{"id":11,"date":"2021-09-24T16:58:12","date_gmt":"2021-09-24T20:58:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/pharmacy-health\/ceremonies\/"},"modified":"2026-09-09T11:47:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T15:47:07","slug":"ceremonies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/health-professions\/ceremonies\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to the Profession Ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"content-block content-block--has-menu wp-block-butler-content-block\">\n\t<div class=\"content-block-container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"content-block-layout\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content-block-menu-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"content-block-menu-nav\" aria-label=\"Site menu\" id=\"page-nav\"><div class=\"content-block-menu-wrapper\"><header class=\"content-block-menu-header\"><span class=\"content-block-menu-header-label\">College of Health Professions Menu<\/span><button type=\"button\" class=\"content-block-menu-mobile-toggle\" title=\"Toggle menu\" aria-label=\"Toggle menu\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/button><\/header><ul class=\"content-block-menu-list\"><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"\/health-professions\/about\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">About<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/health-professions\/undergraduate-programs\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Undergraduate Programs<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/health-professions\/graduate-and-professional-programs\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Graduate &amp; Professional Programs<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/health-professions\/staff\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Faculty &amp; Staff<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/health-professions\/experiential\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Experiential Education<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"\/health-professions\/interprofessional-education\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Interprofessional Education<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"\/health-professions\/ceremonies\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Welcome to the Profession Ceremony<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/health-professions\/student-success\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Office of Student Success<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-hidden-overflow\"><a href=\"\/health-professions\/handbook\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Handbooks &amp; Bulletin<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-hidden-overflow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/admission-aid\/pre-college-programs\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Future Healthcare Leaders Camp<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><button type=\"button\" class=\"content-block-menu-desktop-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-content-block-toggle-more-label=\"More links\" data-content-block-toggle-less-label=\"Hide links\">More links<\/button><\/nav>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content-block-content-container is-layout-constrained\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<h1 id=\"h-welcome-to-the-profession-ceremony\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Welcome to the Profession Ceremony<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 2026 Welcome to the Profession Ceremony will be held in Hinkle Fieldhouse on Friday, August 28, at 3:00 PM. Guests will not require a ticket to attend the ceremony. Parking will be located in Hinkle Fieldhouse parking lot or the Sunset Avenue Parking Garage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you are unable to attend the ceremony in person, you can\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/live\">watch the ceremony live<\/a>\u00a0at 3:00 PM ET.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/13\/2026\/09\/03101232\/2026-Welcome-to-the-Profession-Ceremony-Program.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2026 Welcome to the Profession Ceremony Program<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of our Fall semester traditions is to host the White Coat Ceremony to honor and welcome pharmacy and PA students as they enter the professional phase of their programs. With the addition of direct entry Nursing program, we have an opportunity to re-envision the ceremony to be inclusive and mindful of the programs now represented in CHP. The College will host the <strong>Welcome to the Profession Ceremony<\/strong> that includes students from the&nbsp;<strong>Bachelor of Science in Nursing,&nbsp;Master in<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>PA<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>Studies<\/strong>, and&nbsp;<strong>Doctor of Pharmacy<\/strong>&nbsp;program. This significant ceremony serves to welcome each new class of students and provides a powerful emphasis on high standards of professionalism, compassion, and service. We invite you to be a part of this year&#8217;s milestone event by donating a gift to fund one student&#8217;s first white coat or lab jacket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please consider making the Welcome to the Profession Ceremony special for our students by sponsoring a student&#8217;s white coat or lab jacket for $75. If your donation is received by August 17, your name will be shared with the student receiving your coat. If you know someone you wish to designate as the recipient of your coat, please indicate this on your donation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-af40bc3b wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/13\/2026\/09\/09114444\/white-coat-female-student-parent.jpg\" alt=\"Female student in white medical coat leans into female parent for a photo.\" class=\"wp-image-11130\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/13\/2026\/09\/09114444\/white-coat-female-student-parent.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/13\/2026\/09\/09114444\/white-coat-female-student-parent-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/13\/2026\/09\/09114446\/white-coat-male-student-parent.jpg\" alt=\"Male student in white medical coat poses for photo with female parent.\" class=\"wp-image-11131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/13\/2026\/09\/09114446\/white-coat-male-student-parent.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/13\/2026\/09\/09114446\/white-coat-male-student-parent-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f56f9fcf wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/13\/2026\/09\/09114443\/white-coat-female-student-chat.jpg\" alt=\"Female student in white medical coat in a chat with two other people.\" 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