 as soon as possible. Return to their seats. In addition, students from the Dolan School of Business are the students from the School of Engineering. From the School of Engineering are representing the alumni, our members of Fairfield University's 22nd graduating class, the class of 1972. Their presence with us today continues a tradition that began in 2001 at Fairfield's 51st commencement of including members of the 50th anniversary in our commencement exercises. Joining their colleagues who are serving as marshals for the academic procession are the members of the faculty of Fairfield University and representatives from the Domenna Nicelius Library and Student Affairs. They are preceded by the university gonfalon in the color red with the seal of the university centered on the banner. The administrative staff are represented in the procession and the various colors of their robes and hoods signify their areas of academic discipline and the universities from which they receive their graduate degrees. Including the academic procession are the members of the platform party, the superior of the Fairfield Jesuit community, the university director of campus ministry, the alumni chaplain and special assistant to the president, the dean of students, the deans of the five schools of the university, the dean of the Domenna Nicelius Library, the vice provost, the vice president of the university, the secretary of the general faculty, the faculty recipient of the robert e wall research award, the faculty recipient of the alpha sigma nuke teacher of the year award, the president of the alumni association, the trustees of the university, degree recipients and their escorts, the procession, frank carol the third chairman of the board of trustees and most reverend frank casiano bishop of the diocese of bridgeport and dr. mark r nemek president of fairfield university president nemek bishop casiano members of the board of trustees deans members of the faculty administrators president of the alumni association alumni from the 50th anniversary class joading class he's a gentleman here on the lawn and viewers in alternative viewing locations as vice provost for the university i would like to welcome you to the 72nd commencement exercises of fairfield university please rise for the invocation which will be offered by the most reverend frank j casiano bishop diocese of bridgeport and remain standing for the singing of the national anthem by the members of the university glee club under the direction of dr carol and maxwell conductor accompanied by beth palmer and the brass salad quintet good morning everyone and before i offer the prayer may i give to all of you who are graduating my heartfelt congratulations best wishes and a promise of prayers as you begin the next chapter in the adventure of your life so let us pray together in the name of the father and of the son and of the holy spirit lord god whose love accompanies every moment of our lives we give you thanks on this day of great joy and seek your blessing upon our graduates assembled here for commencement they stand before you as young women and men who have embraced the catholic mission of fairfield university and remain eager to be your ambassadors of hope in our complex world their resilience and creativity have helped them to navigate times of triumph and success as well as challenge and sorrow with great perseverance they've opened their minds to the truth of our world they've developed their gifts and talents under the care of their professors and they've embraced the values that serve as the foundation of this great jesuit university now they come for your blessing father in the years ahead make them agents of transformation and renewal help them to share the merciful love of jesus with their neighbors in need by their honesty and love may they bring hope to our world we pray that your holy spirit inspire encourage and protect them whether they continue their graduate work or assume their role in the marketplace may they be the voice for the voiceless hope for those who are lost and a force for unity and peace in our divided world and finally heavenly father as we celebrate this joyful day i ask that you bless their families strengthen those who lead and teach in this university and help the students who continue their formation here at fairfield to grow in wisdom and grace we ask this as we ask all things in the name of the father and of the son and of the holy spirit student entitled to deliver the commencement address is chosen from among those members of the senior class outstanding for their academic achievement this year that honor belongs to amca batburin of the charles f dole in school of business amca president amic members of the board of trustees honored guests members of the faculty and administration family friends and my fellow members of the class of 2022 it is truly an honor to speak to you today on this special occasion we the class of 2022 have come so far since our first day experienced many ups and downs together have emerged as adults ready to tackle more and greater challenges from this day forward but before we start this journey i would like to take a moment to recall our fondest memories during the journey itself from my fellow great dreads i want to ask do you call your first day on fairfield university's campus the excitement of starting our college journey the nervousness that clouded our minds from saying the first hello to our soon to be a lifelong friends our passion that anyone could see from even the momentary glimpse of us we have come so far since that unforgettable day in fact i clearly remember the first day i came to fairfield for the people who do not know me i from different country a very beautiful country mongolia and it was my first time here in the states so everything was new to me the language the culture and of course the pizza but i'm sure that for all of us when we first came to fairfield we had this feeling of new coming from different countries different cities and even if you're from fairfield we might have felt that very far from what you knew in your hometown little do we know that at that time the fairfield would become our new home pliny the elder said that home is where our heart stands and for us fairfield is now where our heart belongs where we spend years surrounded by our peers who become our like brothers and sisters and the faculty and staff who become like our guardians who encourage us to explore more and grow into the best versions of our future selves we have truly become one big family when i said we become one big family some of you may have thought oh wow that's a big family as there are more than 4 000 kids as the parents who came for this occasion will probably agree taking care of four kids is a lot of work let alone four thousand kids and i actually can prove we the college students are still kids in at least one important way kids are always curious about new things what is this what is that and the ubiquitous why and the parents always have to tell them that oh that's an ice cream and no you cannot have it for dinner for us it's still the same but a little bit more sophisticated oh whose socrates are what's a tax return in other words we still have that educational curiosity and wonder for discovering the world around us that the children have another characteristic that seals the deal is that just as kids like having fun we the college students also like having fun believe me i would like to invite my classmates to embrace both of these experiences and the intellectual curiosity and the fun times we share that fairfield university cherish them both as they are the yin and yang of life of course kids when learning how to walk will stumble and fall we too will stumble and fall but would a kid stop standing up and trying again no they stand up and try it again and again until they get it right it is with great sadness that we recently lost our fellow undergraduate student charlie capolbo who was my residence during our sophomore year when i was r.a he was really kind and bright and he fought cancer courageously over the last five years i know it is very hard for him for us especially for charlie's family our prayers and thoughts will be with their family COVID-19 was also one of the toughest challenges that we had to share just like many of you for me COVID-19 was both emotionally and physically exhausting although i was separated from my family without any chance of going back because the borders were closed fairfield university stepped up as my second home and second family the school provided housing and food during this hard time for the students who could not go home just like me this truly kind action made me believe that fairfield university cared as for me as a whole person not just as a student take a moment now to think back to the time when you felt like you belonged here because members of the campus community reached out and cared for you maybe it was lisa's shining smile greeting you in the toly or maybe it's your r.a let's go lids maybe it was your r.a inviting you to a program or just a talk or maybe it was getting invited to take the picture with locust the stack whatever it is fairfield has welcomed all of us in big and small ways and made this new place one where we could fall and know we could be supported not only the university administration and staff cared for us but we were also fortunate enough to have such caring and incredible faculty members they were always there for me whether i had a homework question or a live question our faculty were caring and contribute to our growth only not only educationally and professionally but also personally however just like our parents are human and make mistakes so do we we are not perfect but it is important for us to accept our mistakes and grow from them i hope that we the graduates will continue to do what's right and raise our voices for the matters we care about as a student at jesuit university we are taught to strive to be the advocates of justice fairness and integrity more importantly we should continue to be the people for others i'm confident that the class of 2022 and the rest of my fairfield family will do what's right and help those in need of help last but not least i want to take a moment to applaud our class of 2022 all of us gathered here today are proud of the woman's basketball and lacrosse team who won the mac championship and the main baseball team that had one of the best seasons in ncwa history we're also proud of the first generation colleges who have succeeded for themselves and for their families we're also proud of those who made it into the dean's list or those of us who just wake up every morning get out of the bed every morning knowing that every new day is another opportunity to make our dreams a reality most importantly we could not have done this without support of our beloved friends and family and mentors who came here today to support us let's take a moment now to acknowledge your hard work in aiding us in the screwing sometimes dramatic but always rewarding process that called college experience we can never thank you enough as we transition from our beloved university adventure with curiosity and excitement to the next more adult chapter of our lives i wanted to invite my class of 2022 to embrace that inner child wars always listen to their hearts pursue their dreams and embrace love and spread love to everyone they meet and i firmly believe that the class of 2022 can and will help to change the world for better from this day forward once a stack always a stack go stacks thank you amca the president and faculty of fairfield university have the honor to cite the following members of the graduating class who have one special recognition by their academic achievement the bellarmine medal established to commemorate the patron of fairfield university st robert bellarmine of the society of jesus cardinal and doctor of the roman catholic church is awarded to the undergraduates who throughout the entire four years of full-time study earned the highest academic average this year it is my honor on behalf of the faculty to acknowledge six graduating seniors each of whom has earned a perfect 4.0 at the undergraduate level as i call each recipient's name please come forward to receive your medal from president nemek the 2022 bellarmine medals are awarded to lily b fenton the charles f dole in school of business hailey m gardener the charles f dole in school of business emma n lucier the college of arts and sciences victoria k mcglayne the college of arts and sciences brook e perna the charles f dole in school of business and last but certainly not least gabriel f rodríguez the college of arts and sciences the alumni association of fairfield university selects an undergraduate student each year who has made a distinguished contribution of service and has loyally represented his or her school during four years of attendance this award is known as the loyola medal the 2022 loyal loyola medal is conferred upon wichuku ibeque the school of engineering to further honor wichuku the fairfield university alumni association is donating $1,000 to the school of engineering s a e baha racing club the president will now officially confer the honorary degrees on the recipients the first citation for nicole hawkley will be read by dr yeti park assistant professor of social work in the school of education and human development the president and trustees of fairfield university to all who show view these presents readings and peace in the lord the united states saw at least 202 incidents of gunfire on school grounds in 2021 it's a horrifying and shameful number and one that jicole hawkley is working desperately to lower to hawkley it's personal her son dylan was one of 21st graders murdered at sandy hook elementary school in 2012 along with six educators that incident rocked the nation and eventually propelled hawkley to the national stage where she has been a strong and unrelenting advocate for creating safer communities sandy hook promise the organization she co-founded one month after the tragedy aims to help students teachers and parents recognize the signs of social isolation and anger in students before violence erupts to date nearly 15 million people nationwide have participated in shps know the science programs and its anonymous reporting system that exclusively serves schools has logged has logged over 111,000 tips on everything from bullying sexual abuse potential suicides and school shootings these programs are proven to have averted multiple school shooting plots teen suicides and countless other acts of violence hawkley's message skirts the political divide over gun control focusing instead on helping young people get the help they need i want to help i want people to know that the gun violence is not inevitable it is preventable says hawkley with the background in marketing and communications hawkley is very effective spokesperson and ceo for shp one of the public services announcements she helped create back to school essentials won the emmy award for outstanding commercial in 2019 and another one evan has generated 2 billion impressions and won 10 coveted cans lines awards she was recognized in 2016 by people magazine as one of the 25 women changing the world hawkley is also on the board of the dylan's wings of change a nonprofit founded by her ex-husband ian the organization focuses on developing and empowering empathic and courageous youth for her remarkable ability to reach through her grief and dedicate her life to addressing a moral imperative and for doing so with grace passion and commitment the president and the board of trustees of fairfield university hereby proclaim nicole hawkley doctor of loss honoris causa the second citation for commissioner robert d manfred jr will be read by the reverend jerald r blast check society of jesus special assistant to the president and alumni chaplain father blast check the president and trustees of fairfield university to all shall view these presents greetings and the peace and the peace and the lord many boys dream of a career in baseball for robert d manfred entry into the field was a stroke of luck i was practicing labor and employment law and major league baseball mlb came in as a client rob says simply he was assigned to the case and the rest is major league history that stroke of luck was the beginning of a successful two-decade relationship manfred began serving as executive vice president and chief operating officer of the organization before being elected the tenth commissioner of major league baseball in 2014 following the retirement of the legendary bud sailing throughout the years commissioner manfred has been a steady just guiding force in labor relations forging new and creative contacts with players without work stoppages that so often plague negotiations recognizing that the best way to increase baseball's fan base is to encourage youth participation in the sport he forged a relationship with boys and girls clubs of america to further the goal that kids have a place to play especially those in underserved areas these days baseball and softball combined boast more than 25 million participants making it the team sport with the most participation in the united states under manfred's enlightened leadership the mlb has made major strides into the international markets playing exhibition games in cuba and regular and regular season games in mexico and puerto rico the league took the game to europe for the first time last year and currently run schools and programs in china and india for his commitment to making the sport of baseball more accessible to young people for his strong leadership and for his exemplary and for his exemplary service in listening to and in respecting the opinion of others the president and board of trustees of fairfield university thereby proclaim robert d manfred jr doctor of laws on oris causa ladies and gentlemen it is now my pleasure to introduce commissioner robert d manfred jr as our 2022 commencement speaker commissioner manfred president nemek members of the board of trustees faculty members families friends and most important members of the fairfield university class of 2022 it is my distinct honor and pleasure to be invited to share this great day with you let me begin with a bit of a confession commencement addresses are challenging on the one hand commencement is the cause for celebration it's a time to reflect back on a great accomplishment and to take pride in the hard work associated with that accomplishment on the other hand commencement is also a time to look forward it is a time to contemplate the opportunities that lie ahead to begin to plan how to make the very most of those opportunities and unfortunately to experience an understandable sense of uncertainty in my view a good commencement address should focus both on the celebration and the look to the future even if the letter can create a bit of anxiety today let's begin with the celebration i want to offer my heartiest congratulations to each and every member of the fairfield university class of 2022 it is always a great accomplishment to complete the rigorous course of study at a great institution of higher learning like fairfield university but this group deserves special recognition because your college experience was complicated by a pandemic that persisted more than two years the pandemic affected us all but in many ways students and young people face the greatest challenges i commend all of you for your perseverance few accomplishments in life are solo or solitary activities it's the nature of human activity that we perform best with the support and encouragement of others and i'm certain each and every graduate can remember times when you experience difficulties and you turn to someone deeply invested in your success to help you through that rough patch i hope the graduates will join me in giving a big hand to the parents family members significant others and friends who are here today who supported you financially emotionally and otherwise during your college journey before i turn to the future i'm going to ask you to indulge me with one personal comment i would not be where i am today either as the commencement speaker at fairfield or frankly as the commissioner of baseball were it not for the admin a member of the administration here at fairfield father jerry belashek you see i began my college experience at another great institute the jesuit institution lamoin college in syracuse when i returned to lamoin for my sophomore year i learned that the room next door was assigned to a then jesuit scholastic father belashek over the academic year jerry graciously put up with noise nonsense and rules violation from my roommate and me but more important he found a way to encourage me to mature to focus more intently on my education and to strive to steal a phrase to be all that i could be i'm grateful to jerry for that and for a lifetime of friendship there's also a lesson in my relationship with jerry some of us certainly me did not like to be pushed by others it's natural to resist when someone suggests that you can or should be doing more or better if you can get past the natural temptation to resist and take the advice to heart you may come to realize that the person encouraging you to do more is doing you a favor that will pay tremendous dividends for the graduates and their families i genuinely hope that today is consumed with celebration you completed the task at hand and you deserve to enjoy it i am sure however that some of you are already thinking about what's next and once today is done the group focused on the future will grow grow quickly with this reality in mind i would like to offer you some thoughts on three topics work family and faith i've always been interested in the concept of work and people's satisfaction with their careers most people spend a major portion of their adult lives working moreover there's a substantial school of thought that work plays a major role in a person's view of him or herself and of course like nearly everything in our lives the pandemic has had a major effect on how we work and how we think about work work can be enjoyable and fulfilling if you can find a career about which you are passionate most jobs require genuine effort most jobs require sacrifice and most jobs at least occasionally produce stress and frustration the effort the sacrifice the stress and frustration are much easier if your work involves something about which you are passionate even more important if you are passionate about your work the satisfaction you derive from your work will be increased exponentially passion it's a great word but how does one find passion for a job or career in my experience you can find it in at least two different ways some people are passionate about the substance or skill in a particular kind of work it's easy for example to imagine an author or a journalist be being passionate about the writing process or a doctor to be passionate about the knowledge and skills that allows him or her to save lives there's another way to find passion however for me i found passion in the context of my profession i never minded being a lawyer but i only came to feel passion for being a lawyer in the context of what i believe to be the greatest sport in the world that context of major league baseball was exciting for me and increased the satisfaction that i felt every single day at work another important part of your work life will be your professional reputation if your reputation is good it will open doors throughout your career but if it is bad it will limit your opportunities no matter how skilled or smart you are nothing is more important to your reputation than ethical behavior accomplishments achieved through unethical behavior are rarely satisfying even if the unethical behavior goes undiscovered and once people begin to question your ethics your reputation will never recover the pandemic has made the idea of working from home so very popular and i understand that working from home can improve the quality of life for many people in metropolitan areas like new york working from home allows people to avoid two or three hours a day that are spent commuting and no one likes to waste time commuting working from home also creates scheduling flexibility that makes it easier to balance the competing demands of family and work finally some people in some types of jobs actually seem to be more productive when they work from home but there's at least one downside to working from home that can undermine the effectiveness of an organization and alter the upward trajectory of a career i think you can explain the downside with what i regard to be a truism it's hard to achieve real collegiality over zoom and i believe that collegiality is important to organizational effectiveness and to the ability of each individual employee to achieve his or her potential collegiality is a group effort leaders should make an effort to create an atmosphere of collegiality but that effort will be successful only if the others in the workplace participate as well regardless of whether you work at home or in the office you should make every effort to be inclusive and should encourage a free exchange of ideas at work try to interact positively with your co-workers recognize their accomplishments and be generous with praise for their efforts over time you will find that collegiality produces better organizational outcomes and that your co-workers will become supporters and allies in your effort to move ahead professionally before i changed topics i would be remiss if i did not mention a concept with which i have struggled throughout my career work-life balance i have been in the workforce for nearly 40 years i have been lucky i have what i regard to be the best job in the world today but even before i became commissioner i had great jobs that allowed me to interact with very successful and interesting successful and interesting people a federal judge partners in a great law firm and leaders in the sports industry but there's more to life than work no organization no matter how employee friendly will make you truly happy or fulfilled the truth is organizations are designed to achieve business objectives not to address the needs of employees you have to round out your life with hobbies community activities and family life if you truly want to be happy and fulfilled and i truly believe that being well rounded with non-work activities and interests will actually make you a better performer at work my most important interest has always been family our country has changed much in the last decade or two some of the change has not been positive our society is more divided than at any point in recent history our discourse public and private lack civility but one positive thing that has happened is that most everyone accepts a broader definition of the concept of family we understand the emotional and mental significance of not only traditional families but all sorts of unions and combinations the importance of family is simple and obvious especially on a day like today as i said earlier college graduation is a milestone a real accomplishment to me that accomplishment would be hollow less meaningful without family sharing the moment cherish your family relationships because those relationships make the good times more meaningful and the bad times less painful i've talked so far about work and family work and family have at least one important thing in common at certain points in your life both work and family will present challenges for me the key to being able to confront or or accept these challenges is faith i'm sure many if not most of you have been raised in the catholic tradition but regardless of your particular religion i believe it is important to believe in something larger than humanity if you don't the grind of everyday life will wear you down faith in something larger gives people the courage to confront challenges the strength to overcome challenges and the wisdom to accept what cannot be changed i'm sure that many of you expected me to say something about baseball today and i don't want to completely disappoint in that regard so here goes the most important baseball player that ever lived was jackie robinson he may not have been the best player but he certainly had the greatest and most lasting effect on american society 75 years ago jackie robinson broke the color barrier in baseball and helped fuel a revolution in america he began a process that has led to important change and a continuing debate over improving race relations and in the course of it he endured insults hardship and hatred with amazing dignity jackie robinson once uttered words that i believe teach an important life lesson jackie said a life is not important except in the impact that it has on other lives in a society that focuses on immediate self gratification these words may seem anachronistic but actually the words are timeless they are reflective of a fundamental tenet of every major religion namely the need to help others and treat them with respect i must confess i don't remember a single thing about the commencement address at my college graduation 42 years ago i hope from this address you will remember at least one thing jackie robinson was right you will all have busy and successful lives please find room and time in those busy lives to positively affect the lives of others engage in your community and provide service to others be generous with your wealth and try to help those who are less fortunate at the end of the day what you do for others is what really matters i thank you for your time and attention and i wish each of you the best of luck i would like to take this opportunity to issue a very warm welcome to the members of the class of 1972 these individuals represent the alumni celebrating the 50th year reunion of fairfield university we are honored by their presence and by their lifelong commitment to fairfield i would like to take a moment to ask the members of the class of 1972 to stand and be recognized by our graduating seniors their guests our faculty and administration please join me in giving them a round of applause we shall now have the presentation of candidates for degrees in course by the deans of the four undergraduate schools in the conferring of these degrees by the president of university dean richard greenwald will present the degree candidates from the college of arts and sciences dean greenwald thank you will the candidates for all bachelor's degrees from the college of arts and sciences please stand these students have fulfilled all the requirements established by fairfield university for the bachelor of arts and the bachelor of science degrees and are hereby presented to the president and trustees for the conferring of those degrees by virtue of the power vested in me by the board of trustees of fairfield university and the state of connecticut i hereby confer the degrees of bachelor of arts and bachelor of science on all those presented by the dean of the college of arts and sciences congratulations will the graduates please put on their hoods and come forward to receive their diplomas please withhold your applause until all graduates have been presented andres adamus kathryn bigelow john brennan gilani booglione olivia burr sharon boost amante marcello matthew camis christiana cardona christina cardona connor shy mul james clementi yeah colman joseph cantot feroe james corson iti rashid creary card please ashley crowley miguel quijizo jackson dropik magdalena ducalska serena eldridge esco bar kenneth phylla elizabeth fanzilly carrie fowl tracy fergusson calen fiori hannah flanagan fleckinstein sofia fleonis janella flores ruby francis jillian furdett chelsea gabriell demetrius gordon gritzik johnson slone johnson shania jones kercher kershner natalia katowska losir thank you louise magana christian manino karyl marshall bridgett mayor chase o bryan christopher ohera polinsky annie orteez tomorrow ashley fawn timothy taylor jr caroline timberan katlyn tracy timothy americk joshy keener kelsey larkin lesbina michael latina sydney lurce hi taylor louis grace mccallow kelsey mcfagin caroline jenna mcnero sas mason kelian tushy patel sofia renon michelle randall sydney raudon nicolas richardson andrew rogers gabriell francisco radriguez isabel romero sarah rufo anaya celulo olivia salim daniel scarfone sienna sento collin shea brendan shean sarah shellhorse maggie silbo christina scarrett nicolas slakta john stalzer cooper sterns isabella swiney imma taglic julia talamini mma tygway sofia tirabasi annie tron and vo kelsey vo mariel wesley yeah erin wind maria yeremi thomas zagajeski hannah zanan annalees zahra dean meredith caser will present the degree candidates from the maryon peckham egan school of nursing and health studies dean caser will the candidates for the bachelor science degrees in nursing and public health and the bachelor of social work from the maryon peckham egan school of nursing and health studies please stand these men and women have fulfilled all the requirements established by fear field university for the bachelor of science in nursing in public health and the bachelor of social work degrees and are hereby presented to the president and trustees for the conferring of those degrees by virtue of the power vested in me by the board of trustees of fairfield university and the state of connecticut i hereby confer the degrees of bachelor of science and nursing in public health and bachelor of social work on all those presented by the dean of the maryon peckham egan school of nursing and health studies congratulations doots please put on their hoods and come forward to receive your diplomas please withhold your applause until all graduates have been presented hannah adams sophia agar amy ackerley olivia alessandro caroline anthel lauren barrett dory bartouche kayla beckman caroline bellissimo julia beniviat kathryn burnhardt katelyn bombard jennifer bonifacio gabriella bore he mckenzie boyle mckayla annette bravo margaret breitenbach erica breitfeller henry brinkert emma bradigan talia brown emma brutton claire calabaro calabro katelyn cambell lauren carroll rosa casale sarah cassidy jiana catalano elizabeth truly claire clark elizabeth clark jenevi connelly caroline costa grace coulard abigail cross mckenzie qsack audra dan ciauski carlie dalton mave di genero gabriella desantis lauren dirks daniel doliva natalie denafrio moira docardy katelyn drier riley eaton priscilla estivez margaret ethier grace fallon kaley fantoli hope femia yeah megan bergeson hannah philippe rachel florence cali francis jane frolly kelly gaffney gwyneth gainer ryan gillis emily greer daphnie gutch claire hagerty collette hanrahan hernan senkitha holly felicia horn kaelin jagal isabel johnson gene johnson mikaela johnson robin dutrus kathryn kelly maxine callum grace kelly madeline kenny samantha clea elissa corn allison cricosa elizabeth labelle ashley lampros madison landers caroline lansiolta allison lawless alexa lehan hailey liddy kathryn lundquist jillian lions kaley mcdonald collette mccuch kathryn mcgenus samantha mancini sofia marquette anna mcdonough madison mcdowell kathryn mcdougal kate mckenry elizabeth mclean allie mcpherson madison mcsherry mia maleo michael mellow samantha mary sarah middlebrook shannon middleton bell cabin reese miller modifications anne bell murphy katelyn murphy caroline murray jasmine negai me 괜찮아 nbls natalie nicholas Emily Norman, Samantha Orris, Naira Nostayan, Megan Palyucha, Karishma Parke, Cynthia Pazos, Karen Patton, Rebecca Paddy, Gillian Pereruski, Gabrielle Persikno, Sophia Peterson, Aiden Phillips, Tara Peretti, Sophia Prenos, Margaret Rasekot, Julia Renz, Hannah Ringo, Lila Ritter, Olivia Robeshaugh, Katherine Roach, Shailen Rodrigo, Kari Root, Emily Schillinger, Audrey Cedenski, Victoria Silverian, Emma Sidoti, Molly Silvestri, Anthony Silverstone, Diana Smith, Lauren Smith, Lindsey Spencer, Alexander Stanley, Rihanna Stapleton, Isabel Steneri, Emily Stinton, Riley Sullivan, Dejalie Tam, Alyssa Thomas, Michelle Tulasco, Amanda Toul, Mia Treficante, Michael Urbano, Amanda Wong, Kaitlyn Wood, Madison Woodruff, Jaycee Zoing, Joelle Zulo, Bridgett Belger, Alexandra Fiero, Kayla LaPointe, Catherine Lerigy, Emily Marshall, Ibelkis Tejada Matos, and Maria Tell. Congratulations to all. Dean Zahn Lee will present the degree candidates from the Charles F. Dolan School of Business. Dean Lee. Will the candidates for the Bachelor of Science degree from the Dolan School of Business please stand. This man and woman have fulfilled all the requirements established by Fairview University for the Bachelor of Science degree are hereby presented to the President and Trustees for the conferring of those degrees. By virtue of the power vested in me by the Board of Trustees of Fairfield University and the State of Connecticut, I hereby confer the degree of Bachelor of Science on all those presented by the Dean of the Charles F. Dolan School of Business. Congratulations. Will the graduates please put on your hood and come forward to receive your diplomas. Please withhold your applause until all graduates has been presented. Michael Abdallah, Sylvia Costa, Christopher Adams, John Adeo, Abby Aldieri, David Allen, Lauren Aurimi, Peter Bagley, Gino Baldelli, Margaret Barbiero, Daniel Barbieri, Brian Barrett, Daniel Bassar, Amka Bhattburen, Emmeline Bellen-Inwa, Jack Benavides, Aidan Bennett, Elizabeth Benson, Paige Bernhardt, Matt Bavaqua, Christopher Barrazu-Vietz, Joshua Blank, Tyler Loos, Jonathan Bocumasso, Victoria Bodie, Kyle Borda, Ryan Borsi, Michael Bottega, Sarah Bowden, Brian Brennan, Brennan Brinn, Abigail Broadhurst, Madeline Brock, Jack Borsnian, Noelle Brown, Zaba Bung, Brandon Caballero, Jillian Caffasso, Kimberly Cagnasola, John Keone, Sean Kaluhan, Brendan Callow, Samantha Cumacho, Frank Camayura, Michael Campanile, Julian Cabozello, Nathan Carlton, Amanda Carroll, Jasmine Carter, Helen Casey, Jillian Casey, Teresa Casola, Daniel Coutal, James Carapano, Chloe Cava, John Cerasulo, Matthew Sirpa, Susan Cerelli, Rachel Chen, Harrison Chikorikas, Jack Christensen, Patricia Chemnevesk, Robel Clinscalis, Grace Colalillo, Mary Columbi, Dean Conjuista, Laura Connery, Ryan Conner, John Connors, Olivia Conquest, Marissa Conceiglio, Paulina Contreras, Julia Cognay, Roisin Cougenpluck, Carrie Ann Cooper, Lily Cooper, Catherine Costello, Daniel Costello, Hanley Corder, Lawrence Cortine, Olivia Covello, Brendan Coyle, Sarah Christa, Jared Crosby, Matthew Crosby, Kristen Cruz, Brian Cubello, John Curie, Samantha D'Alesandra, Cameron Daley, Marisa D'Armiento, Kelsey Dawson, Benjamin Dean, Vance Degasperes, Lillian DeLeo, Jessica DeMarce, Jack Dennis, Madeline Dent, Cameron Derra, Mary Kate Deriso, Gulerme De Sosa, Isabel Dibb, Jenna DeMartino, Jared Dipitrio, Hadea Jusberg, Erin Dobbs, Danielle Dodge, Nicholas Dodge, Caitlin Donohoe, Caroline Donovan, John Donovan, Olivia Doody, Chad Dorley, Madison Dow, Patrick Drake, Brandon Dreyer, Connor Driscoll, John Doomke, Alexa Dyer, Matthew Isha, Hannah Eckert, Daniel Egan, Arthur Elmelino, Hugo Espuela Hortado, Jonathan Fay, Shannon Feeley, Lily Fenton, Zachary Fischel, Katherine Finnegan, John Fiorino, Lauren Fish, Carol Fishbach, Kristar Fitzgerald, Madeline Figorti, James Fuchs, Trevor Ford, Richard Fortunato, Karlyn Fournier, Samantha Fucci, Michael Gogliardi, Alexander Galasnaio, Ellie Galligan, Christopher Gagnio, Hailey Gardner, Colin Garvin, Brandon Gaitley, Kaylee Gato, Matthew Gerbo, Bob Gilbert, Jacob Gillily, Alexandria Giorno, Corey Gerard, Dante Gizzo, Anthony Jurai, Michael Getz, Santiago Gonzales Becerra, Kay Gore, Zachary Gonaris, Julia Graham, Michael Greene, Shannon Greene, Elizabeth Gryffinstett, Emma Greco, Kevin Griffin, Kaitlyn Grindel, Maradi Hagen, Efrosini Haigian, Michael Handel, Allison Hans, Gabriela Hansen, Kyle Harrigan, Katherine Harrington, Mikayla Harrington, Sarah Hartnett, William Hall, Michael Hayes, Owen Hyam, Grace Heller, Sean Henry, Ulissa Herbold, Andrea Hernan Gomez, Samuel Hines, Drew Liboki, Kaitlyn Hoffman, Michael Holloway, Margaret Horne, Owen Horne, James Howard, Lindsay Howland, Joseph Annelli, Maelyn Iglesias, Christina Ayuso, Nicholas Jansen, Colleen Jefferson, Justin John, Catherine Johnson, Grace Jordan, Elizabeth Cabellian, Thomas Kalanowski, Kenneth Kapiqi, Alex Kasabian, Riley Keane, Connor Keenan, Brian Kelly, Connor Kelly, Jack Kelly, Owen Kelly, Faith Kenney, William Killeen, James Chupotnik, Katie Knight, Eric Kortik, Nicky Kovol, Nicholas Krzynski, Catherine Kudlacki, Maggie Lachobel, Kira Lang, Morgan Langdon, Ariana Lavelle, Nicole Lavesta, Nicholas Lavergati, Steven Lawless, Ann Lee, Ice Hu Li, Jack Li, Maxwell Lenhart, Joseph Lienan, Timothy Leong, Ava Lenhart, Andrew Levin, Omar Lenaris, Ryan Lowe, Matthew Longfield, Lu Lopez Senescal, Nico Lubrano, Jonathan Lucere, Alexander Leitel, Alex McKay, Kevin Maguire, Mayu, Kyle Majewitz, Connor Malady, Augusto Malanderucolo, Caroline Mengen, James Maravales, Daniel Markety, Jennyanne Marino, Luke Marino, Shanaid Miran, Carolyn Maroni, Amanda Marsh, Sophie Martino, Jacob Montala, Cooper Mazerchek, JT Magarthi, John McCluskey, Casey McCombs, Christopher McCormick, Lauren McCrink, Aaron McGonagall, Julie McGovern, Brett McGrath, Patrick McHale, Caitlyn McKirney, Thomas McKenna, Aiden McMahon, Michael McNamee, Catherine McSorley, Adriana Mercaldo, Esme Miano, Sophia Mikolas, Bailey McCool, Cameron Miles, Lauren Myoline, Edward Mitchell, Colleen Mocker, Joseph Malloy, Christopher Montefiore, Carolina Moraga, Michael Morgan III, Matthew Morris, Selma McCorlick, Tag Mueller, Grace Malaine, Tristan Malivi, Kyle Murphy, Lauren Naspy, Peter Neary, Grace Nelson, Demi Nestopoulos, Peter Newman, Iris Neza, Tyler Nolan, Jake Noviello, Kaelin O'Banner, Carolyn O'Brien, Shannon O'Connell, Brett Odinich, Bridget O'Leary, Madeline Oliver, Edward Ordway Jr., Michael Pagliaro, Joseph Pagliarulo, Nina Ponto, Nicholas Pantore, Dominic Papelardo, Michael Papas, Jan Parazek, Emily Patton, Robert Pecorra, Joseph Pinaccio, Andrea Pepe, Brianna Perez, Kendra Perez, Brooke Perna, Brian Perrotti, Lucy Leone, Percell, Sean Fair, Joseph Pisano, Nicholas Pisano, Matthew Pollard, Lindsay Policino, Aaron Post, Nicole Potel, John Prigano, Nicholas Prowl, Vincent Poliano, Andrew Puzon, Jonathan Puzo, Molly Quail, Sean Quinn, Vanessa Quinn, Shane Graybacks, Martin Ruccinelli, Joseph Raimondi, Brian Rita, Kourtney Rychek, Ann Riley, Oceana Ricchio, Alexis Rich, Yolanda Richter, Stazio Rispoli, Charles Ritter III, Michael Rizzi, Kevin Roberts, Madison Robichaux, Dominic Robidow, Molly Roche, Caitlin Rousseau, Adam Russell, Jared Rousseau, Matthew Rousseau, Paul Rousseau, Douglas Rootnick, Mary Teresa Ryan, Patrick Ryan, Sean Ryan, Timothy Saka, Nisar Sakhli, Joseph Salameno, Erica Salisbury, Isabella Saljanin, Nick Savatore, Alex Niccoli Sanducci, John Sartor, Matthew Savoia, Gabrielle Saxon, Sarah Selsa, William Scherer, Oliver Schroeder, Emma Schumacher, Thomas Schroderitz, Jack Schwerner, Laura Seger, Casey Zeiferheld, Tyler Senor, Olivia Santowski, Madeline Seven, Deborah Severani, Laura Shadlock, Connor Shanahan, Daniel Shea, Jordan Schuch, Connor Simmons, Jean Simmons, Sean Skinner, William Skinner, Kaylee Schneider, Jack Susie, Ian Spendley, Nicolette Stallone, Lucas Stanton, Jaden Stefanski, Isabel Stevenson, Katherine Stewart, Thomas Stickley, Charles Sumner, William Sutman, Nicol Stingen, Michael Tanejewski, Amy Taishera, Edward Tomocidowicz, Matthew Tornas, Peter Tutulis, Kwon Kin Luantran, Allison Tremblay, Matthew Tremagli, Frank Trubiano Jr., Stephanie Zengaris, James Tyre, Fiona Tinian, Sean Osofer, Mark Vaughn Jr., Lindsay Venetia, Marissa Vienes, Alex Villabala, Kwee Vo, Emma Wagner, Elizabeth Walheim, Jack Walker, Sarah Walker, Matthew Waters, Griffin Watson, Liam Weaver, courtesy of Bridget Whelan, Thomas Walensi, Bryce Williams, Hannah Williams, Heidi Willins, Samuel Willis, Madison Wilmett, Michael Wishart, Jake Nukowski, Tyler Wukta, Carly Yanota, Luca Zednidza, Abigail Zamunow, Diego Cezati Ikaza, Dean Andres Carano will present the degree candidates for the School of Engineering. Will the candidates for the Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science degrees from the School of Engineering please stand. These men and women have fulfilled all the requirements established by Fairfield University for the Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science degrees, and are hereby presented to the President and Trustees for the conferring of those degrees. By virtue of the power vested in me by the Board of Trustees of Fairfield University and the State of Connecticut, I hereby confer the degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science on those presented by the Dean of the School of Engineering. Congratulations. Will the degree recipients put on their hoods and come forward to receive their diplomas? Reyes Huerta, Matthew Pegasic, Umi Raman, Ali Al-Rawinduzzi, Ugochuku Anigameh, Shemrak Bharera, Ryan Uten, Lam Bui, John Kane, Jacob Cassidy, Chizumuzo Chibuko, Andrea Cologne, Martin Carraro II, Timothy Kusak McPartlin, Jack Devlin, John Dowling, Evan Fair, John Fee, Brian Feeney, Sean Feeney, Enrique Giraldi Lopez, Peter Gorey, Beatriz Goreva-Sacarias, David Henrehan, Raki Bull, Hey Pop, Aaron Harvey, Joshua Harris, Min Huang, Wachuku Ebeque, Rachel Jacobson, Ricky Jagroo, Costiantin Kodaris, Carolyn Kent, Harshal Katri, Tae Young Kim, Owen Kine, Christopher Lafke, Kai Duyen Le, Viet Luton Lee, Charles Lewis, David London, Jenna Madigan, Alexander Meyer, Aina March, Raza Kamanansoa, Angelica McAfee, Kevin McDonald, John Minogue, Aitana Musayev, Carolyn Nielsen, Avery Nochela, Michael O'Leary, Kristen Oleser, Justin Ormiston, Sean Ormiston, Ari Palumbes, Carlos Ponce, Stephanie Prado, Matthew Primatello, Gabrielle Romero, Clarissa Ronotto, Rotomto, Samuel Santos, Chloe Stokinger, Vincent Tiernan, Tobina Ugu, Jesse Veyu, Suchen Verma, Joseph Viale, Arushi Vijay. Congratulations to all. Class of 2022, you're almost there. At this point in the ceremony, I would like to ask all of our new graduates to please rise and acknowledge with your applause your appreciation for the faculty, your teachers, your advisors, your mentors, who helped you to see your gifts and talents and to bring it forward for the rest of us. Please take your seats. It is now my pleasure to introduce Dr. Mark Arnemek, President of Fairfield University, to offer remarks. Dr. Arnemek. To the Fairfield University Class of 2022, allow me to offer my congratulations and gratitude for you making the time enduring through this heat and celebrating our largest graduating class ever. Again, congratulations. As we come towards the end of this commencement, you might have a natural tendency to be looking backwards with reminiscence while also looking forward to the promise of your lives post-graduation. However, our Ignatian tradition calls us to a third way, to be in the moment, to find God in all things, and to celebrate your leadership. Chris Lowney, a former Jesuit seminarian and then JP Morrigan, managing director, who is now a writer and leadership consultant, as well as a 2019 Fairfield University honorary degree recipient, captures this sentiment most passionately when he writes, quote, everyone is a leader, and everyone is leading all the time, sometimes in immediate, dramatic, and obvious ways, more often in subtle, hard-to-measure ways, but leading none the less. The measure of a leader's personal greatness is less what they found at journey's end and more the depth of human character that carried them along the way. Their imagination, will, perseverance, courage, resourcefulness, and willingness to bear the risk of failure. I would politely and humbly suggest your efforts, your dedication, and your completion of your studies all stand as a testament to this very notion. Having them made the most of this current journey, what then of the future? In this regard, allow me to offer a few thoughts, perennial reminders to help as you embrace the duality of this time as you continue to meet the world as children of God and individuals of purpose in pursuit of productive citizenship and societal stewardship. First, I would remind you, as I do at almost every academic celebration we hold at Fairfield, never forget the world needs what you do. Fairfield is blessed to have an approach, a commitment to value-based, student-centric outcomes focused education which calls us to be the model for others, to be a model of modern excellence, to be a model of the modern Jesuit Catholic University. Second, never stop asking questions, never lose sight of the power of inquiry, as Zora Neale Hurston stated most elegantly but most succinctly, research is formalized curiosity. It is poking and prying with purpose. Your learning here has provided you with the knowledge and skills to craft detailed answers, but just as importantly, it has provided you with the capacity and frameworks to ask ever more provocative questions. In asking these questions, I would stress we do so as broadly and as openly as possible, not presuming any one theory or approach. Our work is not to train, it is to educate individuals to go set the world afire. For we as a Jesuit Catholic institution are committed to universal truth and justice. We as a Jesuit Catholic University most humbly acknowledge no one individual or collective own this truth or nor the path, and thus we commit above all else through faith to the fullness of inquiry and freedom of discourse, all in fruition of companionship. Be well, God bless, and I'm very honored to say you are now and forever stags. Congratulations. Please rise. The Reverend Keith Maxowitz, Society of Jesus, Director of Campus Ministry and the University Chaplain will pronounce the benediction. Let us pray, gracious and loving God, our source of light and hope. We ask that your almighty hand be upon these graduates as we send them onward. With their classes and assignments now complete, may they strive toward excellence in all that they do. With the applause of today quieted, may they celebrate and lift up those around them. With our speeches concluded, may their voices rise up to proclaim justice and peace. And with degrees and credentials in hand, may their achievements grow and enrich their communities both near and far. As Jesuit educated men and women, may they discover holiness in the midst of life's blessings as well as life's challenges. And as they go forth from this place, may they conduct their life's work with exceptional skill and integrity, inspired to go forth and set the world on fire from this day forward. And we ask this in your holy name. Amen. Continue standing and be prepared for the singing of the Fairfield University Alma Mater by the members of the University Glee Club under the direction of Dr. Carol Ann Maxwell Conductor, accompanied by Beth Palmer and the brass salad quintet. Physically present on the field with us, as well as those who are with us through the live stream. A special thanks to each and every one of you for your ongoing grace, humility, kindness, and poise. Will our guests please remain in their seats until those on the stage and the graduates have recessed. The 72nd commencement exercises of Fairfield University are now officially concluded.