Oakton recognizes 30 nursing graduates at pinning ceremony Elena Gavriliuc of Northbrook displays her joy of being an Oakton nursing graduate. Courtesy of Oakton Community College
Updated 5/24/2021 1:28 PM
Thirty students completed Oakton Community College s Nursing Program this spring and are now on their way to beginning rewarding careers in the health care field.
Oakton recognized the spring 2021 nursing graduates at a drive-up pinning ceremony Monday, May 17, at the Des Plaines campus. Graduates received their pins and celebrated their success with honks and waves from faculty, family and friends.
Congratulations to the Class of 2021, Margaret Gas, nursing chairwoman, says. This has been a very challenging time for our students. These inspirational graduates are entering the field when they re needed most. Despite all the current turmoil, the pins will always identify our students as nursing graduates from Oakton, and we know they will wear t
Thirty students completed Oakton Community College’s Nursing Program this spring and are now on their way to beginning rewarding careers in the health care field. Oakton recognized the spring 2021 nursing graduates at a drive-up pinning ceremony Monday, May 17, at the Des Plaines campus. Graduates received their pins and celebrated their success with honks and waves from faculty, family and friends.
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Francesca Ekwuyasi (left) and Billy-Ray Belcourt are two of the Canadian finalists for the 2021 Lambda Literary Awards.(Submitted by Francesca Ekwuyasi, Tenille Campbell)
Francesca Ekwuyasi, Vivek Shraya and Billy-Ray Belcourt are among the Canadians nominated for the 2021 Lambda Literary Awards.
The Lambda Literary Awards annually celebrate the best in LGBTQ literature from around the world. There are nine Canadian books nominated across 24 categories.
Francesca Ekwuyasi is a finalist in the lesbian fiction category for her debut novelÂ
Butter Honey Pig Bread tells the interwoven stories of twin sisters, Kehinde and Taiye, and their mother, Kambirinachi. Kambirinachi is convinced she was born an ogbanje, a spirit that plagues families with misfortune by dying in childhood to cause its mother misery. When the estranged women meet years later, they confront their past and find forgiveness through food from