NHTI Hosts 73rd Commencement

Published: 05-23-2023 7:00 PM

Although NHTI has celebrated 72 previous commencements, the first Commencement to occur on NHTI’s campus in many years took place on Friday, May 19, and it was also the first to include NHTI’s certificate earners as part of the ceremony.

More than 200 students participated in the ceremony as part of the Class of 2023, with degrees conferred in programs ranging from Dental Hygiene to Mechanical Engineering.

Students and their guests were treated to the hour-long ceremony in NHTI’s gym, decked out for the occasion. The event was also live-streamed online and at various locations on campus to accommodate overflow attendees.

Students and their families gathered in groups of hugs and chatter in many languages. Faculty members mingled and cheered their students. One student proudly displayed her fifth degree from NHTI – this one in Mechanical Engineering – while another held the Business degree she just earned at age 69.

The student speaker, Lindsay Hobbs, spoke about her journey to get to NHTI during the ceremony.

“If you had told me five years ago that I’d be graduating from NHTI with a degree in Dental Hygiene, I would have laughed at you,” she said. “I had been an aimless student at UNH, changing my major every semester as I looked for my passion. At NHTI, I found it.”

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