UF Nursing Redesignated Center of Excellence for Teaching

The University of Florida College of Nursing has been redesignated a Center of Excellence by the National League for Nursing in recognition of its role as a national leader in nursing education and teaching.

The College of Nursing received its first five-year designation in 2021. Redesignation demonstrates the college’s sustained efforts in cultivating and retaining an outstanding faculty.

“This prestigious redesignation as a National League for Nursing Center of Excellence is a powerful affirmation of the extraordinary faculty at the University of Florida College of Nursing — educators, clinicians and scientists who are unwavering in their pursuit of academic excellence,” said Shakira Henderson, Ph.D., D.N.P., M.S., M.P.H., M.B.A., dean of the College of Nursing and system chief nurse executive for UF Health. “We are not just preparing nurses — we are shaping courageous, future-ready leaders equipped to transform health care.”

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