Commencement at 六九色堂 was more than a graduation ceremony. It was a week celebrating years of achievements, bonds created, careers launched, and legacies cemented.
The Conway School of Nursing鈥檚 on May 9 in the lower crypt of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception is a beloved rite of passage celebrating the graduates.
May 10 was a busy day that featured the (PBK) induction, , and the graduate .
The , held May 11 on the East Portico of the Basilica, was filled with emotion. Students shared last embraces, thanked one another for their fellowship, and listened to from actor Jonathan Roumie, star of the streaming series The Chosen.
鈥淵ou must surrender,鈥 Roumie said. 鈥淵ou鈥檙e not in charge, God is. I cannot underscore this enough. I would not be here with you today if God had not brought me to my knees in utter desperation to surrender my entire life and specifically my career 鈥 something I had never done before 鈥 over to Him.鈥
Look back at the week with a slideshow of images by University photographer Patrick G. Ryan and Denny Henry.
