BSN Convocation (Pinning) Ceremony

Dear BSN students graduating in August 2025, 

Your Convocation (pinning) ceremony will be held on Friday, August 8, in the Cartwright Hall auditorium. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. and the ceremony begins at 6:30 p.m.  Limited guest registration will be available. Graduating seniors will receive informative emails, including links to order their nursing pin and to register to attend the ceremony,  starting in May 2025 from nursingevents@kent.edu. 

If you have questions about your pin order, please contact: Jim Coleman, Ltd.Phone: 847-963-8100 or email: sheryl@jimcolemanltd.com. All students will be pinned with a ribbon regardless of whether they ordered a pin or not. 

This Summer 2025 BSN Convocation will be livestreamed for loved ones who are unable to join us in person. The livestream link will be emailed to all registered graduating students in the days leading up to the event. 

If you have any questions about your Summer 2025 BSN Convocation (Pinning) Ceremony, please email nursingevents@kent.edu with the subject line: Summer 25 BSN Convocation.