Berkeley College Nursing Ceremony Celebrates Future Healthcare Heroes on Friday, August 6, 2021
Wednesday, August 4, 2021
Senior Director, Communications and External Relations
973-200-1099
KME@BerkeleyCollege.edu
MEDIA ADVISORY
Photo Caption: Berkeley College will celebrate its nursing graduates, many of whom volunteered in their communities at the height of COVID-19, at a pinning ceremony on Friday, August 6, 2021. Pictured are School of Health Studies students at a drive-thru COVID-19 vaccination site in Clifton, NJ, in March 2021.
WHAT: The Berkeley College School of Health Studies will honor 22 graduates of its Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) to Bachelor of Science (BSN) program and 12 graduates of its Practical Nurse program at an in-person pinning ceremony on Friday, August 6, 2021.
Many of the graduates served as healthcare volunteers in their communities at the height of COVID-19, including through an initiative at Clifton, NJ, which vaccinated about 5,000 local and state residents.
Graduates and faculty from the School of Health Studies will be available for interviews about the intersection of healthcare and public health, and how they feel to be part of the healthcare workforce in the time of COVID-19.
WHERE: Cosmopolitan, 1377 Route 23 South, Wayne, NJ
WHEN: Friday, August 6, 2021, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
MEDIA CONTACT:
Kelly J. Depsee
Director, Communications and External Relations
Cell: 201-956-7757
Email: KME@BerkeleyCollege.edu
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