About the Council on Collegiate Education
for Nursing

History
1948	The Southern Regional Education Board appointed a Committee on Graduate Education and Research in Nursing to establish graduate programs in nursing.
1963	The Council on Collegiate Education for Nursing became the major mechanism for strengthening and expanding nursing education programs at all levels. Two successive five-year grants (1962-72) from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation of Battle Creek, Michigan, supported a variety of activities addressing statewide planning, instructional techniques, curriculum theory and development, and in-service programs for faculty administrators.
1972	SREB and the council, with funding from the Division of Nursing, Bureau of Health Professions, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, developed plans for conducting regional activities on a more permanent basis.
1975	The council voted to establish fees and criteria for institutional membership and to maintain an affiliation with the Southern Regional Education Board.

Membership
Eligibility	Regionally accredited colleges and universities that provide programs of study leading to an undergraduate or graduate degree in nursing are eligible for membership. The chief administrative officer of the nursing education unit is the institutional representative. Council membership is nontransferable and includes only those people designated by the chief administrative officer of nursing.
Governance	Representatives elect a president, vice president, five directors — who have general supervision of the affairs of the council — and a five-member nominating committee. The directors appoint six standing committees (Bylaws, Finance, Membership, Program, Workforce Diversity and Research) and selected ad hoc committees.
Fees	The council establishes an annual fee for member institutions. The fee for the fiscal year July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009 is $919.

Activities
Meetings	The council meets annually in Atlanta. The representatives of the participating institutions can vote on council policies and plans for regional activities. In addition, the council sponsors selected conferences and workshops to meet the continuing education needs of faculty.
Ad hoc Committees	Ad hoc committees plan conferences and workshops and develop position statements about the special concerns of nurse educators in SREB states. Committees include: Legislative, Nurse Educator Consortium, Special Interest Webinar, Leadership Development and Genetics.

For more information, e-mail Eula Aiken at eula.aiken@sreb.org.