Mary Jo Wardle receives white coat during nursing ceremony

2016 Jan 26

Mary Jo Wardle of Poland, Ohio, a sophomore nursing student at Youngstown State University, was presented a white coat during a ceremony in Kilcawley Center on campus.

The presentation of a white lab coat signifies nursing students who are transitioning into their clinical experiences. At the ceremony, 112 sophomore YSU nursing students received coats.

YSU was among 60 schools of nursing nationally awarded $1,000 grants from the Arnold P. Gold Foundation, in conjunction with the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, to support the ceremony.