Dear Lehman Community,

Next week (Thursday, June 1, 2023), we will again gather in-person to celebrate a milestone, our Annual Commencement, and to honor one of the largest graduating classes in Lehman College’s history. It is the second time we are gathering in-person for this celebration since the COVID-19 pandemic compelled us to vacate the campus and quickly pivot to virtual delivery of instruction and support services. More than 3,400 students are expected to convene at the South Field with their families and friends. Over 1,000 of these students will also be participating in the in-person Honors Convocation scheduled at the same location on Wednesday, May 31, 2023, the evening before Commencement. 

We will celebrate the achievements of our students on both days as we recover from COVID-19, and we will send them off to commence the next chapter in their lives. This month, I have participated in several special events to celebrate our students, including yesterday’s pinning ceremony at the Lovinger Theater for the highly diverse group of students graduating from our Nursing Program as registered professional nurses. These special events are a reminder of our gradual return to a new sense of normalcy in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis!

As I have noted in the past, our promise to educate, engage, and empower, as well as transform lives and ignite new possibilities, is the reason students in the Bronx and beyond come to us. We have remained committed to this promise for more than fifty years as the only senior college in the Bronx of The City University of New York.

I am deeply thankful to our faculty and staff for your dedication to our students, and your commitment to our mission as a strong catalyst for social and economic mobility.

The campus is ringing with excitement for this year’s in-person Honors Convocation on May 31 and Commencement on June 1. I want to thank everyone who has been involved in the planning of these events for the painstaking manner in which you have engaged the process to ensure their success. As we plan the celebrations to honor our students, I encourage you to join President Delgado and me, as well as the administration and CUNY senior officials, at our Commencement. For more information on Commencement, please visit the 2023 Commencement Resources link.

Again, I look forward to seeing you as we close out the Spring 2023 semester.

Remain well and have a restful Memorial Weekend.

-P

Peter O. Nwosu, Ph.D.

Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Student Success

Lehman College

The City University of New York