Immaculata University will hold its 95th commencement ceremonies on:

• Friday, May 17 at 6 PM for graduates of the College of Graduate Studies
• Sunday, May 19 at 10 AM for graduates of the College of Undergraduate Studies
• Sunday, May 19 at 3 PM for graduates of the College of Adult Professional Studies

This year, 395 students are eligible to graduate.

Barbara Wadsworth, senior vice president of patient services and the chief nursing officer of Main Line Health, will be the commencement speaker for the College of Graduate Studies. Pat Haggerty, basketball coach for Archbishop Wood Catholic High School, will serve as the commencement speaker for the College of Undergraduate Studies. Patricia Knecht, vice president at Assessment Technologies Institute, will speak at the commencement ceremony for adult undergraduates.

Wadsworth has dedicated her life to helping others as a nurse and as senior vice president of patient services and the chief nursing officer of Main Line Health. With more than 30 years of executive nursing experience, Wadsworth leads nearly 3,000 nurses at MLH and strives to create a culture of caring through the use of holistic therapies, shared decision-making, and advocacy.

Beginning his career in the auto sales industry at Faulkner Toyota, Haggerty has worked his way up through the organization and is currently the general sales manager of Faulkner Infiniti. There, he oversees the new, used, finance, and internet departments and all lots and facilities. He focuses not just on numbers and outcomes but emphasizes people and process. Haggerty also recently implemented a new management style that emphasizes attitude, energy, and effort.

As an assistant boys basketball coach for his alma mater, Haggerty recognizes the similarities between businesses and basketball programs. With this in mind, he created a blog, CoachHaggerty.com, where business leaders can discover ways that basketball teams are successful and implement some of these desirable components in their own business models.

Serving as vice president of integration services for Assessment Technologies Institute since 2017, Knecht is helping future nurses reach their career goals. With 40 years of experience, she knows what it takes to be a successful nurse in today’s healthcare field.

Working with 2,000 clients nationwide, Knecht leads four areas of integration service that maximizes collaboration and focuses on client needs. In this capacity, she oversees over $100 million in business where her team maximizes the use of data analytics, providing solutions to their clients aimed at achieving excellent program outcomes.

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