AACN to Welcome 700 Attendees to the Doctoral Education Conference Don’t miss this opportunity to chart the future of doctoral nursing education programs! Wednesday, January 3, 2018 | Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, Membership Announcements, Newsletter, Policy & Advocacy, Research & Data, Rounds with Leadership
2017 Data on New Nurse Graduates and Employers Preferences In August 2017, AACN released the results of its eighth survey of nursing schools offering baccalaureate and graduate programs in the U.S. to better assess the experience of new graduates in... Wednesday, December 13, 2017 | Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, Membership Announcements, Newsletter, Policy & Advocacy, Research & Data, Rounds with Leadership
December 15 Deadline for Grant Funding Opportunity Open to West Coast Schools AACN is pleased to offer competitive mini-grant awards to member schools through a new collaboration with the National Institutes of Health (NIH). West Coast school applications will be considered... Wednesday, November 29, 2017 | Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, Membership Announcements, Newsletter, Policy & Advocacy, Research & Data, Rounds with Leadership
Dr. Polly Bednash Receives Honor at AACN Headquarters AACN announced at it's November 21 Open House that the association’s executive conference room would be dedicated as the Geraldine “Polly” Bednash room, in recognition of her 28 years of... Wednesday, November 29, 2017 | Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, Membership Announcements, Newsletter, Policy & Advocacy, Research & Data, Rounds with Leadership
Academic Progression Task Force Seeks Feedback on Position Statement The Academic Progression Task Force has completed the draft position statement. The Task Force is seeking comments from faculty, students and the larger community of stakeholders. We seek and... Wednesday, November 1, 2017 | Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, Membership Announcements, Newsletter, Policy & Advocacy, Research & Data, Rounds with Leadership
AACN and the NIDA Announce New Call for Evidence-Based Practice Proposals on Substance Use Disorder Treatment The NIDA Blending Initiative: Moving Science from Research to Practice will award up to $10,000 for a project grant from a graduate student (master's, doctoral, or post-doctoral) from an... Wednesday, October 11, 2017 | Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, Membership Announcements, Newsletter, Policy & Advocacy, Research & Data, Rounds with Leadership
AACN's Top Leaders Advocate for Academic Nursing This month saw two of AACN’s Board members represent academic nursing on the national stage. Wednesday, September 20, 2017 | Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, Membership Announcements, Newsletter, Policy & Advocacy, Research & Data, Rounds with Leadership
Call for Nominations for the 2018 CNLAwards AACN and the Commission on Nurse Certification (CNC) are now accepting nominations for the 2018 CNL Educator Award and the CNL Vanguard Award. The application deadline is November 10. Tuesday, September 19, 2017 | Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, Membership Announcements, Newsletter, Policy & Advocacy, Research & Data, Rounds with Leadership
AACN's Response to Hurricanes See the latest links to resources for those impacted by the hurricanes as well as opportunities for those who can help. To all in our member schools, please let us know if there is anything we... Tuesday, September 12, 2017 | Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, Membership Announcements, Newsletter, Policy & Advocacy, Research & Data, Rounds with Leadership
Opportunity to Respond to a Request for Proposals (RFP) on Leadership Development AACN has issued an RFP to individuals, groups, and organizations interested in designing a comprehensive leadership development portfolio for the association (Leadership Development Learning... Monday, September 11, 2017 | Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, Membership Announcements, Newsletter, Policy & Advocacy, Research & Data, Rounds with Leadership
AACN Support Position Statement on Substance Use At its July 2017 meeting, the AACN Board of Directors endorsed the joint position statement issued by the Emergency Nurses Association and the International Nurses Society on Addictions... Monday, September 11, 2017 | Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, Membership Announcements, Newsletter, Policy & Advocacy, Research & Data, Rounds with Leadership
AACN Mourns the Loss of Louise Fitzpatrick, Long-Time Dean at Villanova University Dr. Louise Fitzpatrick, who served as the dean of the College of Nursing at Villanova University since 1978, passed away on September 1 after a battle with cancer. Wednesday, September 6, 2017 | Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, Membership Announcements, Newsletter, Policy & Advocacy, Research & Data, Rounds with Leadership
AACN Partners with 24 Nursing Schools to Advance Holistic Admission Review In response to the HRSA program announcement, AACN developed a structured NWD Technical Assistance Program that features an assessment of admissions practices, an on-site Holistic Admissions... Wednesday, August 30, 2017 | Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, Membership Announcements, Newsletter, Policy & Advocacy, Research & Data, Rounds with Leadership
2017-2018 NursingCAS Application Cycle is Open The NursingCAS 2017-2018 cycle opened on August 23, as the 2016-2017 cycle closed on August 18. In that previous cycle, over 200 schools processed more than 105,000 applications to 1,900+... Wednesday, August 30, 2017 | Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, Membership Announcements, Newsletter, Policy & Advocacy, Research & Data, Rounds with Leadership
AACN's New Headquarters AACN is happy to announce that we have moved into our new headquarters. Please update your address book with our new location. 655 K Street, NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC... Tuesday, August 15, 2017 | Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, Membership Announcements, Newsletter, Policy & Advocacy, Research & Data, Rounds with Leadership