{"id":6540,"date":"2025-08-27T09:43:52","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T14:43:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/linc\/?p=6540"},"modified":"2026-01-23T13:54:51","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T19:54:51","slug":"linc-contributes-to-prestigious-nln-center-of-excellence-in-nursing-education-designation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/linc\/2025\/08\/27\/linc-contributes-to-prestigious-nln-center-of-excellence-in-nursing-education-designation\/","title":{"rendered":"LINC Contributes to Prestigious NLN Center of Excellence in Nursing Education Designation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\" id=\"wpb-content-root\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator color=&#8221;custom&#8221; border_width=&#8221;6&#8243; css=&#8221;&#8221; accent_color=&#8221;#853C27&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]The UT San Antonio School of Nursing was recognized as a Center of Excellence in Nursing Education from the National League for Nursing (2025-2029). This prestigious designation\u2014in the category dedicated to promoting the pedagogical expertise of faculty\u2014has been awarded only 24 times nationwide, including to institutions such as Boston College, Duke University, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. LINC was honored to contribute interprofessional education content and achievements to the School of Nursing\u2019s application in the areas of student learning outcomes assessment, program evaluation, and scholarly dissemination.<\/p>\n<p>For a complete list of recipients, click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nln.org\/education\/leadership-institute\/recognition-programscenters-of-excellence-in-nursing-education\/centers-of-excellence-by-designation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here.<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator color=&#8221;custom&#8221; border_width=&#8221;6&#8243; css=&#8221;&#8221; accent_color=&#8221;#853C27&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]The UT San Antonio School of Nursing was recognized as a Center of Excellence in Nursing Education from the National League for Nursing (2025-2029). 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