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| Jeanette Ferdinand |
Jeanette Ferdinand, a 2012 graduate of the St. Croix Educational Complex High, began her undergraduate studies at UVI, where she first pursued an Associate’s degree in Nursing. On May 18 2018, she graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
Ferdinand stated that the Nursing program has an added level of pressure as students have to earn a score of 75 or above on each course. In the even that a student earns a score lower than 75 they would have to repeat the course. Unfortunately, this was the case for Ferdinand as her graduation was set back by one year as she retook a course.
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| 2018 Graduates |
She assisted in the execution of the three previous Miss UVI Ambassadorial competitions - with the last two held on St. Croix.
Ferdinand retired a life of just attending classes and picked up an extensive extra-curricular résumé at UVI along the way, which includes: the Student Government Association, Sisters with Purpose, Student Nurses Association, and the Student Government Association Queen’s Committee.
She credits much of her success to Hedda Finch-Simpson, whom she describes as family. “Ms. Finch would encourage and push me to become involved on campus,” she said . “She was firstly my immediate supervisor but now she’s become more like family than a boss to me.”
Immediately after graduation, Jeanette plans to travel to New Jersey where she will take the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX RN) exam for entry level nurses before returning to St. Croix where she will begin her nursing career at the Juan F. Luis hospital - hopefully in the emergency room.
Jeanette will be sharing her special day with her older brother Garfield Ferdinand who will be graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics.
While at UVI Ferdinand earned many scholarships including, Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) scholarships from Costco, Wells Fargo, as well as Walmart Mentorship training.
She credits much of her success to Hedda Finch-Simpson, whom she describes as family. “Ms. Finch would encourage and push me to become involved on campus,” she said . “She was firstly my immediate supervisor but now she’s become more like family than a boss to me.”
Immediately after graduation, Jeanette plans to travel to New Jersey where she will take the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX RN) exam for entry level nurses before returning to St. Croix where she will begin her nursing career at the Juan F. Luis hospital - hopefully in the emergency room.
Jeanette will be sharing her special day with her older brother Garfield Ferdinand who will be graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics.
While at UVI Ferdinand earned many scholarships including, Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) scholarships from Costco, Wells Fargo, as well as Walmart Mentorship training.
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| Bachelors of Science in Nursing (BSN) Pinning Ceremony |
