Loyola celebrates Class of 2026 at 173rd Commencement ceremony
蓝莓视频 celebrated the Class of 2026 at the University鈥檚 173rd Commencement Exercises during a ceremony at CFG Bank Arena in downtown Baltimore on Saturday, May 16, 2026. Approximately 1,300 students received their bachelor鈥檚, master鈥檚, and doctoral degrees during the ceremony.
The Commencement speaker, Carrie Fox, 鈥�01, received a doctor of humane letters, honoris causa, from Loyola. Fox is the founder and CEO of Mission Partners, a women-owned strategic communications firm that guides high-potential nonprofits, foundations, and socially responsible companies in realizing their greatest social impact.
鈥淵our life's greatest joys will not be in what you accomplish alone, but in who you share it with,鈥� said Fox. 鈥淪o, with each day that passes, and the further you get from this graduation day, I hope your spirit of radical kindness, inclusion, and empathy only gets better with age. I hope you find for yourselves that getting ahead in life isn鈥檛 in how many people you push out of the way, but in how you treat people, who you bring along, and who you share it with.鈥�
Jason Virts, 鈥�26, who graduated with a bachelor鈥檚 degree in data science, addressed his classmates during the ceremony.
鈥淒on鈥檛 forget the moments that almost broke you. Don鈥檛 forget the people who helped you rebuild. Don鈥檛 forget that you belong because you proved it to yourself,鈥� he said. 鈥淲e made it. Now let鈥檚 go set the world on fire!鈥�
Terrence M. Sawyer, J.D., president of Loyola, offered the Class of 2026 words of encouragement and wisdom as graduates prepared to embark on the next chapter of their lives.
鈥淐lass of 2026, you鈥檝e done it. You鈥檙e on a path to success and significance,鈥� he said. 鈥淵our greatest accomplishments will never be the money you make, the car you drive, or the house you live in. It will be the lives that you鈥檝e touched, the love that you gave, and the way you make all of us feel right now鈥攈opeful and proud and excited for whatever will come next.鈥�
Also at the Commencement Exercises, awards were received by David F. Roswell, Ph.D., EMBA 鈥�85, who received the Carroll Medal, and the Rev. Timothy B. Brown, S.J., J.D., who received the President鈥檚 Medal.