University Commencement Friday, May 13, 2022 McGuirk Alumni Stadium, UMass Amherst 4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., rain or shine The University Commencement is UMass Amherst's official, large graduation ceremony. }Customer Service. Its going to work for fewer and fewer people., Its going to work for those who are willing to rig the system to overturn elections, the congressman said. Anyways, I really mean it when I say congratulations on a job well done to those of you who got such wonderful honors and awards. Faculty Recruiting Support CICS I know its easy to feel removed from things like this, or to think they dont impact you. Beginning in 2010, and in normal years not affected by the pandemic, UMass undergraduate commencement has been in early to mid-May, and since 2011 the main ceremony has been on Friday afternoons. Remarks by Congressman Jim McGovern at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst's 2022 Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony McGuirk Stadium. The choices you make in the coming days, weeks, and months will decide if we are a country that demands truthor fears power. You can watch video recaps of the three live-streamed ceremonies in full here. Guests should plan to arrive on campus by that time and will be directed to free campus parking and to shuttle buses that will take them from parking lots to the stadium. I'm so proud of you all! YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. Because democracy depends on the consent of the peoplenot only from those who win, but also from those who lose. The undergraduate Commencement will be held on Friday, May 27, at 9:30 a.m., while the graduate Commencement will be held the same day, but later at 3 p.m. both at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center at 415 Summer St. in the city, according to UMass. The academic regalia worn by students and faculty originated at universities in the Middle Ages. I talked to new people, came up with new ideas, learned things about myself and about my community. (Hoang 'Leon' Nguyen / The Republican) - UMass 2021 Leon Nguyen. I still believeeven though, like you I can see that democracy is in crisis. At 9 a.m. on Friday, May 13, UMass Amherst will host masters and doctoral degree graduate Commencement at the campuss McGuirk Alumni Stadium, followed by undergraduate Commencement later on May 13 at 4:30 p.m, also at the stadium, UMass said. Featured speakers include UMass President Marty Meehan; the 2020 student speaker, Grace Jung, a biochemistry and molecular biology major from Wakefield, Massachusetts; and the keynote speaker for our on-campus ceremony, UMass alumnus John Jacobs '90, co-founder and chief creative optimist of Life Is Good. B eat0`;}fVJ8 .98c}KAGC)A0L D!A+9L Piercing partisan division and a rigged economy that too often rewards wealth instead of work. STAFF PHOTO/KEVIN GUTTING Hell, thats how life is supposed to work. The ceremony will be held rain or shine beginning at 4:30 p.m. and is scheduled to conclude at approximately 6:30 p.m. Boston, MA 02125-3393 | Tel: 617.287.5000. AMHERST U.S. The public university systems flagship campus, UMass Amherst, will host its Commencement and senior recognition ceremonies for the schools 9,000-member Class of 2022 during the second full weekend of May, according the UMass in a release. It will also be live-streamed on UMass Chans YouTube and Facebook pages. color: black; These celebrations include December 2021, May 2022 and August 2022 candidates. Its going to work for those who are willing to rig the system, or overturn elections. And giving back to that community. Two ceremonies will then be held on Saturday, May 14 for the Class of 2022 undergraduates, which will feature Commencement addresses and other honors, UMass said. Bockelman said the town will speak to UMass officials to apprise them of the worries. When you fail, you learn from what happened, get back up, and try again. It will be tempting to let someone else do the work. AMHERST, Mass. #ada-button-frame { The idyllic college town of Amherst is home to hiking, biking, museums, music, theater, history, food, farms and much more. Approximately 7,000 graduates are expected to receive their degrees at McGuirk Alumni Stadium on the UMass Amherst campus. And by the way, my kids tell me you all know how to throw one hell of a party, and the food at Berk is pretty damn good. I worked hard, but As and Bs eluded me. 27 in a field of more than 700 public, four-year colleges across the nation, according to the U.S. News \u0026 World Report's latest annual college guide.\r\rUMass Amherst stretches across more than 1,400 acres of land in the historic Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts, providing a rich cultural environment in a rural setting close to major urban centers - campus sits 90 miles from Boston and 175 miles from New York City. This simply from an economic standpoint makes zero (sense).. President Barack Obama, Tim Russert, Victoria Reggie Kennedy, Emily Rooney, and David McCullough are just a few of the speakers who have addressed UMass Boston graduates. Room N352, Amherst, MA 01003 . Grads, you must apply to graduate on WISER by March 10, 2023. The congressman will address an anticipated crowd of about 20,000 family members, friends and other guests as approximately 7,000 undergraduates receive their bachelors degrees at the Commonwealths flagship campus. Contact. That came six years to the day after a similar event at the same location, where 50 arrests were made, six students were injured and responders were struck by mudballs thrown from a co-ed mud wrestling pit. Click here for the 2022 UMass Chan School of Medicine Commencement Ceremony - June 5, 2022 University Events Commencement The 50th Annual Commencement Exercises for the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School will be held on campus on Sunday, June 4, 2023 . Its going to take courage, grit, and imagination to solve these problems. 349 0 obj <>stream I came face to face with the people who were breaking down the glass doors to hurt us and prevent the certification of a free and fair election. We are excited to celebrate with our recent graduates! This celebration recognizes fall 2022, spring 2023 and summer 2023 graduates. But a while back, I actually got invited to give the keynote speech at the high school I graduated from in Worcester. Commencement will be held at 9 a.m. on Saturday, May 14, for undergraduates of the schools Francis College of Engineering, Kennedy College of Sciences and Zuckerburg College of Health Sciences, according to UMass Lowell. But at the same timeIm asking you not to forget that part of living a meaningful life is about being part of a community. House Rules Committee Chairman Jim McGovern, D-Mass., center, joined at left by Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., the ranking member, considers contempt of Congress charges against former President Donald Trump advisers Peter Navarro and Dan Scavino in response to their refusal to comply with subpoenas, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, April 4, 2022. In recent years, graduations at Smith, Mount Holyoke, Hampshire and Amherst colleges have been held in the two weeks after the UMass commencement. UMass Amherst commencement ceremony 2 views May 13, 2022 0 Dislike Share Save WWLP-22News 54.4K subscribers The largest public university in the state celebrated commencement today, with. My question to you now is, what are you going to do with it? After that, they got back up and did it again a few weeks later, and they forced Congress to finally pass the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Chancellor Subbaswamy, thank you for that incredibly kind introduction. endstream endobj 312 0 obj <. a.faculty-hiring-btn{ Let me give you an example. w01x1`| 6Ci.4ff`X 7ie D 1k This ceremony will take place at the University of Massachusetts Boston, Campus Center Lawn, 100 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston, MA 02125. In consultation with the administration and input from students and others in the campus community, the Faculty Senate on April 7 approved establishing the winter session. This new graduation date would allow for several additional weeks in May where the demands on our public safety teams are heightened and will be a challenge for the town to sustain, Bockelman said. I was a bad student, especially in high school. Im grateful to be here not just as your commencement speaker, but as the husband of a UMass Amherst alumna who fell in love with this school, then fell in love with Massachusetts, and then, somehow, shockingly, fell in love with me. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. %PDF-1.6 %