You can watch video recaps of the three live-streamed ceremonies in full here. #ada-button-frame { Awards, Dulye Leadership Experience to Present Virtual Culture Chat, Girls Inc. of the Valley Announces Event with Local Representatives, UMass Amherst Researchers Invent Electronic Nose, First-time Homebuyer Webinar Series Slated for March, Chamber of Greater Easthampton Holds Board Retreat. 2016 UMass Amherst University Without Walls Commencement speech by 52 year old Suzanne Aresco, the Manager of Travel Product, Vendor Relations and Marketing . The lead up to the event will kick-off with the Commonwealth Honors College video on Thursday, May 7 at 6:30 pm. These are not new fights, but they are new again. Faculty Recruiting Support CICS Amherst regional schools budget limit could cut 15 positions, 14staff positions in jeopardy at Amhersts 3 elementary schools, Amherst readies to send designs for new school to state, Amherst School Committee postpones moving sixth graders to middle school until at least 2025, Psst, check out this hidden Amherst bar: The Archives is quietly making a name for itself, New nightclub in the works in downtown Amherst, Could junior high, high school merge? Rebecca White. Speakers, Honorary Degrees, and Faculty & Student Awards. My generation lived through Watergate and the Vietnam War. During the fifteen-minute streaming video celebration, Chancellor Subbaswamy will lead us through a tribute that honors the graduating class. Thats what I did when I lost. font-size: .9em; The graduation ceremony for the undergraduate Class of 2022 is the 152ndUMass Amherst Commencement. You are encouraged to attend both the doctoral hooding ceremony and the graduate commencement ceremony, as you are invited to participate in both! Education: Isenberg School of Management - University of Massachusetts, Amherst Master of Business Administration, May 2001 o David Gaunt Scholar The border of the hood represents the academic discipline in which the degree is earned: apricot for nursing, blue for philosophy and green for medicine. Founded in 1863 and home to nearly 30,000 total undergraduate and graduate students, UMass ranks no. I felt like I let a lot of people downmy wife, my family, my supporters. rebecca.white@umass.edu. I was primarily responsible for supporting the operations of the Commencement Ceremony. That is a big difference from what used to happen, such as on May 3, 2003, when a so-called Hobart Hoedown on Hobart Lane led to 45 arrests, a dozen injuries, the burning of a PVTA bus stop and damage to police cruisers. These celebrations include December 2022, May 2023, and August 2023 candidates: The graduate commencement ceremony will be held on Wednesday, May 24, 2023, at 3:00 p.m. The following graduates are welcome to join us in all 2023 commencement related activities: September 2022, February 2023, and May 2023 Thursday, May 25, 2023 Isenberg Oath Ceremony (for MBA) Check-in: 5:00-5:30 p.m.* Program Start: 5:30 p.m.* To your family and friendsyour parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, everybodyI want to congratulate all of you, too. : Commencement 2022 : UMass Amherst Contact Us Graduate Students Photo Tribute All master's and doctoral students are invited to submit photos for the Graduate Student Photo Tribute to be featured at the Class of 2023 Commencement Ceremony. The lining of the hood represents the university by its colors; maroon and white signify the University of Massachusetts. To take action, and take chances. I got pepper sprayed protesting outside the White House and arrested for civil disobedience 3 times. The change in commencement at UMass could mean a significant negative impact that will lead to frustration for parents and friends of graduates, Amherst Business Improvement District Executive Director Gabrielle Gould said. I came to appreciate that politics is about addition and not subtraction. We are honored to have him as our featured speaker.. 311 0 obj <> endobj I couldnt figure out a good way to start my speech. Doctoral, masters and intercampus program graduates will celebrate their Commencement on May 13 starting at 9 a.m., according to UMass. No tickets are required for those who wish to attend UMass Amhersts Commencement ceremonies and there is no limit on the number of guests a graduate can invite, according to the school. Contact: Event website. Honorary degrees were conferred to scientist and entrepreneur Jerome Paros, South African democracy activist Albie Sachs and former UMass Amherst chancellor Marcellette G. Williams. These celebrations include December 2021, May 2022 and August 2022 candidates. Free. STAFF PHOTO/KEVIN GUTTING I know we have future teachers, nurses, doctors, journalists, firefighters, police officers, and more. When you fail, you learn from what happened, get back up, and try again. They didnt pass judgment or feel sorry for people. Phone: 413-584-5000.
