Sussex County Community College (SCCC), in partnership with Passaic County Community College (PCCC), recognized 14 students at a Nurse Pinning Ceremony on January 26th in the Performing Arts Center.
The partnership between SCCC and PCCC enables students to obtain an outstanding nursing education here in Sussex County. This collaboration is a concerted effort to prepare qualified nurses for this community.
Pinning the Nurse graduates this year was Catherine Nelms, Assistant Professor, PCCC Nurse Education and Jodi Hirsch Instructor, SCCC Nurse Education. The evening included an awards ceremony, candlelight ceremony, and the recitation of the International Council of Nurses Pledge. Congratulatory speeches were done by Dr. Jon Connolly, SCCC President, Dr. Steven Rose, PCCC President and administrators from both Sussex County Community College and Passaic County Community College.
After the graduation ceremony, the students now have one more comprehensive exam, the National Council Licensing Exam (NCLEX), to complete before they can become licensed as a Registered Nurse.
The Nursing graduates were:
Leila Alliu
Marilynn Aulov Vandertulip
Yuliia Baluk
Ashley Benecki
Meghan Decoite
Michael Ireland
Kelly Kearns
Natalia Lolo
Valentina Malanga
Christopher Rinkel
Kristin Smith
Chanelle Spivak
Janie Sutton
Katheryn Szatkiewicz
The following awards were presented:
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: Yuliia Baluk
This award is presented to the student with the highest GPA throughout the nursing program.
PROFESSIONAL NURSING AWARD: Yuliia Baluk
This award is presented to the student who demonstrates clinical excellence throughout the Nurse Education Program as Provider of Care, Manager of Care, and Member of the Nursing Profession.
NEW JERSEY LEAGUE FOR NURSING: Michael Ireland
This award is presented to the student who is a resident of New Jersey and demonstrates involvement in student activities, community activities, particularly those related to consumer health projects.
NURSE EDUCATION SERVICE AWARD: Valentina Malanga
This award is presented to the student who demonstrates both the quality and quantity of contributions to the program, College, community and peers.
SPIRIT OF NURSING AWARD: Ashley Benecki
This award is present to the student who demonstrates professional involvement, leadership and academic achievement demonstrating commitment and passion in the role of student nurse.
In this innovative program, qualified students who are admitted to the Passaic County Community College Nurse Education Program offered in conjunction with SCCC take the clinical courses with PCCC on the SCCC campus. These clinical courses comprise a four-semester sequence, which begins each January and is designed to include both general education and nursing courses for students who have selected careers as registered nurses. General education courses from the sciences and liberal arts enhance the student's understanding of clients with acute and chronic health problems. The curriculum prepares students to practice in hospitals and health agencies within the framework of the American Nurses Association’s Standards of Practice and the New Jersey Nurse Practice Act.
For more information about SCCC’s Nurse Education Program please contact Sareena Scaiabica, Advisor, at ssciabia@sussex.edu or visit sussex.edu/nursing.
Graduates in the photos:
Sitting: left to right: Ashley Benecki, Kristin Smith, Kelly Kearns, Yuliia Baluk, Marilynn Aulov Vandertulip, Katheryn Szatkiewicz, Janie Sutton
Standing: left to right: Chanelle Spivak, Natalia Lolo, Valentina Malanga, Leila Alliu, Christopher Rinkel, Michael Ireland, Meghan Decoite.
Sussex County Community College (SCCC), in partnership with Passaic County Community College (PCCC), recognized 14 students at a Nurse Pinning Ceremony on January 26th in the Performing Arts Center.
The partnership between SCCC and PCCC enables students to obtain an outstanding nursing education here in Sussex County. This collaboration is a concerted effort to prepare qualified nurses for this community.
Pinning the Nurse graduates this year was Catherine Nelms, Assistant Professor, PCCC Nurse Education and Jodi Hirsch Instructor, SCCC Nurse Education. The evening included an awards ceremony, candlelight ceremony, and the recitation of the International Council of Nurses Pledge. Congratulatory speeches were done by Dr. Jon Connolly, SCCC President, Dr. Steven Rose, PCCC President and administrators from both Sussex County Community College and Passaic County Community College.
After the graduation ceremony, the students now have one more comprehensive exam, the National Council Licensing Exam (NCLEX), to complete before they can become licensed as a Registered Nurse.
The Nursing graduates were:
Leila Alliu
Marilynn Aulov Vandertulip
Yuliia Baluk
Ashley Benecki
Meghan Decoite
Michael Ireland
Kelly Kearns
Natalia Lolo
Valentina Malanga
Christopher Rinkel
Kristin Smith
Chanelle Spivak
Janie Sutton
Katheryn Szatkiewicz
The following awards were presented:
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: Yuliia Baluk
This award is presented to the student with the highest GPA throughout the nursing program.
PROFESSIONAL NURSING AWARD: Yuliia Baluk
This award is presented to the student who demonstrates clinical excellence throughout the Nurse Education Program as Provider of Care, Manager of Care, and Member of the Nursing Profession.
NEW JERSEY LEAGUE FOR NURSING: Michael Ireland
This award is presented to the student who is a resident of New Jersey and demonstrates involvement in student activities, community activities, particularly those related to consumer health projects.
NURSE EDUCATION SERVICE AWARD: Valentina Malanga
This award is presented to the student who demonstrates both the quality and quantity of contributions to the program, College, community and peers.
SPIRIT OF NURSING AWARD: Ashley Benecki
This award is present to the student who demonstrates professional involvement, leadership and academic achievement demonstrating commitment and passion in the role of student nurse.
In this innovative program, qualified students who are admitted to the Passaic County Community College Nurse Education Program offered in conjunction with SCCC take the clinical courses with PCCC on the SCCC campus. These clinical courses comprise a four-semester sequence, which begins each January and is designed to include both general education and nursing courses for students who have selected careers as registered nurses. General education courses from the sciences and liberal arts enhance the student's understanding of clients with acute and chronic health problems. The curriculum prepares students to practice in hospitals and health agencies within the framework of the American Nurses Association’s Standards of Practice and the New Jersey Nurse Practice Act.
For more information about SCCC’s Nurse Education Program please contact Sareena Scaiabica, Advisor, at ssciabia@sussex.edu or visit sussex.edu/nursing.
Graduates in the photos:
Sitting: left to right: Ashley Benecki, Kristin Smith, Kelly Kearns, Yuliia Baluk, Marilynn Aulov Vandertulip, Katheryn Szatkiewicz, Janie Sutton
Standing: left to right: Chanelle Spivak, Natalia Lolo, Valentina Malanga, Leila Alliu, Christopher Rinkel, Michael Ireland, Meghan Decoite.
