2020-2021 Convocation Order of Exercises
Tuesday, May 17, 2022
4:00pm
United Palace | New York, NY
Academic Procession
Performed by the New York University Pipes and Drums Band
The audience is requested to stand when the academic procession begins.
PhD Banner Bearer
Maria Beatriz Alvarez-Bettencourt
DSW Banner Bearer
Stacey Gordon
BS Banner Bearer
Chunyi Xia
MSW Banner Bearer
Afzana Khan
Campus Banner Bearers
Washington Square
Brianna Moreno
Rockland County
Barbara Foley-Bott
Westchester County
Wendy Chum
NYU Silver Banner Bearer
Kelly Jean Fields
Faculty and Platform Party
Welcome
Dr. Neil B. Guterman
Dean and Paulette Goddard Professor
Greetings from the University
Dr. Andrew Hamilton
16th President of New York University
Dean’s Address
Dr. Neil B. Guterman
Dean and Paulette Goddard Professor
Graduate Reflection
Elisha Mudly, MSW ’21
Introduction of Degree Programs
Dr. Robert Hawkins
Associate Dean for Academic and Faculty Affairs
Hooding Ceremony for 2020 and 2021 PhD Graduates
Dr. Victoria Stanhope
Director, PhD Program
Hooding Ceremony for 2020 and 2021 DSW Graduates
Dr. Linda Lausell Bryant
Director, DSW Program in Clinical Social Work
Graduate Reflection
Malcolm Variano, BS ’21
Presentation of 2020 and 2021 Bachelor’s Graduates
Dr. Robert Hawkins
Associate Dean for Academic and Faculty Affairs
Presentation of 2020 and 2021 Master’s Graduates
Dr. Ernest Gonzales
Director, MSW Program
Graduate Reflection
Rachel De Leon, MSW ’20
Concluding Remarks
Dr. Michael A. Lindsey
Constance and Martin Silver Professor of Poverty Studies
Executive Director, McSilver Institute for Poverty Policy and Research
Closing
Dr. Neil B. Guterman
Dean and Paulette Goddard Professor