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     <td colspan="2" valign="top">Related Documents: <br /><div style="margin-left:3em; line-height:1.2;">Standards and Guidelines for Promotion and Tenure for Academic Rank<br />[[CON Standards for Promotion for Clinical Rank|Appendix A2 – Standards and Guidelines for Promotion for Clinical Rank]]<br />[[CON Guidelines for Doctorally Prepared Faculty Role Differentiation|Appendix B1 – Guidelines for Doctorally Prepared Faculty Role Differentiation]]<br />[[CON Faculty Evaluation|Policy 4.2.7 – Faculty Evaluation]]<br />[[CON Rules of the Faculty Organization|Policy 4.1 – Rules of the Faculty Organization]]<br />[https://nebraska.edu/regents/bylaws-policies-and-rules Board of Regents Bylaws – Chapter 4 – Rights and Responsibilities of Professional Staff]<br />[[Code of Conduct|UNMC Code of Conduct – Policy # 8006]]<br />[[Social Media|UNMC Social Media – Policy # 6081]]<br />[https://www.aacnnursing.org/AACN-Essentials AACN Essentials]<br />[https://www.aacnnursing.org/News-Information/Position-Statements-White-Papers/Defining-Scholarship-Nursing AACN Defining Scholarship]<br />[https://www.nonpf.org/page/15 The National Task Force on Quality Nurse Practitioner Education (NONPF) Criteria for Evaluation of NP Programs]</div></td>

<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">The purpose of this position description is to provide a broad overview of the roles of faculty members in the College of Nursing. It is aligned with College of Nursing Promotion and Tenure criteria (Appendices A2 and B1, and with faculty evaluation policy. It can be used in faculty orientations and for discussions of various aspects of faculty work. </p>

<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">While faculty members’ distribution of responsibilities varies based on their education and experience, all have some level of responsibility and accountability for education of students, incorporation of research-based evidence into nursing education and practice, and provision of professional service within the College of Nursing, university, and/or community and professional organizations. Faculty members differentiate their roles to focus most on two of the three areas in the tripartite mission in collaboration with their assistant deans, taking into account the needs of the College and the individual faculty member (see Appendix B-1). Faculty in the College of Nursing exhibit the UNMC ITEACH values of innovation, teamwork, excellence, accountability, courage, and healing. </p>

<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">Faculty work collaboratively to develop curricula for degree and certificate programs, in accordance with accreditation, regulatory, and specialty requirements. Because the College of Nursing is accredited by the Commission for Collegiate Nursing Education, faculty use the AACN Essentials documents to guide curricula, along with the National Task Force and relevant specialty organization guidelines for advanced practice curricula. Curriculum development is a creative process that incorporates the latest scientific findings, professional recommendations, and faculty expert opinion about topical areas within their areas of expertise. Faculty members are responsible for implementation of faculty-approved nursing curricula and for contributing to ongoing updating and renewal of curricula to meet professional and specialty standards, adhere to accreditation requirements, and advance the state of the discipline. Curricular progression and teaching/learning strategies are expected to be based on the sciences of learning and students’ neurocognitive development. Undergraduate curricular recommendations are voted on first by the Undergraduate Affairs Committee (UAC) and then by the faculty as a whole through the General Faculty Organization (GFO). Professional graduate curricular recommendations (MSN and DNP) are voted on first by the Professional Graduate Affairs Committee, shared with the faculty as a whole through GFO, and finally, voted on by the graduate faculty in the College of Nursing. PhD curricular decisions are recommended by the PhD Affairs Committee in accordance with requirements of the University of Nebraska Graduate School, the accreditation requirements of the Higher Learning Commission and recommendations from AACN. Graduate faculty vote on final PhD curricular recommendations. Faculty are expected to uphold the curricula as voted on by the relevant groups and to make recommendations for changes as suggested by program evaluation outcomes and evolving curricular standards. Faculty develop creative approaches to teaching, and prepare for the courses they are teaching, collaborate with other faculty members on the teaching team, and work collaboratively with staff on preparation of syllabi. Faculty teaching clinical courses work with clinical partners to organize learning experiences that will assist students to achieve the expected competencies. They participate in evaluating courses and curricula and suggesting evidence-based improvements when needed. Faculty are expected to engage in ongoing professional development around their areas of responsibility. All faculty are expected to complete at least three hours of professional development related to teaching each year. This can be continuing education, reading professional manuscripts, attending webinars, or other activities that will support growth as teachers.</p>

<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">Faculty members partner with clinical and community agencies for educational, research, and practice initiatives and account for the needs of communities when making curricular, research, and clinical practice decisions. Faculty members who engage in faculty practice as part of their faculty role work with the Morehead Center for Nursing Practice to arrange and manage practice activities. Service is a way of operationalizing faculty members’ professional responsibilities and leadership contributions as well as a way of participating in shared governance and professional growth. The rules of faculty shared governance including roles and responsibilities are described in Policy 4.1, Rules of the Faculty Organization.</p>