School of Communication
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Commencement Ceremony
School of Communication and School of Continuing and Professional Studies Commencement Ceremony held on Wednesday, May 8, 2024.
Loyola University Chicago
School of Communication
Wednesday, May 8, 2024, 5 P.M.
Letter from the Dean
Dear Class of 2024,
"Ideas live forever. Humans not so much." - Ruth Handler, co-founder of Mattel, in Barbie (2023). These fictitious lines were written by filmmaking partners Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach for their record-breaking film of last year—Barbie
Keynote Speaker
![Commencement keynote speaker Melody Spann Cooper](/media/lucedu/commencement/commencement-2024/speakersandhonorarydegree/commencement-keynote-soc-scps-melody-span-cooper-1000x1000.jpg)
Melody Spann Cooper (BS '88)
Chairman, Midway Broadcasting Company; Member, Board of Trustees, Loyola University Chicago
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Ashley Gisiger, Senior Academic Advisor
Emma Koop Liechty, Administrative Assistant
Lauren Sanchez, MEd, Assistant Dean
School of Communication
Class of 2024 Photos
Questions? Contact...
Ashley Gisiger, Senior Academic Advisor
Emma Koop Liechty, Administrative Assistant
Lauren Sanchez, MEd, Assistant Dean