WELCOME
Jonathan F. Besse
Chair, Bay Path University Board of Trustees
GREETINGS
Domenic J. Sarno
Mayor of Springfield, Massachusetts
125th Anniversary Community Chair
e Honorable Richard E. Neal
U.S. House of Representatives
First Congressional District of Massachusetts
125th Anniversary Honorary Chair
Suzanne Parker, J.D.
Executive Director, Girls Inc. of the Valley
MUSICAL INTERLUDE
Vanessa Ford
Voice Faculty, Community Music School of Springfield
"I Can See Clearly Now" by Johnny Nash
"Seize the Day" with music by Alan Menken & lyrics by Jack Feldman
Arranged by Robert James Tomasulo
Bay Path University Director of Musical Activities
with students from Bay Path's Performing Arts Department
GREETINGS
the faculty
omas Mennella, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Biology
Chair of the Faculty
the traditional undergraduate college
Julia Dudek '23
President of the Student Government Association
the american women's college
Christina Carpenter '23
Member of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion subcommittee for students
the graduate school
Nikki Burnett '18 G'21, G'24
Executive Director, Educare Springfield, Massachusetts
the employees
Ashley Pereira G'19, G'21
Senior Human Resources Operations Manager
the alumni
Stephanie O'Leary '05 G'16, G'17
President, Alumni Association
Senior Associate, Technology Assurance, KPMG