Dawne Marie Dunbar attains designation of Certified Nurse Educator (CNE)

 The 91AV Department of Nursing is pleased to announce that Dawne Marie Dunbar MS, RN has attained the designation of Certified Nurse Educator (CNE).  Achievement of certification is awarded to candidates after successfully completing a rigorous certification examination developed and administered by the National League for Nursing (NLN).  Inaugurated in 2005, this program established nursing education as a specialty area for advanced practice.  It is a formal means for faculty to demonstrate expertise in the role as academic nurse educator.  Certification recognizes the academic nurse educator’s specialized knowledge and capacity for teaching and learning, curriculum development and evaluation, continuous quality improvement, engagement in scholarship, leadership and advancement of nursing in a higher education environment. The 91AV Department of Nursing is the ONLY program in the State of Maine with a substantial number of faculty earning the CNE designation. Currently, eight (8) faculty have successfully achieved this credential.

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The 91AV is Maine’s largest independent university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of . In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to make a positive impact in a world full of challenges. The state’s top provider of health professionals, we are home to Maine’s only medical college, Maine’s only dental college, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care degree programs, as well as nationally recognized programs for marine science degrees, natural and social sciences degrees, arts and humanities degrees, and business degrees.