DEGREEd to succeed - School of Nursing Magazine - Virginia Commonwealth University

speaker teria mathews-settle delivers a commencement address on stage at the 2023 winter commencement ceremony for v.c.u. school of nursing — Fall 2023 alumni commencement speaker **T'eria Mathews-Settle** (B.S.‘12, M.S.‘15) addresses graduates.

Nursing is a career that can reward you in so many ways, but it can also give you some of your hardest challenges. And to that I'll say–remember your grit and the perseverance that got you here.

a graduating v.c.u. nursing student dressed in regalia receives adornments for her robe from faculty members — **Amie Patrick** (B.S. ‘15, D.N.P. ‘23) is hooded during the fall 2023 commencement ceremony.

samantha thomas dressed in regalia at the v.c.u. school of nursing ceremony being hooded by two faculty members — **Samantha Thomas** (D.N.P. ‘23) is hooded during the fall 2023 commencement ceremony.

v.c.u. school of nursing graduates dressed in commencement regalia with one student wearing a graduation cap decorated with the words i pick things up and petit allegro around — Nursing undergraduates with decorated grad caps wait for the fall 2023 graduation ceremony start

a group of v.c.u. school of nursing students dressed in regalia and celebrating at their commencement ceremony — Fall 2023 undergraduates pose before the ceremony begins.

an excited v.c.u. school of nursing graduate gives high fives to other students at commencement — Clinical Assistant Professor **Caitlin Matzke**, D.N.P., RN, AG-ACNP-BC, CEN (B.S. ‘16), high fives graduates before the start of the fall ceremony.

a happy group of v.c.u. school of nursing graduates take selfies at their commencement ceremony — Spring 2023 graduates snap a selfie prior to the ceremony.

new v.c.u. school of nursing students waving and hugging each other at their commencement ceremony — Graduates of the spring class of 2023 process into the commencement ceremony.

a child in the audience at the v.c.u. school of nursing graduation ceremony holding up a sign that reads 'congrats sister 2023' — Eager and proud guests cheer on new graduates during the spring ceremony.

v.c.u. school of nursing faculty dressed in regalia listening to a graduation ceremony speech — New graduates listen to remarks at the spring ceremony.

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