Fall 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 university members will be joining together to honor you on this special day. We look forward to celebrating your transition into professional practice.
The Nursing Pinning Ceremony is scheduled for Saturday, December 13, 2025 at 11:00 am in the SASC Auditorium. Kindly note that the name you provide during registration will be used for the announcement as you are called on stage.
Please note: Registration deadline is Friday, October 10, 2025 at 11:59 pm.
Fall 2025 Nursing Pinning Ceremony
ATTENTION STUDENTS
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.
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Date: TBD Time: TBD | Student Rehearsal / Walkthrough Ticket Distribution takes place immediately following the conclusion of the rehearsal. |
Saturday, December 13, 2025 | Nursing Pinning Ceremony Schedule Doors Open: 10:00am |
Student Academic and Success Center (SASC) Seating: Auditorium doors will open at 10:00 a.m. Guests are encouraged to arrive with their whole party as seating will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis. The holding or reserving of seats will not be permitted. Guests who arrive separately may be seated apart, as saving seats or preventing others from occupying available seating is not allowed.
Start of Ceremony: Nursing Pinning Ceremony will promptly begin at 11:00 a.m. with the processional. Guests who arrive at that time, or just before 11:00 a.m., will be asked to momentarily step aside. Upon the completion of the Processional, all guests will be able to check in and be seated in the SASC Auditorium.
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 Tickets: Tickets are based on the number of registered participants joining the ceremony. Each student will receive five tickets for the ceremony. Please note that newborns and infants do not require a ticket to attend; however, all other guests must have a ticket for entry into the theater. Should additional seating become available, students will be notified of any increase in ticket allotments through this webpage.
Guest Parking: We encourage students to carpool with their guests to avoid paying for parking. Please refer to the map below for parking locations.
Nursing Pinning Ceremony Parking Registration (TBD)
Order your Nursing Pin!
Click here College Graduation Products by Herff Jones, then click on the icon "Order Nursing Pins"
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.
Fall 2025
Deadline to order:
October 10, 2025
Delivery to Bookstore:
December 1, 2025
Spring 2026
Deadline to order :
February 23, 2026
Delivery to Bookstore:
April 13, 2026
Summer 2026
Deadline to order:
May 22, 2026
Delivery to Bookstore:
July 13, 2026
Let's Nominate!
View award nominating criteria
Nominations will be open for two weeks and will close on Friday, September 12, 2025 at 11:59pm
Fall 2026 Outstanding Nursing Graduate
Students Selecting Fellow Students
Please vote for the graduating senior you believe is most likely to make a significant impact in healthcare both nationally and internationally.
Fall 2026 Dean’s Legacy Award
Student Selection for Faculty Recognition
Please vote for the undergraduate nursing faculty member who best embodies the heart and soul of the nursing profession and academia.
Fall 2026 Nightingale Excellence Nomination
Faculty Selection for Student Recognition
Please vote for the graduating senior who exemplifies nursing academic and clinical excellence, advocacy, leadership, and potential for healthcare innovation nationally.
Special Accommodations: We encourage guests who need special accommodations, such as wheelchairs, walkers, or who are injured, to arrive by 5:00 pm so that we may assist with seating arrangements. Please see the seating ushers at the entrance of SASC for assistance. Special accommodation seating is assigned on a first-come, first-served basis.Should you need an ADA accommodation to participate in a university event, program, or activity or need to request materials in an accessible format, please contact FIU’s Office of Civil Rights Compliance and Accessibility (CRCA) at 305-348-2785 or accommodations@fiu.edu. All requests for ADA accommodation or accessible materials for this event must be submitted to CRCA at least seven (7) business days prior to the event or at the earliest possible opportunity.
Congratulations on your accomplishment!