After Mass, the incoming freshmen, members of the faculty, and other students reconvened in the Moody Auditorium. To begin the Matriculation ceremony, the College welcomed three members to the New England teaching faculty: newly hired tutors Mr. Sanjay Adhikari (’18) and Dr. Richard Berquist (’10) and Dr. Katherine Gardner (’06), a transplant from the California campus. With Fr. Markey leading them, all three educators made the Profession of Faith and Oath of Fidelity, as do all new Catholic members of the College’s teaching faculty.
Then came the Matriculation itself, as — one by one — the members of the Class of 2028 signed their names to the College’s registry. At the conclusion of the ceremony, Dr. O’Reilly proclaimed the start of the College’s 54th academic year, to which students responded with loud applause. Members of the faculty and Board of Governors then processed out of the auditorium as all sang “Immaculate Mary,” in joyful anticipation of the new year, now at hand.
