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Commencement 2024

Commencement 2024 Department Pages

Welcome - Faculty Marshal
Welcome - Chair, Board of Managers
Rob Goldberg & Tomoko Sakomura
Nora Sweeney '24
- Introduction
Louis Massiah
- President's Charge to Louis Massiah
Lulu Miller '05
- President's Charge to Lulu Miller '05
Special Awards
Awarding of Degrees
Engineering Prank
Charisma Hasan '24 - Last Collection
Edwin Mayorga - Last Collection
Lisa Smulyan '76 - Baccalaureate
- Introduction by Lucia Navarro '24
Photo Gallery
Schedule of Events

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Email: commencement@swarthmore.edu

Photo Gallery

Last Collection

Students hold candles in outdoor amphitheater during Last Collection

Last Collection

Students hold candles in outdoor amphitheater during Last Collection

Last Collection

Students hold candles in outdoor amphitheater during Last Collection

Last Collection

Charisma Hasan '24 speaks at podium during Last Collection

Student speaker Charisma Hasan '24 at Last Collection, which took place in the Scott Outdoor Amphitheater on Friday, May 24.

Students hold candles in outdoor amphitheater during Last Collection

Last Collection

Students hold candles in outdoor amphitheater during Last Collection

Last Collection

Edwin Mayorga, Associate Professor of Educational Studies

Students hold candles in outdoor amphitheater during Last Collection

Last Collection

Students hold candles in outdoor amphitheater during Last Collection

Last Collection

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Baccalaureate

Student poses with graduation cap

Baccalaureate

Student helps another student with tie

Baccalaureate

Students wear stoles for baccalaureate ceremony

Baccalaureate

Two students wearing caps and gowns line up for baccalaureate

Baccalaureate

Faculty procession during baccalaureate

Baccalaureate

Class of 2024 gathers in outdoor amphitheater for baccalaureate

Baccalaureate

The Swarthmore College Chorus, joined by volunteer members and friends and directed by Nathan Reiff, performs "Song for Swarthmore."

Lucia Navarro ’24 introduces faculty speaker Lisa Smulyan ’76, Henry C. and Charlotte Turner Professor of Educational Studies

Lucia Navarro ’24 introduces Lisa Smulyan ’76, Henry C. and Charlotte Turner Professor of Educational Studies.

Class of 2024 gathers in amphitheater for baccalaureate

Baccalaureate

Lisa Smulyan ’76, Henry C. and Charlotte Turner Professor of Educational Studies

Lisa Smulyan ’76, Henry C. and Charlotte Turner Professor of Educational Studies

Student and parent talk after baccalaureate ceremony

Baccalaureate

Student and parents talk after baccalaureate ceremony

Baccalaureate

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Commencement

Student with family prior to commencement ceremony

Commencement 2024

Student holds adorned graduation cap before commencement ceremony

Commencement 2024

Student pose on large white Adirondack chair with Philadelphia skyline in background

The Big Chair made the trip from Parrish Beach to the Mann Center.

Arboretum staff wearing yellow aprons pose for group picture

Scott Arboretum staff and volunteers from Dining Services provided roses for the Class of 2024.

Student poses with family prior to commencement ceremony

Commencement 2024

Students take a selfie in front of large white Adirondack chair

Commencement 2024

Student takes photo on phone of classmate wearing cap and gown

Commencement 2024

Staff member pins rose to graduate's stole

Commencement 2024

Silhouette of student wearing cap and gown

Commencement 2024

Tomoko Sakomura in procession during commencement ceremony

Faculty Marshal Sibelan Forrester, Susan W. Lippincott Professor of Modern and Classical Languages, leads the procession, followed by Acting Co-President Tomoko Sakomura.

Student wearing flags draped on shoulder walks during commencement procession

Commencement 2024

Students wearing cap and gown examine commencement program

Commencement 2024

Parents cheer on graduating students as they pass by

Commencement 2024

Student passes by crowd during commencement ceremony

Commencement 2024

Parents stand and cheer as graduates sit on stage

Commencement 2024

Student passes by crowd during commencement ceremony

Commencement 2024

Sibelan Forrester stands at podium

Faculty Marshal Sibelan Forrester

Koof Kalkstein claps hands while standing behind podium

Chair of the Board of Managers Koof Kalkstein '78

Acting Co-Presidents Rob Goldberg and Tomoko Sakomura at podium

Acting Co-Presidents Rob Goldberg and Tomoko Sakomura

seated student wearing cap and gown looks toward stage

Commencement 2024

Nora Sweeney delivers student address during commencement

Senior class speaker Nora Sweeney '24

Tomoko Sakomura presents award to students

From left, Acting Co-President Sakomura presents the Oak and Ivy award to Kyra Roepke '24 and Seungim Fruman '24.

Kyra Roepke and Seungim Fruman poses with awards

Kyra Roepke '24 (left) and Seungim Fruman '24

Ziming Yuan '24

Ziming Yuan '24, recipient of the Lang Award

Ziming Yuan '24 and Nick Urick with awards

Lang Award winners Ziming Yuan '24 and Nick Urick '24

Tomoko Sakomura presents Kevin Murillo '24 with McCabe award

Acting Co-President Sakomura presents the McCabe Engineering Award to Kevin Murillo '24

Louis Massiah receives honorary degree rober

Louis Massiah receives an honorary Doctor of Arts degree.

Louis Massiah speaks at podium

Louis Massiah H'24

Lulu Miller '05 receives honorary degree robe

Lulu Miller ’05 receives an honorary Doctor of Science degree.

Lulu Miller '05 holds up leaf from sassafras tree

Lulu Miller ’05, H'24 holds a leaf from sassafras tree.

Class of 2024 sits and looks toward stage

Commencement 2024

Student receives diploma from acting co-president Rob Goldberg

Commencement 2024

Student smiles during commencement ceremony

Commencement 2024

Student smiles during commencement ceremony

Commencement 2024

Student crosses stage to receive diploma during commencement

Commencement 2024

Student receives diploma from acting co-president Rob Goldberg

Commencement 2024

Students wave to family members during ceremony

Commencement 2024

Student awaits turn to walk on stage during commencement ceremony

Commencement 2024

Student waits behind curtain before walking on stage

Commencement 2024

Student receives diploma from Acting Co-President Rob Goldberg

Commencement 2024

Students bump white construction helmets together in celebration

Commencement 2024

Parents wave to graduating seniors

Commencement 2024

Student crosses stage in front of crowd

Commencement 2024

Engineering student unveils photo on mock Zoom screen

Graduate unveils photo on mock Zoom screen for engineering prank

Student proudly holds up diploma folio after graduation

Commencement 2024

Students smile while exiting stage after commencement ceremony

Commencement 2024

Students smile and laugh together after commencement ceremony

Commencement 2024

Student shakes hands with staff member after graduating

Commencement 2024

Student hugs faculty member after commencement

Commencement 2024

Two students pose for picture in front of Mann Center

Commencement 2024

Student hugs family member after commencement ceremony

Commencement 2024

Student celebrates with Phineas

Phineas the Phoenix celebrates with the Class of 2024.

Phineas celebrates with members of graduating class

Phineas the Phoenix celebrates with the Class of 2024.

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