University of Scranton to live video stream commencement

May 26, 2015
The University of Scranton will live video stream five of its 2015 commencement events.
The University of Scranton will live video stream five of its 2015 commencement events.

The University of Scranton will live video stream five of its 2015 commencement events the weekend of May 29 through May 31. Events to be live streamed are: Class Night on May 29 at 8 p.m.; Nurse Pinning Ceremony on May 30 at 9:30 a.m.; Graduate Commencement on May 30 at 10:45 a.m.; the Baccalaureate Mass on May 30 at 4 p.m.; and the Undergraduate Commencement on May 31 at noon.

The live video stream and subsequent archived video can be seen at www.scranton.edu/eventslive. The stream will not become available until 15 minutes prior to each event. An archived video will be available immediately following each event and will remain available for viewing on this site for 30 days.

The University will host numerous events honoring its graduating Class of 2015, beginning Friday evening with Class Night, at which undergraduates will be recognized for academic achievement, leadership and service. Class Night begins at 8 p.m. in the McIlhenny Ballroom of the DeNaples Center.

On Saturday at 8 a.m., the Physical Therapy Department will hold a graduation awards ceremony in the McIlhenny Ballroom of the DeNaples Center.

At 9:30 a.m., the University will conduct a pinning ceremony for nursing graduates in the Long Center. A reception for families and friends will follow.

At 10:45 a.m., the commencement ceremony for master’s and doctoral degree candidates will take place in the Byron Recreation Complex. Academic awards will be presented to the top graduate students during the ceremony. Col. James F. Cummings, M.D., ’88, director at the Department of Defense’s (DoD) Global Emerging Infection Surveillance and Response Systems, will serve as the principal speaker and receive an honorary degree at the ceremony.

Immediately following the ceremony, a reception for master’s and doctoral degree recipients and their guests will be held on the Alumni Memorial Green.

At 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, ROTC Army cadets will be commissioned as second lieutenants in the U.S. Army during a ceremony in the Houlihan McLean Center. A reception will follow.

Saturday afternoon, the University will also host a reception for members of the Class of 2015 who have made long-term service commitments following graduation at 2:15 p.m. in the McDonnell Room of the DeNaples Center. In addition, a reception and photo for Alumni Legacy graduates and their families in the Atrium of the Loyola Science Center at 2:45 p.m.

At 4 p.m., the Baccalaureate Mass will be held in the Byron Recreation Complex. University of Scranton President Kevin P. Quinn, S.J., will serve as celebrant. Daniel R. Sweeney, S.J., assistant professor of political science, will serve as homilist.

Also on Saturday, at 8:30 p.m., a President’s Reception for graduates and parents will be held in the Byron Recreation Complex. Tickets are required to attend.

On Sunday, at 8 a.m., the Occupational Therapy Department will hold a graduation awards ceremony in the McIlhenny Ballroom of the DeNaples Center.

Also on Sunday, the University will confer bachelor’s and associate’s degrees during its noon commencement ceremony at the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre. Scott R. Pilarz, S.J., former president of The University of Scranton and current president of Georgetown Prep in Washington, D.C., will serve as the principal speaker and receive an honorary degree at the ceremony. Karen L. Pennington, Ph.D., ’76, G’83, vice president for student development and campus life at Montclair State University, will also receive an honorary degree at the ceremony.

For additional information about the University’s 2015 commencement events, visit www.scranton.edu/commencement.

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