Nursing Students Pass Milestone on Road to Graduation

Published 12.15.2017

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    “Praise God the four years are over,” says student speaker Nicole M. Mestach, of Watsontown.Maggie K. Calkins, of Bloomsburg, receives her pin.Haylea D. Estright, of Brisbin, accepts a hug from Samantha M. Weaver, learning laboratory coordinator for nursing.Francesca B. Monse, of Selinsgrove, looks back toward her family while her husband attaches her pin.Soon-to-be grads recite the Nightingale Pledge, promising to “devote myself to the welfare of those committed to my care.”The 24 December graduates of the nursing, traditional bachelor’s degree were “pinned” during a ceremony on Friday. During an event filled with tradition, the students entered with candles, heard from a faculty member and classmate of their choosing, passed the light to representatives of a future graduating class, and recited the Nightingale Pledge. During her remarks, faculty speaker Terri A. Stone, assistant professor of nursing, told the graduates that, if she had to pinpoint a common quality among those who successfully completed the program, it wouldn’t be that they are the smartest or most able – although many of them are – but that they have developed the quality of perseverance. “This quality … is your crowning achievement today,” she said. The students are set to graduate on Saturday.

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