Light the Lamp Pinning Ceremony Fall 2023
On Friday, September 29th, 2023, the School of Nursing will celebrate the Fall 2023 Light the Lamp Pinning Ceremony.
The ceremony will honor our nursing students entering clinical settings in a pinning ceremony promoting humanistic, patient-centered care.
Date: Friday, September 29, 2023
Time: 5:00 - 8:00 PM
Location: Texas Union, Shirley Bird Perry Ballroom (3.202) | View Map
Parking: San Antonio Garage (SAG) (2420 San Antonio Street) | Check Daily Parking Rates.
Target Audience: School of Nursing Faculty & Current Students
Contact Information: Please email the Office of Student Services at ss@nursing.utexas.edu.
Welcome Address
Eun-Ok Im, PhD, MPH, RN, CNS, FAAN
Dean
Professor & Laura Lee Blanton Chair in Nursing
Master of Ceremony
Vinh T. Nguyễn, PhD
Associate Dean for Student Services
Lecturer
Keynote Speaker
Ana Todd, PhD, RN
Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Programs
Clinical Assistant Professor
Student Speakers
Betsy Bunt, Graduate Student Speaker
Current AE-MSN Student
Briana "Tayler" Bridges, Undergraduate Student Speaker
Current BSN Student
Nightingale Pledge Lead
Janice F. Hernandez DNP, RN, FNP-C
Clinical Assistant Professor
Division Chair, Holistic Adult Health Nursing
Director, MSN Program (LeaDS)
Co Sponsor, Hispanic Nursing Student Association
Name Readers
Alexandra Garcia, PhD, RN, FAAN
Professor
Assistant Dean for the Graduate Programs
Julie Zuniga, PhD, RN, FAAN
Associate Professor
Faculty Pinners
Teresa Bailey DNP, APRN, NNP-BC, CNE
Clinical Assistant Professor
Laura Murphy, PhD, RNC-OB
Clinical Assistant Professor
Graduate Advisor
Shalonda E. Horton, PhD, RN
Clinical Assistant Professor
Esther Nwokocha, MSN, RN
Clinical Instructor
Li-Chen Lin, PhD, RN, CNRN
Clinical Assistant Professor
Yuri Gamez, MSN, RN
Clinical Instructor