• First Group of Minority Nurse Faculty Scholars Selected by the Johnson & Johnson Campaign for Nursing’s Future and AACN.
  Applications for 2008-2009 Scholarships available now.

• AACN’s Faculty Development Opportunities and Resources
  AACN is the recognized leader in providing faculty development opportunities and resources for nurse educators teaching in baccalaureate and graduate programs. Visit our expanded Faculty Resource Center.
  
  
• AACN Concerned that the President’s FY 2009 Budget Request Will Prolong
  the Nursing and Nurse Faculty Shortage
  Targeted cuts of $46 million to the Nursing Workforce Development Programs will stifle nursing school’s efforts to educate more graduate-level nurses and faculty.
  
  
• Eight Graduate Nursing Students Selected to Receive The California Endowment-AACN Minority Nurse Faculty Scholarship
  AACN is pleased to announce that eight outstanding graduate students have been selected to receive The California Endowment-AACN Minority Nurse Faculty Scholarship.

• AACN Releases a New Fact Sheet on Creating a More Highly Qualified Nursing Workforce
  AACN is committed to working collaboratively to create a more highly qualified nursing workforce since education enhances both clinical competency and care delivery. This fact sheet looks at today’s nursing workforce; highlights research connecting education to outcomes; and outlines the capacity of four-year colleges to enhance the level of nursing education in the U.S.
  
  
• State Advocacy Resources for Nurse Educators
  AACN created this new online resource to assist academic nursing institutions in their efforts to secure funding at the state and local levels. Nurse educators are encouraged to use these materials to develop their own state legislation, identify possible faculty shortage strategies, explore potential partnerships and grant-funding opportunities, and make contact with legislators and key decision-makers.
  
  
• AACN Partners with AfterCollege to Establish a Nationwide Nursing Career Network and Scholarship Program
  AACN and AfterCollege have formed a strategic partnership to provide scholarships and access to job opportunities to tens of thousands of nursing students nationwide.
  
  
• Student Enrollment Rises in U.S. Nursing Colleges and Universities for the 6th Consecutive Year
  AACN has released preliminary survey data which show that enrollment in entry-level baccalaureate nursing programs increased by 5.0 percent from 2005 to 2006. Though this increase is welcome, surveyed nursing colleges and universities turned away more than 32,000 qualified applicants due primarily to a shortage of nurse educators
  
  
• Faculty Development Conference Coming February 2007
  Programmed around the theme Transition to Teaching, AACN will hold a new Faculty Development Conference aimed at helping nurses transition to faculty roles in baccalaureate and higher degree programs. Program sessions will address issues of concern to the new faculty member, including learner-centered teaching, creating an active learning environment, and clinical teaching and evaluation.
  
  
• Apply Now for the California Endowment-AACN Minority Faculty Scholarship
  Applications for the 2007-2008 academic year are now available for the California Endowment-AACN Minority Faculty Scholarship. This program supports minority nursing students from California who are pursuing master's or doctoral degrees and are committed to teaching in a California nursing school after graduation. Click here to read about the first round of scholarship winners.
  
  
• AACN Members Vote to Endorse the DNP Essentials
  After a two-year, consensus-building process, AACN member institutions voted to endorse the Essentials of Doctoral Education for Advanced Nursing Practice on October 30, 2006.
  
  
• DNP Roadmap Task Force Report
  This document delineates the key institutional and academic issues related to the process of achieving the 2015 timeline. Recommendations for these key issues are included in this report. The AACN Board of Directors approved this report at their July Board Meeting.
  
  
• Meet the California Endowment-AACN Minority Faculty Scholarship Winners
  AACN and the California Endowment are pleased to announce that nine scholarship winners have been selected to receive $18,000 awards through a new program created to increase the number of nursing faculty from minority backgrounds. The California Endowment-AACN Nurse Faculty Scholarship was launched earlier this year to support nursing students pursuing master's or doctoral degrees who commit to teaching in a California nursing school after graduation.
  
  
• AACN Board Endorses Hallmarks of Quality and Patient Safety
  Prepared by the Task Force on the Essential Patient Safety Competencies for Professional Nursing Care, this new set of hallmarks contains recommendations for baccalaureate program competencies and curricular guidelines to assure high quality and safe patient care. Endorsed by the AACN Board of Directors on September 11, 2006, these hallmarks will be incorporated into the work of a future AACN task force on the revision of the Baccalaureate Essentials.
  
  
• AACN Joins the Coalition for Patients' Rights (CPR)
  Working in collaboration with 25 national organizations, AACN has joined the Coalition for Patients' Rights to oppose the work of various physician organizations, including the AMA, to limit the ability of nurses and other health care professionals to practice. See CPR's joint statement and latest press release.
  
  
• AACN Talking Points in Response to AMA Resolution #211
  Last week, the House of Delegates of the American Medical Association passed a resolution (#211) titled Need to Expose and Counter Nurse Doctoral Programs Misrepresentation. AACN is very concerned about this resolution that misrepresents the purpose and intent of Doctor of Nursing Practice programs and has developed this set of talking points.
  
  
• CNL Toolkit Now Available Online!
  A resource for practice and educational institutions/organizations implementing the Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) into their care delivery systems.
  
  
• Alliance for Nursing Accreditation Responds to NCSBN's Draft Vision Paper
  See also AACN's Response to the Vision Paper and AACN's Resolution Opposing the Vision Paper
  
  
• AACN Endoses Two Position Statements at the Spring Annual Meeting
  See AACN's Statement of Support for Clinical Nurse Specialists and the Position Statement on Nursing Research.
  
  
• Monster and AACN Announce Winners of a New Scholarship Program
  Created to Address the Nurse Faculty Shortage
  Monster, the leading global online careers property and flagship brand of Monster Worldwide, and AACN are pleased to announce that five scholarship winners have been selected to receive $25,000 awards through a new program created to address the growing shortage of nurse faculty.
  
  
• Academic Leaders Form New Global Alliance on Nursing Education
  to Focus on Improving Patient Care Worldwide Four of the world’s leading nursing education organizations have established a new alliance to improve patient care through nursing education and ensure a robust global supply of highly educated nurses.
  
  
• Discounted Criminal Background Check Service for AACN Members
  Through a new partnership with CertifiedBackground.com, AACN member institutions are now entitled to a significantly discounted criminal background check service for students needing to comply with new clinical setting requirements.
  
  
• ANA Joins the AACN Clinical Nurse Leader Implementation and EvaluationTask Forces
  AACN has invited ANA to join the Clinical Nurse Leader Implementation and Evaluation Task Forces.
  
  
• AACN Recognizes the American Organization of Nurse Executives with the 2005 BSN Champion Award
  The Board of Directors of AACN is pleased to announce that the American Organization of Nurse Executives (AONE) has been selected to receive the 2005 BSN Champion Award.
  
  
• AACN Applauds the National Academy of Sciences’ Report Which Supports the Practice Doctorate in Nursing and Calls for More Nurse Scientists
  AACN applauds a recent report from the National Academy of Sciences that calls for nursing to develop a “non-research clinical doctorate” to prepare expert practitioners who can also serve as clinical faculty.
  
  
• Nursing Education Responds to Hurricane Katrina
  AACN applauds the efforts of nursing schools nationwide to accommodate the 3,000 nursing students and faculty displaced by Hurricane Katrina.
  
  
• The John A. Hartford Foundation Awards New Funding to AACN to Support Faculty Development in Geriatric Nursing
  AACN is pleased to announce that The John A. Hartford Foundation has generously awarded the organization a $2.6 million grant to support a new initiative titled Enhancing Gerontology Content in Baccalaureate Programs.
  
  
• Articulation Agreements Among Nursing Education Programs
  Articulation agreements are important mechanisms that enhance access to baccalaureate level nursing education. These agreements support education mobility and facilitate the seamless transfer of academic credit between associate degree (ADN) and baccalaureate (BSN) nursing programs.
  
  
• AACN Applauds Decision of the AONE Board to Move Registered Nursing Education to the Baccalaureate Level
  The American Association of Colleges of Nursing applauds the recent statement from the American Organization of Nurse Executives (AONE) to move the education level of registered nurses to the baccalaureate level in the future.

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