Jeanne M. Novotny, PhD, RN, FAAN, has been Dean of the School of Nursing at Fairfield University since 2001. She is a member of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing Advisory Board for the John A. Hartford sponsored grant, "Preparing Nursing Students to Care for Older Adults: Enhancing Gerontology in Senior-level Undergraduate Courses." She also serves on the Expert Panel for the "Competencies and Curricular Guidelines for Geriatric Nursing Care."