Dean Marion E. Broome was recently elected to represent nurse education for a three-year term on the National League for Nursing Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation Board of Commissioners. Her term will begin January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2019.

The board provides leadership and direction to accreditation services and is responsible for overseeing all accreditation decisions for nursing programs that seek accreditation from the CNEA. It operates to promote excellence and integrity in nursing education globally through a process that respects the diversity of program mission, curricula, students, and faculty; to emphasize a culture of continuous quality improvement; and to influence the preparation of a caring and competent nursing workforce. Included within its purview are programs that offer LPN/LVN, diploma, associate, bachelor’s, master’s, and clinical doctorate degrees.