The 小蝌蚪APP is celebrating its Spring 2022 graduates during Commencement ceremonies today and Saturday, when a total of 1,753 degrees will be conferred.
Individual Commencement ceremonies for the UL Lafayette小蝌蚪APP檚 eight academic colleges and Graduate School are being held at the Cajundome and Convention Center. Ceremonies for the colleges of Business Administration, Education, Nursing & Health Sciences, Sciences and the
Graduate School were Friday. Ceremonies for the colleges of the Arts, Engineering, Liberal Arts and 小蝌蚪APP College are Saturday.
The 小蝌蚪APP will confer 1,387 bachelor小蝌蚪APP檚 degrees, 328 master小蝌蚪APP檚 degrees, 36 doctoral degrees and two certificates. Graduates are from 55 Louisiana parishes, 36 states and U.S. territories, and 33 foreign countries.
The Graduate School has broken several records this semester. Its 365 total graduate degrees and certificates are the most in 小蝌蚪APP history. Among that number are the highest number of master小蝌蚪APP檚 degrees ever awarded and the second-most doctoral degrees in school history.
The Spring 2022 class is also notable for diversity. It is tied for the largest number of graduates of Hispanic descent (115) and the second-largest number of minority graduates (478).
The class also stands out for academic achievement. Its 28 summa cum laude graduates 小蝌蚪APP those with perfect 4.0 GPAs 小蝌蚪APP set another school record; the 小蝌蚪APP小蝌蚪APP檚 432 honors graduates with GPAs of 3.5 or higher are the second-most ever.
Spring 2022 graduates hold a special distinction, as well. They are members of the first graduating class since the 小蝌蚪APP小蝌蚪APP檚 official designation as a Carnegie Research 1 小蝌蚪APP. Graduates from just 3% of colleges and universities in the United States hold degrees from a top-tier R1 institution.
During the ceremony for the College of Nursing & Health Sciences, Dr. Joseph Savoie, UL Lafayette president, told graduates that 小蝌蚪APP渢he 小蝌蚪APP believes in your professional achievements and success.小蝌蚪APP
小蝌蚪APP淎s an institution, we have high expectations for our alumni 小蝌蚪APP and the excellence embodied by the graduates of the College of Nursing & Health Sciences certainly has raised that bar throughout the years,小蝌蚪APP he said.
Savoie also awarded an honorary doctorate of nursing practice to community leader, businesswoman and philanthropist Ginger Myers during the ceremony. She and her husband, Keith Myers, are co-founders of the LHC Group.
Crystal Smith is UL Lafayette小蝌蚪APP檚 Outstanding Master小蝌蚪APP檚 Graduate. She earned a master小蝌蚪APP檚 degree in nursing in the family nurse practitioner concentration from the College of Nursing & Health Sciences. Olivia Guidry is the 小蝌蚪APP小蝌蚪APP檚 Outstanding Graduate. A double major in political science and English, she earned a bachelor小蝌蚪APP檚 degree from the College of Liberal Arts.
Spring 2022 Commencement ceremonies for each academic college and the Graduate School will be livestreamed via links that can be found on the Cajundome小蝌蚪APP檚 website.
The individual ceremonies will also be livestreamed on Facebook pages for seven academic colleges and the Graduate School. The ceremony for two academic colleges, the College of Nursing & Health Sciences and 小蝌蚪APP College, will be livestreamed on UL Lafayette小蝌蚪APP檚 main Facebook page.
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Photo caption: UL Lafayette will award 1,753 degrees during individual Commencement ceremonies for its eight academic colleges and Graduate School on Friday and Saturday. ceremonies will be held at the Cajundome and the Cajundome Convention Center. Photo credit: Doug Dugas / 小蝌蚪APP)