SOP NEW SLETTER SPRING/ SUMMER 20 22 W HITE COAT CEREMONY Mem b ers of t he Pharm acy Class of 20 25 celeb rat ed t heir choice of p rofession by p art icip at ing in t he W hit e Coat Cerem ony. The W hit e Coat Cerem ony is a w ond erful cerem ony in w hich first year p harm acy st ud ent s receive a w hit e coat sym b olizing t heir com m it m ent t o t he p harm acy p rofession. The w hit e coat sym b olizes p at ient care and service. Facult y and st aff aw ait ing t he sm iling faces of first -year st ud ent s
Trad it ionally, t he W hit e Coat Cerem ony is held t he
d uring t he d rive-by W hit e Coat Pick up.
first Sat urd ay b efore classes b eg in in t he sp ring sem est er. How ever, t his year, st ud ent s d rove by t o receive t heir w hit e coat in early January b ecause COVID-19 req uired social d ist ancing . The cerem ony w as held m id -Feb ruary in t he Reg is Chap el. A ft er st ud ent s w ere ?coat ed ,? t hey recit ed a Pled g e of Professionalism , com m it t ing t heir p rofessional careers and p ract ices t o excellence in p harm acy.
The Class of 20 25 read y t o b eg in t heir careers as st ud ent p harm acist s.