The College of the Ozarks will hold a pair of school year-end ceremonies next week.
According to releases from the school, the Armstrong McDonald School of Nursing will hold its 14th Annual Pinning and Blessing Ceremony on Friday, May 5, at 5 p.m. in Williams Memorial Chapel. Class of 2023 graduates, nursing faculty, and family members/guests of the graduates are able to attend in person.
Allison Press Buesking, RN, BSN, and AMSON class of 2012, will be the keynote speaker for the event. A reception for the graduates and their families will be held afterwards. At the ceremony, 17 students will receive a specifically designed pin that reflects the program’s five main pursuits of truth, character, critical thinking, the tenets of Florence Nightingale, and creating a nourishing environment.
Meanwhile, the 116th Commencement Ceremony will take place on Saturday, May 6 in The Howell W. Keeter Athletic Complex. The ceremony will honor 308 graduating students: 80 Bachelor of Arts, 211 Bachelor of Science, and 17 Bachelor of Science in Nursing. This is a ticketed event for graduates and their families.
The top five majors of the graduating class are business/accounting, education, psychology, agriculture, and nursing.
Christian (Woelk) Zaal will speak at commencement at 10 a.m.
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