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At UMDNJ-School of Nursing
Senator Joseph Vitale To Deliver Keynote Address at Convocation

New Jersey Senator Joseph F. Vitale (D-Middlesex), chairman of the Senate Health Committee, will deliver the keynote address to the Class of 2004 at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ)-School of Nursing convocation ceremony on Monday, May 24, at 7:30 p.m., at the Clarion Hotel and Towers in Edison.

Senator Vitale has provided leadership on issues such as working conditions for nurses and on legislation allowing advanced practice nurses to prescribe controlled substances.

Dr. Sara Torres, dean of the UMDNJ-School of Nursing, will preside over the ceremony which celebrates the outstanding achievements in academics, clinical studies and community service among this year's graduates and honors distinguished faculty at the school.

The commencement ceremony for the Class of 2004, the largest in the University's history, will take place on Tuesday, May 25, at 10:30 a.m. at the Sovereign Bank Arena in Trenton.

WHAT: UMDNJ-School of Nursing Convocation

WHEN: Monday, May 24, at 7:30 p.m.

WHERE: Clarion Hotel and Towers

2055 State Route 27

Edison, NJ