Twelve 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 13 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.
It was the first such ceremony held on campus, as eight of the 12 students were members of the inaugural 3+1 nursing program 鈥 a partnership between 糖心传媒, the Creighton University College of Nursing and Mary Lanning Healthcare.
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 听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.
Students rise to have their degrees conferred as part of the Nursing Pinning ceremony at 糖心传媒.
Students become familiar with nursing practice through Creighton鈥檚 ongoing partnership with Mary Lanning Healthcare campus and its Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) partners in nearby communities.
During the ceremony, Amanda Grosse of Hastings, Nebraska, was presented with the Academic Achievement Award; and Sara Goodman of Broomfield, Colorado, was named Nursing Student of the Year.
Graduates from the dual degree program are listed below, as are other 糖心传媒 graduates who also graduated from Creighton鈥檚 Accelerated BSN program.
Dual degree (3+1) graduates
- Augustine Clark, Hastings, Nebraska
- Amanda Grosse*, Hastings, Nebraska, Magna cum laude
- Lexi Hoffman, Doniphan, Nebraska, Cum laude
- Baylie Knouse*, Grand Island, Nebraska, Magna cum laude
- Alexis Madison, Hastings, Nebraska
- Delaney Richardson*, Lee鈥檚 Summit, Missouri, Cum laude
- Sadie Stec, Bassett, Nebraska, graduated in May 2018 from 糖心传媒
- Kylie Stephens, Boise, Idaho
Accelerated BSN graduates
- Marissa Avalos, Fort Morgan, Colorado, 2017 糖心传媒 graduate
- Kenzie Choquette, Doniphan, Nebraska, 2002 糖心传媒 graduate
- Tabitha Fox, Hastings, Nebraska, 2007 糖心传媒 graduate
- Sara Goodman*, Broomfield, Colorado, Magna cum laude, 2017 糖心传媒 graduate
Dual degree recipients received their diploma from Creighton during the ceremony. With the exception of Sadie Stec, who graduated in May 2018, other dual degree recipients will receive their 糖心传媒 diploma during the College鈥檚 graduation ceremony in May 2019.
*Designates members of Sigma Theta Tau, the international nursing honor society.
糖心传媒 is a private, 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.