NLN Recognizes Adelphi's College of Nursing and Public Health for Excellence in Nursing Education

Adelphi’s College of Nursing and Public Health was one of 10 nursing programs from across the country and the academic spectrum of higher education in nursing, leading teaching hospitals and clinical sites to receive a four-year designation as a National League for Nursing Center of Excellence in Nursing Education–and the only one in the category of Advancing the Science of Nursing Education.  Honorees in other categories include Johns Hopkins, Duke and Vanderbilt universities.

“Centers of Excellence help raise the bar for all nursing programs by role modeling visionary leadership and environments of inclusive excellence,” said National League for Nursing CEO Beverly Malone, PhD.

According to Elaine Smith ’78, MS ’88, EdD, dean of the College of Nursing and Public Health, this recognition is designed to distinguish those organizations that demonstrate sustained, evidence-based, and substantive innovation in the selected area; conduct ongoing research to document the effectiveness of such innovation; set high standards for themselves; and are committed to continuous quality improvement.

“Such recognition indicates a commitment by the organization as a whole to pursue and sustain excellence in a selected area,” she said. “I am honored that our College has received this distinction. It is a tribute to the excellence of our faculty and their commitment to the science of teaching and learning.”

She emphasized that CNPH was the only school in the country to newly receive distinction in the Advancing the Science category this year.

Dr. Smith explained that the designation application process requires extensive evidence of meeting the stringent programmatic criteria. She acknowledged the efforts of Maryann Forbes, PhD, associate dean for academic affairs, who “led our faculty team to success.”

Award recipients will be recognized formally during the 2019 NLN Education Summit in Washington, D.C., in late September.