Commencement 2008

Friday, May 16, 2008 - Sunday, May 18, 2008

Commencement Exercises on the Staten Island campus will begin at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 17 on the Kelleher Lawn. WCBS-TV personality Dana Tyler, co-anchor of New York’s local weekday newscasts, will give the Commencement Address. The Baccalaureate Mass will be celebrated on Friday night, May 11 at 7 p.m. in the Campus Center.

Commencement Exercises on the Queens campus will be held - rain or shine - on the Great Lawn on the Queens campus on Sunday, May 18, at 12 p.m.
The Baccalaureate Mass will be celebrated Saturday, May 17 at St. Thomas More Church at 5 p.m. Following Mass, Campus Ministry will hold a Family Reception in Montgoris Dining Hall and the University Center Commons at 7 p.m.

Graduating St. John’s students will be recognized from the stage during their Commencement Exercises.

Doctoral Hooding Ceremonies for St. John’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences will be held Wednesday, May 14 in St. Thomas More Church at 7 p.m. The School of Education Doctoral Hooding Ceremonies will be held Thursday, May 15 in St. Thomas More Church at 5 p.m. The College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions will be held on Sunday, May 18 in Carnesecca Arena immediately following the Queens Commencement Exercises.

Additional details will be announced as they become available. For questions and concerns, contact University Events at (718) 990-6365.