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From crisis management to multi-level interinstitutional partnerships: Development of the southeastern conference deans nursing coalition
(WB Saunders, 2023) Andrews, Jeannette O.; Niederhauser, Victoria; Sanford, Julie; Prevost, Suzanne; Porche, Demetrius; Heath, Janie; Jeffries, Pamela; Fahrenwald, Nancy; University of South Carolina Columbia; University of Tennessee Knoxville; University of Mississippi; University of Mississippi Medical Center; University of Alabama Tuscaloosa; Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans; University of Kentucky; Vanderbilt University; Texas A&M University College Station
The Southeastern Conference (SEC) Nursing Dean's Coalition is a purposeful alliance organized to collaboratively address several challenges that arose during the COVID-19 pandemic. Over the last three years, this strategic team of academic leaders has evolved from a crisis response team to a multidimensional support team, leveraging both individual and collective strengths, to provide several benefits to the dean members, as well as other SEC nursing faculty members, students, and institutions. Participation has grown from the original 12 deans to engage a broader team of associate deans and nurse leaders in faculty development, research, service, and di-versity, equity, and inclusion. This article describes the origin, evolution, and outcomes of this coalition to date, as well as visions for the future.