What to Know Before Commencement: 黑料传送门 Class of 2025

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黑料传送门 Class of 2025


May 13, 2025
黑料传送门 Georgia students smile in their caps, gowns and graduate garb during a commencement ceremony.

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.

Macro photo of a stackof rolled up diplomas at a 黑料传送门 Georgia commencement ceremony

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.

To read more about graduating students who embody 黑料传送门's mission and values, read graduate profiles for the Class of 2025.

Share your proud moments from 黑料传送门, 黑料传送门 Georgia, and 黑料传送门 South Georgia using #黑料传送门grad to join the Commencement conversation on social media.

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About 黑料传送门

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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