GMercyU Welcomes
CLASS OF 2022 to the
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
By : Lauren Yancer
Gwynedd Mercy University celebrated the Class of 2022 at this year ’ s Commencement ceremonies , welcoming the 748 graduates to the Alumni Association .
Commencement Weekend kicked off on Friday , May 13 , with GMercyU ’ s annual Baccalaureate Mass followed by Honors Convocation . Reverend Robert G . Mulligan , OSFS , MA , MEd , Chaplain and Instructor of Education at Chestnut Hill College , served as the presider of the Baccalaureate Mass .
On Saturday , May 14 , the Class of 2022 gathered at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center at Oaks to celebrate their achievements with friends and family . Both the Graduate Ceremony and Undergraduate Ceremony opened with the faculty procession and provided graduates with the opportunity to walk across stage to receive their diplomas .
“ Graduation is one of the most joyful celebrations and biggest achievements in life ,” GMercyU President Deanne H . D ’ Emilio , JD said in her welcome address . “ At Gwynedd Mercy University , students are taught to utilize the excellent education they received to engage in work that will be of service to others in the world . Students are taught that the cultivation of compassion , intellectual inquiry , dedication to truth , mercy and justice is essential to improving the human condition . With this approach ,
we prepare students for successful careers and meaningful lives .”
Leading up to Commencement , graduates had numerous opportunities to celebrate their accomplishments with a week full of events , including the Graduate Reception with President Deanne H . D ' Emilio , a cruise on The Spirit of Philadelphia , and a trip to the Elmwood Park Zoo . There were many smiles , laughs , and tears as the Class of 2022 said their final farewell to Gwynedd Mercy University and hello to their new futures as Distinctive Mercy Graduates .
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Enjoy a quick recap of Commencement 2022 .