COMMENCEMENT 2018
Date and Location
Commencement took place on Wednesday May 23, 2018 at 5:00 p.m. on the Green at Three Rivers Community College.
Photo Gallery
You’ll find over 160 photos of Commencement in our Flickr gallery, TRCC Commencement 2018.
Live Stream Videocast of Commencement 2018
Click here for the video of our live stream broadcast of the ceremony.
Media Coverage
The Bulletin – Unique paths of Three Rivers graduates converge at 53rd commencement
The Bulletin – Gallery: Three Rivers Community College Commencement
The Day – Three Rivers Community College grads celebrate many paths to success
Norwich Patch – 580 Degrees, Certificates Awarded At Three Rivers Commencement
Commencement Speeches
Please visit our Commencement 2018 Speeches page to read the transcripts of the following:
Welcome: Mary Ellen Jukoski, Ed.D., President, Three Rivers Community College
Greetings from the Faculty: Michael Carta, M.S., Professor of Chemistry, Chair, Faculty Senate
Student Graduate Address: Natallia O. Romanenko, Valedictorian
Commencement Address and Greeting from the Connecticut Board of Regents: Matt Fleury, M.B.A., Chair of the Board of Regents for Higher Education, President/CEO, Connecticut Science center
Commencement Address Speaker
Matt Fleury, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Connecticut Science Center as well as Chair of the Connecticut Board of Regents for Higher Education, will be the keynote speaker at the College’s commencement ceremony. Fleury is the chair of the Board of Regents for Higher Education, which governs the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities (CSCU). Fleury was appointed in 2016 by Governor Malloy to serve as Board Chair, having been first appointed to the Board in 2011. Prior to being appointed Chair, he supported the Board’s mission as Chairman of the Finance & Infrastructure Committee. He currently chairs the Executive Committee and serves on presidential search committees.