Saint Mary’s is pleased to announce that the 177th Commencement ceremony for the Class of 2024 will take place Saturday, May 18, 2024 at 12 p.m. This event will be livestreamed. Commencement Mass is scheduled for Friday, May 17 at 4 p.m. in Angela Athletic & Wellness Complex.
This website will be updated as more information becomes available.
Schedule of Events
Friday, May 17
4 p.m. – Commencement Mass
Angela Athletic & Wellness Complex
Everyone is welcome
Saturday, May 18
12 p.m. – Commencement Ceremony
Le Mans Green
General Seating is available for this event, and is unlimited. A live stream will be available on this page.
PLEASE NOTE: If there is inclement weather, Commencement will be moved indoors to Angela Athletic & Wellness Complex. This decision will be made the morning of Commencement and announced via email, social media and the College website. A live broadcast of the ceremony will be available. In the event Commencement moves indoors, tickets will be required with limited seating. Only guests with a rain ticket will be admitted. Each graduate is allotted five tickets for the indoor ceremony and must pick up their tickets prior to Commencement weekend.
- Next, I will be working at a dermatology practice while applying to PA School. Claire Appell ’24 Biology
- "Science is all about patience and love." Emma Rae Archbold ’24 Biology
- After I graduation, I will be doing a year of service with Jesuit Volunteer Corps Northwest. As a Jesuit Volunteer and AmeriCorps member, I will be living with other JVs in Portland, Oregon and serve as a Program Outreach Specialist with Catholic Charities of Oregon in their Housing Transitions Office. I am excited to accompany those on the margins of society and to fight for equity and justice. I am grateful for your prayers and encouragement. Ave Crux, Spes Unica! Emma Marguerite Bacon ’24 Communication Studies
- The best friends I have made along the way! Claire Bartz ’24 Speech Language Pathology
- Let it go, so you can grow. Aileen E. Benitez ’24 Biology
- Saint Mary’s brought me friendships that will last a lifetime! Margot Boyer ’24 Elementary Education
- After graduation, I will be a 3rd grade teacher at Sacred Heart School in Winnetka, Illinois Gretchen Brauer ’24 Elementary Education
- My words of wisdom? Don't be afraid to fail. Failure is simply one of the steps toward success. No matter what, if you believe in yourself and keep picking yourself back up, you will accomplish great things! Rose Marie Brienza ’24 Physics, Secondary Education
- Late nights working in the studio in Moreau! Amelia Brookshire ’24 Art
- Saint Mary's is a special place that allows you to not only discover your passions, but also allows you to discover yourself. I will forever be grateful for the 4 years I had at Saint Mary's and the endless lessons I learned along the way! Soak up every second you can because graduation will be here before you know it! Go Belles! Molly Kathleen Brown ’24 Communication Studies
- My favorite memory from Saint Mary’s is having my best friends cut my hair in the McCandless bathroom two weeks after meeting each other freshman year. Katie Campbell ’24 Neuroscience
- After graduating from Notre Dame in 2025 with a degree in Environmental Engineering, I plan to work as a consultant and use my education and skills gained from my five years of undergrad to help communities around me to improve their daily interactions with infrastructure and flourish. Alex Castronovo ’24 Chemistry