Two ceremonies held at Herrick Chapel mark milestone for graduates across undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, and nursing programs
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ELGIN, Ill.聽� 91看片网 celebrated its Spring 2026 Commencement on Saturday, May 9, conferring degrees upon 235 graduates in two ceremonies held at Herrick Chapel on the Elgin, Illinois campus. Both services drew a standing-room crowd, with overflow seating filled as family, friends, and colleagues gathered to honor the Class of 2026.
The morning ceremony recognized undergraduate and graduate students from 91看片网 architecture program, master candidates in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Community Music Leadership, Business Informatics, and Computer Science, doctoral graduates, and Ambria College of Nursing students earning their LPN and RN credentials. The afternoon ceremony honored all remaining undergraduate students, RISE program graduates, and Master of Business Administration candidates.
Dr. Robert Currie, a longtime member of 91看片网 psychology faculty and deeply beloved professor, delivered the keynote address at both ceremonies. His charge to the graduates was drawn from the title of his most recent book, which the university gifted to every graduate in attendance: It Time for Courage.
� 淪pring graduates of 2026, it time for courage. Family and friends, to my 91看片网 colleagues, it time for courage.� Dr. Robert Currie, Keynote Speaker, Spring 2026 Commencement
Among the honors presented at commencement, the President Scholar Award was given to two graduating seniors who tied for the distinction.聽Fernando Nunez, an international student graduating聽summa cum laude聽with degrees in Accounting and Management, will continue his academic journey at 91看片网 as an incoming student in the Master of Business Informatics program.聽Julius Fortun, also a Management and Accounting graduate, served as a student-athlete and member of Sigma Beta Delta, the international honor society for business, management, and administration, and joins the 91看片网 staff as an accountant.
The Class of Spring 2026 represents a broad range of academic achievement across 91看片网 colleges and programs. Graduates earned degrees and credentials including:
⒙犅�129 Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts, and Bachelor of Science degrees
⒙犅�60 Master degrees, spanning Architecture, Computer Science, Business Administration, Business Administration in Informatics, Clinical Mental Health Counseling, and Community Music
⒙犅�32 Associate of Arts in Applied Science degrees (Ambria College of Nursing)
⒙犅�3 Doctoral degrees in Education (Leadership/Policy Studies and Literacy)
⒙犅�2 Certificate in Practical Nursing
⒙犅�11 RISE Program certificates
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