Open Positions

Board of Governors

• 1 treasurer of the Board of Governors (3-year term)
• 4 members of the Board of Governors (3-year term)
• 2 members of the NLN Nominations Committee (3-year term)

Nursing Education Advisory Council — NEAC

• 1 member of the executive committee (3-year term)

• 1 member of the executive committee (3-year term)

• 1 chair-elect (2-year term as chair-elect, 2-year term as chair)
• 1 member of the executive committee (3-year term)

• 1 chair-elect (2-year term as chair-elect, 2-year term as chair)
• 1 member of the executive committee (3-year term)

• 1 member of the executive committee (3-year term)

• 1 chair-elect (2-year term as chair-elect, 2-year term as chair)
• 1 member of the executive committee (3-year term)

Nominations: Biographical and Consent Form
If you wish to be considered for an elected position, please use the link below to complete the biographical and consent form online. Please note the deadline for completion is Wednesday, February 27. You will need to enter your NLN Membership ID to log in to the form. If you do not know your NLN Membership ID, please use the following link to find your member ID: http://www.nln.org/eseries/Source/members/newmemberregdm.cfm

All nominees are expected to hold NLN agency or individual membership during her/his term in office. Membership information and applications are available on the NLN website. www.nln.org/membership/index.htm

The biographical and consent form includes check boxes for all positions that are open in this year's elections. We encourage you to check any position(s) you wish to be considered for. Greater selection provides the Nominations Committee with more options and flexibility as they select candidates for the 2008 ballot. NLN elections will take place from August to September 2008. If you are chosen for the ballot, you will be notified. All elected candidates should be ready and able to take office during the 2008 Annual Business Meeting at the NLN Education Summit in San Antonio, TX. We hope that you will consider this as an exciting and rewarding possibility.

• Click here to access the Biographical and Consent Form.

Questions about your membership number? Call 1-800-669-1656 x157.
Questions about the election process? Call 1-800-669-1656 x255 or email oceo@nln.org.

The Nominations Process
The National League for Nursing (NLN) Nominations Committee reviews all recommendations received from individual members, agency members, and the constituent leagues and prepares a slate of candidates for election each year. Nominations are sought for individuals ready and able to take on these responsibilities and leadership in September. Candidates selected for the ballot are expected to hold agency membership or individual membership in the NLN.

The Nominations Committee is especially interested in reviewing recommendations that will ensure that the NLN, its subsidiary boards, and advisory councils have a breadth of experience in national and international policy discussions on nursing, health and higher education; a deep understanding of our society's multiculturalism; and a demonstrated expertise in public/private approaches to creative systems of health care delivery and higher education.

NLN Board of Governors
The NLN Board of Governors is a special group of diverse individuals who share the goal of promoting excellence in nursing education to build a strong and diverse nursing workforce. Members of the board assume significant responsibility for all aspects of the organization - shaping our vision, developing our policies, advancing our mission and goals, ensuring our growth.

NLN Advisory Councils
The NLN advisory councils provide guidance and support to the Board of Governors. Advisory councils are formed to achieve the goals and objectives of the NLN Strategic Plan. The work of the advisory councils is coordinated by an elected five-member executive committee. The advisory councils accomplish their work through the appointment of task groups. An NLN member may become involved in any advisory council and contribute to its work by participating on a task group or by being elected as a member of its executive committee. Advisory council members are elected for three-year positions and the chair-elect is elected for two years with the commitment to serve an additional two years as chair.

Time Commitment
For advisory councils, there is one face-to-face meeting per year along with a couple conference calls. For Board of Governors member, there are three face-to-face meetings per year along with one conference call in December. For the Nominations Committee, there is one face-to-face meeting per year and one conference call. All travel expenses are reimbursed by the NLN -- this includes airfare/train, personal auto, parking, tolls, meals, taxis, lodging, rental car, and miscellaneous expenses such as luggage tips.

National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission
The NLN bylaws require that elected leaders of NLNAC be nominated and elected by the NLN membership. NLNAC is a wholly owned subsidiary of the NLN that has separate and independent authority in matters related to accreditation of nursing education programs. The commission develops accreditation processes and procedures, establishes standards and criteria for the accreditation process, executes fiduciary responsibilities, and renders the final decision about the accreditation status of all levels of nursing education programs.

Commissioners and Nominations Committee members are elected for three-year terms. Commissioners may serve two consecutive terms. According to the NLNAC bylaws, there must be two candidates for each position on the ballot.

Positions to be elected:

• 3 educators representing all program types. Candidates must be from NLNAC- accredited programs.
• 1 nurse administrator/representative from nursing service. Candidates must be employed full-time in nursing in a non-educational setting. Candidates may have a faculty appointment as an adjunct or clinical faculty.
• 1 member of the public may not have any connection to the discipline of nursing or to a nursing education program.
• 1 member NLNAC Nominations Committee