Felician event prompts eBook, first course in fall Pastor to serve in prominent role at annual parade

Msgr. John B. Gordon, pastor, St. Joseph Parish, Carteret, will serve as deputy grand marshal of the South Amboy St. Patrick’s Day Parade, March 19, 2023.

When told of his nomination as deputy grand marshal of the parade, Msgr. Gordon said he is “is very humbled and honored to serve as Deputy Grand Marshal and congratulates all honorees for this year’s parade and all things Irish.”

Msgr. Gordon, a native of South Plainfield who earned a bachelor’s de- gree in philosophy at St. Pius X Seminary, Scranton University (Pa.), and a Master of Divinity degree at Christ the King Seminary, Buffalo. He was ordained to the priesthood May 18, 1985, at the Cathedral of St. Francis of Assisi, Metuchen.

Msgr. Gordon served in the parishes of St. Bartholomew, East Brunswick; Guardian Angels, Edison; St. Magdalene de Pazzi, Flemington, and St. Mary, Perth Amboy.

For five years, he served as director, diocesan Hispanic Apostolate.

He served as chaplain for thenBishop George Ahr High School, now St. Thomas the Aquinas High School, Edison; the now-closed St. Pius X High School, Piscataway, and the now-closed St. Mary High School, South Amboy.

He was installed as Chaplain to His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI with the title of Monsignor Jan. 29, 2012.

RUTHERFORD — Following the success of Felician University’s first independent forensics event, faculty from the Schools of Nursing and Arts & Sciences co-authored and published an electronic book titled, “An Interdisciplinary and Interprofessional Forensic Simulation in Higher Ed.”

In this eBook, faculty members from the Schools of Nursing and Arts & Sciences share their experience hosting a student-focused forensic simulation in June 2022. The learning event involved Felician students across the disciplines of nursing, chemistry, and criminal justice

“Collaboration among students, especially across different disciplines, is a priority of Felician’s immersive experiential education,” said Dr. Daria Waszak, associate dean, School of Nursing. “Our interdisciplinary forensic simulation model offered students from three major departments the opportunity to combine their specialties and practice hands-on learning.”

Met with significant student participation and interest, the event also prompted faculty to develop a new forensics course in the form of a one-credit Interprofessional Forensic Lab, NURS 438. The course will be officially offered for the first time in fall 2023 for students in the disciplines of nursing, chemistry, or criminal justice.

An Interdisciplinary and Interprofessional Forensic Simulation in Higher Ed” is available for free in Apple Books, and is authored by Dr. Daria Waszak, professor Theresa Fanelli, Dr. Robert Keesey, Dr. Carleen Graham, Dr. Gina Robertiello, professor Mary Clare Smith, and two colleagues from Fairfield University (Conn.).

Its multimedia format, which includes videos, external links, illustrations, and more, allows readers to engage in a more comprehensive learning experience.

The eBook is available at https://books.apple.com/us/book/aninterprofessional-and-interdisciplinary/ id6445166379