the end of this semester/year that you aren’t now?
- What do you want others in CNHS to hear? To know about you?
- How do you want to be heard?
By giving students the space and occasion to ask these questions, we aim to help students connect with a purpose that will orient them towards a more robust—and sustainable--conception of professional identity.