College of Nursing honors graduates at fall convocation

Dec. 20, 2023
A groupl of eight young women stand together smiling, all dressed in graduation caps and gowns.

Members of the University of Arizona College of Nursing Bachelor of Science in Nursing class of 2023 pause for a photo before entering Centennial Hall for their convocation ceremony.

The University of Arizona College of Nursing honored its fall 2023 graduating class at Centennial Hall on Dec. 14. A total of 168 Wildcat nurses celebrated the successful conclusion to their programs in front of family, friends and faculty.

The convocation and awards ceremony marked the college’s 68th graduating class. The conferred degrees included 43 Bachelor of Science in Nursing, 43 Bachelor of Science in Nursing – Integrative Health, one Graduate Nurse Practitioner Certificate, six Master of Science in Nursing, 74 Doctor of Nursing Practice and one Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing.

Three young women in graduation caps and gowns stand in a dressing room with a mirror. Two are smiling and one is putting lip gloss on in the mirror.
Five smiling nursing graduates in caps and gowns stand together outside. All have sashes on with the University of Arizona "A".
Two smiling nursing students in caps and gowns stand together.
A smiling young woman wearing a graduation cap and gown has her hair adjusted by a friend.
Three smiling women in red polo shirts all make the Arizona Wildcat sign with their fingers.
A line of nursing faculty walk down an aisle with students on both sides of them. All are wearing grauduation caps and gowns.
A young woman wearing a graduation cap decorated with pink feathers and a graduation gown smiles as she stands outside.
A nursing professor puts a lanyard on a nursing student. Both are wearing graduation caps and gowns.
Two nursing students and two professors, all in graduation regalia, hug and smile on a stage.
A nursing PhD candidate stands with a big smile on her face as a professor puts her graduation hood on her. Both are in caps and gowns.
A young man wearing a graduation cap and gown raises both fists in the air and cheers.
A smiling professor and student stand together in their graduation regalia.
A female nursing student in graduation cap and gown stands looking forward as a professor places her graduation sash over her head.
Several nursing graduate in caps and gowns move the tassels on their caps from one side to the other.
A young man in graduation cap and gown smiles as he hugs one of his professors outside.
A young woman in a graduation cap and gown has her mouth open in a cheer in a crowd of people outside.