Conference Highlights
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Associate/Assistant Deans Invited
Each Dean/Director is invited to bring one associate/assistant dean to the Fall Meeting as a way to familiarize these senior academic leaders with content and issues they will find useful as they assist their deans and improve education in their settings. A reduced rate is offered for this representative. All meeting sessions are open to associates/assistants who are particularly encouraged to attend the orientation session on Sunday morning. Associate/assistant deans who are members of the Organizational Leadership Network (OLN) may register for the special Saturday morning meeting and program for this new group. DEANS MUST BE REGISTERED IN ORDER FOR THE ASSOCIATE/ASSISTANT DEAN TO ATTEND.

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7:30-8:30 a.m.
Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:30-10:00 a.m.
Program Session
Relational Leadership: A Three-Part Model for Getting the Most out of Yourself and Others
Speaker: Robert L. Williams, PhD, Associate Director, the J.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership, University of Georgia, Athens, GA

10:00-11:00 a.m.
Organizational Leadership Network Meeting
Members of this Network learn how to utilize AACN member services and OLN membership for collaboration and professional development.

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Conference Schedule

Saturday, October 22

10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Conference Registration

11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Optional Discussion Sessions

12:00-1:20 p.m.
Committee Meetings

1:30-2:30 p.m.
Opening Program Session
Of Calm Seas and Icebergs: Charting the Future of Nursing Education
Identify major issues facing nursing higher education for the future and consider the perspective of three professional associations that each advocate baccalaureate and higher education and scholarship in nursing.
Speakers: Marilyn Bowcutt, MSN, Vice President, Patient Services, University Hospital,
Augusta, GA and President, American Organization of Nurse Executives; Carol Huston, MSN, DPA, Director, Sigma Theta Tau International; and Jean Bartels, PhD, Chair, School of Nursing, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA and President, American Association of Colleges of Nursing

2:30-3:00 p.m.
Break

3:00-4:00 p.m.
Program Session
Avoiding 'The Perfect Storm': Transforming Nursing for the Future
Join a nurse executive in examining the health care system and its characteristics and needs for the future. Why is change needed, and what current and future issues have particular implications for nursing education?
Speaker: Marjorie S. Wiggins, MBA, Vice President of Nursing, Maine Medical Center, Portland, ME and Member, CNL Implementation Task Force

4:00-4:15 p.m.
Stretch Break

4:15-5:15 p.m.
Task Force Update: Clinical Nurse Leader Implementation
Facilitator: Jolene Tornabeni, MA, Chair, CNL Implementation Task Force

5:30-6:30 p.m.
New Dean Mentoring Program
Sponsored by the Dean Mentoring Subcommittee

Sunday, October 23

10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Informal Discussion Forums

11:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m.
Registration

11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Orientation for New Members, New Deans, and Prospective Members
Sponsored by the Membership Committee

12:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m.
Exhibits Open

12:00-1:30 p.m.
Lunch (on your own) and Visit Exhibits

1:30-3:00 p.m.
Program Session
Forecasting Instructional Costs and Productivity: The Delaware Study's Implications for Nursing
Learn more about the Delaware Study, an analytical tool for making management and policy decisions, generally acknowledged as the "tool of choice" to analyze teaching loads and instructional costs at the level of an academic discipline. Since 1992, more than 300 institutions have elected to participate in the Delaware Study. What are the characteristics of this national benchmarking approach, and how can it specifically benefit nursing education?
Speakers: Michael F. Middaugh, EdD, Assistant Vice President for Institutional Research and Planning and National Director, Delaware Study of Instructional Costs and Productivity, University of Delaware, Newark, DE; and C. Fay Raines, PhD, Dean, College of Nursing, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL

3:00-3:15 p.m.
Stretch Break

3:15-4:45 p.m.
Program Session
Sponsored by the Government Affairs Committee

4:45-5:15 p.m.
Stretch Break

5:15-6:30 p.m.
Individual Membership Awards
McGovern Award
Cathy Rick, RN, CNAA, FACHE, Chief Nursing Officer, Veterans Health Administration, Washington, D.C.

6:30-8:00 p.m.
Reception and Exhibits
Cash Bar

Monday, October 24

7:20-8:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast

8:30-9:30 a.m.
Task Force Updates: Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
Facilitators: Carolyn Williams, PhD, Chair, DNP Essentials Task Force; Donna Hathaway, PhD, Chair, DNP Roadmap Task Force

9:30-10:00 a.m.
Break

10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Issues Forum and Dialogue with the Board
Business Meeting

12:00-1:30 p.m.
Lunch (on your own)

1:30-2:30 p.m.
Business Meeting (continued)

2:30 p.m.
Capitol Hill Visits (on your own)

Tuesday, October 25

8:00-8:30 a.m.
Light Continental Breakfast

8:30-10:00 a.m.
Program Session
Navigating Together: Call for Clarity on the Clinical Nurse Leader and Doctor of Nursing Practice
Join colleagues in discussing questions, issues, implementation strategies, and other topics regarding these two current AACN initiatives.

10:00-10:30 a.m.
Break

10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Closing Program Session
Steering by the Stars: Past Presidents Reflect on the Future
Hear three AACN past presidents describe what they envision as the characteristics of nursing education in 2025. What is the nature of change in nursing education and how do we best set a course for the future?
Speakers: Andrea R. Lindell, DNSc, Dean, College of Nursing, University of Cincinnati, OH; Carolyn Williams, PhD, Dean, College of Nursing, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY; and Kathleen Ann Long, PhD, Dean, College of Nursing, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

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