A unique Commencement for an extraordinary class

Some 100 Connell School students from the Connell School’s Class of 2020 returned to BC in October to celebrate their achievements more than a year after their graduation. Heena Nissaraly ’20, M.S. ’23, was CSON’s representative at the main Commencement ceremony. In his talk, Commencement speaker Steve Pemberton acknowledged that Nissaraly had invited a beloved former patient to the ceremony in lieu of her parents, who were unable to travel from their home in Madagascar. “Family is not just what you are born into,” he said, “it’s also who you find along the way.” View video at bc.edu/commencement.

Heena Nissaraly ’20, M.S. ’23 (right), with former patient Mary Moran at the October Commencement

Photo courtesy of Maura Cutting