Endicott College will hold 76th Commencement on May 21

Endicott College in Beverly will have its 76th commencement on Saturday, May 21 at 10:30 a.m. at the Stadium, located at 376 Hale St., on the Endicott campus.

Endicott will graduate over 900 students this year, including both undergraduate and graduate students. 602 students will receive a Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Arts, or a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. 286 students will graduate with a Master of Arts, Master of Education, Master of Business Administration, Master of Science, or a Master of Fine Arts degree. 17 students will receive Associate in Arts or an Associate in Science degree.

Mark Carlson and Emilie Clucas will both receive their doctoral degrees at the graduation, being the first doctoral candidates to successfully defend their dissertations and will receive their degrees.

Bill and Joyce Cummings will be the commencement speakers and will also be the recipients of Honorary Doctors of Human Letters. The couple co-founded the Cummings Foundation in 1986, and 30 years later it’s assets exceed $1.2 billion, making it one of the largest private foundations in New England. In recent years, the foundation has awarded over $130 billion to Greater Boston nonprofits alone.

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