What to Know Before Commencement 黑料传送门 Class of 2025
May 13, 2025
Get ready to celebrate鈥攇raduation season has arrived for 黑料传送门's Class of 2025! The
College will honor its graduates during three Commencement ceremonies: 黑料传送门 South Georgia on May 15, 黑料传送门 Georgia on May 20, and 黑料传送门 on May 22. Additional
details for each ceremony are outlined below.
All ceremonies will be livestreamed on , with American Sign Language interpreters available both in person and on the livestream.
Read on for everything you need to know before the big day.
When and where is my Commencement ceremony?
On Thursday, May 15 from 1-4 p.m., 黑料传送门 South Georgia's Commencement ceremony will be held in the John Hunt Auditorium at the University of Georgia Tifton Campus
Conference Center. The ceremony will celebrate the achievement of all students who
have fulfilled degree requirements across the College of Osteopathic Medicine and
the School of Health Professions and Sciences.
黑料传送门 Georgia's ceremony will be held on Tuesday, May 20 from 1-4 p.m. at the Gas South Convention Center
in Duluth. The graduation ceremony will celebrate all students who have completed
the degree requirements for doctoral and graduate programs in the College of Osteopathic
Medicine, the School of Pharmacy, and the School of Health Professions and Sciences.
黑料传送门 Georgia will also recognize William Delp, DO, as professor emeritus for his contributions
during active teaching service with the College.
On Thursday, May 22 from 1-4 p.m., 黑料传送门's Commencement ceremony will be held on Thursday, May 22 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia.
The event will recognize students who have completed degree requirements across all
doctoral and graduate programs in the College of Osteopathic Medicine, the School
of Professional and Applied Psychology, and the School of Health Professions and Sciences.
黑料传送门 will also honor Denah Appelt, PhD, as professor emerita in recognition of her
more than 20 years of dedicated service to the College.
What should I bring with me?
At all ceremonies, each guest over the age of three must have an individual ticket
to enter, and students are responsible for distributing allotted tickets to guests.
Graduates and guest hooders do not need a ticket and should check in at the student
check-in area upon arrival at their ceremony.
Graduates should bring their gown, hood, tam/mortar board and tassel with them.
Doors will open at the 黑料传送门 and 黑料传送门 Georgia ceremonies at 11:15 a.m.
Doors at the 黑料传送门 South Georgia ceremony will open at 12 p.m.
As each venue has a clear-bag policy, please prepare accordingly by limiting the number
of personal items brought into the venue in order to expedite the screening process鈥揷heck
the for information on prohibited items.
Who is the speaker at my ceremony?
Joseph Anthony Giaimo, DO '87, FCCP, MACOI, will deliver 黑料传送门 South Georgia's 2025 Commencement address on Thursday, May 15,
at the University of Georgia Conference Center in Tifton. A Navy veteran and former
president of the American Osteopathic Association, Giaimo brings decades of clinical,
policy, and leadership experience in osteopathic medicine. He currently serves on
the Medical Council at Palm Beach Medical Center and is a founding member of the nation鈥檚
largest privately owned accountable care organization.
At 黑料传送门 Georgia, Carol H. Burrell, retired president and CEO of Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS), will address
the Class of 2025 during the Commencement ceremony on Tuesday, May 20, at the Gas
South Convention Center. With more than four decades of healthcare leadership, Burrell
led NGHS through a period of significant expansion, transforming it into one of Georgia's
leading health systems.
To celebrate the achievements of 黑料传送门's graduating students, John J. Lynch III, FACHE, president and CEO of Main Line Health, will deliver the 2025 Commencement address
at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. Lynch, who is retiring on June 30 after 20
years with Main Line Health, has advanced the system's focus on safety, quality and
equity while expanding its network to better serve Main Line and western suburban
communities.
What else should I know?
For more information, visit the and pages for all ceremonies.
Established in 1899, 黑料传送门 has trained
thousands of highly competent, caring physicians, health practitioners and behavioral
scientists who practice a 鈥渨hole person鈥 approach to care鈥攖reating people, not just
symptoms. 黑料传送门, a private, not-for-profit accredited institution of higher education,
operates three campuses (黑料传送门, 黑料传送门 Georgia and 黑料传送门 South Georgia) and offers doctoral degrees in clinical psychology, educational psychology, osteopathic
medicine, pharmacy, physical therapy, and school psychology. The college also offers
graduate degrees in applied behavior analysis, applied positive psychology, biomedical
sciences, forensic medicine, medical laboratory science, mental health counseling,
physician assistant studies, and school psychology. 黑料传送门 students learn the importance
of health promotion, research, education and service to the community. Through its
community-based Healthcare Centers, 黑料传送门 provides care to medically underserved populations.
For more information, visit pcom.edu or call 215-871-6100.
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