Graduation 2022

JPCatholic’s 14th Annual Commencement

Updated: 8/29/22

John Paul the Great Catholic University held its 14th annual commencement on Saturday, August 27th for 60 undergraduate students from the Class of 2022. Eleven additional seniors are currently scheduled to graduate in December.

Mass Celebrant

Fr. Sarfraz Alam, O.S.A.

Master of Ceremonies

Max Hulburt, Professor & Chair of Visual Arts

Speakers

  • Welcome: Dr Derry Connolly, President
  • Senior Address: Ava Ludwig
  • Announcement of Graduates: Prof. Max Hulburt, Chair of Visual Arts
  • Charge to the Graduates: Prof. Steve Kramp, Chair of Humanities
  • Benediction: Fr. Andrew Younan, PhD, Professor of Philosophy

2022 Institutional Awards:

Katie Gerlach

Valedictorian
Katie Gerlach

Mia Schaller

The Founders' Award for Impacting Culture
Mia Schaller

Eduardo Lalo Venegas

The Business Acumen Award
Eduardo “Lalo” Venegas

Jacob Woodward

The Cinematic Artist Award
Jacob Woodward

Ezra Ho

The Visual Artist Award
Ezra Ho

Mary Wenner

The Performing Artist Award
Mary Wenner

Lindsay Newman

The Humanities Award
Lindsay Newman

Graduation 2022

Graduating Class of 2022

Freshman Photo 2019

Freshman Photo 2019

Senior Showcase Events

The day before the Graduation, JPCatholic hosted several events to celebrate student accomplishments. In the morning, a Senior Visual Arts Showcase exhibited a variety of digital and traditional artwork from the graduating class, along with a demo of Wayward Rose, a video game created by the senior Game Development students that will be published on Steam.

In the afternoon at the Ritz Theater, JPCatholic Theatre Productions presented Newsies, directed by Angie Bitsko and Azara Seek and featuring a cast of seniors and other students.

In the evening at the Ritz Theater, JPCatholic presented the Senior Film Screening, a premiere of capstone projects from Film and Animation seniors. The event was emceed by Prof. Nathan Scoggins, and audiences enjoyed a showcase of seven live action short films and three animation projects.

Learn more about the projects

Senior Visual Arts Showcase

JPCatholic Theatre Productions: Newsies

Senior Film Screening

Photo Credits: Anel Muro and Andrew Koltuniuk