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College of the Ozarks Graduations Next Week

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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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