HOPE – The University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana will host a meaningful nurse pinning ceremony for the Arkansas Rural Nursing Education Consortium (ARNEC) graduates on Tuesday, December 16th, at 6:00 pm at Hempstead Hall, celebrating their dedication and achievement.

A nurse pinning ceremony is a milestone event that marks a student’s official transition from nursing school to the nursing profession. Instead of focusing on graduation as a whole, the pinning ceremony celebrates the training, sacrifice, and growth that shaped the student into a nurse. The pin is a symbol of commitment to patient care, integrity, and service. For many, it carries more emotional weight than the graduation itself because it honors the personal journey, the mentors who guided it, and the responsibility the new

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