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Pinning for BCC Nursing Students Set for August
The Bristol Community College Nursing Program commencement will be virtual this year on May 22 – the originally planned day of commencement – but is still planning for an in-person pinning in August.
Earlier today, there was chatter on social media of upset graduating nurses who want nothing more than to physically walk across the stage after earning their degree during a stressful worldwide pandemic. I spoke with some BCC nursing seniors who said they were hoping for something more than just a virtual congratulations.
One of the seniors had tears in her eyes just talking to me about not being able to have an in-person graduation. After five years of balancing schoolwork with parenting and having to combine the two over the past year due to COVID-19, it s been a struggle to stay afloat. Now that the work has paid off and the finish line is in sight, the Class of 2021 felt as though it was being denied the proper graduation for