Fairfield, CT - The Sacred Heart University College of Health Professions’ physician assistant studies graduation ceremony celebrates the achievements of students who completed the 27-month master’s program. Members of the College of Health Professions and physician assistant program will be in attendance as well as adjunct faculty who served as in-class instructional faculty or clinical preceptors. Connecticut Lieutenant Governor Susan Bysiewicz is the keynote speaker.
Susan Bysiewicz is the 109th lieutenant governor of Connecticut. She served as secretary of the state from 1999 to 2011. As secretary of the state, she helped thousands of businesses grow, registered thousands of voters, cut bureaucratic red tape, honored veterans and fought to keep elections fair. As a former state representative in the Connecticut General Assembly, representing the towns of Middletown, Middlefield and Durham, Bysiewicz wrote legislation to ban dangerous “drive-through” mastectomies and ensure that women being treated for breast cancer had proper care. She also fought political patronage and wrote the law to ban lobbyists from giving gifts to legislators. As a business lawyer and a job creator, she has helped over sixty companies access millions of dollars in capital, expand their businesses and create thousands of jobs in Connecticut. During the COVID-19 crisis, the Governor Ned Lamont and Bysiewicz administration recognized the vital need for first responders including all who work and volunteer in the medical profession.
The ceremony will be held in the Edgerton Center for the Performing Arts at Sacred Heart University, 5151 Park Avenue, Fairfield on Friday, December 3, at 1 p.m.
About Sacred Heart University
As the second-largest independent Catholic university in New England, and one of the fastest-growing in the U.S., Sacred Heart University is a national leader in shaping higher education for the 21st century. SHU offers nearly 90 undergraduate, graduate, doctoral and certificate programs on its Fairfield, Conn., campus. Sacred Heart also has satellites in Connecticut, Luxembourg and Ireland and offers online programs. More than 9,000 students attend the University’s nine colleges and schools: Arts & Sciences; Communication, Media & the Arts; Social Work; Computer Science & Engineering; Health Professions; the Isabelle Farrington College of Education; the Jack Welch College of Business & Technology; the Dr. Susan L. Davis, R.N., & Richard J. Henley College of Nursing; and St. Vincent’s College. Sacred Heart stands out from other Catholic institutions as it was established and led by laity. The contemporary Catholic university is rooted in the rich Catholic intellectual tradition and the liberal arts, and at the same time cultivates students to be forward thinkers who enact change—in their own lives, professions and in their communities. The Princeton Review includes SHU in its Best 387 Colleges–2022 Edition, “Best Northeastern” and Best Business Schools–2021 Edition. Sacred Heart is home to the award-winning, NPR-affiliated radio station, WSHU, a Division I athletics program and an impressive performing arts program that includes choir, band, dance and theatre. www.sacredheart.edu