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Vol. 5 / No. 6 March 20, 2007
In this issue:
The NLN is the only national nursing education organization that provides professional development and community for all nurse educators and faculty members regardless of title, program, or location.

Opportunities ending this week:

Early Registration Ends Monday, April 2 for:
May 9
Today's Legal Issues in Nursing Education
Best Western Country Cupboard Inn, Lewisburg, PA
Linda Christiansen, JD, MSN, RN
Co-sponsored with the Pennsylvania Association of Practical Nursing Administrators (PAPNA)

What not to miss…


FACULTY LEADERSHIP & MENTORING PROGRAM
The NLN and the NLN Foundation for Nursing Education have announced a new career development opportunity, the Faculty Leadership & Mentoring Program, with funding provided by the Johnson & Johnson Campaign for Nursing's Future. Protégé participants and their mentors will be chosen through a competitive application process and will begin working together in June 2007. Please click here to read more about the project.
FUTURE FACULTY DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS
To read more about these critical faculty development workshops, please visit the NLN website at: www.nln.org/facultydevelopment/workshopsandconf.htm
April 11
Innovative Strategies to Evaluate Learning Outcomes
Pre-Convention Faculty Workshop
National Student Nurses’ Association Convention (April 11-14, 2007)
Anaheim Convention Center, CA
Patricia Mahoney, MSN, RN, CNE; Tracy A. Ortelli, MS, RN
Co-sponsored with the National Student Nurses’ Association

May 23
The NLN Preparation Course for Certification as a Nurse Educator
Kramer School of Nursing Oklahoma City University
Patricia A. Mahoney, MSN, RN, CNE
Co-sponsored with the Kramer School of Nursing

June 2
NLN Preparation Course for Certification as a Nurse Educator
Villanova, PA
Patricia Mahoney, MSN, RN, CNE
Co-sponsored with Villanova University

June 17-22
The NLN Immersion in Evidence-based Nursing Education
You will have the opportunity to explore one intensive area of study in evidence-based nursing education: Classroom and Clinical Teaching and Evaluation, Curriculum Development, and Advancing Scholarship and the Science of Nursing Education.
Villanova Conference Center near Philadelphia, PA

July 18-19
The NLN Preparation Course for Certification as a Nurse Educator
Pre-Conference Workshop
International Nurse Educators Workshop
Breckenridge, CO
Patricia A. Mahoney, MSN, RN, CNE
Co-sponsored with the Centennial Area Health Education Center


CERTIFIED NURSE EDUCATOR (CNE) EXAM: June 4 - July 31, 2007
Registration is now open for those interested in taking the CNE exam via computer-based testing between June 4 - July 31, 2007. For information about eligibility, exam fees, the CNE test blueprint, and the opportunity to receive a complementary Self-Assessment Examination (SAE) please visit the NLN website at: www.nln.org/facultycertification/index.htm.
SPRING ONLINE COURSE FROM IUSON
NLN members receive a discount for online courses from Indiana University School of Nursing. Group rates are available upon request to IUSON. To obtain more information, please click on the course below.
May 9 - June 20
Computer Technology for Nurse Educators
(Monday, April 30, 2007 is the last day to register for this course.)

LOCAL FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS OFFERED BY AFFILIATED NLN CONSTITUENT LEAGUES
For local faculty development opportunities presented by affiliated NLN constituent leagues go to www.nln.org/stateleagues/index.htm.
QUESTIONS AND CO-SPONSOR OPPORTUNITIES
If you have a question about an NLN program announced in this issue, please email Caren Goodwin, educational programming coordinator, at cgoodwin@nln.org. If you would like to co-sponsor a workshop, or work with us in some other way, please contact Mary Anne Rizzolo, senior director of professional development, at mrizzolo@nln.org.

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