Golden Bear Pride Shines Brightly as Christina A. Holder of Wingdale Receives Degree from Western New England University
SPRINGFIELD, MA (07/17/2023)– Christina A. Holder of Wingdale, NY graduated from Western New England University with a Juris Doctor and a MS in Sport Leadership & Coaching.
On Sunday, May 21, the University conferred degrees to more than 200 graduates receiving masters, law, and doctorate degrees from its Colleges of Arts and Sciences, Business, Engineering, Pharmacy, and School of Law.
In his remarks President Robert E. Johnson challenged the graduates to, “stay curious in the everchanging world, remain agile so that you learn, unlearn, and relearn and you will transform the world.”
The Western New England University graduating class of 2023 hailed from 24 states which were: Alabama, California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Colombia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and Tennessee. Graduates were also from India.
Western New England University (WNE) is a private, nationally ranked, comprehensive institution with a focus on preparing work-ready and world-ready graduates. Founded in 1919 in Springfield, Massachusetts as a division of Northeastern College, WNE’s 215-acre suburban campus serves more than 3,700 students, including over 2,500 full-time undergraduates. More than 47,000 alumni have earned degrees through its 90+ undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs at Colleges of Arts and Sciences, Business, Engineering, and Pharmacy and Health Sciences, and School of Law. Students come from 39 U.S. states and territories and 23 countries. Of 45,104 living alumni, 30% remain within the region, residing in the four Western Massachusetts counties and northern Connecticut.
WNE is classified among nationally ranked universities in US News and World Report, and among the Top 100 Undergraduate Engineering programs, and in the Doctoral/Professional Universities category in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.
