GSN Commandant

Lieutenant Colonel Wanda Jenkins

Wanda D. Jenkins, RN, MS
Lieutenant Colonel, AN
Commandant, Graduate School of Nursing

Duties and Responsibilities:
 
1. Deputy Brigade Commander
2. Assistant Dean of Student Affairs
3. Vice Chair, Student Promotions Committee
4. Member, GSN Admissions Committee
5. Member, Military Awards Panel
6. Member, Awards Committee, Association of Military Surgeons of the United States (AMSUS)
7. Assistant Professor: Operational Readiness Leadership and Management in Global Environment

The Commandant, Graduate School of Nursing serves as the senior military officer in charge of all Brigade assigned Army, Navy, Air Force and Public Health Service GSN students and is assisted by the GSN Student Company Commander. The commandant reports to the Brigade Commander for military issues and chain of command accountability and serves as military advisor to the Dean, GSN. The mission of the Office of the GSN Commandant is to:

  • Exercise military command and control of all brigade uniformed service students assigned within the GSN.
  • Direct service specific mandated programs, physical fitness, weight control, urinalysis, officer professional development and equal opportunity.
  • E xecute plans, programs, and policies to ensure accomplishment of all USU Brigade missions in compliance with directives of higher authority.
  • Model, stimulate, and foster the qualities and attributes of professional leadership and officership.
  • Serve as student resource for service specific military career counseling, officer professional development and a facilitator for administrative requirements

 

Graduate School of Nursing, Student Chain of Command

  • Brigade Commander
  • Commandant, Graduate School of Nursing
    • Commander, GSN Student Company Commander
      • Enlisted Advisor
        • Student Leadership (PhD/Masters)
          • Program Class Leaders
            • Students
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