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Address by Ann Nyberg of WTNH-TV is a highlight of the three-day Commencement celebration from May 9 to 11 on the UniversityӰԭs West Haven campus.
May 8, 2024
Ann Nyberg, the longest-serving female news anchor/reporter in Connecticut television history, will address the University of New HavenӰԭs graduates receiving undergraduate degrees during its Commencement on Saturday, May 11, at 10 a.m. in Kathy Zolad Stadium on the UniversityӰԭs main campus in West Haven.
As part of the ceremony, Nyberg, the Emmy-nominated anchor and reporter for who founded the at Yale New Haven Hospital and is the owner of a popular boutique in Madison, will be presented an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree.
An honorary Doctor of Business Administration will also be awarded to Indra K. Nooyi, a successful business executive whoӰԭs been ranked among the worldӰԭs Ӱԭ100 Most Powerful WomenӰԭ by Forbes magazine. She served as chair and CEO of PepsiCo from 2006 until 2019. A native of India, she became the first woman of color and first immigrant to head a Fortune 50 company.
The Saturday morning ceremony recognizing graduates receiving associate and bachelorӰԭs degrees is the culmination of a three-day on-campus Commencement celebration in which nearly 1,300 undergraduate and nearly 2,200 masterӰԭs and doctoral degrees will be conferred during four ceremonies.
Graduate and doctoral degrees will awarded on Thursday at 4:30 p.m. (Pompea College of Business); Friday at 10 a.m. (College of Arts and Sciences; Henry C. Lee College of Criminal Justice and Forensic Sciences; and School of Health Sciences) and Friday at 4:30 p.m. (Tagliatela College of Engineering).
Student speakers, who were selected through a competitive audition process, will also address their classmates at each ceremony.
Additional information and live streams of each ceremony can be found at newhaven.edu/commencement.
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