Student-Alumni Advocacy Forum | College of Nursing & Public Health

Fostering lifelong learning, professional engagement and alumni support for scholarships to advance nursing and public health education at Adelphi University.

The Student-Alumni Advocacy Forum (SAAF) strengthens the bond between students and alumni of the College of Nursing and Public Health (CNPH) while offering advocacy, support, mentoring, professional development, and networking opportunities.

Through this group, students and alumni gain guidance as they transition into practice, prepare for licensure, and build lasting professional connections.

CNPH students, alumni and faculty are invited to join the Advocacy Forum. Please email cnphsaaf@adelphi.edu if interested.

Deborah Hunt, PhD, RN Dean, College of Nursing and Public Health

Focus Areas

The Student-Alumni Advocacy Forum addresses common themes that impact both students and alumni, including:

Transition to practice
Professional positions and career pathways
Mentoring opportunities
Student and alumni orientation
Challenges in nursing and public health
Lifelong learning
NCLEX preparation
Professional organization involvement

A group photo of the CNPH Student-Alumni Advocacy Forum Professional Networking panel

Pictured from left to right: The CNPH Student-Alumni Advocacy Forum Professional Networking panel: Edmund Pajarillo, PhD, professor of nursing (keynote); Donna Willenbrock, DNP, past president, Nurse Practitioner Association of Long Island; Dan Suarez, president-elect, National Association of Hispanic Nurses; Matthew Zender, vice president, National Student Nurses Association; Brenda Janotha, EdD, DNP, president-elect, Nurse Practitioner Association of Long Island; Kattiria Rosario-Gonzalez, PhD, assistant professor of nursing, president, Alpha Omega Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society