Commencement

2024 Commencement

Monday, May 20, 2024
3:00 p.m.
Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center
300 South Broad Street, Philadelphia

 

Tickets are required and graduating students should refer to the email they received from the Office of Academic Affairs on how to request them.

We ask that all attendees please review the list of prohibited items before arriving at the venue to ensure a safe and enjoyable event for all.

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Program

A pdf of the program is available for download here.

Processional

Faculty and Graduates
(Music by Timberdale Brass and Bagpipes FAO)

Faculty Marshal

G. Adriana Perez, PhD, CRNP, ANP-BC, FAAN, FGSA
Anthony Buividas Term Chair in Gerontology
Associate Professor of Nursing
Senior Fellow, Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics

Student Marshals

BSN: Alicia Kachmar, PhD, RN
MSN: Deborah Becker, PhD, RN, ACNP, BC, CHSE, FAAN
MSNS: Charlene Compher, PhD, RD, LDN, FASPEN
DNP: Dawn Bent, DNP, CRNA, FAANA
PhD: Eileen Lake, PhD, RN, FAAN

Master of Ceremonies

G. Adriana Perez, PhD, CRNP, ANP-BC, FAAN, FGSA
Anthony Buividas Term Chair in Gerontology
Associate Professor of Nursing
Senior Fellow, Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics

Welcoming Remarks

Antonia M. Villarruel, PhD, RN, FAAN
Professor and Margaret Bond Simon Dean of Nursing

Introduction of Speaker

Antonia M. Villarruel, PhD, RN, FAAN
Professor and Margaret Bond Simon Dean of Nursing

Graduation Address

Stephanie Ferguson, PhD, RN, FAAN
Director, Harvard Global Nursing Leadership Program
Professor of the Practice of Health Policy and Management
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Presentation of Student Awards

University and School Awards

G. Adriana Perez, PhD, CRNP, ANP-BC, FAAN, FGSA
Anthony Buividas Term Chair in Gerontology
Associate Professor of Nursing
Senior Fellow, Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics

BSN Student Address

Megan Laubacher, Nu’24

Presentation of BSN Candidates for Degrees

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Julie Sochalski, PhD, RN, FAAN
Associate Dean for Academic Programs

Pinning of BSN Students

Dalmacio Dennis Flores, PhD, ACRN, FAAN
Assistant Professor of Nursing

Connie B. Scanga, PhD
Practice Professor in Integrated Anatomy/Physiology and Physical Assessment

Presentation of MSN Candidates for Degrees

Master of Science in Nursing

Julie Sochalski, PhD, RN, FAAN
Associate Dean for Academic Programs

Presentation of MSNS Candidates for Degrees

Master of Science in Nutrition Science

Julie Sochalski, PhD, RN, FAAN
Associate Dean for Academic Programs

DNP Student Address

Nora Lueth, GR’24

Presentation and Hooding of DNP Candidates for Degrees

Doctor of Nursing Practice

Julie Sochalski, PhD, RN, FAAN
Associate Dean for Academic Programs

PhD Student Address

Anessa Foxwell, Nu’24

Presentation and Hooding of PhD Candidates for Degrees

Doctor of Philosophy

Peggy Compton, PhD, RN, FAAN
van Ameringen Chair in Psychiatric and Mental Health
Nursing Chair, Graduate Group in Nursing

Presentation of Alumni Certificates

Jodi Feinberg, Nu’15, MS, AGACNP- BC
President, Penn Nursing Alumni Board

Congratulations of Graduates

Antonia M. Villarruel, PhD, RN, FAAN
Professor and Margaret Bond Simon Dean of Nursing

Closing Remarks

G. Adriana Perez, PhD, CRNP, ANP-BC, FAAN, FGSA
Anthony Buividas Term Chair in Gerontology
Associate Professor of Nursing
Senior Fellow, Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics

“The Red and the Blue”

Faculty, Graduates, and Guests
Ana Seo, Nu’24 and Alexa Sherr, Nu’24

Recessional

Faculty, Graduates, and Guests
(Music by Timberdale Brass and Bagpipes FAO)