Nearly 300 students received degrees from U of A College of Nursing during 2025 fall convocation

Jan. 8, 2026

Graduates will help alleviate shortfall of nurses across Arizona, nation.

A graduating student makes a heart sign with her hands while crossing the stage after being pinned for receiving a Bachelor of Science in Nursing at the University of Arizona College of Nursing’s 2025 fall convocation.

College of Nursing student Cameron Diaz makes a heart sign with her hands while crossing the stage after being pinned. Diaz received a Bachelor of Science in Nursing.

Photo by Noelle Haro-Gomez, U of A Health Sciences Office of Communications

The University of Arizona College of Nursing proudly hosted its fall 2025 convocation and awards ceremony on Thursday, Dec. 18, at Centennial Hall.

The event featured an introduction from Faculty Council Chair Julio Loya, PhD, a warm welcome from Dean Brian Ahn, PhD, and an inspiring keynote address from Kara Snyder, PhD, RN, assistant vice president of Tucson Medical Center.

Families, friends, faculty members and the Wildcat community came together to celebrate the graduates' outstanding dedication, perseverance and commitment to the nursing profession. These new alumni are poised to make a lasting difference as compassionate caregivers, advocates and innovators in health care. 

The college conferred 295 degrees and three nursing practice graduate certificates. The specific degrees awarded were:

  • Four in the Doctor of Philosophy program;
  • 79 in the Doctor of Nursing Practice program;
  • 88 in the Master Entry to the Profession of Nursing programs; and
  • 124 in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program.

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University of Arizona College of Nursing faculty and staff members stand onstage as students walk into Centennial Hall for the 2025 fall convocation.
Four female graduates are all smiles as they prepare to walk into Centennial Hall to receive their degrees at the U of A College of Nursing’s 2025 fall convocation.
Two students, a female and a male, pose for a photo before entering Centennial Hall to receive their degrees at the U of A College of Nursing’s 2025 fall convocation.
Graduating students smile as they hold their hoods prior to the U of A College of Nursing fall convocation.
University of Arizona College of Nursing faculty onstage in Centennial Hall for the 2025 fall convocation.
Three students dressed in graduation regalia smile as they await the start of the U of A College of Nursing's 2025 fall convocation.
A student is hooded by two professors during the U of A College of Nursing's 2025 fall convocation.
A female student is hooded on stage during the U of A College of Nursing's 2025 fall convocation.
A male student is hooded on stage during the U of A College of Nursing's 2025 fall convocation.
A female student waves to the crowd as she crosses the stage to be pinned at the U of A College of Nursing's 2025 fall convocation.
A graduating student makes a heart sign with her hands while crossing the stage after being pinned for receiving a Bachelor of Science in Nursing at the University of Arizona College of Nursing’s 2025 fall convocation.
University of Arizona College of Nursing faculty onstage in Centennial Hall for the 2025 fall convocation.
Students move the tassels on their mortarboards from right to left to signify the conferral of their degrees.
A graduating student celebrates receiving her degree with her sister and her daughter following the U of A College of Nursing’s 2025 fall convocation.
A graduating student poses with his family outside Centennial Hall after the U of A College of Nursing’s 2025 fall convocation.
A graduating student poses with her family outside Centennial Hall after the U of A College of Nursing’s 2025 fall convocation.
A graduating student’s mother and grandmother place a lei around her neck following the U of A College of Nursing’s 2025 fall convocation.