June 6, 2023
The Department of Nursing at Borough of Manhattan Community College, The City University of New York (BMCC/CUNY) held a Pinning Ceremony to honor 88 Nursing graduates, the class of Spring 2023, on June 2 in Theatre One at BMCC’s 199 Chambers Street campus. Click here to view more photos from the event.
The Pinning Ceremony opened with a moving slide presentation of the Class of January 2023, showing students in the BMCC labs and classrooms as they learned the knowledge and skills vital to an RN.
In the weeks to come, the most recent BMCC Nursing graduates will take the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (RNs). BMCC President Anthony E. Munroe spoke of the compassion and hard work of nurses who learned both practice and theory in areas including pediatric care, psychiatric nursing and more.
“Our nursing graduates are the light that gives patients hope in their darkest moments,” the President said. “A nurse is an essential patient advocate, and compassionate listener. You, our nursing graduates, will deliver up-to-date care that protects the humanity of those at their most vulnerable.”
The event’s keynote speaker was Shelline Kerr RN, MSN, introduced by Nursing major Lawrence Shulman, president of the BMCC Nursing Club.
Kerr is a graduate of the BMCC Nursing program, and went on to earn a Master’s in Nursing at Lehman College, CUNY. She serves as a family nurse practitioner at Interfaith Medical Center in Brooklyn.
Graduates of the BMCC Nursing program who shared their reflections of their experience at the college included Nadine Ali, Emma Griswold Stevens and Holden Silverman.
Professors Anne Bové and Nursing Chair Judy Eng introduced the graduates, and professors Marcel Edinboro and Monique Cayo led the pinning of the graduates.
Closing remarks were delivered by Professor Janice Summers, and closing remarks were made by Nursing Chair Judy Eng.
BMCC offers full- and part-time Nursing programs
BMCC offers both full- and part-time, evening and weekend nursing programs for students who wish to become Registered Nurses. Highlights of the Nursing curriculum include courses in medical-surgical nursing care, pediatric care, maternal-newborn care and psychiatric nursing care.
The program offers a Nursing Skills Laboratory, where students practice techniques with human patients simulators.
BMCC Nursing majors also benefit from a robust extern program that provides clinical experience in public and private hospitals throughout New York City.
BMCC Nursing graduates, Spring 2023
- Adebisi, Oluwaseyi
- Adeyemi, Lateef
- Ahmed, Fadia
- Alabi, Florence Gbemisola
- Ali, Nadine
- Alves de Oliveira-Rodriguez, Karina
- Amrenova, Almira
- Anderson, Tela Jeanaye
- Anglin, Kimberly A.
- Aparicio, Ingrid J.
- Archer-Roberts, Alicia
- Arthur, Andersen Breland
- Avakyan, Zara
- Balbuena, Anali
- Basant, Jenene Allana
- Bass, David J.
- Bayos, Kris Panambo
- Berbick, Manyata A.
- Boci, Alberta
- Borodkina, Inna
- Boyd-Figaro, Deseri Tyreas
- Callender, Nathifa K.
- Chan, Stephanie
- Charles, Dillon A.
- Chauca, Monica V.
- Chen, Selena Kris
- Conway, Chelsea A.
- De Verteuil-Collado, Lisa M.
- Deguzman, Shiela
- Dolma, Tsepak
- Ebanks-Tartt, Kerry Ann M.
- Fiorino, Silvia Karina
- Garcia, Margarita
- Ghale, Thinlay Yangzom
- Gjoka, Linda
- Gomez, Alexandria C.
- Griswold Stephens, Emma K.
- Guhli, Terrian S.
- Gui, Sanying
- Gylychmammedova, Mahri
- Hector, Vanessa Ruffin
- Hollis, Heather L.
- Jallim, Kristine
- John, Merlissa
- Kamenskaya, Tatyana
- Kandel, Kripa
- Khan, Qurat Ul Ain
- Kulpa, Sylwia Leokadia
- Lama Tamang, Sona
- Lama, Karuna
- Lama, Samten
- Lasdoce, Shaun
- Lee, Juma
- Liu, Shuhan
- Lobsang, Tenzin
- Look, Nicholas John
- Low, Megan P.
- Marin, Victoria
- Martinez, Carol Marie
- Mentrie, Madeline
- Morrison, Sherika Tamika
- Nathe, Taylor
- Ngoma, Jeanne Disimbwa
- Nwagwu, Emmanuel
- Ojimba, Franco U.
- Osei Tutu, Henry
- Ouyang, Hong
- Pabulayan, Dexter
- Perez, Yazmin
- Pichardo, Yajaira
- Polyvyana, Yuliya V.
- Ramcharitar, Jaya
- Reyes, Tracy M.
- Roberts, Vashti
- Rosa, Monica Jovan
- Rosado, Arianny
- Saldarriaga, Denise
- Sherpa, Pasang
- Silverman, Holden A.
- Smith, Julie
- Sultana, Tania
- Takahara, Yoshimi
- Tan, Emily Thong
- Thomas, Giselle M.
- Wangmo, Tsering
- Williams, Alethia
- Wu, Lisa
For more information on the Nursing program at BMCC, contact (212) 220-8230 or nursing@bmcc.cuny.edu.
BMCC’s Nursing program prepares graduates for the RN exam and provides externships in NYC hospitals, reflecting the college’s Strategic Goal 5: Integrate career development throughout the student experience.
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
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BMCC Department of Nursing held Pinning Ceremony to honor 88 Nursing graduates, the class of Spring 2023, on June 2 in Theatre One at BMCC’s 199 Chambers Street campus
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BMCC President Anthony E. Munroe spoke of the compassion and hard work of nurses who learned both practice and theory
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Keynote speaker was Professor and BMCC alumna Shelline Kerr RN, MSN, introduced by Nursing major Lawrence Shulman, president of the BMCC Nursing Club.
