BOSTON, MA — Emmanuel College celebrated its 97th Commencement Exercises on Saturday, May 11, 2019, adding hundreds of graduates to the global network of Emmanuel alumni who are making their mark on the world. World-renowned presidential historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Doris Kearns Goodwin delivered the Commencement Address to the Class of 2019 and the more than 3,000 family members, friends and guests in attendance. The College also conferred an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters upon Professor Emeritus of Mathematics Sister Elizabeth Michaels ’46, SNDdeN, who served on the faculty at Emmanuel for 40 years.
Wilmington students who graduated include:
- Caroline Briere, who received a Bachelor of Arts in a double major of Psychology with a concentration in Developmental Psychology and Sociology during the ceremony. Briere graduated magna cum laude.
- Stephen O’Brien, who received a Bachelor of Arts in a double major of Psychology with a concentration in Developmental Psychology and Sociology during the ceremony. O’Brien graduated magna cum laude.
- Heather Trites, who received a Bachelor of Arts in a double major of Political Science and Sociology during the ceremony. Trites graduated cum laude.
About Emmanuel College
Emmanuel College, founded in 1919, is a co-educational, residential institution with a 17-acre campus in the heart of Boston’s educational, scientific, cultural and medical communities. Enrolling more than 2,200 undergraduate and graduate students, the College provides boundless opportunities for students to expand their worldview through rigorous coursework, significant internship and career opportunities throughout the Boston area and beyond, collaborations with distinguished and dedicated faculty, and participation in a dynamic campus community. Emmanuel’s more than 70 programs in the sciences, liberal arts, business, nursing, and education foster spirited discourse and substantive learning experiences that honor the College’s Catholic educational mission to educate the whole person and provide an ethical and relevant 21st-century education.
(NOTE: The above announcement is from Emmanuel College via Merit.)
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