Spring Class of 2025, we are excited to share the details of your upcoming Nursing Pinning Ceremony. Family and friends, nursing faculty and staff, clinical partners and other university members will be joining together to honor you on this special day. We look forward to celebrating your transition into professional practice.
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Saturday, | Nursing Pinning Ceremony Schedule Student Check-In: 9:00 am SASC Room 100 |
The ceremony is a proud nursing tradition dated as far back as the time of the Crusades and continued in modern times through the accomplishments of Florence Nightingale. Designed to honor your accomplishment in completing the Baccalaureate Nursing Program, our pin is a treasured symbol of the education, dedication, and successes of nursing graduates - a pin often worn by our graduates throughout their nursing careers. With only a lamp to light her way during the Crimean War, Ms. Florence Nightingale spent endless hours tending to the wounded soldiers. As a tribute to Florence Nightingale's dedication to nursing, the lighting of the lamp will be a tradition of the College of Nursing and Health Sciences Pinning Ceremony.
Student Arrival: Student Check-In will open at 9:00 am.
Student Dress Code for Ceremony
The dress code for the ceremony is business attire with the NWCNHS lab coat over. For photography purposes please avoid floral, stripes, plaids or other designs. Dress shoes are required - no sneakers or sandals, and please be mindful of high-platform shoes.
Please be advised that students who wish to participate in the Nursing Pinning Ceremony must wear a white FIU lab coat. No exceptions.
Sigma Theta Tau: During the program, the members of the Honor Society will be asked to stand for recognition. Members, please wear your purple and white cords for the ceremony.
Guest Parking: We encourage students to carpool with their guests to avoid paying for parking. Please reference the map below for parking locations.
Order your Nursing Pin!
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The nursing pin website is now live and ready to begin ordering at https://herff.ly/fiu by clicking on the "Order Nursing Pins" icon. The deadline time to order your nursing pin is 11:59 pm on your respective deadline date.
- Spring 2025 Deadline
February 8, 2025 at 11:59 pm - Summer 2025 Deadline
May 10, 2025 at 11:59 pm
Award Voting is Closed
Students, thank you for submitting your vote for the Outstanding Nursing Graduate Award and the Dean's Legacy Award
Faculty, thank you for submitting your vote for the Nightingale Excellence Award.
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Strollers: We highly encourage that strollers be left in the vehicles. However, a designated area for stroller parking will be provided immediately outside the Theater. Please do not leave any valuables in the strollers, as FIU NWCNHS will not be held responsible for any lost items.
Special Accommodations: Should you need ADA accommodation to participate in this event or to request materials in an accessible format, please contact FIU’s Office of Civil Rights Compliance and Accessibility (CRCA) at 305-348-2785 or ocrca@fiu.edu. All request for ADA accommodations or accessible materials for this event must be submitted to CRCA at least two weeks prior to the event or at the earliest possible opportunity.
Guest Tickets: Each registered student will receive 5 tickets. Tickets will be distributed at the Rehearsal on April 3, 2025, at 1 pm. On event day, a “Will Call” table will be set aside for individuals who were not able to pick up their tickets. Please make sure each of your guests has a ticket. Please be advised that to ensure the college meets Fire Marshall regulations, no one will be admitted to the SASC Theater without a guest ticket.
Ballroom Seating: The Theater doors will open at 10:00 am. Guests are encouraged to arrive with their whole party as seating will be provided on a first-come-first-served basis. The "holding" of seats is not permitted. Each row must be filled entirely, and no empty seats will be allowed. Members of your party who arrive separately will be seated separately.
Start of Ceremony: The Nursing Pinning Ceremony will start promptly at 11:00 am with Processional. Guests that arrive at that time, or just before 11:00 am, will be asked to step aside to allow the processional to begin without interruption. Upon the conclusion of the Processional, guests will be able to check in and be seated in the Theater.