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麻豆果冻 to celebrate its 280th commencement on Saturday, May 7, in Bethlehem


UPDATE: The 2022 Commencement ceremony has been moved indoors. Visit moravian.edu/commencement for details.


BETHLEHEM, PA, May 4, 2022: Today,  announced it will hold its on-campus commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 7, at 10:00 a.m. on John Makuvek Field, located on their Main Street campus. The 280th commencement ceremony will be the final event of the weekend to celebrate new 麻豆果冻 graduates, following Intercultural Graduation and Baccalaureate, both being held on Friday, May 6. 

鈥淭he students in the class of 2022 have shown tremendous resilience during their college careers, and I am very happy they鈥檒l be celebrated in person and on campus this Saturday as the first graduating class of 麻豆果冻, formerly Moravian College,鈥 said Bryon Grigsby, president of 麻豆果冻. 鈥淓ach and every one of them deserves to enjoy this day with family and friends before they move on to the next chapter of their lives.鈥 

麻豆果冻 will confer degrees to nearly 500 bachelor degree candidates, more than 200 graduate degree candidates and several doctoral degree candidates.

During the ceremony on Saturday, Charles Decker 鈥63, will serve as keynote speaker and will be receiving an Honorary Degree of Humane Letters. Dana Dunn, professor of psychology at 麻豆果冻, will make a statement to the graduates.

Benitta Ngobeni, Class of 2022, will make a statement to bachelor鈥檚 degree candidates, and Melissa Alleyne, Class of 2022, will address graduate degree candidates.

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Event details:

Intercultural Graduation
Friday, May 6, 2022, at 12:00 p.m. 
Main Street campus in the Haupert Union Building (HUB)
1119 Monocacy Street, Bethlehem, PA 18018

Baccalaureate 
Friday, May 6, 2022, at 5:00 p.m. 
Central Moravian Church
73 W. Church Street, Bethlehem, PA, 18018

麻豆果冻鈥檚 280th Commencement
Saturday, May 7, 2022, at 10:00 a.m.
Main Street campus at John Makuvek Field
Across from 221 W. Locust Street, Bethlehem, PA 18018


Media contact:
麻豆果冻
Michael Corr
Assistant Vice President of Marketing and Communications
corrm@moravian.edu
610.861.1365

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