Celebrating Our Nurse Graduates: Ready for the Frontline
December 2024 Nursing Pinning Ceremony
Friday | December 20, 2024 | 3 - 5 p.m. | T.Plaza
The Pinning Ceremony is a time-honored nursing tradition. The nursing pin symbolizes the completion of nursing educational requirements, allowing the graduate to sit for the national licensure exam and transition to the practice of nursing. At Minneapolis College, a school nursing pin is presented to each graduate.
Every May and December, we gather at the college to celebrate the accomplishments of our Associate of Science in Nursing Degree graduates. This event will commence with a nursing division welcome and opening remarks from Dean Thomas, Vice President O'Kane, and President Pierce. Following this, there will be inspirational remarks from selected students and a community nurse speaker, after which the nurse graduates will be pinned.
During the Pinning Ceremony, each nurse graduate will be pinned by someone significant to their journey. Once the graduates are pinned, the video will conclude with an engaging slideshow showcasing the education journey of the graduating nurses.