New York Institute of Technology

On May 19, 58 nursing students from New York Institute of Technology's Class of 2021 were welcomed into the profession with a virtual pinning ceremony. Nursing school pinning ceremonies are a rite of passage celebrating the completion of students' training as they graduate and go on to pursue careers as RNs. Despite its virtual nature, the event followed traditional pinning ceremony practices, with the soon-to-be nurses reciting the Nightingale Pledge. Named after Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing, the pledge is a statement of the ethics and principles of the nursing profession. The Class of 2021 also took part in the traditional candlelight ceremony to commemorate Nightingale and her efforts to aid wounded soldiers by candlelight during the Crimean War.

On October 23, students in New York Institute of Technology's nursing program received their white coats. The Nursing White Coat Ceremony signifies the transition from classroom learning to clinical learning, and represents a formal welcome into the nursing profession. It is held each fall semester of the students' junior year, before beginning their first clinical experience in health facilities.

In a recent ceremony, NYITCOM students from the Long Island (Old Westbury) campus received their white coats, a rite of passage signifying their official start in medical school.

NYITCOM at Arkansas State University (NYITCOM at A-State) medical students recently received their white coats, a rite of passage signifying the official start of medical school. The White Coat Ceremony was held on August 10th in the Fowler Center on the A-State campus.