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Academic Advisement (1st and 2nd Year Traditional)

  • Academic Advising
  • Registration – This page will focus on areas related to registration, academic support personnel, academic advising (who those individuals are based on degree-type) and academic administration (faculty/Deans)

All Other Academic Issues/concerns

Faculty/Staff Contacts:(Entry to Baccalaureate Division (BSN))

  • Denise Santangelo, santange@sn.rutgers.edu, 848-932-0888
    • Course registration
    • Clinical registration
    • Minor declarations
    • Transfer credit approvals
    • Accommodation requests
  • Ginny Gazzale, vb236@sn.rutgers.edu, 848-932-5615 
    • Special Permission Number (SPN) concerns.
    • Clinical section placements.
    • General questions.
    • All other academic concerns.

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I am a Graduate Student

Quick Links: MS/MSN and DNP | PhD

Division of Nursing Science (PhD)


Dr. Rula Btoush, PhD, RNRula.Btoush@Rutgers.edu  973-353-5650

  • Admission qualification inquiries
  • Academic advising
  • Transfer student inquiries
  • Qualifying exam inquiries
  • Dissertation readiness
  • Leave of absences

Emily Dembosky, MS, MAead221@sn.rutgers.edu  973-353-0686

  • Registering for information sessions
  • Student orientation
  • Course schedules and registration
  • SPN information
  • Completing necessary forms
  • Scheduling appointments with the associate dean
  • Dissertation defense planning
  • General student inquiries

Advanced Nursing Practice Division (MS/MSN & DNP)

Faculty/Staff Contacts:

  1. Giselle Silvagnoli: gs1114@sn.rutgers.edu
    • General ANP Division inquiries.
    • Student forms/policies/resources.
    • Website navigation.
  2. Alicia Boone — amb765@sn.rutgers.edu
    • Clinical placement (as it relates to academic progression).
    • Exxat assistance (internal processes such as adding placements).
    • Processing of clinical documentation and reporting.
  3. Dani Scarmozzino — ds1735@sn.rutgers.edu
    • Academic progression and general academic inquiries.
    • Semester course schedules.
    • RU-ANEW Grant Program.
  4. Program/Specialty Director

Office for Student Engagement & Wellbeing

Please contact the Student Engagement and Wellbeing team for all non-academic issues and concerns.

Contact us at student.engagement@sn.rutgers.edu and address your email to the staff member(s) you wish to connect with for further assistance or call 973-353-1178.

Staff Contacts:

  1. Laura Stone
    (Undergraduate Traditional/RN to BS – New Brunswick Campus)
  2. Mitchell Marcus
    (Undergraduate Blackwood Campus)
  3. Valeria Montoya
    (Undergraduate Traditional/Second-Degree – Newark, Ackerson Hall
  4. Wilson Ng
    (All Graduate Students)

Upcoming Events

For additional campus involvement opportunities and events, students should regularly check out the calendar of events at Get Involved – Rutgers Newark and Get Involved – Rutgers New Brunswick

Department of Student Engagement and Wellbeing

The Department of Student Engagement and Wellbeing at Rutgers University School of Nursing, cultivates a meaningful co-curricular experience by providing programs and services that strive to develop students into global citizens, innovative researchers, and scholars within the healthcare community.


Students can connect with the Student Engagement contact for their campus below or email student.engagement@sn.rutgers.edu for assistance or support at any time.

All Campuses
Michael Varano
Assistant Dean for Student Engagement & Wellbeing

Laura Stone

New Brunswick Campus
Laura Stone
Associate Director for Student Engagement and Wellbeing

Mitchell Marcus

Blackwood Campus
Mitchell Marcus
Assistant Director for Student Engagement & Wellbeing



Valeria Montoya

Newark Campus
Valeria Montoya
Senior Student Program Coordinator

The Student Engagement Team

Division of Student Affairs

The Division of Student Affairs is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Students are seen by appointment but are welcomed on a walk-in basis as well. Students with an emergency situation may see an academic counselor or the director of Student Engagement at any time.

Office Location: Ackerson Hall
Office Phone: (973) 353-1178