Colleges across the nation are gearing up to host commencement ceremonies to celebrate their 2024 graduates. In Westchester, our colleges and universities have exciting ceremonies planned and noteworthy speakers in attendance. Here’s what Westchester’s colleges have in store for their 2024 graduates:
Iona University
New Rochelle
Iona University will host its 80th annual commencement ceremony on May 17 on Iona’s New Rochelle campus. The commencement speaker is the former United States Congressman and House of Representatives Majority Leader Richard (Dick) Gephardt. He will deliver the keynote address and be awarded an honorary degree.
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Manhattanville University
Harrison
The university will hold its graduate and doctoral ceremony on May 9 and undergraduate ceremony on May 11. The speaker for Manhattanville’s graduate and doctoral commencement is the renowned sports producer Gina Hemphill-Strachan. On Saturday, for the undergraduates, the award-winning author Megan Abbott will be speaking. If you can’t make it in-person, join the live-stream on Saturday at 10 a.m. to watch the ceremony.
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Mercy University
Dobbs Ferry
Mercy University will host its commencement ceremony on May 21 and 22 at the Westchester County Center. The Dobbs Ferry institute has a lineup of honorary degree recipients including Cheryl Lynn Brannan, M.S, Traci F. Gardner, M.D, Dr. Raymond Sanchez, and Sonia Manzano.
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Monroe College
New Rochelle
Monroe College will hold its commencement on June 13 at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
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Pace University
Pleasantville, White Plains, and New York City
Pace University will hold its commencement ceremony on May 20 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Queens. Among the speakers and honorees are LaChanze, a Broadway powerhouse for 38 seasons; Angella and Danroy Henry; former president of DC Comics, Paul Levitz; David L. Reich, M.D; and Chief Judge of the New York State Court of Appeals, Honorable Rowan D. Wilson.
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Purchase College
Purchase
Purchase College will have its commencement at the Westchester County Center on May 17.
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Sarah Lawrence College
Bronxville
Sarah Lawrence College’s 96th graduate hooding will be on May 9, with the commencement ceremony on May 10. The commencement ceremony will be held rain or shine under a tent on Wetlands South Lawn. The ceremony speaker is U.S Surgeon General Vice Admiral Vivek H. Murthy, M.D, MBA. Dr. Murthy was confirmed by the U.S. Senate in 2021 to serve as the 21st Surgeon General of the United States.
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The College of Westchester
White Plains
The College of Westchester is hosting its 108th commencement ceremony on Thursday, June 6 at the Westchester County Center.
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Westchester Community College
Valhalla
The public college will hold its ceremony on May 9 in the Physical Education Building.
Related: Your Guide to Education in Westchester From Pre-K to College
