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WHITTIER, CA – (Dec. 16, 2022) — Southern California University of Health Sciences (SCU) hosted its annual commencement ceremony today, conferring health science degrees to 368 graduates of the Class of 2022, who will now become Southern California’s newest healthcare professionals.
The ceremony is available for on-demand viewing via SCU’s YouTube channel.
The class of 2022 represents a variety of SCU academic programs, with the following numbers of graduates graduating from the following programs:
With graduating healthcare students stepping into their roles at a most vital time, Dr. Scaringe spoke about the challenges facing today’s graduates, thanked them for their dedication, and encouraged them as they take the next step in their careers as healthcare providers.
“As we’re celebrating commencement near the beach, among the sea of caps and gowns are proud first-generation graduates, eager equity advocates, and dedicated healers. This moment offers a chance to stop and think about the journey you’ve taken together in our mission to transform and redefine health and healthcare education,” said Dr. Scaringe. “Wherever you go, you’ll help to make the world a better place, taking with you the values that make SCU truly special – integrative health, evidence-based practice, health equity, and inclusivity. You’re choosing a life that seeks to better the lives of others by challenging convention and embracing collaboration. And we can’t wait to see what you do.”
The University’s Class of 2022 commencement ceremony was held at the Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach.
“It has been quite the journey navigating the pandemic-era remote learning of such vigorous material, but I have come out on the other side more confident and grateful than I could have imagined,” said Mia. “SCU provided me the best opportunity for incredible individual growth, and I couldn’t feel more prepared for my future in healthcare.”
This year’s SCU commencement speaker was Shirley Evers-Manly, Ph.D., RN, FAAN. Dr. Evers-Manly is the founder and President of All Healthcare, Imani’s in Oakland, California, as well as Interim Dean for the School of Nursing at Alcorn State University, in Natchez, Mississippi.
Dr. Evers-Manly has more than 35 years of experience developing and implementing clinical, academic, and community-based health promotion and prevention programs; as well as working with vulnerable populations and speaking about diversity locally and abroad. She served as the Principal Investigator for the Aim 2 Care Multiple Chronic Conditions training grant, Bridges to the Doctorate and Song Brown Student Success grants.
She offered advice to the graduates, urging them to dedicate themselves to go beyond personally and professionally, to improve health equity through advocacy and collaboration.
SCU’s first-ever Health Equity Award was presented at the Class of 2022 Commencement Ceremony. The Health Equity Award recognizes a graduate who has contributed to improving health equity at SCU and their community through commitment to advocacy, mobilization, research, and community involvement, to increase inclusion and equality.
Nominees included Irene Nguyen, Jelena Bilong, Jeremy Yang, and Sandra Gadalla, and the first recipient of the inaugural Health Equity Award was Brianna Hadley.
SCU, Southern California’s first and only chiropractic school, has educated more than 18,000 healthcare providers since it was founded in 1911.