Caitlin Platt is Pinned In Ceremony at Emporia State University

2012 Jun 26

Caitlin Platt of Gardner, Kan., was among 25 senior nursing students who were recognized during the pinning ceremony at the end of the spring 2012 semester.

During the senior recognition ceremony of the Emporia State University Newman Division of Nursing, the graduating student nurses were pinned by the family or friend of their choice. They also received gifts from the medical staff of Newman Regional Health in Emporia.

Founded in 1863 as Kansas State Normal - the state's premier institution to educate teachers - Emporia State University offers 42 undergraduate and 27 graduate degrees in the School of Business, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, School of Library and Information Management and The Teachers College. SLIM also offers a Ph.D. program.

Emporia State is ranked as a Tier 1 Top 100 Regional University in the 2012 edition of "Best Colleges" compiled by U.S. News & World Report. The publication also cited ESU's School of Business as a best value for both in-state and out-of-state students.