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CPHS Pinning Ceremony

Congratulations to the ABSN Class of 2025!

ABSN Pinning Program 2025

Nursing students, congratulations on reaching the end of your didactic course work as part of the Nursing program! To celebrate this accomplishment, please plan to attend the Nursing Pinning Ceremony on Friday, August 8, 2025 in Sheslow Auditorium, Old Main at 4:00 p.m.

This event is open to the public and we would love for your families and friends to join us if they are able! Parking will be available on the perimeter streets of campus—please tell your guests to budget some time to find parking if needed, though since it is summer, there should be plenty of options along 25th or Forest. They are also welcome to join us via livestream, and a link to the livestream will be posted at the top of this page on the day of the event.
Professional/business dress attire is expected for this ceremony. Please be cognizant of heel height and skirt length, as you will be walking up and down stairs in Sheslow.
Please arrive to Sheslow Auditorium by 3:45 p.m. and find your seat and name card in the middle lower section of Sheslow. You will be seated in alphabetical order by last name and there will be an empty seat next to you, which brings me to my next point.
Nursing pinning ceremonies require the nursing student to select a family member, friend, or mentor that is attending the ceremony to come with them to the stage when it is time to be pinned. This individual will be the one to present the student with their pin during the ceremony.
You will be ushered to the stage and announced. There will also be photos taken as you cross the stage and as your pin is presented to you by your guest.

If you are NOT able to attend this ceremony, please send an email to Shelby Nelson at shelby.nelson@drake.edu to let us know so that we can make proper preparations for the ceremony.

Spring Pinning Ceremony information

O1s, P3s, and HSCI Junior Interns, we look forward to celebrating your academic progress and welcoming you to the final phase of your education at the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Pinning Ceremony. This ceremony is a long-standing CPHS tradition designed to acknowledge your accomplishments and transition to your final year of experiential education.

Please note the following:

Due to the exclusive nature of this ceremony, this in-person ceremony is for students only. We will have a livestream option available for family and friends to join us virtually. The livestream link will be posted on this webpage on the day before the event.
Professional/business dress attire is expected. White or Blue Coats are not needed for this ceremony. (If you have questions about professional dress, let us know). Please be cognizant of heel height and skirt length, as you will be walking up and down stairs.
Please arrive to Sheslow Auditorium by 3:45 pm and find your seat and name card.
If any changes to your name card are needed, please mark them on the card as the information will be read as you cross the stage. Be sure to bring your name card with you to the stage.
You will be ushered to the stage and announced. There will also be photos taken as you cross the stage and as a new name badge and pin are presented to you.
If you are NOT able to attend this ceremony, please send an email to Shelby Nelson at shelby.nelson@drake.edu to let us know so that we can make proper preparations for the ceremony.

If you have any questions, please let Shelby know directly at shelby.nelson@drake.edu. Thanks and congratulations again on making it to this next step in your programs!