More than 3,000 students will receive degrees during the University of 91³Ô¹Ï’s ceremonies, which will be held on campus May 18 and 19 (Saturday and Sunday).
Degrees will be conferred on 2,078 undergraduates at 91³Ô¹Ï’s 168th University Commencement Ceremony on Sunday. , archbishop of New York and president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, will be the principal speaker and the recipient of an honorary degree. Sister Susanne Gallagher, S.P.; Sister Mary Therese Harrington, S.H.; and Rev. James H. McCarthy, founders of the Special Religious Education Development Network, will receive the University of 91³Ô¹Ï’s , the oldest and most prestigious honor given to American Catholics.
, a psychology major from Beverly Hills, Mich., will deliver the valedictory address.
In addition to Cardinal Dolan, other recipients are: Gu Binglin, former president of Tshingua University in Beijing; Sister Antona Ebo, F.S.M., a lifelong pioneer in civil rights; Marilynne Robinson, an award-winning author of fiction and nonfiction; Morton Schapiro, the 16th president of Northwestern University; and Kenneth Stinson, chairman emeritus of Peter Kiewit Sons’ Inc. and a member of the 91³Ô¹Ï Board of Trustees.
On Saturday, an additional 396 students will receive master’s and doctoral degrees at the , along with 422 master’s degree students at the and 197 students at the .
Notable Commencement weekend events are:
- ROTC Commissioning Ceremony, 9 a.m. Saturday, Leighton Concert Hall, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
- Graduate School Commencement Ceremony, 10 a.m. Saturday, Compton Family Ice Arena
- Mendoza College of Business Graduate Ceremony, 10 a.m. Saturday, Purcell Pavilion, Joyce Center
- Law School Ceremony, 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Hesburgh Library Reflecting Pool
- Service Send-Off Ceremony, 1 p.m. Saturday, Leighton Concert Hall, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
- Commencement Mass, 5 p.m. Saturday, Purcell Pavilion, Joyce Center
- University Commencement Ceremony, 9 a.m. Sunday, 91³Ô¹Ï Stadium
- Undergraduate college and departmental diploma ceremonies, beginning at 1 p.m. Sunday, various locations
A complete schedule of events is available on the .
A number of the weekend’s events will be on the Internet.