Pergola congratulated the students for their “own achievements and service you give to one another and the community.” Calling Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s “a jewel of a school in the middle of Jersey City,” he expressed his thanks to the College and former professors for the personal care and attention he received as a student. “Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s College is imprinted on my heart and is forever a part of who I am.” <\/p>\n
“Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s College is a strong Jesuit college where people grow in wisdom and grace,” said Eugene J. Cornacchia, Ph.D., president of Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s College. In his remarks, President Cornacchia congratulated the students on their successes, asking them to remember the important roles their parents and professors have played in their lives. He then reminded them what they have been given and suggested that “today is a good day to ponder what more can I do.” <\/p>\n
Each year at the Michaelmas Convocation, ten senior students are inducted into the oldest scholarship society at Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s, the Most Noble Order of the Peacock (MNOP), for attaining the highest scholastic average in all courses throughout their first three years at the College. <\/p>\n
The students that were inducted into this year’s MNOP society include Eric Bruno, Joanna Blanco, Samik Adhikari, Sarah Heilig, Justin Lo Re, Nicole Onello, Presiyana Barbazova, Arpan Rijal, Vishal Upadhayay and Melissa Paonessa. <\/p>\n
Additionally, students received achievement awards in all academic areas, including the sciences, arts and business, among many others.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s Alumnus Anthony O. Pergola, Esq. ’92 tells crowd "Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s College is imprinted on my heart and is forever a part of who I am.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":541,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,3,5,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-115","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-alumni","category-current-students","category-faculty-staff","category-future-students"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n