精品SM在线影片鈥檚 58th Commencement
Congratulations on your upcoming graduation from 精品SM在线影片!
You are听joining a proud network of Holy Cross alumni 鈥� who, as life-long learners, are making a difference in their communities by doing good, and doing it well!
But first 鈥� commencement. A celebration of not only an ending, but the beginning of a new, exciting chapter in your life. It is a time to commemorate your academic achievements, life experiences, and the friendships you have built throughout your time at Holy Cross. The ceremony is scheduled for听2:00 pm ET听on听May 17, 2025.
Again,听congratulations. Take time to enjoy this accomplishment as you prepare to go forth and change the world as an alum of 精品SM在线影片.
More details to come.
Thursday, May 15
Ceremony Rehearsal (Mandatory)
Line-up in Ave Brew Cafe
Friday, May 16
Baccalaureate Mass
St. Joseph Chapel
Saturday, May 17, 2024
58th Commencement Ceremony
2:00 p.m.
McKenna Arena
Guests with tickets will be able to enter the arena at 1:00 p.m.
Details to come.
Details to come.
PARKING
Guests may park in any 精品SM在线影片 campus student parking lot, with the exception of any barricaded sections (Pfeil Center lot and commuter lot).
Parking spots have been reserved for those guests with special parking needs.听 Please contact Holy Cross Security for details.
SUGGESTED ATTIRE
Appropriate dress is business to business casual attire.听 Please no jeans, sweats, athletic shoes.听 Note that graduates will ascend and descend stairs, so flats and low heals are recommended.
ROBING AND LINE-UP
Please report to the Vincent Lounge / Ave Brew Caf茅 at 1:15 pm. for robing and ALPHABETICAL line-up.听 Your guests are invited to be seated in the Pfeil Center at this time.
Each guest with a ceremony ticket will be allowed to be seated at 1:00 p.m.; guests without tickets will be invited to enter the McKenna arena once the graduation procession has entered the gym.听 Un-ticketed guests may be seated as space permits, or take standing room only.
Do not bring valuables, as there will be no secure place for purses, backpacks, etc.
Graduates should wear their retainable cap and gown, and Stole of Gratitude.
Caps may be decorated in a tasteful manner.
CAP TASSELS will have the Holy Cross shield attached. The 2023 tassel dangle has purposely been removed and may be reattached to your tassel AFTER commencement. Tassels should be placed on the RIGHT side of the cap for procession.听 Once degrees are conferred graduates will be instructed to move tassel to the left side of cap.
Graduates will line up alphabetically, in a single line, behind the Registrar, flag bearers, and student presenters.听 Process to the Pfeil Center.
CEREMONY
Names of each graduate will be taped on the graduate chairs in the Pfeil Center; please have a seat in the chair with your name.听
The Registrar will invite each row of graduates to stand at the appropriate time, to proceed to the stage.听 Names will be read alphabetically.听 Proceed across the stage, stop for one moment, receive diploma from college president, look off stage, and smile 鈥攜our photo will taken while you shake hands with Dr. Clark.听 Descend from the stage and reclaim your seat.
During the ceremony, Dr. Griffin will instruct graduates to look upward toward the running track for group / class photo to be taken.
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精品SM在线影片 is proud to announce that Br. Paul Bednarczyk, C.S.C., Superior General of the Congregation of Holy Cross, will deliver the keynote address at the College鈥檚 58th Commencement Ceremony.听听
The event will take place on Saturday, May 17, at the Pfeil Recreation Center on the 精品SM在线影片 campus. The celebration begins with the Baccalaureate Mass on Friday, May 16, 2025, at St. Joseph Chapel.听听
Br. Bednarczyk, C.S.C.,听h听Superior General of the Congregation of Holy Cross, brings an inspiring legacy of faith, education, and service to this year鈥檚 Commencement.听听He is the first brother to serve as Superior General in the Congregation鈥檚 history.
鈥淚 am delighted to be invited by 精品SM在线影片 to give this year鈥檚 commencement address. Given the many challenges that our world faces today, I desire to bring to the graduates a message of hope for themselves and the world they are about to enter,鈥� Brother Bednarczyk said.听
Born in New Haven, Connecticut, and a 1975 graduate of Notre Dame High School in West Haven, Br. Bednarczyk鈥檚 vocation was shaped by his encounters with the Brothers of Holy Cross. He began his formation in 1975 at Moreau Hall on the campus of Stonehill College in Easton, Massachusetts, and professed his First Vows in 1979 at Sacred Heart Church in Bennington, Vermont. In 1985, he took his Final Vows at St. Joseph Center in Valatie, New York.听
Br. Bednarczyk earned a bachelor鈥檚 degree in English from Stonehill College and a master鈥檚 degree in religion and religious education from Fordham University. His early career included 12 years as a teacher, administrator, and campus minister at Bishop McNamara High School in Maryland and Notre Dame International School in Rome, Italy.听
A recognized leader in vocation ministry, Br. Bednarczyk served as Vocation Director for his province for nine years and as Executive Director of the National Religious Vocation Conference (NRVC) for 14 years. During his tenure, he oversaw groundbreaking studies on religious vocations, including the influential 2009 NRVC/CARA Study on Recent Vocations to Religious Life. As Executive Director, Br. Paul founded the National Fund for Catholic Religious Vocations to assist religious communities in welcoming candidates with educational debt. Since its establishment in 2014, the Fund has distributed over $1 million in grants.听 Br. Bednarczyk has also published extensively on vocation ministry and has led workshops and retreats across North America, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.听
Br. Bednarczyk鈥檚 service within the Congregation of Holy Cross has been profound. In 2016, he was elected First General Assistant and Vicar by the General Chapter, and in 2022, he made history as the first brother elected Superior General of a clerical religious institute in the Catholic Church. As Superior General, Br. Bednarczyk provides spiritual and administrative leadership to the Congregation鈥檚 members worldwide.听
鈥溾�滻t is a tremendous privilege to have Brother Paul Bednarczyk, C.S.C. as our commencement speaker,鈥� said 精品SM在线影片 President Dr. Marco Clark. 鈥淔ollowing the example of Jesus, Brother Paul has spent his life in ministry working with zeal to make God, known, loved, and served. Brother Paul is the embodiment of the virtues that we espouse at Holy Cross鈥攁 lifelong scholar, courageous citizen, virtuous leader, and hopeful disciple.鈥�听