Quick Facts: University of Scranton Commencement 2012
Undergraduate
Commencement: Sunday, May 27
Mohegan Sun Arena,
Wilkes-Barre
Principal
Speaker & Honorary Degree Recipient: Sister Patricia Eck, C.B.S., chairperson of Bon Secours, Inc./Bon
Secours Ministries Board of Directors and congregation leader of the Sisters of
Bon Secours
Master’s
and Doctoral Degree Commencement: Saturday,
May 26
Byron Recreation Complex
Principal Speaker & Honorary Degree Recipient: Morey Myers, Esq., a founding partner of the Scranton law firm of
Myers, Brier & Kelly; one of Pennsylvania’s most
respected attorneys and one of Scranton’s most revered community leaders
Total
graduates:
1,709
Total
doctoral degrees: 59 Largest number of DPT degrees in history
Total
master’s degrees: 762 Largest number of master’s degrees in
history
Total bachelor’s
degrees: 884
Total
associate’s degrees: 4
Presiding over First Commencement: Kevin P. Quinn, S.J., as President of The University of Scranton
Prestigious scholarships won by graduates: Truman Scholarship; Goldwater Scholarship; Two Fulbright Fellowships
States represented by undergraduates: 15, including Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas and Virginia.
States represented by post-baccalaureate graduates: 41 including Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas and Virginia.
Top undergraduate programs of study: Nursing, Communication, Biology, Accounting, Exercise Science, and Counseling and Human Services.
Top graduate programs of study: Educational Administration, Curriculum and Instruction, MBA, and Occupational Therapy.
