Saint Mary’s to celebrate graduates during May 4 commencement ceremony

On Saturday, May 4, Saint Mary's University will celebrate nearly 190 graduates during its Spring 2024 Commencement on its Winona Campus.

The celebration will begin at 8:30 a.m. with a Baccalaureate Mass in Saint Thomas More Chapel. The commencement ceremony will be held at 11 a.m. in the university gymnasium, followed by a reception in the plaza.

This year's outstanding seniors, Riley Hall and Patrick Derleth, will offer their reflections, and the Very Rev. James P. Burns, IVD, Ph.D., will share his president's remarks. Terrance K. Russell B'76, chair of the Board of Trustees, will also offer his congratulations.

This year's commencement ceremony will include the conferring of degrees upon the first cohort of religious sisters from Saint Mary's Latin American Sisters Initiative. The 40 sisters from the cohort will be in Winona for the ceremony and will be receiving bachelor's and master's degrees.

For family members and friends unable to attend commencement, a live stream of the ceremony will be offered.

More information about commencement can be found here: https://www.smumn.edu/winonacommencement2024/

Congratulations, Class of 2024. Saint Mary's University is proud of you and can't wait to hear of your next big accomplishments.