Quick Facts: Commencement 2019
Members of The University of Scranton’s undergraduate and graduate class of 2019 represent 40 states and the District of Columbia.Undergraduate Commencement: Sunday, May 26 - Mohegan Sun Arena, Wilkes-Barre
Principal Speaker & Honorary Degree Recipient: Kathleen Sprows Cummings, Ph.D. ’93, G’93, director of the Cushwa Center for the Study of American Catholicism at the University of Notre Dame.
Honorary Degree Recipients: David and Ann Hawk of Gertrude Hawk Chocolates and the Hawk Family Foundation; Rev. Matthew Ruhl, S.J., pastor of St. Martin de Porres Parish in Belize; and Rev. Brendan Lally, S.J. ’70, rector of the Jesuit Community and chaplain at St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia.
Master’s and Doctoral Degree Commencement: Saturday, May 25 - Byron Recreation Complex
Total graduates: more than 1,480
Total master’s degrees: more than 585
Prestigious scholarships won by class of 2019 graduates: Fulbright scholarship, which is the U.S. government’s premier scholarship program for overseas graduate study, research and teaching.
States represented by undergraduates: 14, including California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia, as well as Washington, D.C.
States represented by post-baccalaureate graduates: 39, including Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Washington.
Top undergraduate programs of study: nursing, biology, accounting, exercise science and occupational therapy.
Top graduate programs of study: master of business administration, master of accountancy, master of health administration, occupational therapy and educational administration.
