Manhattan College Celebrates 2017 Commencement Exercises
Close to 1,000 graduates participated in Manhattan College's Commencement exercises on May 18 and 19 in Draddy Gymnasium. John Evans '17 and Lorraine Brancale '17 (M.S.) spoke on behalf of the class of 2017 at Undergraduate and Spring Commencement, while Thomas Moran '74 and Bettye H. Perkins were this year's honorary degree recipients.
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Browse photos from the 2017 Commencement Exercises
View and download photos from the Undergraduate and Spring Commencement exercises on May 18-19, 2017.
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Watch a Recording of the Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony
Watch the 175th Undergraduate Commencement exercises, recorded on Friday, May 19.
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Watch a Recording of the Spring Commencement Ceremony
Watch the Spring Commencement exercises, recorded on Thursday, May 18.
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John Evans ’17 Receives Carty Valedictory Medal, Addresses Class of 2017
Blind since the age of 5, Evans is a published author and graduated with an English major, a history minor and a medieval studies minor.
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Lorraine Brancale ’17 (M.S.) Speaks on Behalf of Classmates at Spring Commencement
The Spring Commencement valedictorian, Brancale earned a 4.0 grade point average in the mental health counseling program, while completing three different fellowships.
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Manhattan College Announces 2017 Commencement Speakers
Thomas J. Moran ’74, chairman of the board of Mutual of America Life Insurance Company, will address the undergraduate class of 2017 and Bettye H. Perkins, Ed.D., president and chief executive officer of Today’s Students Tomorrow’s Teachers (TSTT), will be the keynote speaker at Spring Commencement.
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Mapping Memories: The Class of 2017 Looks Back on Defining Moments
As their time at the College comes to an end, the Class of 2017 plots points on a map of the world — from Riverdale to Reykjavik — to share with us where their favorite Jasper moment took place.
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Christopher Hoey '17 Receives Gunn Medal for Leadership and Service
The Joseph J. Gunn ’30 Medal is one of the College’s highest undergraduate honors.
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Growing Community Shrinks Campus Footprint
With support of college and greater NYC community, Therese Kelly ’17 launched a closed-loop organic waste recycling program on campus.
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Paulina Ochoa-Figueroa ’17 Named a Fulbright Finalist
Ochoa-Figueroa is Manhattan College’s first Fulbright finalist since 2004.
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Five Graduating Seniors Accepted into Postgraduate Volunteer Programs
The students will continue the College’s mission of service and social justice.