Cabrini Commencement Happening In 3 Separate Ceremonies Saturday

RADNOR TOWNSHIP, PA — Cabrini University will host its 60th Commencement Exercises on campus Saturday, honoring the Class of 2020 and a limited number of guests, with three separate ceremonies.

The commencement plan was made in accordance with Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf's COVID-19 social restrictions, as well as social distancing and sanitization guidelines established by the Center for Disease Control and Department of Health.

Cabrini President Donald B. Taylor, Ph.D. said, "The Class of 2020 has demonstrated great resiliency in achieving this milestone during a time of worldwide crisis, and I am thrilled to honor these students with the proper commencement celebration they deserve."

Taylor added, "Our administration, staff, and faculty have planned this event with meticulous attention to detail so that all may enjoy a safe and memorable commencement."

The three rain-or-shine ceremonies will be held Aug. 8 at 9 a.m, noon, and 3 p.m. under a large tent on the Upper Athletic Field. The tent's capacity will be limited to 250 people in assigned, distanced seating. Seats and surfaces under the tent will be sanitized before and after each of the three sessions. Face masks will be mandatory on campus at all times.

The event follows Cabrini’s Virtual Conferral of Degrees, which conferred a total of 507 degrees on 324 undergraduate and 183 graduate students on May 17.

Founded in 1957 by the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Cabrini University is a Catholic institution that empowers students to become advocates of social change through an Education of the Heart, focusing on academic excellence, community engagement, and leadership development.

Cabrini enrolls approximately 1,700 undergraduates in more than 40 majors, pre-professional programs, concentrations, and minors on its 112-acre campus. The University also enrolls 700 students in graduate, doctoral, and professional studies programs at its main campus in Radnor, and at five off-campus locations.