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Senior Send-Off Ceremony

Opportunities and Reflections


2023 Senior Send-off Ceremony

Center for Social Concerns

2022 Senior Send-Off Ceremony

Center for Social Concerns

2021 Service Send-Off Ceremony

Center for Social Concerns

2020 Service Send-Off Ceremony
Center for Social Concerns

2019 Service Send-Off Ceremony
Rev. John Jenkins, C.S.C.

2018 Service Send-Off Ceremony
Blessing by Sister Norma Pimentel, M.J.
Recipient of the 2018 Laetare Medal

Class of 2024: Save the date for Friday evening, May 17th at 7 pm! A more formal invitation will be forthcoming.


Congratulations, Class of 2024! All students who have participated in and been formed by courses at the Center for Social Concerns are invited to attend a ceremony that celebrates a commitment to the common good. Cords will be given to students completing the Catholic Social Tradition Minor, Poverty Studies Interdisciplinary Minor, and the McNeill Justice Fellows Program. Following the ceremony, families and friends are invited to attend an evening of celebration, food, and drinks. We look forward to celebrating with you! 

Featured guests

Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., president of the University of Notre Dame
Ms. Claire Babineaux-Fontenot, CEO of Feeding America and 2024 Notre Dame Laetare Medal recipient

Notre Dame Folk Choir

Get your tickets

Please register by May 10 to reserve your tickets and have your name featured in the program. All are welcome even if registering after May 10.

Ticket Pickup

If you registered prior to May 10, tickets can be picked up outside of 128A Geddes Hall Monday, May 13–Thursday, May 16 or at the ticket office at DeBartolo Performing Arts Center an hour prior to the event. 

If you registered after May 10, tickets can only be picked up at the ticket office at DeBartolo Performing Arts Center an hour prior to the event. 

Watch online

A live stream of the center’s 2024 Send-Off Ceremony will be available on the Commencement website. Click below to view. 

LIVE STREAM (link coming)

Questions? Contact us!

Felicia Johnson O’Brien, Justice Education Program Director

fjohnso1@nd.edu