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UNC-Chapel Hill School of Nursing celebrates new class with 2nd Annual White Coat Ceremony
First-year students mark the beginning of their professional journey
(Chapel Hill, N.C.—September 24, 2015) – The first-year students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Nursing will mark the beginning of their professional journey with a White Coat Ceremony on September 27 at 2:00 p.m. The special ceremony will be held in Memorial Hall. Family and friends are invited to attend.
The ceremony will feature remarks from Interim Dean Donna Havens and a keynote address will be presented by Ernest Grant, PhD, MSN, RN, FAAN. Grant is the newly-elected vice president of the American Nurses Association and outreach nurse clinician at UNC Hospitals’ Jaycee Burn Unit. All guests are invited to attend an open house at Carrington Hall following the ceremony.
The ceremony is sponsored by the Department of Nursing, UNC Hospitals; UNC Health Care; Alpha Alpha Chapter, Sigma Theta Tau; the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Nursing Alumni Association; and McPherson Cleaners.
For additional more information about the School of Nursing at Carolina, please visit http://nursing.unc.edu/
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About the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill:
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the nation’s first public university, is a global higher education leader known for innovative teaching, research and public service. A member of the prestigious Association of American Universities, Carolina regularly ranks as the best value for academic quality in U.S. public higher education. Now in its third century, the University offers 78 bachelor’s, 112 master’s, 68 doctorate and seven professional degree programs through 14 schools and the College of Arts and Sciences. Every day, faculty, staff and students shape their teaching, research and public service to meet North Carolina’s most pressing needs in every region and all 100 counties. Carolina’s more than 308,000 alumni live in all 50 states and 150 countries. More than 167,000 live in North Carolina.
School of Nursing contact: Kelly Kirby, (919) 843.8566, kelly_kirby@unc.edu
Communications and Public Affairs contact: Michael John, (919) 445-8555, michael.john@unc.edu