DANVILLE, Va. – Averett University hosted its first-ever nurse practitioner white coat ceremony – an event following the annual Nurse Pinning Ceremony for the 2021 nursing graduates. During the 2021 National Nurses Week, the University’s School of Nursing held both ceremonies Friday at Averett’s Riverview Campus downtown.

The pinning ceremony honored 16 students who have successfully completed their Bachelor of Science in nursing degree and who officially graduated from Averett over the weekend.

The ceremony includes many significant symbols, from nursing caps and pins, to lamps and anointed oil.

Graduates from Averett’s 2021 BSN program have secured jobs in health care facilities across Virginia, North Carolina and Tennessee.

Eight students participated in the White Coat ceremony for Averett’s master-level, advanced practice nursing programs.