Private Program Ceremonies

Wednesday May 6, 2026 at 7 p.m. in Mater Dei Chapel

• Intended audience (students, families, faculty/staff, etc.) – BSN, MSN MAGELIN, DNP graduates, families, faculty/staff, preceptors,
• Key contacts for planning, logistics, information, etc. – Tina Hancock

Tuesday April 14, 2026 (tentative), 5:30 p.m. in the Mater Dei Chapel (Ceremony) & 6 p.m. in the Seton Center Lobby (light refreshments)

• Intended audience:  Completers + 1 guest, Faculty of Ed Students, Supervisors
• Key contacts for planning, logistics, information, etc.: Jennie Cunningham, Harrison Collier
• Oak Tree Ceremony: Upon entry into the School of Education, students are given a wooden acorn in a small ceremony indicating the potential they have as budding educators.  At this completers’ ceremony, students are given a small oak tree sapling that they can plant is some special place.  The oak tree sapling represents how far the student has come since the acorn they received earlier in their program, and the growth that is still yet to come as an educator in the field.

Thursday May 7, 2026 at 4 p.m. in the Mater Dei Chapel

• Intended audience (students, families, faculty/staff, etc.) – students, families, faculty/staff, preceptors, alumni board members
• Key contacts for planning, logistics, information, etc. – Jen Garrett and Lisa Cracchiolo

 Saturday May 9, 2026

• Intended audience (students, families, faculty/staff, etc.) – MSLP graduates, families, MSLP faculty, and staff.
• Key contacts for planning, logistics, information, etc. – Tina Hancock

Thursday May 7, 2026 at 5:30 p.m. in the University Theatre

• Intended audience (students, families, faculty/staff, etc.): attendees include DPT 2026 Cohort, families, DPT faculty and staff, dean School of Health Sciences, Provost, President
• Key contacts for planning, logistics, information, etc.: new program coordinator TBD, Lisa Dehner, Michael Obert
• The DPT students are doctorly prepared, they get hooded by their faculty advisor and the program chair during the ceremony, physical therapy community awards are presented to physical therapists who have excelled in areas such as research, administration, clinical education instruction and as alumni, student awards are presented to students/graduates who have excelled in academic endeavors, community service, and clinical education performance.

Thursday April 9, 2026 at 1 p.m. in the School of Business & Communication conference room

• Intended audience (students, families, faculty/staff, etc.) – MBA students & families, faculty/staff
• Key contacts for planning, logistics, information, etc. – Aliyah Huff & Lisa Gick

Monday April 27, 2026 from Noon-1 p.m. in the Molloy Conference Room

• Intended audience (students, families, faculty/staff, etc.) - Junior and Senior HES students, ESIH faculty, and staff.
• Key contacts for planning, logistics, information, etc. – Michele Schwendenmann

Thursday April 30, 2026 at 7 p.m.

• Key contacts for planning, logistics, information: Jadah Jackson, Senior Advisor & Director of ASCEND Program or Brennin Sanders

Thursday April 30, 2026 at 4 p.m. 

• Intended audience: students, families, faculty & staff
• Key contacts for planning, logistics, information: Josh Zeller & Rainbow Alliance or Katrice Quitter, Chief Belonging & Experience Officer
• The Lavender Graduation ceremony was created by Dr. Ronni Sanlo to honor and acknowledge the achievements of LGBTQ+ graduates. The first Lavender Graduation ceremony was held at the University of Michigan in 1995. Today, over 200 colleges and universities have Lavender Graduation ceremonies for their students.