Eastern Nazarene College (ENC) is pleased to announce that Commencement ceremonies for graduates in both the Class of 2020 and the Class of 2021 will be held on the Gardner Hall Lawn on Saturday, May 15. The college will host three ceremonies that day. The ceremony for all graduates in the Class of 2020 will be held at 10:00 a.m. The ceremony for traditional undergraduate students in the Class of 2021 will take place at 2:00 p.m., and the ceremony for adult and graduate students in the Class of 2021 will be at 6:00 p.m. Due to current safety protocols in place, the graduates and a limited number of their guests will be able to attend the ceremony in person; all others are welcomed to enjoy the ceremony through an enhanced livestream provided by the college.
“After all of the challenges and stresses of this past year, we are very excited about the opportunity to gather together with our graduates and recognize their achievements. We’re especially happy to be able to recognize and celebrate the members of the Class of 2020 who have waited so long for the opportunity to mark this milestone. I’m tremendously grateful for all those who are working so hard to make this day a reality for our graduates.”- Dr. William McCoy, Vice President for Academic and Academic Dean
The College is proud to have Dr. Melody Eckhardt, Chair of the Eastern Nazarene College Board of Trustees, as the Commencement speaker. Eckhardt serves as Senior Maternal Health Advisor in the Global Health Innovation Lab at Massachusetts General Hospital and practices obstetrics and gynecology at Monadnock Community Hospital in southern New Hampshire.
The ceremonies will also include public recognition of several members of the ENC community who have earned emeritus status. Recent ENC retirees Lee Hammerstrom (Professor Emeritus of Mathematics), Terttu Savoie (Librarian Emeritus), and Linda Scott (Associate Dean Emeritus), will be recognized at the 10:00 a.m. ceremony. Professor Mike Holt will be honored for his 31 years of service as a Business faculty member at the 2:00 p.m. ceremony, and Professor Lorne Ranstrom in Education will be recognized for his 29 years of service at the 6:00 p.m. ceremony. To learn more, please visit https://enc.edu/commencement/.
