{"id":2567,"date":"2020-09-21T11:20:10","date_gmt":"2020-09-21T11:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/developmenttwo.marymount.edu\/blog\/president-becerra-gives-commencement-speech-at-the-academy-of-the-holy-cross\/"},"modified":"2020-09-21T11:20:10","modified_gmt":"2020-09-21T11:20:10","slug":"president-becerra-gives-commencement-speech-at-the-academy-of-the-holy-cross","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/blog\/president-becerra-gives-commencement-speech-at-the-academy-of-the-holy-cross\/","title":{"rendered":"President Becerra gives commencement speech at the Academy of the Holy Cross"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u0093Regardless of what your future career or life throws at you, don\u0092t give up on your education and don\u0092t give up on your dreams.\u0094<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nMarymount University\u0092s President, Dr. Irma Becerra, urged graduates of the Academy of the Holy Cross to follow that advice during her keynote address at the Class of 2020\u0092s socially distant commencement ceremony on July 30.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nIn her speech, she also spoke about her excitement that the graduation ceremony could be arranged safely in person. Earlier in the year, the COVID-19 pandemic had cast doubt on whether there could be a ceremony at all. Because of that uncertainty, President Becerra had written a letter to be included in graduation boxes given to Academy of the Holy Cross seniors in case of cancelation.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u0093I am so excited for the opportunity to congratulate you as your graduation speaker, and wish you well on your future endeavors,\u0094 Dr. Becerra said. \u0093You have faced such a great deal of adversity over the last few months, but that adversity and the challenges that have presented themselves are only making you stronger women. As the renowned writer and civil right activist Maya Angelou said, \u0091You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.\u0092\u0094<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nMarymount University has close ties with the Academy of the Holy Cross \u0096 an all-girls, Catholic college preparatory high school sponsored by the Sisters of the Holy Cross, located in Kensington, Md. The two educational institutions partnered together for a dual enrollment program that allows rising seniors at Holy Cross to become eligible to take introductory courses at Marymount. These courses provide college credit at a discounted rate, and are transferable to the college that students will attend in many cases.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u0093Marymount University and the Academy of the Holy Cross have a special connection and a lot in common,\u0094 Dr. Becerra explained. \u0093They both place a great significance on an education that is rooted in faith, values and Catholic tradition.\u0094<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nSome courses available to Holy Cross students include English, Theology, and History and Social Science. Courses are taught at the Holy Cross campus during the school day by faculty members who have achieved adjunct faculty status at Marymount. Additionally, students from Holy Cross that participate in these programs have full access to Marymount campus facilities such as libraries, research opportunities and athletic spaces.\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nAbout 50 Holy Cross students participated in the program and completed introductory courses through Marymount University.\u00a0For more information on the dual enrollment program, <a href=\"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/URL-Redirects\/092120-dual-credit\">click here<\/a>.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nFor further information on the Holy Cross Baccalaureate and Graduation Ceremony, <a href=\"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/URL-Redirects\/092120-Holy-Cross\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u0093Regardless of what your future career or life throws at you, don\u0092t give up on your education and don\u0092t give up on your dreams.\u0094 \u00a0 Marymount University\u0092s President, Dr. Irma Becerra, urged graduates of the Academy of the Holy Cross to follow that advice during her keynote address at the Class of 2020\u0092s socially distant [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-secondary understrap-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/blog\/president-becerra-gives-commencement-speech-at-the-academy-of-the-holy-cross\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.3 (Yoast SEO v22.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>President Becerra gives commencement speech at the Academy of the Holy Cross - Marymount University<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"\u0093Regardless of what your future career or life throws at you, don\u0092t give up on your education and don\u0092t give up on your dreams.\u0094 \u00a0 Marymount University\u0092s . 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