The Organization of Colleges of Nursing - NJ

About Us

The OCN-NJ was created in 1970, and currently represents 23 New Jersey schools of nursing that offer a BSN degree and/or a graduate degree in nursing. These leaders in baccalaureate and graduate nursing education meet at least 3 to 4 times annually to dialogue and engage in strategic planning, particularly on issues related to:

  • Professional nursing and nursing education in New Jersey
  • Political and social advocacy in nursing education
  • Collaboration in research for evidence-based practices in nursing
  • Faculty and leadership development

Officers

Chair

Dr. Kathleen Burke
Assistant Dean and Professor of Nursing
Ramapo College of New Jersey
kmburke@ramapo.edu

Secretary

Dr. Ruth Wittman-Price
Dean, W. Cary Edwards School of Nursing and Health Professions
Thomas Edison State University
rprice@tesu.edu

Acting Treasurer

Dr. Angela R. Starkweather
Dean & Professor
Rutgers School of Nursing
angela.starkweather@rutgers.edu



The following schools of nursing are members of the OCN-NJ and represented by their chief nursing administrator:

University/College Chief nursing administrator
Berkeley College Angelica DelaCruz
Bloomfield College Jacquelyn Svercauski
Caldwell University Kathleen Boreale
Centenary UniversityBecky Cooper
Chamberlain University Kathleen Pinto 
Eastern International College Suzanne Mullings
Eastwick CollegeEmma E. Nabo
The College of New Jersey Carole Kenner
Fairleigh Dickinson University Annie Rohan
Felician University Christine Mihal
Georgian Court University Teri Wurmser
Kean University Prisca Anuforo
Montclair State UniversityJanice Smolowitz
Monmouth University Colleen Manzetti
New Jersey City University Nelda Ephraim
Ramapo College of New Jersey Kathleen Burke -CHAIR
Rider University Judith H. Lewis
Rowan University Mary Ellen Santucci
Rutgers University Angela Starkweather - ACTING TREASURER
Rutgers University - Camden Donna Nickitas
Saint Elizabeth University Marjorie Tapia
Saint Peter’s University Lisa Garsman
Seton Hall University Kristi J. Stinson
Stockton University Jacqueline M. Arnone
Thomas Edison State University Ruth Wittman-Price – SECRETARY
William Paterson University Minerva Salinas Guttman


Organization Of Colleges Of Nursing – New Jersey
c/o Angela Starkweather
P.O. Box 22
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ 08816-9998
ocnnjorg@gmail.com

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