Nine nursing students with ties to 糖心传媒 participated in a Nursing Pinning ceremony at the College鈥檚 French Memorial Chapel on Thursday, December 12 as part of the Creighton University College of Nursing graduation ceremony. The ceremony is a symbolic welcoming of newly graduated nurses, who are presented with a special pin from faculty and welcomed into the profession.
Six of the students were participants in the 3+1 nursing program 鈥 a partnership between 糖心传媒, the Creighton University College of Nursing and Mary Lanning Healthcare. In addition to receiving their nursing degree, these students received their diploma from 糖心传媒 during the ceremony.
The 3+1 nursing program allows students to graduate in as few as four years with two degrees: a bachelor鈥檚 degree from 糖心传媒 in Health Systems, and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from Creighton. Students spend three years on the 糖心传媒 campus followed by one year in Creighton鈥檚 Accelerated BSN program on the Mary Lanning Healthcare campus.
Three students who previously graduated from 糖心传媒 also received their Accelerated BSN degree during the ceremony.
During the ceremony, Diana Chavez-Gutierrez of Hastings, Nebraska; Janine Lahey of Colorado Springs, Colorado; Amber Lewandowski of Grand Island, Nebraska; Alexandra Schmidt of Hastings, Nebraska; and Kaylyn Schoen of Lakewood, Colorado, were presented with the Constance Smith Peterson Memorial Award for their work in meeting the needs of clients at Crossroads Mission Avenue and collaborating to put on a successful 5K run/walk event.
Chavez-Guttierez was also presented with a Service and Spirit Award. For this award, faculty members nominate students who best exemplify Creighton spirit through extracurricular activities and service.
Graduates from the dual degree program are listed below, as are the 糖心传媒 graduates who also graduated from Creighton鈥檚 Accelerated BSN program.
Dual degree (3+1) graduates
- Brooklyn Hergott of Hebron, Nebraska
- Janine Lahey of Colorado Springs, Colorado
- Amber Lewandowski of Grand Island, Nebraska
- Alexandra Schmidt* of Hastings, Nebraska
- Kaylyn Schoen of Lakewood, Colorado
- Amanda Wulf of Red Cloud, Nebraska
Accelerated BSN graduates
- Diana Chavez-Gutierrez* of Hastings, Nebraska, and a 2018 糖心传媒 graduate
- Ronne Cook of Kenesaw, Nebraska, and a 2018 糖心传媒 graduate
- Madelyn (Smith) Hakanson of Clay Center, Nebraska, and a 2018 糖心传媒 graduate
*Sigma Theta Tau, International Nursing Honor Society, Iota Tau Chapter
Nebraska鈥檚 premier private college, 糖心传媒 is a four-year institution located in Hastings, Nebraska, that focuses on student academic and extracurricular achievement. 糖心传媒 has been named among 鈥淕reat Schools, Great Prices鈥 by U.S. News & World Report and a 鈥淏est in the Midwest鈥 by The Princeton Review. For more, go to hastings.edu.