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Commencement Information
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BOSTON – More than 55 student-athletes earned their degrees at Northeastern University's 115
th Commencement on Friday morning at TD Garden. During their time on Huntington Avenue, the members of the Class of 2017 achieved unprecedented success both on the competition field and in the classroom. Five graduates completed their coursework with cum laude honors (3.5-3.69 GPA), three earned magna cum laude honors (3.7-3.849 GPA) and two achieved summa cum laude honors (3.85-4.0 GPA).
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Representing programs of study such as communications, engineering and criminal justice, this year's senior student-athletes walked across the stage with a combined 3.175 GPA. The group has also contributed to a combined 3.0 GPA or greater for each of the last 19 semesters, including the highest on record during the spring and fall of 2016. Nationally, the Huskies own an NCAA Graduation Success Rate (GSR) well above the national average including eight programs with a perfect GSR of 100 percent.
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Mackenzie Dowd, Caton Downey,
John Stevens and
Margaret Walsh earned the prestigious Huntington 100 honor, which recognizes students across the university based on criteria that are commensurate with the university's mission, ideals, values and academic plan. The selection committee considered students for their impact on the campus community, record of service, global engagement, demonstrated leadership, entrepreneurial spirit and commitment to the ideals and values of Northeastern.
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The Class of 2017 concluded its career at Northeastern having earned numerous CAA Commissioner's Awards, Dean's List recognition and NU Athletics' Top Dog Honors as well as multiple NCAA tournament appearances, IRA championship berths, CAA Championship titles, a Hockey East title, and many other program milestones.
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Doors to the TD Garden will open at 7:00 a.m., and the student procession begins at 9:20 a.m. before the ceremony begins at 10:30 a.m. Northeastern University will also provide a live stream of the event at www.northeastern.edu. Christiane Amanpour will deliver the undergraduate commencement address and will receive an honorary degree.
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