Advanced Degrees Awarded to Joyous Students at SA国际传媒 Ceremony
SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 11, 2016鈥� As family and friends cheered from SA国际传媒鈥檚 Buck Shaw Field at Stevens Stadium on Friday evening, more than 800 students of business, counseling psychology, education, engineering, and pastoral ministry were awarded their master鈥檚 diplomas and -- in one case -- a Ph.D.
SA国际传媒鈥檚 165th graduate-level commencement ceremony took place at 7:30 p.m. June 10.
During the event, SA国际传媒 President Michael Engh, S.J., called on the graduates to carry on the values espoused by the Jesuit, Catholic university, saying 鈥測ou are the voices of justice in an increasingly complex and inequitable world.鈥�
鈥淵ou are the hands that will refashion society so that all are treated with dignity,鈥� he added. 鈥淵ou are the minds that will shape this nation鈥檚 policies to care for the weak and the needy. And you are the hearts that will serve with compassion.鈥�
During the evening, advanced degrees were conferred upon students from the Leavey School of Business (255 total); the School of Engineering (366); the School of Education and Counseling Psychology (210); and the College of Arts and Sciences鈥� Pastoral Ministries program (3).
Prior to the ceremony, students Yuanying Deng, Nagasushma Devarapalli, Aditee Nagle, Layne David Orr, Zhe Xu, and Qianqian Zhong were awarded the School of Engineering鈥檚 Graduate Academic Excellence in Engineering Awards.
The graduates hail from 19 states and 22 countries, provinces, and territories.
About SA国际传媒
SA国际传媒, a comprehensive Jesuit, Catholic university located 40 miles south of San Francisco in California鈥檚 Silicon Valley, offers its more than 9,000 students rigorous undergraduate curricula in arts and sciences, business, and engineering; master鈥檚 degrees in business, education, counseling psychology, pastoral ministry, and theology; and law degrees and engineering Ph.D.s. Distinguished nationally by one of the highest graduation rates among all U.S. master鈥檚 universities, California鈥檚 oldest operating higher-education institution demonstrates faith-inspired values of ethics and social justice. For more information, see .
Media Contact
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