A Message to SN Alumni
Greetings!
In New Jersey or planning to visit soon? If so, we hope you will join us for the events listed below. Please read on to learn about Alumni happenings, career moves and more.
Happy Spring! |
Don't miss these great events
Sun. April 25: March of Dimes March for Babies.
Support Team UMDNJ-SN Alumni Association!
Rutgers University - Piscataway, NJ
Sun. April 25: Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure
Support TEAM UMDNJ
Branchbrook Park, Newark, NJ, Onsite registration:
7 a.m. For information email : Liz Ketterlinus, Foundation of UMDNJ
Sun. May 16: Education & Networking Champagne Brunch Susan Salmond |
11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Hilton Woodbridge from Iselin, NJ 08830
Sponsors: UMDNJ-SN Alumni Association, Omicron Pi, Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, and the
Academy of Doctors of Nursing Practice
Susan Salmond, EdD, RN, dean of UMDNJ-School
of Nursing, will give a brief presentation. One nursing contact hour
provided. Only $35 when you register by May 1; $45 thereafter. Register now >>>
Thur. June 3: Nursing Career Fair & Symposium
4 p.m. to 6 p.m., UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School
Medical Science Building, Room B-515
285 South Orange Avenue, Newark, NJ
Area nursing recruiters have been invited to exhibit
at this event for SN students and alumni. Includes a panel
presentation: Advancing your Nursing Career in Today's Tough Times. Light refreshments
will be served. Sponsors: Office of the Dean, and the Newark campus' Student Government
Association and Center for Academic Success. RSVP by June 1 online>>>
Fri. June 4: SN Alumni Association Meetup
Scaturro's Restaurant & Bar
841 Route 73, Marlton, NJ 08053
7 p.m.to midnight (Happy Hour prices 9-10 p.m.)
DJ Music & Free Pizza; Cash Bar Free Admission. Advance registration
requested. 
6 p.m. - 8 .p.m. Teleconference: from UMDNJ-Newark &
Stratford
Open to all SN alumni. For info or to
reserve your seat, contact Lynn McFarlane, 973-972-8539; or email mcfarlld@umdnj.edu |
Spring Appeal raises funds for
student scholarships Suleima Rosario (L), Student Government vice president, and Ray Scarpa, DNP '08, president of the SN Alumni Association, were among the phone line volunteers.  |
Thanks to the generosity of alumni like you, the School of
Nursing Alumni Association has been raising money for a new scholarship fund to
benefit UMDNJ nursing students. In its first-ever Spring Appeal, the
Association solicited contributions by mail in February and conducted
phonathons on March 16 and 25.
"We are very pleased with campaign results so far," notes
Rita Smith, DNP' 08, co-chair of the 2010 fundraising campaign and treasurer of the Association. Smith is co-chairing the fundraising
campaign with Deborah Zastocki, DNP '08. "We received more than $3,000 in pledges for the Nursing
Education of Today and Tomorrow scholarship fund," Smith adds. We also were able to make updates to the SN alumni contact list."
The spring appeal was coordinated by the Foundation of UMDNJ,
which raises money for all UMDNJ schools and programs. "Scholarships are
critically important to bringing new nurses into the field. We are counting on
everyone to fulfill their pledges and we welcome additional gifts at any time,"
says Martha L. Bahamon, development director at the Foundation. To learn more
about giving opportunities at the School of Nursing, please telephone Martha at
973-679-4685; or email mbahamon@njhf.org.
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Alumni Notes from the Field
Fighting Kidney
Disease in Urban Communities
"As a NP with Fresenius Medical Care, West Orange, NJ, I
operate a chronic kidney disease clinic in collaboration with a group of
nephrologists. The program serves clients who are diagnosed with kidney disease
in stages 3-5. My team consists of a dietitian and a social worker and me. Our
goal is to slow or stop the progression of kidney disease and to address and
treat complications. We provide kidney disease education, including information
about diet. We conduct a monthly group program for our patients and also
conduct a monthly CKD seminar at a nearby community center. It's estimated that
26 million Americans may have kidney disease. The African American population is disproportionately affected. I want to make more of an impact with more
outreach programs--especially in the Newark area.
Virginia Cox, RN, MSN, APN-C,
Post Master's Certificate,
Adult NP, '07 (Newark)
New Grad compares
Nursing School to "Real World"
I started working at my first job as a RN on March 9, 2010.
I was hired to work as a staff RN on the subacute wing at Medicenter, Red Bank,
NJ. Right now they're training me on the long-term and Alzheimer's units too in
case they ever need me to fill in. It's been a bit overwhelming but I'm getting
the hang of it. This is not like nursing school! On subacute I have up to 18
patients, and on long term I have up to 24! What a change from the FOUR
patients I had during level IV! I look forward to learning more and growing
into my new position as time goes by. It's great to finally be a working nurse!
Lauren Olcese-Mercurio, RN, BSN '10 (Newark)
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Share your news and stay in touch 
Please take a moment to visit our Alumni Update Page and provide
us your latest news and your current contact information.
Are you in
touch with former classmates? Please forward this email to them and
encourage them to contact us.
Looking forward to hearing from you!
Sincerely,
Lynn McFarlane
Director, Marketing and Communications
mcfarlld@umdnj.edu |
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Career
Opportunities UMDNJ-SN, Newark
Mobile Healthcare Project - Advanced Practice Nurse
Job # 10NS964027
Click here for details>>>
Faculty - Full time
Family Nurse
Practitioner/Track Coordinator
Teach in and coordinate the FNP specialty track in our growing MSN program. Available immediately,
this position is eligible for tenure track or clinical track appointment
depending upon qualifications of the selected candidate.
Click for details (pdf) >>> |
Alumni Updates
Deborra Torres, APN, C, MSN '06 (Newark)
Is a Nurse
Practitioner at Preferred Behavioral Health, Lakewood, NJ
MarciaJohnson, FNP-BC,
DNP '08
(Newark)
Rebecca Del Fava, RN, BSN '08 (UMDNJ & Rowan-U joint program) Is Patient
Safety Quality Outcomes Manager, South Jersey Healthcare, Millville, NJ
Marvin Sauerhoff, RN,
BSN '09 (Newark)
Is a staff nurse on the Medical-Surgical-Telemetry
Floor, Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune, NJ |
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