EMMANUEL COLLEGE
EIGHTy-SEVENTH COMMENCEMENT
SATURDAY, MAY THE NINTH Two THOUSAND AND NINE
EMMANUEL COLLEGE CAMPUS B OSTON, MASSACHUSETTS I, ORDER OF EXERCISES SATURDAY, MAY 9, 2009 II:OO A.M.
PROCESSIONAL & NATIONAL ANTHEM
INVOCATION Reverend Stephen Boyle, M.Div. Chaplain
WELCOME Frank E. Scully, Jr., Ph.D. Vice President of Academic Affairs
STUDENT SPEAKERS Charla R. Lauriston Eve D. Montague Class of 2009
REMARKS OF THE PRESIDENT Sister Janet Eisner, SND, Ph.D.
RECIPIENT OF THE FACULTY EXCELLENCE AWARD Petros Vamvakas, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Political Science
CONFERRAL OF THE HONORARY DEGREES Thomas J. Hynes, Jr., B.A., Hon.D. Chair of the Board of Trustees
DOCTOR OF SCIENCE Catherine E. Costello '64, Ph.D. Professor of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Chemistry and Director of the Mass Spectometry Resource and the Cardiovascular Proteomics Center at Boston University School of Medicine
DOCTOR OF LAWS Paul Guzzi, B.A. President and Chief Executive Officer of the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce
DOCTOR OF HUMANE LETTERS Dennis Lehane, M.F.A. Distinguished Author and Writer-in-Residence at Eckerd College
Citations read by Elin Sullivan Harris '64, B.A., Trustee, James Roosevelt, Jr., J.D., Trustee, and Lisa Stepanski, Ph.D.
ADDRESS TO THE GRADUATES Dennis Lehane, M.F.A.
CONFERRAL OF DEGREES Sister Janet Eisner, SND, Ph.D.
TURNING OF THE TASSEL Cathryn Anne Lariviere Deborah Catherine Raschi Lori L. Sullivan Class of 2009
ALMA MATER
Recessional followed by Reception MUSICAL PROGRAM
PROCESSIONAL Pomp and Circumstance by Elgar
NATIONAL ANTHEM
EMMANUEL COLLEGE ALMA MATER Alma Mater, honored Mother, Guardian of our youth ... Guiding hand, with thee we stand Upon the way of truth.
Emmanuel we hail thee, Thy glorious deeds untold! We pledge our loyalty to thee 'Neath thy banners of blue and gold.
RECESSIONAL Trumpet Tune by Purcell March by Handel
Vocalists Gary A. Ames, Jr. '09 Michelle Rosemary Dudley '09 Alison M. Hurney '09 Marissa J. Jesus '09
MUSIC Boston Brass Ensemble HONORARY DEGREE RECIPIENTS
DENNIS LEHANE
Commencement Speaker Dennis Lehane is an award-winning writer and educator whose novels have become international bestsellers and have been translated into 28 languages. He received the Shamus Award for his first novel, A Drink Before the War, in 1995. Since that time he has published six more bestselling novels: Darkness, Take My Hand; Sacred; Gone Baby Gone; Prayers for Rain; Mystic River; and Shutter Island. His most recent work, the acclaimed historical novel The Given Day, focuses on the Boston Police Strike of 1919. Lehane reached the New York Times bestseller list with Mystic River, winner of the Anthony Award for Best Novel, the Barry Award for Best Novel, the Massachusetts Book Award in Fiction and a finalist for the PEN/Winship Award. The film adaptations of both Mystic River, directed by Clint Eastwood, and Gone Baby Gone, directed by Ben Affleck, have garnered numerous awards. The film adaptation of Shutter Island, directed by Martin Scorsese, is scheduled for release this fall. Lehane is a native of Dorchester, Massachusetts and a graduate of Boston College High School. He completed undergraduate studies at Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida and earned an M.F.A. from Florida International University. He is currently the writer in-residence at Eckerd College.
CATHERINE E. COSTELLO '64
Catherine E. Costello holds appointments as Professor of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Chemistry at Boston University School of Medicine. She founded and directs both the Mass Spectrometry Resource and the Cardiovascular Proteomics Center there, pursuing longtime interests in biological chemistry and mass spectrometry. She is internationally recognized for her work and has served as the president of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry. She has also served on Emmanuel's Science Advisory Council for the past three years. She obtained her undergraduate degree in chemistry from Emmanuel and her master's and Ph.D. in organic chemistry from Georgetown University, then completed postdoctoral work at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
PAUL GUZZI
Paul Guzzi serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce where he is a leading advocate for economic development and job creation. He enjoyed a distinguished career in public service, including being elected state representative from Newton in 1970 and then Massachusetts Secretary of State in 1974. He later served as chief of staff for Governor Edward King and chief administra tor of the Board of Regents of Public Higher Education. His career in the private sector has included roles at Boston College, Heidrick & Struggles, Data General Corporation and Wang Laboratories. He is a graduate of Harvard University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in government. GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS
MASTER OF ART IN TEACHING DECEMBER 2008
Kaitlyn J. Foley Brian Raynor Jill Gallagher Matthew E. VanSchenkhof
MAY 2009 Sarah Bartels Marrero Maureen Elizabeth McCarthy Yomarie Santiago Meghan Kathleen Carey Ryan Kate Murphy Vironica Schreiner Dawson Heather Marie Dias Erin O'Regan Tisha H. Stoutenburg Cara Marie MacDonald Kristyn Joy Pettinato Adrian Ward-Jackson John Joseph McCarthy, IV Mary Kate Rush Rachel Rosezeller Williams
MASTER OF EDUCATION IN SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION DECEMBER 2008
William J. Caruso Jeffrey Peter Smith
MAY 2009
Harold Richard Carey Sheggai Tamerat
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT DECEMBER 2008
Marie Bernardo Emily A. Feugill Michele L. Wade Byron Cortez Bonnie L. Schwamb Laura M. Wilkinson Laura A. Eramo Joelle M. Stone
MAY 2009 Alison M Calnan Anne Dyer Marni Simone Orlove Alburtha V. Daniels Chevon A. Johnson Kathryn Antonia Rose Colleen A. Donovan Lynn M. Morley
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN MANAGEMENT DECEMBER 2008
Thadine L. Brown Tracey M. Kelley Eve D. Montague Deborah Ann Costello Korrey D. Lacey-Buggs Gordon Eric Pendleton Kristle L. Gagne Lisa Elizabeth Maciejewicz Lisa Poente Keeran Hariprasad Mario Malivert Colleen Georgia Williams Steven Ralph Joubert MaryAnne M. McGruder
* CUM LAUDE t DISTINCTION IN THE FIELD ** MAGNA CUM LAUDE /}. PRESIDENTIAL HONORS *** SUMMA CUM LAUDE • PENDING COMPLETION OF R EQUIREMENTS MAY 2 0 09
Danielle N . Cochrane Heather A. Johnson Lisa J. Tison Michelle A. Cutler Washawn 1. Jones Carlos M . Varum, Jr. Jana Elizabeth Dengler Deborah M. McKinnon Nicolas Pierre Hainard Lori 1. Sullivan
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE D ECEMBER 2008 tl Elaine Adams Asmine Dorisca tl Grace D. Mascarinas-Huebsch tl Susan M. Aries Keonia W. Dukes tl Barbara A. Maskell Debra K. Arsenault Elad Wend olin E. tl Grayce Massi-Ventura Jacqueline D. Bailey Donna M. Farnkoff-Keegan ** Amber Faye McAfee Amy Joy Bickford tl Carol ann R. Fraser tl Richard W. Milner Anastasia Marilyn Suarez Bobos Deborah A. Furr * Tien Giao Nguyen Kimberly A. Bochynski Heather-Lee Gale * * Evelyn Ortiz tl Sarah N. Burke Lan Nancy Han tl Steven Patrick Overberg tl Marilyn 1. Cardia Bryanne Harrington Maria K. Pham Kevin P. Carvalho tl Nancy J. Hood Bryan M. Regan tl Nathan William Charles on tl Bernadette Figueiredo Hough Natalie Kathleen Serrage Anne M. Courage tl Joyce Centola Hunt tl Steven R. Shorrock tl Raymond A. Courtois, Jr. Scott D. Johnson Patricia Westgate tl Diana M . Crampton Kathryn Ann Koehler Anitra J. Williams Dawna J. Creighton Beth Lindberg Augustina Woghiren-Idahor tl Jean Cunningham Amy T. Mailhot tl Christina M. Zaremski tl Marcelline Claire Czarniak Pelege Marcellin tl Milagros Zayas ** Patricia M . Dailey tl Janice M. Marotto tl Katherine Tobin Darcy Jessica 1. Martinez
MAY 2 009 Lynnmarie Adams tl Mario A. Guerrero Indera T. Ramcharan Rachel Modupe Ajewole tl Linda Marie Hagan Marrybell Ramos tl Nicole Alexandria Ashton Meghan J. Hansford tl Deborah Catherine Raschi * Kathy-Anne Aubrey tl Donna Marie Higgins Moses Reynoso Marilyn Bajeux Diane M . Horgan Marie Olga Page Saint-Vii Akosua Boabeng Nadera E. Hurd Simone Santiago tl Gail K. Cardoso * * Louis Robert Jamieson tl Suzanne Sarty-Dansby ttl Ann Cooley Carlson * Janice C. Jewell tl Amy 1. Sears * * Jennifer Lynn Carter tl Larry W. Johansen • Michelle R. Simon tl Latwinnie E. Chitanda Todd Michael Kokoska tl Kellie O'Neill Smith tl Margaret E. Collins tl Karen A. Legere * * Carol Soen * Bridget E. Costello Sean C. Lewis tl Irina Solodar tl Michelle M . Davis * * Frank E. Maggelet tl Deirdre Marie Strumm tl Maureen Deacy Elaine Virginia Makos tl Chen-Feng Tsang tl Catherine Ann Donovan Melanie Lyn McDunner * * Brando Twilley tl Joan Marie Eilers Catherine A. McNicholas Christine Anita Walcott ** Linda Marie Federico Doris 1. McWhinnie tl Louise A. Wall tl Susan Murray Fitzgerald tl Uda Myrthil tl Linda Jean Weymouth Rosa F. Galvao Kimberly M. Pelletier Douglas F. Wolcott, Jr. Ann Marie Gilbert Carol Pennant-Brown Mary Wright Alan C. Gouzie tl Doreen 1. Perry tl Rhonda 1. Grealish • Gabriela Perry
* CUM L AUDE t DIST INCTION IN THE FIELD ** MAGNA CUM L AUDE tl PRESIDENTIAL HONORS * * * SUMMA CUM LAUDE • PENDING COMPLETION OF R EQ UIREMENT S ARTS AND SCIENCES
BACHELOR OF ARTS DECEMBER 2008
Robert Francis Allen, Jr. Andrea Ettore Stephen J. Monroe Andrew Laurence Ammon *** Monique Ana Figueiredo Marko Nichols-Marcy Jessie Amsler Richard Angelo Fiumara .. Vanessa L. Ocampo Rebecca Amsler *** Erin Aubrey Fogle Joseph Charles Oliver Marisa Caroline Armentano Megan Elizabeth Gibb Rosa Yadira Ortiz Colon .. " Natalie Ann Audia Kristin L. Good Daniel Marc Pessa Lisa Bokuniewicz James W. Hannon Alisha Marie Plante Marissa Bottaro "" Philip Anthony Hansen Matthew Quinn Lauren E. Buffone Jacqueline Marie Hayes Rebecca A. Rogers Brittany Michele Bushman Nicole Marie Hoffman .. " Umair Sami Andrea M. Canty Marsha L. Howe Juliet Rose Schiff Evan C. Cass """ Brittney Ann Hultgren Rebecca Kate Hancock "" Jacquelyn H. Cerce Mark Iannucci Schnakenberg " Shari Chetcuti "" Monica Marie Kelly Mary Elizabeth Silveria Christopher Clark Stephen Mark Kessinger Terrance Jamal Smith " Amy Conley Kristina Khoury """ Christopher Sweeney Steven R. Costigliola Spencer Phillip Linick Katherine K. Theiss Winston L. Dang Sean Robert McCumber Michael W. Thurnauer Christopher M. DeLoria Joshua McGrath Alexandra Vasilia Voyatzakis Scott M. Donovan Kelly Ann McLaughlin Rachael Marie Whittaker t"" Bridget Jessica Dunn Nicole A. Monis
MAY 2 009 .. • John Edward Adamowicz Norah Hye Bruce-Daigle Jennifer C. Dermody Julie Anne Adams " Tiffany Nicole Burdick Molly Callahan Dever • Odafen Aikhoje t Moira E. Burke Curtis T. Diggs Danielle Elizabeth Almeida t" Andres Sebastian Bustamante • Timothy Kim Do • Tia Alonzo "" Teresa V. Callahan Andrew James Doherty .... Gary A. Ames, Jr. Melissa Choate t " Elizabeth Ann Donovan " Brian Anderson "" Bryan Christie Christopher Ryan Xavier Doyle "" Rebecca Elisabeth Anderson • Abigail K. Ciccolo James Duggan " Priscilla Andrade Heather Elizabeth Clark "" .. Emily Louise Duval Emil Amin Ata Keara J. Clifford " Meaghan Duval t** Laura J. Atherton Margherita Stefania Concilio Jacquelyn Mary-Frances Dwyer t"*" Shannon M. Baglole Devin R. Connors • Andres Enrique t" Alyssa Michelle Ball Bethany Anne Cook t"" Amy J. Ericson Keegan Gordon Ballantyne Katherine Joan Cornine " Alexandra C. Ezcurra t" Alicia Ann Bartholomew .. Jaenine Cortazar .. Jade Elizabeth Farland "" Derek J. Barton Caitlyn G. Craffey Lauren Jayne Fernandes Michael Begg Andy Crawford Stephen Paul Fetters Kenneth William Bell Matthew Robert Croasdale Constance Marie Figueroa Christina Lin Bencivenni t"" Rachel Cronin Kimberly Ann Fletcher .. "* Emily Ann Bergeron • Vanessa Marie Cuthbert " Francis James Foley, III .. Kathleen Cronin Bishop Cathryn F. Czajkowski Jeremy Michael Frank Amanda K. Blakeslee Rachel Dabek Ashley Noel Freitas John M . Blanchflower, Jr. • Angela M. Davis Michelle F. Freitas Stephanie A. Boucher t" " Ariana Franca DeAngelis Laureyn E. Furtney Jeffrey Michael Boughton • Patrick J. DeFlora Marie Renee Gagnon t"* Scott J. Brewerton Kristianna DeModena Samantha L. Gallant t .. " Megan Kathleen Brophy Jillian A. Degnan " Jessica Lynn Glinski **" Jennifer E. Brown Katelyn Marie Dennett • David Gobiel
.. CUM LAUDE t DISTINCTION IN THE FIELD .... MAGNA CUM LAUDE /:;. PRESIDENTIAL HONORS ...... SUMMA CUM LAUDE • P ENDING COMPLETION OF REQUIREMENTS Alexander Golonka James Paul Manning Carina Lopes Pina • Kristen Elizabeth Goncalves Siobhan Manning Sarah Elizabeth Pingeton t* Mary V. Gonnelli t** Julie Christa Manzi t** Chelsea Ann Pingree *. Stephanie Goodman Jennifer Leslie Marin Gia Marie Grace Provanzano Christopher Louis Gouveia ** Amanda Martel t** Kristy Quirion Christopher Graham Katelyn M. Martin t·* Ashley S. Racine Amanda Ann Granger • Betheny Anne Mather Inga Ranceva •• Rachel Elizabeth Griffin Gregory B. Mathews Stacy Lee Randall Sarah Haines • Nisha Altalia Maxwell David A. Raquel Lauren E. Hamilton Quincy E. McCarthy Ashlee P. Reid Safya C. Haubourg ** Matthew A. McDonough * Cassandra Lee Reis ••• Lindsey A. Hayes *** J enna Marie McGowan t* Ryan Joseph Rivard Nora A. Hebshie t** Sarah Emily Catherine McIntosh ** Lauren Avis Rocha • Spencer R. Hensel t* Lauren Elizabeth McKay John Maxwell Rosenau, Jr. Kaitlin Elizabeth High ** Michelle C. McKinney • Patrice D. Rosser Caroline Holland ** Philip A. Meagher Margarita Rotenberg Brien Robert Hopkins Jillian Helen Medeiros * Emily C. Rowinski • Annie E. Hoxie *. Anna Merrow * Janelle Jean Rugg Alison M. Hurney Leigh Ann Meshay Martha M. Safien • • Caleb M. Hutchings • Ana Christina Hutchings Milani Caitlin Mary Santacroce Laura Irwin t** Amanda Milian Molly T. Sarault David Jalkut Tracy Marie Milillo Kayla Theresa Sauls • Elizabeth Ann Judge Tatianna Jasmine Montanez Molly R. Sayce Daniel William Liam Wholean Michael A. Moore Nora Marie Scanlan Kaeding Laura Hill Morariu • Christopher C. Scarponi Natael Kapuscinski .* Leah A. Morelli • Michael Douglas Schwartz, Jr. • Jillian E. Karlsson *** Ke ll y Ann Morrison Kristina Diane Sciarappa Michelle Leigh Keady • Jeffrey Edwin Mortrude, Jr. Rachel Marie Scully Brian D. Keese, Jr. May A. Mousa • Hsienkai N. Severe Sarah Elizabeth Kemmer Sonali Mukerjee Ryan Robert Shannon Nicholas J. Kilburne Shannon Colleen Muldoon t*· Satoko Shimazu • Terrence King * Ryan Thomas Murphy Whitney Nicole Shirley Alikki Kiniklis • Peter J. Muto t* Danielle E. Shnaper * Melissa A. Kissane ". Daniel John Nagle Christina Elizabeth Shoemaker Julia Marie Kitlinski-Hong ** Kyle W. Natoli Corinne Marie Silva .* Stephanie Krzyzewski Katy Newton t** Maggie L. Simon Aimee Frances Lamelin Tully E. Nicholas • Peter David Slesinski ** Tammy Jean Lamoureux t** Krystle L. North t** Caitlin Mariah Smith Cesar R. Lara Natasha Noshirwani Laura Elizabeth Souza t * * * Ca thryn Anne Lari viere Stacey O'Brien Keir McCormack H. Spellman Charla R. Lauriston *** Meagan Marie O'Connor Lauren E. Stanek Emily M . Leahy • Meghan E. O'Connor Jordan A. Steverman t** Erica Michelle Lee Cameron Patrick O'Hala Steven M. Stoehr, Jr. Junny Lee t · Lauren O'Neill Rachel Rose Strauss Lindsay Lehman Myles McKenney O'Toole Sarah Rebecca Styles Carolyn Rose Lembo Faith Onufrak Emily Rose Sullivan Kayla Ann Lennon Isis J. Ortiz * Patrick Joseph Sullivan t** Micheala J. Letourneau t* Maxwell J. Pacheco t* Lauren S. Tardy Andrea Shayn Lopes • Shinikha Janis Paige Kelly Ann Thompson * Nathan Pierson Luchka Sevag Palanjian * Paul Thompson t* Kathryn Patricia Lynch * Krista Ann Papadopoulos • Jaclyn Beth Tomasso Zachary MacInnes Lindsey Elizabeth Parker Krista Leigh Tracy • .* Alicia Marie Macneil • Victoria Elena Antonia Parlatore Lauren E. Twardy Alana E. Madigan ** Marissa Lee Pastore *** Michelle Lee Twombly ••• Racquel R. Mailloux-Morin •• Elijah V. Patterson t* Seth J. Urbanoski t* Christina Elizabeth Mainiero Kaylea Patterson * Katherine Anna Valeri * Corey Major Angelica Hannan Perez * Joseph Raymond Vallee • Camilo Maldonado Matiz * Rachel M. Peri tore Eileen Vazquez .. Alexander Manekas Argyrios Konstantinos Petsas • Saruth Veth
.. CUM LAUDE t DISTINCTION IN THE FIELD •• MAGNA CUM LAUDE 6. PRESIDENTIAL HONORS ••• SUMMA CUM LAUDE • PENDING COMPLETION OF REQUIREMENTS Sarah M. Vilaylak t** Jessica K. White • Daran Abigail Woodward Alessandra Christina Vincent Matthew James Whittaker • Sandy Wu Sarah E. Waldman Kieran Rutherford Wilder ** Christine Jean Yandow ** Kevin Wentworth t** Katiri V. Willaum t** HoYin Yuen Lindsay Patricia Wetmore Robert Wayne Williams-Hinton
BACHELOR OF FINE A RTS D ECEMB ER 2 008
.. Carlee Ann Kurkjian
MAY 200 9
Nicole Lynne Buffington t** Alyssa Michelle Hinman T. Holt Pagano Jordan Elizabeth Corey t* Marissa J. Jesus Gina Marie Palermo Ryan Gerard Daly Andrew Richard King Daniel Mayo Rattigan Brendan Lawrence Ellis Katharine Leigh McGovern Jason Y. Wong * Kimberly Marie Farrell Rebeccah Messier • t** Maria Grazia Grieci Tyler Norton Sarah Hayes Michael Thomas O'Shea
BACHELOR O F SCIENCE D ECEMB E R 2 008
Melissa A. Griffin Karla Jessica Murga * Rachel Marie Offenburg
M A Y 2 009
t** Marissa M. Barlow * James F. Kostyla Susan Philip t* Jessica Marie Barnes Lauren Elizabeth Kranz Alex Christopher Piedra t** Lear Elizabeth Brace Sabrina Limage .. Lindy Michelle Sontag t* Eric John Camire •t * .. *Samuel A. LoCascio t** Shannon Maureen Sullivan • John Chiu Amanda L. Machado t** Linh Thuy Truong ** Michelle Rosemary Dudley • Jason M. Nogueira • Jessica A. Wakefield t* Christine Gaspar ** Stephanie A. Patchett t* .. *Ynes Antonios Helou Ashley K. Pelton
* CUM LAUDE t DISTINCTION IN THE FIELD ** MAGNA CUM LAUDE /). PRESIDENTIAL H ONORS *** SUMMA CUM LAUDE • PENDING COMPLETION OF REQUIREMENTS ACADEMIC REGALIA
The academic attire worn at Commencement has its origins in the Middle Ages. The purpose of academic regalia is to display the academic and scholarly achievements of the wearer. From the cap, gown and hood it is possible to distinguish the institution from which the wearer graduated, the field of learning in which his or her degree was earned, and the level of degree.
Academic hoods are the most distinctive feature of academic attire in the United States. They are the visual representation of scholastic degrees, and their design is authorized by the Intercollegiate Bureau of Academic Costume. Hoods are lined with the official color of the college or university conferring the degree, and the velvet detail represents the learning discipline. All Emmanuel College hoods are black with blue and gold lining and the following colors represent each discipline:
BACHELOR OF ARTS White MASTER OF SCIENCE IN Drab BACHELOR OF SCIENCE Gold MANAGEMENT BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS Brown MASTER OF SCIENCE IN HUMAN White RESOURCE MANAGEMENT MASTER OF EDUCATION IN Light Blue SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION/ MASTER OF ARTS IN TEACHING
The honorary hoods are white for Doctor of Humane Letters, purple for Doctor of Laws and bright yellow for Doctor of Science.
The mortar board hats and soft caps are black. Prior to receiving the bachelor's degree, the tassel is worn on the right. The graduates ceremonially turn the tassel to the left at the end of Commencement Exercises. Doctoral tassels are gold. Bachelor's degree candidates who are members of academic honor societies wear cords to represent this achievement.
Gowns are normally black, and the level of the degree is indicated by the gown's cut. Colored doctoral gowns represent the school colors of the college or university that awarded the doctoral degree. The blue and gold gowns of the platform party comprised of trustees and honorees represent the Emmanuel College colors. Other dignitaries choose to wear their own institution's robes. The President of Emmanuel College wears her doctoral robes from the University of Michigan, along with the Emmanuel College Presidential Medallion that was presented to her on the occasion of her 20th anniversary as President.
Students who have studied abroad will wear a sash that is one-half white and the other half bearing the colors of the flag of the country where they studied. International students will wear sashes that bear the colors of the flag of their countries.
ACA DEMIC HONORS
Latin Honors are awarded to full-time bachelor's degree candidates who have achieved high scholastic performance based on grade point averages. The honors are cum laude, magna cum laude and summa cum laude.
Presidential Honors are awarded to part-time bachelor's degree candidates who have achieved high scholastic performance based on grade point averages.
Distinction in the Field of Concentration is awarded to bachelor's degree candidates who receive a specified grade point average in major courses and who complete successfully a significant senior project. EMMANUEL COLLEGE
Emmanuel College, founded by the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1919, is a coed, residential, Catholic liberal arts and sciences college located in the heart of the city of Boston. Its beautiful 17-acre campus is neighbored by a world-class medical center, two major art museums and Fenway Park. Its unique location allows students and faculty opportunities to explore real-world experiences through internships, research and strategic partnerships within the Longwood Medical and Academic Area and the city of Boston. Emmanuel is a community with a lifelong passion for teaching and learning rooted in the commitment to rigorous intellectual inquiry and the pursuit of social justice. Today, Emmanuel College continues to embrace its founding mission to transform lives and make a better world.
Congratulations to the Class of 2009 as you graduate from Emmanuel College!