Nursing Faculty Member Reappointed to Commission Panel
Published 10.21.2008
Jane J. Benedict, associate professor of nursing at Pennsylvania College of Technology, was recently reappointed to a second term on the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission's evaluation review panel.
Benedict's second consecutive three-year term on the evaluation review panel will begin Jan. 1. The NLNAC is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as the national accrediting body for nursing-education programs both secondary and higher-degree.
Evaluation review panel members serve as the second level of accreditation review. In this role, Benedict is responsible for reviewing both the self-study materials and program-evaluator reports from schools seeking initial and continuing accreditation.
Benedict has served on the evaluation review panel for associate-degree nursing programs and on the combined evaluation review panel for associate and practical-nursing education programs. Benedict continues to serve as a site visitor for the accreditation commission.
Benedict has taught at Penn College for 15 years. She holds a master's degree in nursing from The Pennsylvania State University, and she earned a bachelor's degree in nursing from College Misericordia. She is a National League for Nursing ambassador and a certified nurse educator.
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