The Doctoral and Graduate Commencement ceremony will be held outdoors on the Quad this evening, Thursday, May 15, at 6 PM. No tickets are needed for the outdoor ceremony. All are welcome. Viewing areas will be available in the Castle (in both the West Room and the Ophir Room) for those who prefer to remain indoors.

Dr. Raymond Sanchez is the Superintendent of the Public Schools of the Tarrytowns. Dr. Sanchez started as a classroom teacher and progressed through building, curriculum, and district leadership roles before being appointed superintendent of the Ossining Union Free School District in 2013, a position he held for over 10 years. Dr. Sanchez received his doctorate in Educational Leadership from Manhattanville College, earning the Doctoral Outstanding Leadership Award in 2019. 

Daryl A. Mundis retired in February 2021 from the United Nations at the rank of Assistant Secretary-General after a career spanning more than two decades in international criminal law. His final position was the Registrar at the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (“STL”), an international tribunal prosecuting political terrorist offenses. As the senior executive for that institution, which employed 450 staff on three continents, he managed a budget of nearly $90 million. Dr. Mundis graduated with a BA, magna cum laude, in International Studies and Russian Area Studies from Manhattanville College in 1988.

Manhattanville is consistently ranked in the top private, non-profit schools in New York for social mobility by U.S. News and World Report, Regional Universities North. This means that Manhattanville excels at graduating students, many of whom are the first in their family to go to college, and setting them up for success in their chosen careers.

A member of the Manhattanville community; Possessing or acting with bravery or boldness: COURAGEOUS; Marked by, exhibiting, or carried out with courage or determination: HEROIC. We have a saying, “To a Valiant Heart, Nothing is Impossible!” Take a chance, get involved. Leadership opportunities abound. Join us and see how you can make great things possible!

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