In The Picture — 7 July 2023

Graduation 2023

 

Graduation ceremony at Whitla Hall, Queen's University.  Taken from the balcony with family and friends of the students looking on and the graduates of the day on the lower floor space, seated with their graduation gowns on.  On the stage in front of them are the faculty of Queens and some of St Mary's taking part in the graduation ceremony.

 

Over two hundred students of St Mary’s University College attended the Graduation Ceremony at the Whitla Hall, Queens University on Wednesday 5th July.

The College Principal, Professor Peter Finn KSG, read the call order to present the students to the Presiding Officer and member of Senate, Ms Orla Corr OBE.

The new graduates then joined family and friends for a traditional reception in the University Quad.

 

a closer photo showing the students now walking across the stage to recieve their certificates. a photo of the graduation ceremony booklet with a close up of the St Mary's Univeristy College page and a list of the students that were to graduate.
   

 

a selfie photo taken by Dr Thomas Rogan, a lecturer at St Mary's with three of the Irish Medium graduates of the day.  The three girls behind him are smiling, wearing their graduation gowns and the further background shows outside on the grass, lots of the graduates, their family and friends all enjoying some refreshments after the ceremony.

 

Dr Thomas Rogan with some of the Irish Medium graduates.

 

the photo shows St Mary's photographer Gerd taking a group picture of all of the St Mary's lecturers, bedecked in their ceremonial gowns and who were present at the graduation ceremony at Whitla Hall.

 

St Mary’s lecturers enjoying the celebrations at Queen’s University.