NSU’s College of Pharmacy-Palm Beach Hosts First-Ever Virtual Pinning and Awards Ceremony

The NSU College of Pharmacy-Palm Beach Campus hosted their Pinning and Awards Ceremony for the Class of 2021 via Zoom. This annual event celebrates the end of the students’ classroom study before they leave campus to enter a full year of experiential learning, also referred to as Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (APPEs) or rotations. In attendance were students, their friends and families, as well as administration, faculty, and staff of the College.

Dean Michelle Clark, Ph.D., addressed the students, encouraging them to be a Shark while on APPEs and demonstrate what it means to have that “NSU edge”, while maintaining balance in their personal lives. Guest speaker, Victoria Scott, Pharm.D., clinical manager at Wellington Regional Medical Center, emphasized the importance of professionalism. She also reiterated the value in networking and the impact that involvement in professional organizations will have in advancing the role of the pharmacist. Others sharing their remarks were student leaders, Louis Schobel (’20) and Mahalia Sanon (’21).

The program ended with an Awards Ceremony that recognized students from the Class of 2021 for their academic achievements, determination, professionalism, and SharkSpirit, along with high performing leaders from sanctioned professional organizations of the College.

“Transitioning a major event like this into a virtual platform was not an easy undertaking, but the Pinning and Awards Ceremony is a pivotal achievement in pharmacy school and the students have earned the right to celebrate this milestone. Cancelling the event was not an option.” said Rochelle Nappi, Ed.D., the assistant dean of the college in the Palm Beach.

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