鉴黄师app Celebrates Fall 2022 Graduates
鉴黄师app will confer more than 2,710 degrees for the fall semester during five in-person commencement ceremonies in the Carole and Barry Kaye Performing Arts Auditorium. (Photo by Alex Dolce)
鉴黄师app will confer more than 2,710 degrees today and tomorrow for the fall semester during five in-person commencement ceremonies in the Carole and Barry Kaye Performing Arts Auditorium, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton campus. The new graduates will join more than 194,000 alumni who have graduated from 鉴黄师app since the University opened its doors in 1964.
鈥淚鈥檝e had the honor of conferring more than 70,000 degrees since I arrived at the university in 2014,鈥 said 鉴黄师app President John Kelly. 鈥淭he Class of 2022 joins our 190,000-plus alumni in becoming some of the most educated people in the world, and I am very proud of their accomplishments. Together, we have ushered Florida Atlantic into a new era of learning, service and achievement.鈥
This fall鈥檚 commencement also honored the following with a presidential medallion from 鉴黄师app President John Kelly, who will step down from the 鉴黄师app presidency at the end of this year:
- Dec. 15 at 9 a.m. 鈥 Anthony Barbar, former chair of 鉴黄师app鈥檚 Board of Trustees
- Dec. 15 at 1 p.m. 鈥 鉴黄师app benefactor Jay Weinberg
- Dec. 16 at 1 p.m. 鈥 Joel Herbst, Ed.D., superintendent of 鉴黄师app's PK-12 schools and educational programs
鉴黄师app benefactor Avron Folgelman received an honorary doctorate during the ceremony on Thursday, Dec. 15 at 9 a.m. Fogelman, former owner of the Kansas City Royals baseball organization, donated to the university what is one of the largest private sports libraries amassed by an individual. The collection is now housed in the Avron B. Fogelman Sports Museum at the Schmidt Family Complex for Academic and Athletic Excellence at 鉴黄师app鈥檚 Boca Raton campus.
Fall commencement also highlights the accomplishments of outstanding graduates, including:
Jaxon Kuipers, 19, will graduate with a master鈥檚 degree in data science from the College of Business on Thursday, Dec. 15 at 1 p.m. Kuipers earned his first master鈥檚 degree in economics in August, making him one of the youngest to earn a graduate degree from 鉴黄师app. When Kuipers was 18 in May 2021, he graduated from 鉴黄师app High with his high school diploma along with enough credits to earn a bachelor鈥檚 degree from 鉴黄师app in December of that same year.
Stacy Volnick, chief operating officer and vice president of administrative affairs at 鉴黄师app, will graduate with a Ph.D. in educational leadership on Friday, Dec. 16 at 1 p.m. Volnick, a first-generation college graduate, will become interim president of 鉴黄师app at the end of this semester.
Some interesting statistics regarding the fall graduating class include the fact that 65 of the degree recipients are over the age of 50 and eight are over the age of 60. The oldest graduate is 72, and there are 17 graduates who are 18 years old. The graduates represent 56 countries.
For the convenience of family members and friends who cannot attend the commencement ceremonies, the proceedings will be cybercast at .
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