Relive the excitement of Suffolk University's Commencement Weekend 2017. Hear Class of 2017 share their favorite memories from being a student and talk about how they felt in the days leading up to Commencement.
Revisit all the fun, personal stories, speeches, and images that made this a special weekend for the Suffolk community.
FROM RED SOX RESEARCH TO A MAYOR'S OFFICE INTERNSHIP
When Thinh “Tyler” La was assigned a marketing class data project in conjunction with the Boston Red Sox, he didn’t know anything about the game or the team. In fact, having arrived in America at age 17, he had never set foot in Fenway Park.
“I never thought that I would be able to attend college,” says La, whose family lived on less than $2 a day when he was a child in Vietnam. “Suffolk ... has changed my life in such ways that I couldn’t have imagined.”
Orientation & New Student Programs is committed to fulfilling the Suffolk mission of creating a personal, student-centered environment where students and families feel supported and best able to pursue academic and personal success.
The office supports successful student transitions, whether from a previous school to Suffolk or from first to second-year and beyond. We seek to showcase Suffolk University’s commitment to fostering a diverse community that prepares students for the wider global environment.
RAMS SCORE ON THE PLAYING FIELD & IN THE CLASSROOM
Suffolk student-athletes’ academic talent is on a par with their athleticism, as shown by the 147 Rams who earned a spot on the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the 2017 spring semester.
“Suffolk athletics’ success on the field, court, and ice is directly correlated to our student-athletes’ success inside the classroom, and we could not be more proud of what they achieved in academia and athletics throughout the 2017 spring semester,” said Director of Athletics Cary McConnell.
In a standing-room-only session at a major national conference this spring biology student Nick Maragos cut through the crowd to approach the speaker, CRISPR pioneer Emmanuelle Charpentier. After four years at Suffolk, he was prepared to talk shop - even with a scientific “rock star.”
Two years earlier, Maragos - a Class of 2017 biology major concentrating in biotechnology - was researching protein degradation in E. coli bacteria in Biology Professor Celeste Peterson’s lab.
IN THEIR OWN WORDS:
5 NEW GRADS DESCRIBE THEIR TRANSFORMATIONS AT SUFFOLK
We are filled with pride about the Class of 2017! We think you will agree that the growth and transformation of our students over the course of four years is incredibly inspiring
To the Class of 2017: As one chapter ends, another begins. You are ready.
