Saturday, August 2nd, 2025 Pinning Ceremony Information
Both ceremonies will take place in Langford Auditorium
11am Ceremony
• Doctor of Nursing Practice
• Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
• Nursing and Health Care Leadership
• Nursing Informatics
• Pediatric Nurse Practitioner-Acute Care
• Pediatric Nurse Practitioner-Primary Care
• Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (Lifespan)
2pm Ceremony
- Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
- Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
- Family Nurse Practitioner
- Family Nurse Practitioner/Emergency Nurse Practitioner
- Women’s Health/Gender-Related Nurse Practitioner
General Instructions to All Graduates
- You are required to RSVP by Monday, July 7th. In your RSVP, you will indicate the number of guests that you will bring. Graduates are permitted to invite a maximum of 6 guests. Seating is first-come, first-serve. Please monitor your Vanderbilt email address for the instructions to RSVP.
- At the Pinning ceremony, you are traditionally pinned by your program/academic director. You may also be pinned by a close family member who is also a nurse. “Close family members” include parents, partners, siblings, and grandparents. Your close family member must be a nurse in order to pin you. If you would like to be pinned by your nursing close family member, please indicate the name and relation of your family member when you RSVP. *This opportunity is only for students who will be pinned or given a lavalier. This does not apply to those who will receive a PMC certificate.
- The Post-Master Certificate will be mailed to your home address in YES. At the Pinning ceremony, you will receive a congratulatory message in a certificate holder. Your official PMC is your official transcript.
- Free parking is available in the 25th Avenue Garage. Click here for directions to Langford Auditorium.