Harvard Chan School Convocation: Class of 2023
Harvard Chan School invites you to join us as we celebrate the accomplishments of our graduating students.
Wednesday, May 24, 2023
11:00 am
Location: Reggie Lewis Center, Roxbury Crossing, MA 02120
After the ceremony students, guests, faculty, and staff are invited to a reception in the gymnasium.
10:15 am – Live stream begins
10:40 am – Graduating students process and take their seats
11 am – Speaking program begins
Ceremony order
Acknowledgement of Native Land and Peoples
Elizabeth Solomon, Elder, Massachusett Tribe at Ponkapoag, Director of Administration, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Reading of the preamble to the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Members of the Class of 2023
Welcome
Michelle A. Williams, Dean of the Faculty
Student speech
Hailey Hernandez, Master of Public Health
Convocation Address
Carlos Alvarado Quesada, the 48th President of the Republic of Costa Rica
Alumni Greetings
Trishan Panch, President, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Alumni Association
Announcement of Awards
Jane Kim, Dean for Academic Affairs
Announcement of Degree Candidates
Maritza Hernandez, Associate Dean for Student Services and Amarildo “Lilu” Barbosa, Chief Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Officer
Closing Remarks
Michelle A. Williams, Dean of the Faculty
Recessional