Thursday, May 8, 2025
Vanderbilt School of Nursing Pinning Ceremony | Ingram Hall | 4:00 p.m.
- Doctor of Nursing Practice
- Emergency Nurse Practitioner
- Family Nurse Practitioner/Emergency Nurse Practitioner
- Master of Nursing
- Nurse-Midwifery/Family Nurse Practitioner
- Nursing Education
Instructions for Pinning Ceremony
- You are required to RSVP. In your RSVP, you will indicate the number of guests that you will bring. Please monitor your Vanderbilt email address for the instructions to RSVP.
- Please note that you will receive an invitation to RSVP from the VUSN Office of Student Affairs to your Vanderbilt email address. This invitation will also include a link to reserve guest tickets via the Blair School of Music website. You must complete the RSVP form and complete the ticket reservation form—these are separate forms. You must complete the RSVP form even if you do not intend to attend the ceremony.
- Graduates are permitted to invite a maximum of 5 guests. Seating is first-come, first-serve.
- There will be a ticketing system via the Blair School of Music website. Your guests must obtain tickets or they will not be allowed inside Ingram Hall. Request tickets here.
- Graduates need to arrive by 3:30 p.m.
- You should not wear academic regalia or honor cords. We recommend business attire for graduates and suggest not wearing any spaghetti straps, strapless shirts/dresses, or high-necked blouses as they could interfere with the placement of the pin.
- Please check-in at the table located at the doors of Ingram Hall when you arrive.
You will be seated alphabetically within your specialty as this is the order you will be called up. - At the Pinning ceremony, you are traditionally pinned by your program director. You may also be pinned by a close family member who is also a nurse---this must be approved by Dr. Lewis in advance. If you have a nurse family member who will pin you, that family member will sit next to you. No other guests will be allowed to sit next to you, including minor age children (please make plans accordingly).
- PMC recipients: Your certificate will be mailed to your home address in YES. At the Pinning ceremony, you will receive a certificate holder with a congratulatory message insert. Your official document is your official Vanderbilt transcript.
- Grad Images will be present to take your photograph during the ceremony. You will be able to purchase retouched photos from Grad Images at a later date.
- The ceremony is expected to last for 45 minutes to one hour.
- The ceremony will be livestreamed. Please monitor the Blair School of Music website for the livestream.
- Graduates or guests with mobility needs should find a member of Ingram Hall staff to escort them to the accessible seating area.
- Parking will be available in the West Garage.
Further instructions will be sent closer to the date. If you have any questions, please reach out to Dr. Feylyn Lewis.