Kayla Chaplin of Blackstone
is May 15 Saint Michael’s College graduate
COLCHESTER, VT (Grassroots Newswire) May 26, 2022:
Kayla Chaplin of Blackstone (01504) graduated May 15 from Saint Michael’s College with a Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude in History & Elementary Education.
Daniel Misleh, a leading Catholic environmentalist, told Saint Michael’s graduates on a rainy Sunday morning for the College’s outdoor 115th Commencement that a spirit of deep gratitude and joy should animate each person joining the overwhelming but urgent work of tackling climate change.
We must all do our part to save the earth from our own selfishness and our own foolishness, said Misleh, founder of Catholic Climate Covenant.
He reminded graduates and their families, mostly soaked or under College-provided waterproof ponchos on the main College green, that they already had come unexpectedly through two years of pandemic and the morning’s rain, demonstrating true grit and promise for future perseverance – a theme also asserted by Saint Michael’s President Lorraine Sterritt in earlier remarks.
From a class of nearly 480 graduates (including both undergraduates and master’s graduates), 361 undergraduates attended the ceremony alongside 37 graduate students.
About Saint Michael’s College
Saint Michael’s College, founded in the great Catholic intellectual tradition, which also recognizes the principles of social justice and compassion, is a selective, fully residential college in Vermont’s beautiful Green Mountains.
Our closely connected community delivers globally respected liberal arts and graduate education near Burlington, one of the country’s best college towns.
To prepare for fulfilling careers and meaningful lives, young adults here grow intellectually, socially, and morally, learning to be responsible for themselves, each other and their world.