Pinning Ceremonies
May 15 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
The 2026 pinning ceremonies will be held on May 15, 2026 at 5:00 pm in the follow locations:
- Nursing – ACWC
- Radiography – Bertschi Center
- Science & Math – Alumni Hall
- Ultrasonography – Cosgrave Meeting Rooms
- Surgical Technology – Wolf-Kuhn
- PTA – Chapel
Please note: pinning locations subject to change. Graduating students will be provided with the most up-to-date information by their department chair.
Pinning Ceremonies for Health Sciences Majors
The pinning ceremony is an honored tradition which originated in the 1860s at the Nightingale School of Nursing in London, England. Having been recently awarded The Red Cross of St. George for her selfless service to injured and dying soldiers in the Crimean War, Florence Nightingale chose to extend this honor to her most outstanding graduates by presenting each of them with a medal of excellence. This tradition of pinning at Mount Aloysius College began with the nursing department and expanded to all allied health programs.