Graduating students received their nursing pins during the pinning ceremony for associate degree nursing students at Berkshire Community College in Pittsfield.
The pins signify the acceptance of the responsibilities that come with the practice of nursing and is a symbol of the "educational preparation of the wearer" to perform nursing duties.
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Gianna DiSantis, 6, watches with attention from the audience as her aunt, Theresa Carusotto, participates in the pinning ceremony for associate degree nursing students at Berkshire Community College in Pittsfield.
Students open their palms and follow along with a ‘blessing of hands’ at the close of the pinning ceremony for associate degree nursing students at Berkshire Community College in Pittsfield.
Ethan Trautman receives his nursing pin, which signifies the acceptance of the responsibilities that come with the practice of nursing and is a symbol of the ‘educational preparation of the wearer’ to perform nursing duties during the pinning ceremony for associate degree nursing students at Berkshire Community College in Pittsfield.
Nixon St. Bernard, an RN at Berkshire Medical Center, was selected by the graduating class to deliver the keynote address at the Berkshire Community College pinning ceremony for associate degree nursing students at the college in Pittsfield.
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Gianna DiSantis, 6, watches with attention from the audience as her aunt, Theresa Carusotto, participates in the pinning ceremony for associate degree nursing students at Berkshire Community College in Pittsfield.
Ethan Trautman receives his nursing pin, which signifies the acceptance of the responsibilities that come with the practice of nursing and is a symbol of the ‘educational preparation of the wearer’ to perform nursing duties during the pinning ceremony for associate degree nursing students at Berkshire Community College in Pittsfield.
Nixon St. Bernard, an RN at Berkshire Medical Center, was selected by the graduating class to deliver the keynote address at the Berkshire Community College pinning ceremony for associate degree nursing students at the college in Pittsfield.
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Stephanie Zollshan has been a photojournalist for The Berkshire Eagle since 2011. She is a Boston University graduate whose work has been featured in publications around the world. Stephanie can be reached at szollshan@berkshireeagle.com.
