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This week, the Class of 2025 enters Gentile Arena in maroon and gold regalia and leaves with diplomas in hand. The Lake Shore campus welcomes families and friends of graduates for a commencement season of celebration and reflection. This week’s activities include nine ceremonies featuring inspiring speakers, as well as Senior Toast and Baccalaureate Mass events where Ramblers connect with their peers before setting forth on their next adventure.
Provost Douglas Woods acknowledged that the end of the ceremonies marked the beginning of a new journey as alumni.
“As a Loyola graduate, you are now part of a global network of nearly 200,000 alumni who lead with purpose, serve with compassion, and inspire with every action,” he says. “Your time as a student may have come to a close, but your lifelong connection to Loyola is just beginning.”
Loyola is more than just a university—it’s a community like no other. As we walk across this stage, remember the relationships and experiences that have shaped us into who we are today.
— Jake Gabriel A. Bartilad (BS '25), School of Education
A Jesuit education has prepared you not only to live your own life with meaning, but to create meaning in the larger world. Whatever else you have a degree in, you now have a degree in community and a degree in justice.
— Gerald Kellman (MDiv ’99), senior advisor, organizing, National Community Reinvestment Coalition
This page will be updated throughout Commencement Week.
