Molloy College Holds Commencement Ceremony on May 24th, 2022

Molloy College held its commencement ceremony on May 24 at Nassau Coliseum, marking the final class to graduate from Molloy College. Beginning on June 1, Molloy is officially known as Molloy University.

“While everyone is excited to change our name to Molloy University, we thought it was important to recognize the 2022 class as the final class to graduate from Molloy College,” said Dr. James P. Lentini, President of Molloy. “This class has faced more than two years of Covid, and they deserve special recognition as the last students to graduate from Molloy College.”

Keechant L. Sewell, New York City Police Commissioner, gave the commencement address.  Commissioner Sewell is the first woman to serve as the Commissioner of the New York City Police Department.  Additionally, Commissioner Sewell was part of Molloy’s 2016 Class for the Energeia Partnership, which brings together leaders from the region to explore ways to tackle some of Long Island’s biggest challenges.

Molloy will confer 1,472 degrees, from the Associate’s through the Doctoral level, and graduates were well represented by Valedictorian Alexandra Fiederlein and Salutatorian Rachel Calderera. Ms. Fiederlein graduated with a B.S degree in biology on the pre-medical track, and a minor in chemistry. Alexandra is a member of Chi Beta Phi, Delta Epsilon Sigma, Delta Phi, and Omicron Alpha Zeta honor societies and was on the Dean’s list throughout her academic career at Molloy College. Ms. Calderera graduated with a B.S degree in Speech Language Pathology and a minor in Psychology.  An Orientation Leader for incoming students in 2020, Rachel is a member of Kappa Omicron Nu National Honor Society for Communication Sciences and Disorders, PSI CHI Honor Society, Omicron Alpha Zeta Honor Society and The National Society of Leadership and Success.