Pinning Ceremony

Honoring our newest nurses

Mark your calendars! The Spring Pinning Ceremony for our prelicensure students will take place on Sunday, June 1, 2025.

Ceremony details

Date: Sunday, June 1, 2025

Time: 1:30 p.m.

Student and pinner arrival time: 1:00pm (see more info below)

Location: Linfield University - McMinnville Campus - Commencement/Grad Green 
900 SE Baker St
McMinnville, OR 97128

Parking: parking lot on Linfield Avenue, street parking, Keck Campus (shuttles provided) See map below. Added information on traffic patterns, ADA shuttle pick-up and drop-off points available here.

Student details

Tickets: There are no tickets required for the Spring Pinning Ceremony.

Pinner selection: Select one person (family member, friend, significant other, etc.) as your pinner.

Arrival time: 1:00 p.m. Students and pinners, if they haven't already, should visit the name card tent. Students will fill out a name card and keep it with them. With their completed name card, students can locate their cohort's reserved seating and sit with their pinner. More information will be shared with students.

Attire: business (not caps and gowns). Cords and stoles are wonderful and encouraged.

Professional photos: GradImages will be available for purchase approximately one week after Pinning at www.GradImages.com.

Questions: Email son@linfield.edu.

Accommodations: If you or your family member will need ADA accommodations for the ceremony, please email us at son@linfield.edu. We will do our best to make the ceremony accessible to all. ADA shuttle pick-up & drop-off points are below and on the commencement parking page.