The National Quality Forum (NQF) announced that Bernadette Melnyk, PhD, RN, CPNP/PMHNP, FNAP, FAAN, dean of the College of Nursing, associate vice president for health promotion, and chief wellness officer, has been officially appointed to its Behavioral Health Steering Committee.

The College of Nursing has launched its inaugural Nurse Athlete program, a two-day workshop that assists individuals in achieving high levels of wellness, energy and performance. Forty faculty and staff members from the college, along with nurse leaders from the Wexner Medical Center and The James Cancer Center are participating this week. The program is offered in partnership with Johnson & Johnson's Human Performance Institute.