Nursing students who are completing their degrees celebrated in Gladstone this week with their lecturers, family and friends...

Departing Nursing students prepare to cut their celebratory cake

Participants were presented with special CQUniversity Nursing badges. The 'badging' function was held in the Leo Zussino Building on CQUniversity Gladstone Campus.

Academics Prof Kerry Reid-Searl and Kadie Cheney travelled from the Rockhampton Campus for the event and Kerry brought her special friend 'Cyril' courtesy of the simulation teaching technique, MASK-ED^TM 

 
A close-up on the special icing 
Nursing student Catherine McNeilly with husband Ian and friends 
Nursing student Peita Frogley speaks on behalf of her cohort 
Students toasting each other

Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research) and Gladstone Head of Campus Professor Chad Hewitt presenting one of the students with her badge and a small gift from Gladstone Campus

Part of the audience at the badging ceremony