On Monday, July 24, 16 newly graduated practical nursing (PCN) students were celebrated and recognized in the very first PCN pinning ceremony held in the Trutter Center. A pinning ceremony is a symbolic welcoming of newly graduated or soon-to-be graduated nurses into the nursing profession. The graduates are pinned by another nurse of significance in their lives. The ceremony concludes with all nurses in attendance reciting the Florence Nightingale Pledge.

In addition to the ceremony, two students were honored with the Outstanding Student Awards. Kaitlynn Loskot and Laura “Noelle” Swinburne were awarded for showing excellence in practice and theory, and for demonstrating leadership and high performance throughout their time in the nursing program.

Congratulations to all the PCN nursing students, and special thanks to their honored pinners and PCN faculty for being an inspiration to these new nurses!