The War Room

Every 6 weeks or so, the NHI Education Council meets face-to-face at a secret location under tight security.  Okay, so perhaps I’m exaggerating about that last part.  We actually rotate the meetings to different campuses and, while they are private, they aren’t top-secret.

The purpose of these meetings is to ensure that we consistently provide the best education possible to our students.  In addition to defining our current standards and curriculum, we chart out NHI’s future, making sure we keep at the top of the industry.  Included in these discussions are all campus managers, the Director of Education, the Deans of Students and Faculty, the Curriculum Coordinator, and the Training Coordinator.  Most of the time, the President of the company and the Director of Development join us as well.  I’m the “newest” member of the Council having been with NHI just over 2 years; the longest serving members have over 15 years with the school.

Ed Council in Emeryville

This is a diversely experienced group of dedicated, intelligent, motivated, and good-humored individuals.  It’s such a joy to be with them that it doesn’t even feel like work.  But don’t let the laughter that comes from our meeting room fool you.  We take our jobs very seriously.  For example, yesterday we discussed among other things the progress of implementing our latest curriculum changes; externship policies and goals; student awards; alternative schedules for our program; and needs both universal and specific to each campus.

NHI is a school.  We succeed only if our students succeed.  That may sound obvious, but it’s a reality ignored by many institutions.  That’s why I’m proud to work at a school that puts education first; that never stops to rest on its laurels; and that trusts its employees to say how things should be done.