Bindon has been named the associate dean for faculty development, a new role to UMSON, and Franquiz has been named the director of the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Post-Master’s option.
The University of Maryland School of Nursing (UMSON) has named Susan L. Bindon, DNP ’11, MS ’96, RN, NPD-BC, CNE, CNE-cl, associate professor, as the associate dean for faculty development, a new role to UMSON. Filling Bindon’s previous role, Renee Franquiz, DNP ’16, MS ’90, BSN ’85, RN, CNE, assistant professor, has been named the director of the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Post-Master’s option.
As associate dean for faculty development, Bindon will work collaboratively with department chairs, academic deans, and others to support faculty in further developing their teaching and scholarship and to help facilitate students’ learning across various modalities and settings.
As the director of the DNP Post-Master’s option, Franquiz will work in conjunction with the associate dean and senior director for the DNP program and to lead the administrative and academic aspects of the option, with an emphasis on curricular leadership and faculty guidance to ensure that all standards related to the program are maintained.