Carolina Nursing Named 2023 NLN Center of Nursing Excellence in Nursing Education
July 27, 2023
The National League for Nursing (NLN) has named the UNC School of Nursing a 2023 Center of Excellence in Nursing Education in recognition of its excellence in promoting faculty expertise.
Dedicated to excellence in nursing, the National League for Nursing is the premier organization for nurse faculty and leaders in nursing education. The Center of Excellence in Nursing Education designation is designed for schools of nursing and health care organizations that have achieved a level of excellence in one of four specific areas:
- advance the science of nursing education,
- enhance student learning and professional development,
- promote academic progression of nurses and
- promote the pedagogical expertise of faculty.
Through public recognition and distinction, the program acknowledges the outstanding innovations, commitment, and sustainability of excellence these organizations convey.
Congratulating the exceptional institutions named NLN Centers of Excellence, NLN Chair Kathleen Poindexter, PhD, RN, CNE, ANEF, assistant dean of undergraduate programs at Michigan State University in Lansing, said, “We all understand that it takes a village of scholars and visionary leaders to co-collaborate to create and sustain educational excellence. Those individuals—faculty, deans, staff and administrators—deserve our deepest gratitude. NLN Centers of Excellence faculty and leadership have proven themselves willing and ready to share their expertise, best practices and insights with the entire nursing education community.”
NLN President and CEO Beverly Malone, PhD, RN, FANN said, “NLN Centers of Excellence help raise the bar for all nursing programs by role modeling visionary leadership and inclusive excellence that are nurturing the next generation of a strong and diverse nursing workforce to advance the health of the nation and the global community.”
The first designations were awarded to schools of nursing in 2004 and the first designations for health care organizations were awarded in 2012. Currently, 95 institutions hold the NLN Center of Excellence in Nursing Education designation. See all Centers of Excellence schools listed by designation.
Full news release published by the NLN:
NLN Applauds 2023 Centers of Excellence (COE) in Nursing Education
Award Ceremony Planned for Honors Convocation Event during NLN Education Summit
Washington, DC — Nine nursing education programs across the country and the academic spectrum of higher education in nursing, as well as leading teaching hospitals and clinical sites, have been named 2023 National League for Nursing Centers of Excellence™ (COE). Formal recognition will take place during the 2023 NLN Education Summit at the Honors Convocation on Saturday, September 30.
2023 NLN Centers of Excellence
Promotes the pedagogical expertise of faculty
- Galen College of Nursing
- MGH Institute of Health Professions
- The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Nursing
- Vanderbilt University School of Nursing
Enhances student learning and professional development
- The Ohio State University
- Purdue University Northwest
- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
- Washtenaw Community College
Advances the science of nursing education
- Widener University
Congratulating the exceptional institutions named NLN Centers of Excellence, NLN Chair Kathleen Poindexter, PhD, RN, CNE, ANEF, assistant dean of undergraduate programs at Michigan State University in Lansing, said, “We all understand that it takes a village of scholars and visionary leaders to co-collaborate to create and sustain educational excellence. Those individuals—faculty, deans, staff and administrators—deserve our deepest gratitude. NLN Centers of Excellence faculty and leadership have proven themselves willing and ready to share their expertise, best practices and insights with the entire nursing education community.”
NLN President and CEO Beverly Malone, PhD, RN, FANN said, “NLN Centers of Excellence help raise the bar for all nursing programs by role modeling visionary leadership and inclusive excellence that are nurturing the next generation of a strong and diverse nursing workforce to advance the health of the nation and the global community.”
Since 2004, the National League for Nursing has encouraged nursing programs to apply to become a COE based on their ability to demonstrate in concrete, measurable terms sustained excellence in faculty development, nursing education research, student learning and professional development, and academic progression in nursing. Historically, many programs have achieved recognition in multiple categories or once designated, have maintained their COE status through multiple award cycles.
Information about the COE program and application process can be found online at NLN.org. For more information about the 2023 NLN Education Summit, including online registration, visit Summit.NLN.org.
About the National League for Nursing
Dedicated to excellence in nursing, the National League for Nursing is the premier organization for nurse faculty and leaders in nursing education. The NLN offers professional development, networking opportunities, testing services, nursing research grants, and public policy initiatives to its nearly 45,000 individual and 1,000 institutional members, comprising nursing education programs across the spectrum of higher education and health care organizations. Learn more at NLN.org.