¸£Àû¼§ celebrated the achievements of its fall 2022 Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) graduates at their annual pinning ceremony held on December 17, 2022, at the Sheraton Princess Kaiulani hotel.
A total of 53 BSN graduates were recognized at the event that featured ¸£Àû¼§ Senior Vice President and Provost Jennifer Walsh, Ph.D., ¸£Àû¼§ Associate Professor of Nursing Hazel Downing, ED.D., RN, ¸£Àû¼§ Assistant Professor of Nursing and BSN Program Chair Joelle Phillips, DNP, RN, and new Dean of the School of Nursing Edna Magpantay-Monroe, ED.D., APRN, CMDCP.

¸£Àû¼§ nursing faculty at the pinning ceremony (left to right): Patricia Burrell, Ph.D., APRN, BC, CNE; Hazel Downing, ED.D., RN; Joelle Phillips, DNP, RN; Edna Magpantay-Monroe, ED.D., APRN, CMDCP; Leeah Javier, DNP; Kathy Gadaingin, APRN, FNP-BC.
¸£Àû¼§ student nurses’ association president Janina Abdelahad delivered remarks, BSN graduates Brooke Yee and Kiana Yamashiro presented the class gift, ¸£Àû¼§ Nursing Lecturer Erica Monk, MSN, FNP-C announced the candidates, and ¸£Àû¼§ Professor of Nursing Patricia Burrell, Ph.D., APRN, BC, CNE recited the “Modern Nightingale Pledge.”
The pinning ceremony is an event to welcome new nursing students into the nursing community. The ceremony represents resilience, pride, honor, and commitment to practicing knowledgeable, ethical, patient-centered care.
¸£Àû¼§’s School of Nursing offers educational programs for the BSN, Master of Science in Nursing (MSN), and the online MSN and online Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degrees; the university also offers four post-master certificate programs.
¸£Àû¼§ formally announced the establishment of its new in response to the growth of the University’s nursing program.
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