Graduation Events
Commencement Ceremony
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2022 Commencement Ceremony
The 2022 Commencement Ceremony took place in-person on Friday, May 13 at Calihan Hall on the McNichols Campus of University of Detroit Mercy.
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- University President : Antoine M. Garibaldi
- Dean: Jelani Jefferson Exum
- Vivere ex Missione (Living the Mission) Award recipient: Fatmeh T. Cheaib '22
- Commencement Speaker: Hon. Shalina D. Kumar '96, Judge, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
- Grand Marshal: Margaret A. Costello, Associate Professor of Law and Director of the Veterans Law Clinic
- St. Thomas More Prayer: Rita Samir Soka '22
- Graduate Remarks: Erin Kristine Malone '22
- Invocation: Pamela Zarkowski, J.D., M.P.H.
- Alumni Speaker: Kyle R. Dufrane '98, President of the Alumni Association Board of Directors
- University President : Antoine M. Garibaldi
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2021 Virtual Commencement Ceremony
The 2020-2021 Virtual Commencement Ceremony took place on Friday, May 14.
- University President : Antoine M. Garibaldi
- Dean: Phyllis L. Crocker, J.D.
- Vivere ex Missione (Living the Mission) Award recipient: Deja Monet Davis '21
- Commencement Speaker: Aramis Ayala '01
- St. Thomas More Prayer: Deja Monet Davis '21
- Graduate Remarks: Livia Khemmoro '21
- Invocation: Catherine Punsalan-Manlimos, PH.D. Assistant to the President for Mission Integration and Anita Gicana Klueg, Director for University Mission
- Alumni Speaker: Kyle R. Dufrane '98, President of the Alumni Association Board of Directors
- University President : Antoine M. Garibaldi
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2020 Virtual Commencement Ceremony
- University President : Antoine M. Garibaldi
- Dean: Phyllis L. Crocker, J.D.
- Vivere ex Missione (Living the Mission) Award recipient: Veronica Beltran '20
- St. Thomas More Prayer: Aaron Pattison '20
- Graduate Remarks: Ertis Tereziu '20
- Invocation: Father Gilbert (Society of Jesus) and Sister Judith Mouch (Sisters of Mercy)
- Alumni Speaker: Hon. Michael J. Riordan '90, President of the Alumni Association Board of Directors
- University President : Antoine M. Garibaldi
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2019 Commencement Ceremony
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- University President: Antoine M. Garibaldi
- Dean: Phyllis L. Crocker, J.D.
- Grand Marshal: Loretta Lewins-Peck, Assistant Dean and Registrar
- Valedictorian: Christopher Stone
- Invocation: Pamela Zarkowski, J.D., M.P.H.
- Speaker / Address: Joseph G. Vernon '05
- Graduate Remarks: Christopher Stone '19
- St. Thomas More Prayer: Roeiah Epps '19
- Alumni Speaker: Edward G. Lennon '88, President of the Alumni Association Board of Directors
Watch the Class of 2019 Commencement.
Part 1: Introductions and Speeches Part 2: Hooding - University President: Antoine M. Garibaldi
Baccalaureate Mass
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2021 Virtual Baccalaureate Mass
The 2020-2021 Virtual Baccalaureate Mass took place on Thursday, May 13
Watch the 2021 virtual Baccalaureate.
Hooding Ceremony
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2021 On-Campus Hooding Ceremony
The 2020-2021 On-Campus Hooding Ceremony took place on Friday, May 14
Watch the 2021 Hooding Ceremony