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Stellar School Program

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Since 2009, the NSNA Stellar School Chapter Recognition Program recognizes NSNA school chapters that demonstrate ongoing involvement in NSNA, including a strong commitment to shared governance and professional development of their students and faculty.  The awards are open to official NSNA school chapters that have maintained constituency status for the previous five years and meet specific criteria for recognition.  New Stellar Schools are recognized in NSNA publications and receive a plaque presented during the NSNA Annual Convention.
NSNA® Stellar School Chapter Recognition Program 
Open to official NSNA school chapters and Five - Year Renewal school chapters who have maintained Constituency status for the past five years.

This continuing NSNA program (started 2009-2010) recognizes NSNA Stellar School chapters who demonstrate ongoing involvement in NSNA and a strong commitment to shared governance and professional development of their students and faculty.  
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NSNA Stellar School Chapter Recognition Criteria Categories:
A point system has been developed and range of points will be awarded based on how applicants demonstrate by documentation examples of how the chapter meets the criteria categories below: 
  • Category I  - Official NSNA Constituency Status and State Chapter Leadership Participation
  • Category II - Dean/Director/Chair and Faculty Support of Professional Development of Students through NSNA®
  • Category III - Facilitating Professional Development and Participation in NSNA®
  • Category IV - NSNA Program Involvement and Service Learning
  • Category V - Support of NSNA Membership 

​NSNA Stellar School Chapter Recognition Program
Chapters receiving Stellar School Chapter Recognition will be recognized as follows:
  • Plaque for the school presented at the NSNA Annual Convention Opening Ceremony to students, faculty and dean/director on stage together for photo to be placed on the NSNA website;
  • Listing of NSNA Stellar Schools in Imprint, various NSNA publications and website;
  • Profile NSNA Stellar Schools on the NSNA website (www.nsna.org), featuring the school’s logo and link to the school website;
  • NSNA Stellar School Pin presented to the dean and school chapter president, and available for purchase by all faculty and NSNA members in the school to recognize their Stellar School status;
  • The nursing program may add the NSNA Stellar School logo to their school publicity, website, printed materials, student bulletin, etc.; to “tell the world” that they are recognized for their leadership and their support of nursing student professional development. 

​Other Information
  • Must provide documentation of how the criteria categories are met;
  • NSNA Stellar School status is awarded for five years and is renewable with resubmission of an application and supporting documents that demonstrate the school chapter continues to meet the current criteria as an NSNA Stellar School.​
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​Congratulations to these phenomenal chapters that have achieved NSNA Stellar School
status!!

2024-2025 NSNA Stellar School Chapter
  • Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ
  • Columbia State Community College, Columbia, TN
  • Edgewood College, Madison, WI
  • University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
  • Worcester State University, Worcester, MA
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2024-2025 NSNA Stellar School Chapter – Renewal
  • Brigham Young University, Provo, UT
  • East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
  • Emory University, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Atlanta, GA
  • Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL
  • Molloy University, Rockville Centre, NY
  • Riverside City College, Riverside, CA
  • University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI
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