Commencement Newsroom

Against All Odds: Grad Makes Unprecedented Recovery
University News Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:00:00Told she might never walk again after a horrific car wreck, graduating senior Hilary Armstrong defied conventional wisdom and became a model student-athlete... more »

From Baghdad Correspondent to SJU Grad
University News Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:39:00Four years and half a world away from his days covering war for "The Washington Post," Iraq native Bassam Sebti is now earning his master's degree... more »

Graduate Cultivates Interest in Locally Grown Food
University News Wed, 30 Apr 2008 10:35:00The demand for someone with Lauren Kovach's academic achievement is high in the food industry, but her interests lie less with companies and more with organic farming... more »

From the West End to the West Wing
University News Thu, 01 May 2008 11:24:00Senior Joe Pangaro has seen politics on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, and is hoping to turn his experience at the White House and in Parliament into a non-government career... more »

A Woman for Others: Continuing Service after Graduation
University News Thu, 01 May 2008 11:24:00After she graduates, Lynn Panepinto's love of serving with and for others will take her to Mancora, Peru, where she will teach English to children and adults... more »

A Healthy Start on Her Future
University News Fri, 02 May 2008 15:39:00From her birth in Poland to her work with a leprosy hospital in India, Monika Karazja's unique life has prepared her for success in the medical field... more »

Three of a Kind: Triplet Sisters are Proud Graduates
University News Wed, 30 Apr 2008 10:35:00Triplets Kimberly, Michelle and Cianel Palmer share friends, have been roommates for 22 years and each will graduate with a business degree... more »

Former Player Shows Basketball She Means Business
University News Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:28:00It would have been natural for basketball standout Zoya Pavlovskaya to pursue a professional basketball career after high school, but her research on sports brands led her down a different path... more »

Yale-Bound: SJU Grad Pursues Ivy League Studies
University News Thu, 01 May 2008 14:12:00Senior interdisciplinary health services major Bryan Bassig took a unique opportunity to work with the Philadelphia Department of Health and is using that experience to further his education... more »