Franklin Pierce University will award one honorary degree and the Honorable Walter R. Peterson Citizen Leader Award as part of the University’s 60th Commencement exercises on Saturday, May 10.

This year’s honorary degree will be awarded posthumously to Frederick W. Pierce IV, former University Board of Trustees Chair and longtime supporter of Franklin Pierce’s commitment to student success.

In addition, James McKim will receive the Honorable Walter R. Peterson Citizen Leader Award, named for New Hampshire’s distinguished 72nd governor and the second president of Franklin Pierce University.

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Franklin Pierce University is proud to announce that Rachel Strout has earned the distinction of being named Valedictorian for the Class of 2025, and Gabrielle Oliva has been named the class's Salutatorian. These two outstanding undergraduate students will be formally recognized at the University's Baccalaureate Ceremony and Commencement Exercises on May 9 and May 10 on the Rindge Campus.

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NOTE: SEE BELOW IF YOU NEED TO REQUEST AN ACCESSIBLE / HANDICAPPED PARKING SPACE – only one vehicle per student/family may be registered. 

In order to plan for and accommodate accessible parking needs for guests at the Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 10, we have instituted a registration process.

Please follow this link to register and provide information from family members and guests of graduating students who will be joining us on campus for the Commencement Ceremony in Rindge, NH, on Saturday, May 10, 2025 and will require access to our accessible parking lot.  

Please note: only individuals who have registered and can present a copy of our permit that will be emailed out in advance of the ceremony will be able to access this lot. Additional parking spaces are available in other lots on campus, and there will be golf-carts that can escort those that need additional assistance down to the ceremony site.

We will send out an electronic copy of the permit that must be printed off and brought with you in the vehicle that you have registered for access to the Accessible Parking. A full email will accompany that permit and you should expect to receive, if registered prior, by the end of the day on Friday, May 2, 2025. The deadline to register for access for this parking is at 12:00 p.m. (EDT), on Thursday, May 1, 2025. 

If you have any questions at all regarding access to this parking, please email Dr. Zauyah Waite, Dean of Students, at waitez@franklinpierce.edu.  

A PDF of the map is also available here.

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Details will be posted once available. 

The Arizona Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) White Coat & Pinning Ceremony for the Class of 2025 was held on Saturday, March 1 from 10:30 am - 12 pm (MST) at the Glendale Civic Center, 5750 West Glenn Drive, Glendale, AZ.

Details will be posted once available. 

Details will be posted once available. 

The New Hampshire Master of Physician Assistant Studies (MPAS) Completion Ceremony for the Class of 2025 was held on Saturday, March 1 from 10 - 11:30 am at the Hilton Garden Inn's Mansfield/Killington Room, 35 N. Labombard Road, Lebanon, NH.

Read more about the ceremony and view photos here.

The New Hampshire Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) Hooding Ceremony for the Class of 2025 was held on Friday, February 28 from 11 am - 1 pm at the Dana Center at St. Anselm College, 100 St. Anselm Drive, Manchester, NH.

Read more about the ceremony, view the recording and download photos here.

The Texas Master of Physician Assistant Studies (MPAS) Short White Coat Ceremony for the Class of 2026 was held on Friday, February 21 from 5 - 7 pm (CT) at the Hilton Embassy Suites, 270 Bass Pro Drive, Round Rock, TX.

The Honors Convocation Ceremony will be held on the Rindge Campus on Friday, May 2 at 3:30 pm. 

A recording of the ceremony will be made available after the event.

The Baccalaureate Ceremony for the Class of 2025 will be held on the Rindge Campus on Friday, May 9 at 3:30 pm.