Back to News Faculty Link Newsletter: August 2021 Monday, August 9, 2021 | Faculty Link 听 听 August 2021听Issue Explore Upcoming Faculty Conferences 听 AACN Leadership Network Spotlight 听 Latest Updates on 明星八卦 New Essentials听 听 All of Us Research Program Mini-Grant Awards 听 Washington Weekly 听 Webinar for Graduate Students 听 AACN Career Center 听 Award Opportunities for Graduate Students听 听 AACN Connect 听 听 听 听 听Professional Development Opportunities Through the Graduate Nursing Student Academy (GNSA) 听 Going back to school can quickly get overwhelming with a mounting pile of questions and real-life concerns. Share this upcoming AACN webinar with your graduate students! In this webinar, they will听learn听about the GNSA and its many free resources designed to help them听succeed in their studies.听This special webinar will feature success stories from current GNSA members and听insider tips for navigating the GNSA website and locating opportunities. This webinar will be held on August 24, 2021 at 12:00 PM (ET).听 听 Register View the Latest Job Vacancies in Academic Nursing 听 听 Recent Postings:听 Explore more of the latest vacancies in nursing education, administration, practice, and research听by visiting 明星八卦 Career Center!听听 听 Over 65 positions are currently posted.听 听 View Faculty Vacancies 听 Post an Ad Award Opportunities for Graduate Students 听 Nomination Deadline: August 28, 2021 听 AACN and the Graduate Nursing Student Academy (GNSA) are accepting nominations for the following awards:听 听 The GNSA Award for PhD-DNP Collaboration Excellence recognizes students in research-focused and practice-focused doctoral programs who are working together in creative ways to advance nursing science and practice. The Outstanding PhD/DNS Dissertations and DNP Project Awards showcases doctoral students who are advancing ground-breaking research and practice innovations that are worthy of national recognition and could serve as exemplars for other students to emulate. Join the Conversation on AACN Connect 听 听is the place to have your voice heard in the academic nursing community. 听 听 Here's what fellow members are talking about: DNP Faculty to Student Ratio 听 Holistic Admissions 听 White Coat Ceremonies for PhD Students See more discussions and chime in on these important conversations听.听 Explore Upcoming Faculty Conferences Diversity Symposium Strategize and Mobilize: Implementing DEI in Academic Nursing November 9-10, 2021 | Virtual Event Sessions will focus on advancing diversity and creating more inclusive learning environments at schools of nursing.听 Submit an Abstract听听 Transform 2021 The Future of Nursing Education: Innovation, Inclusion, and听Influence听 December 2-4, 2021 | Dallas, TX The Transform conference is a new event combining听AACN鈥檚 former Baccalaureate Education and Master鈥檚 Education Conferences into a single experience. Register Now Doctoral Education Conference Nursing Science and Practice: Creating Equity through Doctoral Education January 20-22, 2022 | Naples, FL This year's听Doctoral Education Conference will provide a deeper dive into the areas of nursing doctoral education that create tension points and opportunities for change. Call for Abstracts will open on August 23.听 Register Now Additional Upcoming Conferences 听 Academic Nursing Leadership Conference October 30-November 1, 2021听| Washington, DC 听 Nursing Advancement Professionals (NAP) Conference March 25-26, 2022 | Washington, DC 听 Deans Annual Meeting March 26-28, 2022 | Washington, DC 听 Graduate Nursing Admissions Professionals (GNAP) Conference April 4-5, 2022 | Salt Lake City, UT 听 Related News