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2013 Call for Nominations
AACN's Nominating Committee has issued a Call for Nominations for candidates to fill five Board seats and two vacancies on the Nominating Committee. The committee will choose the slate of candidates at the 2013 Fall Semiannual Meeting based on nominations and the committee's deliberations.
AACN Mourns the Loss of Former President Janet Rodgers
Nursing Dean Emerita and Professor, Janet Rodgers, PhD, RN, FAAN, died Sunday, February 17, 2013, after suffering complications from a respiratory condition. Dr. Rodgers was Dean of the University of San Diego Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science from 1987 until 2001. She received a B.S. from Wagner College, and an M.A. in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing and Ph.D. in Nursing from New York University.
Register Now for the 2013 GANES Post Conference Workshop
Join your colleagues at the 2013 GANES Post Conference Workshop in Melbourne, Austrailia on Thursday, May 23, 2013. The workshop will provide a comprehensive understanding of the challenges faced by senior academic leaders in nursing education.
First Cohort Selected for the Inaugural AACN-Wharton Executive Leadership Program
AACN is pleased to announce the inaugural class of nursing deans and senior faculty leaders who have been selected to participate in the new AACN-Wharton Executive Leadership Program. Scheduled for August 14-17, 2012 at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA, this world-class enrichment program, which is designed exclusively for top academic leaders in nursing, is generously sponsored in part by the Jonas Center for Nursing Excellence.
AACN Teams with Wharton to Offer a World-Class Leadership Development Program for the Nation’s Nursing School Deans
AACN is pleased to announce the creation of the new AACN-Wharton Executive Leadership Institute, a world-class leadership development experience for nursing school deans and directors. Scheduled for August 14-17, 2012 at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA, this four-day, on-campus program for nursing’s top academic leaders is generously sponsored in part by the New York-based Jonas Center for Nursing Excellence.
Dr. Jane Kirschling from the University of Kentucky Assumes Presidency
Jane Kirschling, DNS, RN, FAAN, dean of the College of Nursing at the University of Kentucky, was elected to serve a two-year term as president of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing. Dr. Kirschling assumed the presidency at AACN’s 2012 Spring Business Meeting held in Washington, D.C. earlier today.
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