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James Friedman of Cloquet, a Fond du Lac Ojibwe School graduate, was part of the nursing graduate ceremony at Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College last month.
Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College celebrated the associate degree nursing program graduating class from the fall 2023 during a pinning ceremony Dec. 20. It was the first fall pinning ceremony at FDLTCC since the nursing program started enrolling admissions during the spring of 2022.
The intimate ceremony featured speeches from FDLTCC Nursing student James Friedman, and Karen Lilyquist, a member of the FDLTCC nursing faculty. Tami Matuszak, interim dean of nursing and health sciences, provided the opening address.
FDLTCC President Anita Hanson offered a welcome. The graduates were pinned by family and friends during the ceremony.
The mission of the nursing program is to provide the education necessary for entry into nursing, the college said in a news release.
"This program prepares the graduate to provide culturally competent care," the college states. "The program aims to educate nurses to be culturally sensitive, focusing on the health needs of the American Indian population and the rural community."
Upon completion of the program, the graduates will be eligible to sit for the licensure exam.
The associate degree program at FDLTCC is approved by the Minnesota Board of Nursing and holds accreditation with the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing.
The associate degree nursing program graduating class includes:
Barnum
Abigail Nadine Mickle, honors, Carlton High School
Cloquet
James William Friedman, Fond du Lac Ojibwe School
David Houle, high honors, Prior Lake High School
Micheala Beth Schwartz, Cloquet High School
Mahtowa
Jana Rose Hergert, high honors, Barnum High School
