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Is there a doctor in the house? In the Garrett family, there are now two.<\/p>\n

Shantia Garrett, a teacher in the Baltimore city school system, earned a doctorate in education during May 12 commencement exercises for Marymount University\u2019s College of Health and Education.<\/p>\n

Appropriately enough for Mother\u2019s Day, Garrett became a second-generation Ed.D. holder, following in the footsteps of her mother.<\/p>\n

It was just one of the stories that played out on the Converse Family Field at the university\u2019s main campus in Arlington over three days of commencement exercises.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is going to be a fun one,\u201d said university provost and senior vice president Hesham El-Rewini, noting the boisterousness of the graduates and guests as the ceremony got under way.<\/p>\n

Forty-five springtimes before the Class of 2024 celebrated its success, Marlene Malek earned a nursing degree from Marymount. She chose the profession after her father, three close friends and mother-in-law had died of cancer within a short window of time.<\/p>\n

\u201cOf course I was devastated, but I also was motivated. I found Marymount \u2013 and Marymount found me,\u201d said Malek, now a health-care advocate, philanthropist, vice chair of the university\u2019s board of trustees and commencement speaker at the May 12 ceremony.<\/p>\n

To promote a theme of giving back, Malek offered quotes from both Mother Teresa (\u201cSome are called to do great things, but others are called to do small things with great love\u201d) and Muhammad Ali (\u201cService to others is the rent you pay for your room here on Earth\u201d). She praised the students for their steadfastness in the wake of all manner of challenges.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou deserve all the acclaim and applause, because you did it the old-fashioned way. You earned it by working hard,\u201d Malek said.<\/p>\n

The May 12 gathering wrapped up a three-day blitz of ceremonies marking Marymount\u2019s 73rd commencement. Held under a mix of sun and clouds, it was a world away from the rain-soaked commencement held May 10 for graduates of the College of Business, Innovation, Leadership and Technology. (The same day, but indoors, a \u201cpinning\u201d ceremony was held for all nursing graduates as they embarked on their professional careers.) On May 11, commencement was held for graduates of the College of Sciences & Humanities.<\/p>\n

Marymount president Irma Becerra told the graduates that their \u201cresilience and determination have been truly inspiring \u2013 you persevered with courage and grace.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou have made us all so very proud,\u201d Becerra said of the class, which included nearly 450 candidates for bachelor\u2019s degrees, almost 300 earning master\u2019s degrees and just under 200 receiving doctorates.<\/p>\n

Live-streaming brought the ceremonies to those viewing across the globe, from Germany to the Mideast to Japan.<\/p>\n

The university\u2019s chaplain, Rev. Gabriel Muteru, urged graduates and families to reflect on \u201cthe miracle of intellectual growth\u201d they have experienced. He urged them to \u201cput the skills learned into the service of humanity.\u201d<\/p>\n

Founded in 1950 as a women\u2019s junior college by the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary order of Roman Catholic nuns, Marymount over the decades has grown into a full-fledged university offering degrees up to the doctoral level. The university has started planning for 75th-anniversary celebrations to be held next year.<\/p>\n

Read the original story on the Gazette Leader’s website.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Is there a doctor in the house? In the Garrett family, there are now two. Shantia Garrett, a teacher in the Baltimore city school system, earned a doctorate in education during May 12 commencement exercises for Marymount University\u2019s College of Health and Education. Appropriately enough for Mother\u2019s Day, Garrett became a second-generation Ed.D. holder, following […]<\/p>\n

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