Message from the Leadership – April 2023: Invest in Yourself at the OADN Convention

Invest Today in the OADN Convention and Reap the Rewards for a Lifetime As your OADN Treasurer and the budget manager for the associate degree nursing program at my college, I am sending this timely reminder to plan today for the upcoming 2023 OADN Convention, November 15th– 18th in San Diego, California. The convention’s theme, […]

Coffee and Conversations with the CEO

OADN has named Rick García, Ph.D., RN, CCM, FAAOHN, FAADN as its new chief executive officer, effective January 3, 2023.  In his first video message to the OADN membership, Dr. García shares how the associate degree pathway paved the way for his career in nursing and invites OADN Members to join him for Coffee and […]

Nursing Community Monthly Roundup – March 2023

OADN continues our federal advocacy on your behalf as a member of the Nursing Community Coalition, where we work to ensure that nurses are supported and that nursing education is funded. NCC Sends Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Appropriations Requests to House and Senate LHHS-ED Appropriations Subcommittees On March 6, fifty-nine members of the Nursing Community […]

Nursing Community Monthly Roundup – February 2023

OADN continues our federal advocacy on your behalf as a member of the Nursing Community Coalition, where we work to ensure that nurses are supported and that nursing education is funded. NCC and the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action Welcome the 118th Congress On February 8, the Nursing Community Coalition (NCC) and the Future of Nursing: Campaign for […]

Message from the Leadership – March 2023: Scholarships, Awards, & Grants Announced

How the OADN Foundation is honoring excellence and investing in the future of associate degree nursing education The OADN Foundation promotes the mission and vision of OADN, through the development of resources and the recognition of scholarship and excellence in associate degree nursing education. In collaboration with our valued partners and sponsors, the OADN Foundation […]

Nursing Community Monthly Roundup – January 2023

OADN continues our federal advocacy on your behalf as a member of the Nursing Community Coalition, where we work to ensure that nurses are supported and that nursing education is funded. NCC Welcomes 118th Congress On January 11, the Nursing Community Coalition (NCC) welcomed Senators and Representatives to the 118th Congress and outlined our shared priorities of investing in […]

Message from the Leadership – February 2023: Amplifying Your Voice in the Social Mission of Nursing Education

Happy New Year!  I trust 2023 is off to a great start for everyone.  At the OADN Headquarters we are fully engaged and working on our organizational strategic direction plan, which the Board of Directors developed last February. While all three strategic direction priorities are equally important for our organizational health and success, I would […]

2022 Update: Beta Mu Chapter at Pearl River Community College

During the Fall 2021 semester, the Alpha Delta Nu students of the Beta Mu Chapter at Pearl River Community College (PRCC) created a recruitment video for their ADN nursing program to be shown to potential incoming nursing students. Students wrote the scripts and spoke on academic classes, admissions, clinicals, student activities, and experiences. The following […]

2022 Update: Joliet Junior College, Delta Nu Chapter

During the academic year 2020-2021, ADN provisional students continued the development of our Joliet Junior College Department of Nursing Peer Mentoring program. During Fall 2020 and Spring 2021, the third semester provisional ADN transitioned seamlessly to virtual peer mentoring due to Covid pandemic campus restrictions. Virtual peer mentoring was provided using the Teams virtual platform […]

OADN and Partners Awarded Grant to Advance Social Mission in Nursing Education

The George Washington University Social Mission Alliance Receives $50,000 Award to Advance Health Equity Through Nursing One of 16 Recipients Nationwide of AARP & RWJF Health Equity Innovations Fund Awards The George Washington University’s Social Mission Alliance, of which OADN is a member, is among sixteen organizations to receive a Health Equity Innovation Fund award. […]