College of Nursing Handbook, Section 1: Organization, administration and governance

Section 1: Table of Contents

1. Mission, Vision and Values
2. Faculty Assembly Bylaws
3. Organizational Structure
4. Community Standards
5. Nursing Program Accreditation
6. Board of Nursing Approval
7. American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Membership
8. Faculty and Staff
9. Faculty Assembly Committees
   1. Organizational Materials and Templates for Committees

1-1. Mission, Vision and Values

See mission, vision and values page.

1-2. Faculty Assembly Bylaws

See faculty assembly bylaws page.

1-3. Organizational Structure

See organizational structure page.

1-4. Community Standards

The "community" is considered anyone faculty encounters whether internal or external to the College of Nursing (students, colleagues, external partners, etc.).

• Assume each member of the team has the community's best interests at heart
• Common courtesy
  • Greet and acknowledge
  • Please and thank you
  • Approachable
  • Welcome input from the entire team
• Welcome feedback
  • Direct, sensitive, honest
  • Address incivility
• Acknowledge the impact of our behavior on others
• Acknowledge the contributions of others
• Demonstrate mutual respect for boundaries and individual needs

_{Created 4/2023}

1-5. Nursing Program Accreditation

See nursing program accreditation page.

1-6. Board of Nursing Approval

Because SDSU has a long standing history of national accreditation with the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), the education programs are exempt from state board review pursuant to ARSD 20:48:07:48. Programs that hold accreditation status from a national nursing accrediting agency approved by the U.S. Department of Education are exempt from 20:48:07:41 for the purpose of maintaining on-going full board of nursing approval status.

Associated link:

• ARSD 20:48: Nurses

_{Links updated Feb. 2016; Reviewed by the bylaws and handbook committee Feb. 2019, Dec. 2022}

1-7. American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) and National League for Nursing (NLN) Membership

The South Dakota State University College of Nursing is an institutional member of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN). This membership allows all faculty access to cutting edge professional development opportunities, which are available online and through annual conferences. Membership in AACN provides leadership development opportunities for faculty and students. The organization leads advocacy efforts for nursing education and nursing research on Capitol Hill. The benefits of AACN membership are further described on AACN.

The South Dakota State University College of Nursing is an institutional member of the National League for Nursing organization. This membership allows all faculty access to cutting edge professional development opportunities. The benefits of NLN membership are further described on NLN. South Dakota State University College of Nursing is also a 2022 NLN Center of Excellence, awarded through 2026.

_{Links updated 2/2016; Reviewed by the bylaws and handbook committee Feb. 2019; Mar. 2022; Dec. 2022; May 2024}

1-8. Faculty and Staff

See the College of Nursing our people page.

1-9. Faculty Assembly Committees

See faculty assembly committees page.

1-9a. Faculty Assembly Meeting Resources

Purpose: Uniformity among all College of Nursing (CON) members communicating the work of committees and groups.

Associated links:

• Minutes Template
• End of Year Report: Submit by May 10
• Directions to add "SDSU College of Nursing committee" calendar to your outlook*
• Archived Faculty Assembly Meetings*
• Committee/Sub-Committee Meeting Minutes/Reports*