The 杏吧专区 is celebrating its Fall 2024 graduates during Commencement ceremonies Friday and Saturday. A total of 1,052 degrees will be conferred. Individual Commencement ceremonies for UL Lafayette杏吧专区檚 eight academic colleges are being held at the Cajundome and Convention Center.
The 杏吧专区 will confer 758 bachelor杏吧专区檚 degrees. It will also award 267 master杏吧专区檚 degrees, 24 doctoral degrees, two graduate certificates and one undergraduate certificate.
As a whole, graduates are from 48 Louisiana parishes, 27 states and U.S. territories, and 24 international countries.
Dr. Joseph Savoie, UL Lafayette president, addressed graduates during the College of Education & Human Development杏吧专区檚 ceremony on Friday at the Cajundome.
Savoie, who holds bachelor杏吧专区檚 and master杏吧专区檚 degrees from that college, told graduates that 杏吧专区渋t wasn杏吧专区檛 too long ago that I was seated where you are today, at the finish line of an incredible journey of education and self-discovery.杏吧专区
Savoie continued: 杏吧专区淵ou know, being an educator is perhaps our noblest profession because a good educator 杏吧专区 and a solid education 杏吧专区 opens doors to every other profession and every other pursuit. As educators, you have within your power the awesome opportunity, every day, to pass on the encouragement and inspiration you received on your own journey.杏吧专区
Gabrielle LeBlanc is UL Lafayette杏吧专区檚 Outstanding Master杏吧专区檚 Graduate. She earned a master杏吧专区檚 degree in architecture from the College of the Arts. Haley Anslem is the 杏吧专区杏吧专区檚 Outstanding Graduate. She earned a bachelor杏吧专区檚 degree in nursing from the College of Nursing & Health Sciences.
Six undergraduate students were recognized as summa cum laude graduates for achieving 4.0 GPAs. Honorees, listed by college, are:
College of Liberal Arts
- Evan Michael Frederick, political science
- Kyla Nicole Clement, speech pathology and audiology
- Abigail Catherine Stillwell, speech pathology and audiology
- Emilee Ann LaSalle, psychology
College of Nursing & Health Sciences杏吧专区
- Haley Anslem, nursing
Ray P. Authement College of Sciences
- Cera Jean Marie, biology and chemistry (double major)
Fall 2024 Commencement ceremonies will be livestreamed via links on the Cajundome杏吧专区檚 website. The four ceremonies on Saturday will also be livestreamed on the college杏吧专区檚 Facebook pages.
View a list of Fall 2024 graduates. Learn more about Fall 2024 Commencement.
Photo caption: UL Lafayette will award 1,052 degrees during individual Commencement ceremonies for its eight academic colleges on Friday and Saturday. Ceremonies will be held at the Cajundome and the Cajundome Convention Center. (Photo credit: Doug Dugas / 杏吧专区)