Commencement

On a perfect day for its first outdoor Commencement since 1979, the College on May 13 welcomed vaccinated and distanced graduates and families as nearly 300 members of the 437-member Class of 2021 attended separate morning and afternoon ceremonies to meet state COVID safety guidelines. The ceremonies were livestreamed so families or graduates at home could watch. Honorary degrees went to Trustee Patrick Brown and, posthumously, Rev. Michael

Cronogue, SSE.

Following the same winning ceremonial formula, President Lorraine Sterritt on September 18, 2021, welcomed 206 members from the Class of 2020 and their families to their long-awaited “In-Person Celebration of the 113th Commencement” outside Durick Library. Nearly half of the 2020 class of 501 (including those earning graduate degrees) attended with families. A majority of the class had joined a virtual Commencement during the height of the pandemic in May 2020.