{"id":5136,"date":"2016-05-24T17:05:11","date_gmt":"2016-05-24T21:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/huangshizhaopin.com\/news\/?p=5136"},"modified":"2016-05-24T17:05:11","modified_gmt":"2016-05-24T21:05:11","slug":"more-than-750-students-graduate-from-saint-peters-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/huangshizhaopin.com\/news\/2016\/05\/24\/more-than-750-students-graduate-from-saint-peters-university\/","title":{"rendered":"More than 750 Students Graduate from Saint Peter\u2019s University"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a id="0c0df17e23" href=\"https:\/\/huangshizhaopin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/blogs.dir\/230\/files\/2016\/05\/IMG_1031.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-5141\" src=\"https:\/\/huangshizhaopin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/blogs.dir\/230\/files\/2016\/05\/IMG_1031.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1031\" width=\"475\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/huangshizhaopin.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/230\/files\/2016\/05\/IMG_1031.jpg 5616w, https:\/\/huangshizhaopin.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/230\/files\/2016\/05\/IMG_1031-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/huangshizhaopin.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/230\/files\/2016\/05\/IMG_1031-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/huangshizhaopin.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/230\/files\/2016\/05\/IMG_1031-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/a>Yesterday marked a momentous occasion for more than 750 students from Saint Peter\u2019s University as they walked across the stage at PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, N.J. and took in their final moments as Saint Peter\u2019s students to become Saint Peter\u2019s alumni.<\/p>\n<p>The day was not only significant to the Class of 2016 and the thousands of friends and family who filled the amphitheater, but it was also special because the students made up the first class to have completed all four years at Saint Peter\u2019s <strong>University<\/strong> since the University made a transition from Saint Peter\u2019s College in 2012.<\/p>\n<p>During the 125<sup>th<\/sup> Commencement the University awarded 21 doctoral degrees, 321 master\u2019s degrees, 401 bachelor\u2019s degrees and 8 associate\u2019s degrees.Throughout the day the graduating class reflected on the memories they made during their time at Saint Peter\u2019s, but also considered their futures as they moved on to the next stages in their lives. This sentiment was also reflected by the commencement speaker, France Anne C\u00f3rdova, Ph.D., director of the National Science Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDuring your education at Saint Peter\u2019s, you have already experienced the joy of discovering knowledge,\u201d said Dr. C\u00f3rdova. \u201cYou will continue to experience the personal joy this brings and the deep satisfaction of discovery in the service of something greater.\u201d<a id="0c0df17e23" href=\"https:\/\/huangshizhaopin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/blogs.dir\/230\/files\/2016\/05\/IMG_0129.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-5152\" src=\"https:\/\/huangshizhaopin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/blogs.dir\/230\/files\/2016\/05\/IMG_0129.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0129\" width=\"475\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/huangshizhaopin.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/230\/files\/2016\/05\/IMG_0129.jpg 5616w, https:\/\/huangshizhaopin.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/230\/files\/2016\/05\/IMG_0129-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/huangshizhaopin.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/230\/files\/2016\/05\/IMG_0129-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/huangshizhaopin.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/230\/files\/2016\/05\/IMG_0129-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dr. C\u00f3rdova has made prolific advancements for education, and has pioneered efforts for women\u2019s involvement in the STEM fields. She was nominated by President Barack Obama to head the $7.2 billion independent federal agency, National Science Foundation (NSF). She was confirmed by the U.S. Senate, and sworn in as director in March 2014. Dr. C\u00f3rdova leads the only government science agency charged with advancing all fields of scientific discovery, technological innovation and science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education. NSF&#8217;s programs and initiatives keep the United States at the forefront of science and engineering, empower future generations of scientists and engineers, and foster U.S. prosperity and global leadership. Previously, Dr. C\u00f3rdova served as NASA\u2019s chief scientist and was deputy group leader in the Earth and space sciences division at Los Alamos National Laboratory as well as a staff scientist.<a id="0c0df17e23" href=\"https:\/\/huangshizhaopin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/blogs.dir\/230\/files\/2016\/05\/IMG_0267.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-5154\" src=\"https:\/\/huangshizhaopin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/blogs.dir\/230\/files\/2016\/05\/IMG_0267.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0267\" width=\"325\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/huangshizhaopin.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/230\/files\/2016\/05\/IMG_0267.jpg 3744w, https:\/\/huangshizhaopin.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/230\/files\/2016\/05\/IMG_0267-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/huangshizhaopin.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/230\/files\/2016\/05\/IMG_0267-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/huangshizhaopin.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/230\/files\/2016\/05\/IMG_0267-683x1024.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 325px) 100vw, 325px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dr. C\u00f3rdova received an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters,\u00a0<em>honoris causa<\/em><em>,<\/em> at the ceremony and the University also bestowed an honorary degree upon Rev. Charles Currie, S.J., former president of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities (AJCU).<\/p>\n<p>Fr. Currie, is a well-known advocate for independent higher education, who served as the president of AJCU for 14 years. Under his leadership, AJCU focused efforts on preserving student aid and increasing access to the underserved. Fr. Currie played a key role in the establishment of the AJCU Seminar on Higher Education Leadership and the development of the Jesuit Distance Education Network (JesuitNET). Prior to his role at AJCU, he served as president of Wheeling Jesuit University in West Virginia and Xavier University in Ohio. Beyond his support of students and colleges he is also dedicated to assisting victims of natural disasters and war crimes.<\/p>\n<p>The ceremony also included a valedictory address from the class valedictorian Mary Gerraah \u201916 and a farewell from Eugene J. Cornacchia, Ph.D., president of Saint Peter\u2019s University, who reflected on his pride for the class and welcomed the graduates into the extended family of more than 30,000 alumni. The new graduates left reflecting on the wise words of Dr. C\u00f3rdova to \u201cbe open to the moments that invite you to take a different path\u201d and that \u201cthe path to making a difference, is not easy or predictable, it is a unique one for you to shape.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Click <a id="0c0df17e23" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/saintpetersuniversity\/photos\/?tab=album&amp;album_id=10154205346294723\">here<\/a> to view more photos from the ceremony.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday marked a momentous occasion for more than 750 students from Saint Peter\u2019s University as they walked across the stage at PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, N.J. and took in their final moments as Saint Peter\u2019s students to become Saint Peter\u2019s alumni. 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