{"id":73710,"date":"2016-08-19T17:39:42","date_gmt":"2016-08-19T21:39:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=73710"},"modified":"2021-01-06T10:39:21","modified_gmt":"2021-01-06T15:39:21","slug":"nursing-faculty-serve-national-accreditation-teams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/nursing-faculty-serve-national-accreditation-teams\/","title":{"rendered":"Nursing Faculty to Serve the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education"},"content":{"rendered":"
Three nursing<\/a> faculty members\u00a0have been selected to serve in leadership roles at the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), a national accreditation agency ensuring quality and integrity of baccalaureate and graduate nursing education and residency programs.<\/p>\n Michele Upvall, PhD, RN, CNE, was elected to serve as Chair of the CCNE Nominating Committee for 2017. She previously served as a member of the committee, which is responsible for preparing, evaluating and accepting nominations from members interested in serving on the Board of Directors.<\/p>\n \u201cIt is an honor to lead the nominating committee, identifying qualified individuals who will continue to carry out the commission\u2019s mission of advancing excellence and innovation in nursing education, research and practice,\u201d said Michele Upvall, coordinator of the Nurse Educator MSN<\/a> and certificate programs at the UCF College of Nursing.<\/p>\n Diane Andrews, PhD, RN, and Laura Gonzalez, PhD, ARNP, CNE, CHSE, have been selected to serve as on-site evaluators for the CCNE accreditation review process. The two join nearly 740 nurse educators and practicing nurses from across the country who currently serve in the role and assist in the accreditation process. At the College of Nursing, Susan Chase, EdD, RN, FNP-BC, FNAP, and Upvall have served as on-site evaluators since 2007 and 2008, respectively. Chase serves as an evaluation team leader and also is an appointed member of the Report Review Committee, which reviews continuous improvement progress reports from all accredited programs as well as other compliance reports for CCNE.<\/p>\n As nurse educators, Andrews and Gonzalez will lend their expertise in nursing education and program development to assist in evaluating program curricula, faculty roles and qualifications, internal governance, student services, and student and faculty outcomes during an accreditation review. Each will participate in at least one on-site evaluation per year where they will travel with a team to a college or university in the U.S.<\/p>\n \u201cAs we strive as a nation to prepare a growing number of highly educated nurses, it is critical for public health that colleges and universities meet nationally recognized standards in providing a quality education,\u201d said Diane Andrews, coordinator of the Leadership & Management MSN<\/a> and Nurse Executive DNP<\/a> at the College of Nursing. \u201cServing as an on-site evaluator allows me to contribute to this valuable process and foster continuous improvement among nursing programs.\u201d<\/p>\n