Nazareth celebrates its first Commencement ceremonies as University, May 17 & 18

Rochester, NY (05/15/2024) — Nazareth University has a lot to celebrate: Its Class of 2024 is the first class graduating from the renamed Nazareth University, and Nazareth turns 100 this year, making this year's grads also the final graduating class of Nazareth's first century! The 97th Commencement ceremonies take place in the Golisano Training Center on campus. The graduate ceremony is Friday evening, May 17, at 6 p.m., and two undergraduate ceremonies are Saturday, May 18, at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. All ceremonies will be livestreamed.

Manuel Rivera-Ortiz '95, a photographer best known in documentary photography for his passionate depictions of real life, is Nazareth University's Commencement speaker. Nazareth will ceremoniously grant an honorary degree to Rivera-Ortiz during one of the ceremonies. Read the full story on Rivera-Ortiz.

Nearly 670 (both undergraduate and graduate) students earned degrees in the 2023-2024 academic year, coming from 25 states and seven countries.

WHEN: Saturday, May 18, 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. - undergraduate ceremonies

WHERE: Golisano Training Center, Nazareth University

MEDIA:

• You are welcome to attend the Saturday ceremonies at 10 a.m. or 2 p.m. (ceremonies are about 1.5 hours each)
• Naz Chief PR Officer Julie Long will be at Commencement, please call her at 585-781-8186 if you are sending someone

MEDIA PARKING: Enter campus at the one-way, northernmost entrance off East Avenue - marked by signs and balloons - near Golisano Training Center (GTC). (Irondequoit Country Club entrance is next to this Naz entrance.) Campus Safety will direct you on where to park.