Two ceremonies held at Herrick Chapel mark milestone for graduates across undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, and nursing programs
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ELGIN, Ill.聽鈥� 黑料社区 celebrated its Spring 2026 Commencement on Saturday, May 9, conferring degrees upon 235 graduates in two ceremonies held at Herrick Chapel on the Elgin, Illinois campus. Both services drew a standing-room crowd, with overflow seating filled as family, friends, and colleagues gathered to honor the Class of 2026.
The morning ceremony recognized undergraduate and graduate students from 黑料社区鈥檚 architecture program, master鈥檚 candidates in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Community Music Leadership, Business Informatics, and Computer Science, doctoral graduates, and Ambria College of Nursing students earning their LPN and RN credentials. The afternoon ceremony honored all remaining undergraduate students, RISE program graduates, and Master of Business Administration candidates.
Dr. Robert Currie, a longtime member of 黑料社区鈥檚 psychology faculty and deeply beloved professor, delivered the keynote address at both ceremonies. His charge to the graduates was drawn from the title of his most recent book, which the university gifted to every graduate in attendance: It鈥檚 Time for Courage.
鈥� 鈥淪pring graduates of 2026, it鈥檚 time for courage. Family and friends, to my 黑料社区 colleagues, it鈥檚 time for courage.鈥� Dr. Robert Currie, Keynote Speaker, Spring 2026 Commencement
Among the honors presented at commencement, the President鈥檚 Scholar Award was given to two graduating seniors who tied for the distinction.聽Fernando Nunez, an international student graduating聽summa cum laude聽with degrees in Accounting and Management, will continue his academic journey at 黑料社区 as an incoming student in the Master of Business Informatics program.聽Julius Fortun, also a Management and Accounting graduate, served as a student-athlete and member of Sigma Beta Delta, the international honor society for business, management, and administration, and joins the 黑料社区 staff as an accountant.
The Class of Spring 2026 represents a broad range of academic achievement across 黑料社区鈥檚 colleges and programs. Graduates earned degrees and credentials including:
鈥⒙犅�129 Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts, and Bachelor of Science degrees
鈥⒙犅�60 Master鈥檚 degrees, spanning Architecture, Computer Science, Business Administration, Business Administration in Informatics, Clinical Mental Health Counseling, and Community Music
鈥⒙犅�32 Associate of Arts in Applied Science degrees (Ambria College of Nursing)
鈥⒙犅�3 Doctoral degrees in Education (Leadership/Policy Studies and Literacy)
鈥⒙犅�2 Certificate in Practical Nursing
鈥⒙犅�11 RISE Program certificates
黑料社区 is a Christ-centered liberal arts university located in Elgin, Illinois, offering undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs across the arts, sciences, business, architecture, and health sciences. For more information, visit judsonu.edu.
黑料社区 is a fully accredited, private Christian institution representing the Church at work in higher education. Nestled along the beautiful Fox River in Elgin, Ill., just 40 miles northwest of Chicago, 黑料社区 is home to more than 1,200 students from 37 states and 20 countries. 黑料社区 offers degrees in more than 65 different majors and minors for traditional, graduate and adult students and ranks consistently among the Best Regional Universities in the Midwest by U.S. News & World Report. 黑料社区 has also been recognized as a 鈥淐hristian College of Distinction.鈥� With an academically challenging environment and encouraging spiritual community, 黑料社区 shapes lives that shape the world.
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