Faculty News

AACN is the recognized leader in providing faculty development opportunities and resources for nurse educators teaching in baccalaureate and graduate programs. Please let us know what additional services and resources you would like to see posted in this section by contacting rrosseter@aacn.nche.edu.

Faculty Nominated Awards Call for Applications

Deadline Extended Until April 13, 2012

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR Leadership for Academic Nursing Program

Applications must be received by AACN no later than May 18, 2012 in order to be considered.

March 6, 2012

AACN Extends Minority Nurse Faculty Scholarship

Today, AACN announced that the Johnson & Johnson Campaign for Nursing’s Future has renewed its support for the Minority Nurse Scholars Program. Designed to address the shortage of nurse faculty and enhance diversity among nurse educators, this collaborative effort provides generous financial support, mentoring, and leadership development to graduate students from minority backgrounds with aspirations to teach in our nation’s schools of nursing.

February 28, 2012

AACN Extends National Nurse Faculty Development Initiative with New Funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has awarded $964,388 in new funding to AACN to extend the reach of the national Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) initiative to graduate education programs. Building on work completed by AACN at the undergraduate level, this new project will provide educational resources and training to enhance the ability of faculty in master’s and doctoral nursing programs to teach quality and safety competencies.

February 21, 2012

Groundbreaking ELNEC Program Reaches New Milestone

Dedicated to enhancing end-of-life care through nursing education, the ELNEC Consortium has reached a new milestone by hosting its 100th train-the-trainer program in Los Angeles on January 26 and 27, 2012.