CoNAH Resources for Faculty & Staff

Bylaws and Policy Manual, 2025 Edition, College of Nursing and Allied Health

This Bylaws and Policy Manual (“Manual”) has been developed for the faculty, staff, and administration of the Henry P. Becton College of Nursing and Allied Health at Fairleigh Dickinson University to provide guidance for procedures unique to our College and not otherwise addressed in the Fairleigh Dickinson University Faculty Handbook, FDU Shared Governance Charter, or other Fairleigh Dickinson University policies.

BYLAWS AND POLICY MANUAL

FDU GPT Toolbox

Developed in partnership with the FDU Center for Artificial Intelligence, the GPT Toolbox features custom-trained language models that help faculty streamline proposal writing and enhance the quality of submissions. Custom links are curated through the FDU Office of Grants and Sponsored Prorams and include:

• FDU Citation Finder BOT: Give this BOT a phrase, sentence, or paragraph, and it will find and link 3-5 sources that you can cite  (trained with a preference for publications that are more recent and/or from high-impact journals).

• FDU Literature Review BOT: Tell this BOT the topic of your proposal, and it will write a 1-2 page literature review (trained with a preference for publications that are from high-impact journals).

Continuing Professional Development

CoNAH faculty are expected to participate in continued professional education to meet the requirements for college accreditation and to maintain their academic appointment.  FDU and CoNAH facilitates this in several ways:

• FDU Employee Tuition Grant Program and Tuition Exchange Scholarship Programs are available to all full-time faculty for enrollment in degree-granting academic programs.
• CoNAH supports release time for faculty seeking professional degrees and designations that will elevate their contribution at FDU (see Dean).
• CoNAH supports funding for participation in research and professional meetings (see CoNAH Bylaws Manual Appendix for application).
• FDU Offers an array of trainings and professional/personal development opportunites including:

Trainings for FDU employees 

Provost Leadership Council Workgroup Series 

Provost’s Educational Resources

Office of Educational Resources and Assessment 

FDU Mandatory Training   

Wisdom Wednesdays 

Writers’ Camp! https://writers-camp.org/  (free CE’s with fdu.edu email address,)

• FDU is a member of the Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities, which is dedicated to the creation and dissemination of knowledge on the unique issues facing our urban and metropolitan campuses. The Coalition Programming Inventory is available at no charge to member institution faculty and staff. 
• FDU has joined the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity  as an Institutional Member. NCFDD is a nationally recognized organization that provides career development and mentoring resources. (Free registration with fdu.edu email address.)
• Faculty teaching in accredited programs in the CoNAH are provided with memberships to appropriate professional organizations to support maintenance of their professional credentials and to support early access to professional education updates. For example, all Nursing Faculty have membership access to National League for Nursing (NLN) resources, and Advanced Practice Nursing Track Directors have membership access to National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF) resources.
• CoNAH is a Founding Nursing School Member of the Arnold P. Gold Foundation Partners Council affording faculty access the Gold Resource Library’s collections of databases, videos, courses, curriculum materials, best practices, books, podcasts, and links to related organization to help foster the human connection in healthcare.
• FDU Libraries maintains a calendar of events, workshops, and numerous other programs to support faculty (see links below).

Open Positions

If you are a skilled administrator or assistant, nurse/APN or allied health professional, or health-adjacent professional who enjoys:

• flexible schedule
• outcomes-driven team
• spirited work environment
• competitive salary and excellent benefits
• many continued education and personal growth opportunities

. . . then consider joining our FDU College of Nursing and Allied Health Team!

Our full-time FACULTY are nurses, allied health professionals, and public health/health-adjacent professionals (Masters degree or higher) who enjoy flexible teaching modalities (online synchronous and asynchronous, or onsite). We offer 2- and 3-semester/year options, teaching workload at or under 12 units/semester (with offset for leadership, grantsmanship), and additional income for clinical employment.

Our ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF (associate degree or higher) enjoy personal growth opportunities and a joyful work environment. Administrative staff members support a range of initiatives including academic programs, grants, student services, document editing, social media management, and community outreach.

Our ADJUNCT FACULTY are healthcare professionals interested in stepping into didactic teaching, clinical teaching (of undergraduate students), and clinical oversight (of APN students) while maintaining their clinical practice. Our adjunct remuneration rate is among the top of the regional pay scale.

Our CLINICAL PRECEPTORS and CLINICAL MENTORS are able to maintain strong connections to FDU while growing their personal portfolio of teaching competencies.

Recently posted positions can be found at:

jobs.fdu.edu

If you do not see what you are looking for, consider reaching out to us (a.rohan@fdu.edu or zp_20@fdu.edu) to discuss your career plans and opportunities to become a full-time faculty, program or track director, support staff, adjunct faculty, clinical preceptor, or mentor. We look forward to hearing from you!