My career in nursing will be ending in approximately two years but i can tell you with distinct clarity what the pinning and capping ceremonies meant to us when we were students. This was a signal of accomplishment, achievement and recognition and was a sacred time for us as we realized the significance and responsibility of our profession. I cannot imagine how we would have felt if we had worked so hard to achieve so much to be told there would be no ceremony. Pride would have turned to sadness and deep disappointment if this had happened to us. But our instructors understood the value and how this motivated us to keep going. And, if our graduation had been delayed, our disappointment would have been even deeper. Please reconsider the decision to not hold the pinning and graduation ceremonies from these well-deserving students!
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Betty Rich
8 years ago
I can’t believe that you are discontinuing the December graduation for those nursing students finishing after the first semester - in 2018. Please reconsider and reinstate the graduation ceremony for these nursing students who have worked so hard for this degree. They want to be recognized for their hard work in the field of nursing by being able to go through the traditional graduation ceremony that they have been dreaming of for 4 years. I hope you will reinstate this graduation ceremony for this group of nursing students. Thank you!
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Anonymous
8 years ago
Very sad there is even a need for this petition! My daughter has shead tears of stress, affection, fear, compassion, sadness, joy and laughter throughout her Liberty Nursing School journey. She's learned to work hard and love more. She along with the others in this class have earned the right to have this journey celebrated! Don't take this away from them! Get it right Liberty!
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Sarah Crouch
8 years ago
My friends have worked too hard and paid too much to not get the celebration they deserve.
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Marla Benner
8 years ago
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My daughter was able to walk with the December Nursing Grads, and directly to a job. This is often a wonderful time to graduate and find employment as many schools graduate during May. The Liberty Nursing program is well known for graduating outstanding nurses, please keep this important Graduation time for those who have the opportunity to walk in December.
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Briana Porter
8 years ago
I am currently in the nursing program and hope to graduate as a December grad. This program requires a lot of time, dedication, and perseverance. I have worked very hard to get where I am in this program and I have countless hours of studying left to complete. Graduation and the nursing pinning ceremony is not just for our families. There is such a sense of accomplishment and pride when you get handed that diploma and have earned that pin. I know for many students by the time may comes around most people will already have jobs and that sense of joy and pride will have past. I think that canceling December graduation takes away from the hard work that we have spent four years working on. I believe this is for nursing but also all of the other degrees who hard worked hard to earn their diploma.
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Elizabeth Heffernan
8 years ago
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I’m a nurse for 40 years. We NEED nurses who come into the profession feeling valued. It starts with you. My granddaughter is carrying on this legacy in your program. Do not disappoint!
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Stephen binder
8 years ago
There could be people across the country for job.
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Robbin Miskell
8 years ago
This would be a terrible insult to the hard working nursing students, nursing faculty and the families that have supported Liberty University for years.
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Tamara Randolph
8 years ago
Let’s be fair to the hard work put in to completing this degree early. If the opportunity is given then so should the December graduation.
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Alice Kent
8 years ago
Both of my grand daughters are supposed to graduate this December from the nursing program. It would be a great disappointment for them not to be honored when they finish their degrees.
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Hellen Kim
8 years ago
I have a friend who is supposed to have walked during the December graduation and she worked her butt off to graduate. It's unfair to take that opportunity and reward for her hard efforts at your institution.
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Anonymous
8 years ago
I am planning to graduate in December and had looked forward to celebrate this accomplishment with family and friends in December!
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James L Smith
8 years ago
My granddaughter is on schedule to graduate in December. By next spring she will be working somewhere and likely not able to attend the ceremony then. It would be sad not to recognize and celebrate her graduation with other nursing students. Please reconsider this decision. Thank you
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Kate Radeline
8 years ago
Please consider reinstating the December graduation as it is a very important time that marks a turning point in history.
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Sue Best
8 years ago
I believe that ALL graduates, regardless of major, should be participants in the graduation ceremony closest to the time they have completed the requirements for that degree. They have worked very hard to get their degrees, and postponing the celebratory part is not fair to them. To me, it’s like saying to them that their degree is not worthy of the time for the university to allow them to participate in the graduation. Perhaps Liberty University is not worth considering as your school!
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Dennis Rivera
8 years ago
It would be nice to have a graduation ceremony after the students finish their coursework for their degrees so they would be able to get on with their careers.
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Stephanie Saavedra
8 years ago
These students graduate in December. Why do they need to wait to actually graduate until May? Reward their hard work and accomplishments because they earned it.
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My career in nursing will be ending in approximately two years but i can tell you with distinct clarity what the pinning and capping ceremonies meant to us when we were students. This was a signal of accomplishment, achievement and recognition and was a sacred time for us as we realized the significance and responsibility of our profession. I cannot imagine how we would have felt if we had worked so hard to achieve so much to be told there would be no ceremony. Pride would have turned to sadness and deep disappointment if this had happened to us. But our instructors understood the value and how this motivated us to keep going. And, if our graduation had been delayed, our disappointment would have been even deeper. Please reconsider the decision to not hold the pinning and graduation ceremonies from these well-deserving students!
I can’t believe that you are discontinuing the December graduation for those nursing students finishing after the first semester - in 2018. Please reconsider and reinstate the graduation ceremony for these nursing students who have worked so hard for this degree. They want to be recognized for their hard work in the field of nursing by being able to go through the traditional graduation ceremony that they have been dreaming of for 4 years. I hope you will reinstate this graduation ceremony for this group of nursing students. Thank you!
Very sad there is even a need for this petition! My daughter has shead tears of stress, affection, fear, compassion, sadness, joy and laughter throughout her Liberty Nursing School journey. She's learned to work hard and love more. She along with the others in this class have earned the right to have this journey celebrated! Don't take this away from them! Get it right Liberty!
My friends have worked too hard and paid too much to not get the celebration they deserve.
My daughter was able to walk with the December Nursing Grads, and directly to a job. This is often a wonderful time to graduate and find employment as many schools graduate during May. The Liberty Nursing program is well known for graduating outstanding nurses, please keep this important Graduation time for those who have the opportunity to walk in December.
I am currently in the nursing program and hope to graduate as a December grad. This program requires a lot of time, dedication, and perseverance. I have worked very hard to get where I am in this program and I have countless hours of studying left to complete. Graduation and the nursing pinning ceremony is not just for our families. There is such a sense of accomplishment and pride when you get handed that diploma and have earned that pin. I know for many students by the time may comes around most people will already have jobs and that sense of joy and pride will have past. I think that canceling December graduation takes away from the hard work that we have spent four years working on. I believe this is for nursing but also all of the other degrees who hard worked hard to earn their diploma.
I’m a nurse for 40 years. We NEED nurses who come into the profession feeling valued. It starts with you. My granddaughter is carrying on this legacy in your program. Do not disappoint!
There could be people across the country for job.
This would be a terrible insult to the hard working nursing students, nursing faculty and the families that have supported Liberty University for years.
Let’s be fair to the hard work put in to completing this degree early. If the opportunity is given then so should the December graduation.
Both of my grand daughters are supposed to graduate this December from the nursing program. It would be a great disappointment for them not to be honored when they finish their degrees.
I have a friend who is supposed to have walked during the December graduation and she worked her butt off to graduate. It's unfair to take that opportunity and reward for her hard efforts at your institution.
I am planning to graduate in December and had looked forward to celebrate this accomplishment with family and friends in December!
My granddaughter is on schedule to graduate in December. By next spring she will be working somewhere and likely not able to attend the ceremony then. It would be sad not to recognize and celebrate her graduation with other nursing students. Please reconsider this decision. Thank you
Please consider reinstating the December graduation as it is a very important time that marks a turning point in history.
I believe that ALL graduates, regardless of major, should be participants in the graduation ceremony closest to the time they have completed the requirements for that degree. They have worked very hard to get their degrees, and postponing the celebratory part is not fair to them. To me, it’s like saying to them that their degree is not worthy of the time for the university to allow them to participate in the graduation. Perhaps Liberty University is not worth considering as your school!
It would be nice to have a graduation ceremony after the students finish their coursework for their degrees so they would be able to get on with their careers.
These students graduate in December. Why do they need to wait to actually graduate until May? Reward their hard work and accomplishments because they earned it.
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