Commencement
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VUSN graduates 449 students at 2024 commencement ceremony
Founders Medalist Teresa Cagle, who graduated with her Doctor of Nursing Practice, stands with Vanderbilt School of Nursing Dean Pam Jeffries. Vanderbilt University School of Nursing celebrated graduating students and their entry into the nursing profession with a pinning ceremony and reception Thursday, May 9, followed by Investiture on Friday,… Read MoreMay. 13, 2024
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School of Nursing graduates 433 in Investiture ceremony
Vanderbilt University School of Nursing celebrated graduating students and their entry into the nursing profession with a pinning ceremony and reception Thursday night, followed by Commencement and Investiture Friday. Students completing their programs in August and December 2022 and May 2023 were honored. Read MoreMay. 15, 2023
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School of Nursing graduates celebrated for resilience and accomplishment
Vanderbilt University School of Nursing celebrated Commencement and Investiture Friday for those graduating in summer and fall 2021 and spring 2022. In total, 385 Master of Science in Nursing and 62 Doctor of Nursing Practice students graduated. An additional eight PhD in Nursing Science students received their degrees from Vanderbilt Graduate School. Read MoreMay. 17, 2022
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Nurse Informaticist Tip Tilton named Nursing Founder's Medalist
Master of Science in Nursing graduate Tip Tilton was selected as the School of Nursing's Founder's Medalist for the Class of 2022. The mother of two maintained a 4.0 cumulative GPA at Vanderbilt while earning her MSN in Nursing Informatics and working more than 40 hours a week as an RN quality improvement coordinator for John Muir Medical Center. She is now a clinical nurse informaticist at the Center for Digital Health Innovation at University of California, San Francisco. Read MoreMay. 13, 2022
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Class of 2022: Military nurse and master’s student Stacey Rokas turns to Vanderbilt while on front lines of COVID pandemic
When military nurse Stacey Rokas filled out her application to Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, she was embedded with the U.S. Marines on a training exercise with an international joint force in South Korea. She was the officer in charge of medical care. Read MoreMay. 12, 2022
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2021 Founder’s Medalist has global reach
Founders Medalist Teresa Cagle, who graduated with her Doctor of Nursing Practice, stands with Vanderbilt School of Nursing Dean Pam Jeffries. Vanderbilt University School of Nursing celebrated graduating students and their entry into the nursing profession with a pinning ceremony and reception Thursday, May 9, followed by Investiture on Friday,… Read MoreMay. 26, 2021
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Vanderbilt University confers emerita status on five School of Nursing faculty; Dean Norman named dean emerita
Founders Medalist Teresa Cagle, who graduated with her Doctor of Nursing Practice, stands with Vanderbilt School of Nursing Dean Pam Jeffries. Vanderbilt University School of Nursing celebrated graduating students and their entry into the nursing profession with a pinning ceremony and reception Thursday, May 9, followed by Investiture on Friday,… Read MoreMay. 20, 2021
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Dean urges Class of 2021 to work for health equity and autonomy
Founders Medalist Teresa Cagle, who graduated with her Doctor of Nursing Practice, stands with Vanderbilt School of Nursing Dean Pam Jeffries. Vanderbilt University School of Nursing celebrated graduating students and their entry into the nursing profession with a pinning ceremony and reception Thursday, May 9, followed by Investiture on Friday,… Read MoreMay. 17, 2021
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Class of 2020 called “the hope of nursing” during Investiture celebration
Founders Medalist Teresa Cagle, who graduated with her Doctor of Nursing Practice, stands with Vanderbilt School of Nursing Dean Pam Jeffries. Vanderbilt University School of Nursing celebrated graduating students and their entry into the nursing profession with a pinning ceremony and reception Thursday, May 9, followed by Investiture on Friday,… Read MoreMay. 7, 2021
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Vanderbilt Nursing graduates told “the world needs you more than ever”
Founders Medalist Teresa Cagle, who graduated with her Doctor of Nursing Practice, stands with Vanderbilt School of Nursing Dean Pam Jeffries. Vanderbilt University School of Nursing celebrated graduating students and their entry into the nursing profession with a pinning ceremony and reception Thursday, May 9, followed by Investiture on Friday,… Read MoreMay. 14, 2020