Commencement
2023 Commencement
Monday, May 15, 2023
3:00 p.m.
Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center
300 South Broad Street, Philadelphia
Additional information about our in-person commencement ceremony will be posted here as it becomes available, so please check back often.
Livestream:
The livestream of the event can be viewed here.
Tickets are required and graduating students should refer to the email they received from the Office of Academic Affairs on how to request them.
Program
A pdf of the program is available for download here.
Processional
Faculty and Graduates
(Music by Timberdale Brass and Bagpipes FAO)
Faculty Marshal
Adriana Perez, PhD, ANP-BC, FAAN
Anthony Buividas Term Chair in Gerontology
Associate Professor of Nursing
Student Marshals
BSN: Loretta A. Sernekos, PhD, MSN, AGPCNP-BC, PMHNP-BC
MSN: Cynthia Schumus, MSN, CRNP
DNP: Dawn Bent, DNP, MSN, CRNA
PhD: Sarah Kagan, PhD, RN, FAAN, FGSA, AOCN, GCNS-BC
Master of Ceremonies
George Demiris, PhD, FACMI
Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor
Mary Alice Bennett University Professor
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
Graduation Address
Richard Besser, MD
President and CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Presentation of Student Awards (University and School Awards)
George Demiris, PhD, FACMI
BSN Student Address
John Palmer, Nu’23
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:
Holly Harner, PhD, MBA, MPH, RN, WHCNP-BC, FAAN
Dalmacio Dennis Flores, PhD, ACRN, FAAN
Presentation of MSN Candidates for Degrees
Master of Science in Nursing:
Julie Sochalski, PhD, RN, FAAN
DNP Student Address
April Nitkin, GRN’23
Presentation and Hooding of DNP Candidates for Degrees
Doctor of Nursing Practice:
Julie Sochalski, PhD, RN, FAAN
Presentation and Hooding of PhD Candidates for Degrees
Doctor of Philosophy:
Tanja V. E. Kral, PhD
Chair, Graduate Group in Nursing
Presentation of Alumni Certificates
Jodi Feinberg, Nu’15, MSN
President, Penn Nursing Alumni Board
Congratulations of Graduates
Antonia M. Villarruel, PhD, RN, FAAN
Closing Remarks
George Demiris, PhD, FACMI
“The Red and the Blue”
Faculty, Graduates, and Guests
Recessional
Faculty, Graduates, and Guests
(Music by Timberdale Brass and Bagpipes FAO)