Organization

Nursing 2000 North is a not-for-profit educational organization founded in 2001 as a collaborative effort between nursing service and nursing education. The organization provides a systematic approach to promote nursing as a profession and impact future nursing resources. Members are registered nurses from health care agencies, universities, professional nursing associations, and communities who work together to advance the mission of Nursing 2000 North.

Mission Statement

The mission of Nursing 2000 North is to promote and support registered nursing careers to positively impact clinical and academic nursing workforce resources utilizing contemporary strategies to reach diverse populations.

Purpose

Through agreed upon strategies for its collaborating members, Nursing 2000 North promotes opportunities, rewards, and role diversity of the nursing profession through public education, career counseling, scholarships, and unique career awareness programming in the six Indiana counties it serves (Lake, Porter, La Porte, St. Joseph, Elkhart and Marshall).

Goals

• To disseminate information about Registered Nursing as a dynamic profession to the following groups: elementary, middle, high school students; adult learners; career mobility nurses.
• To support nurses in educational career mobility and clinical practice to advance nursing careers.
• To impact the education of nurses through collaboration between Nursing Service and Education.
• To recruit a diverse student body reflective of the regional population.
• To attract students into Nursing that have demonstrated those potential academic abilities that will lead to a successful career in professional nursing.
• To reflect a positive image of Nursing to the public.

Programs

• "Day in the Life of a Nurse" Program
• Classroom Presentations
• Career Days/Displays
• School Counselor Newsletter
• Career Mobility Seminars
• Career Counseling
• Career Information Publications

Sponsorship

Nursing 2000 North is funded by area hospital and health systems: La Porte Regional Health System, Porter and Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center of South Bend, Mishawaka and Plymouth.

The following universities are contributing sponsors: Ancilla College, Bethel College, Goshen College, Indiana University South Bend, Indiana University Northwest, IVY Tech Community College - Northwest, Purdue University Calumet, Purdue University North Central, Saint Mary's College, University of Saint Francis - Crown Point and Valparasio University.

Organization

Executive Director

S. Kim Genovese, PhD(c), MSN, MSA, RNC

Executive Board

Peggy Gerard, DNSc, RN

Marsha King, MS, MBA, CNNA, RN

Vicky Kirkton, MA, RN

Mary Jo Regan-Kubinski, PhD, RN

Suzette Mahneke, MSN, RN

Barbara Mitchell, MSN, MS RN

Rachel Moody, MS, CNS, RN

Funded By

La Porte Regional Healthcare System

Porter

St. Joseph Regional Medical Centers

Schools of Nursing

Ancilla College

Bethel College

Goshen College

Indiana University South Bend

Indiana University Northwest

IVY Tech Community College - Northwest

Purdue University Calumet

Purdue University North Central

Saint Mary's College

University of Saint Francis - Crown Point

Valparaiso University