commencement 2023

Commencement 2023

Friday, May 19 at 1:00 p.m.
DCU Center – 50 Foster Street
Worcester, MA

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Commencement Speaker Margaret R. Guzman Honorable Margaret R. Guzman was appointed by President Biden and confirmed by the U.S. Senate as a Federal District Court Judge for the District of Massachusetts, sitting in the Worcester Federal Court, in 2023. She previously served for nearly 14 years in the Massachusetts State District Court, including a term as First Justice of the Ayer District Court. She served on numerous Trial Court Committees, including Judicial Education, Race and Ethnic Fairness, and Supreme Judicial Select Committee on Implicit Bias.  Judge Guzman has additionally participated in numerous professional associations and is presently an active Faculty Member of the National Judicial College. Her legal career included both private practice and public service where she was a Senior Trial Attorney for the Worcester office of CPCS, in the Public Defender Division. Judge Guzman is a graduate of Boston University School of Law (Class of ’89), with Honors, and Clark University, with High Honors, Magna Cum Laud, Phi Beta Kappa. She is a resident of Worcester and has a long history of service on numerous local Boards, commissions, and other non-profits, including Dismas House of Central Mass., the Worcester Youth Center, the Worcester County Commission on the Status of Women, Creative Hub Worcester, and Worcester Business Development Corporation.

Information for Graduates

Graduates will need to be at the DCU between 11:30 a.m. and 11:45 a.m. and will enter through Door 2 to the South Hall-Student Robing Area. Please see The Q for more information.

Information for Guests

Please assist us by leaving at home such personal items as large bags, diaper bags, wrapped gifts, backpacks, etc. All such items will be subject to search. If there are things you or your guests absolutely must have with you, please bring them in a clear plastic bag. 

As always, if you see something, say something, and we will work together to ensure a safe and joyous Commencement Ceremony.

• Graduates are welcome to invite as many family members or guests to the Commencement Ceremony as they like, there is no limit. Invitations are not required, however if you would like to print an invitation as a keepsake or to share the news with other family members or friends, you can access an invitation.
• Family members and guests will enter the DCU Center through the main entrance (Doors 10-12).  Programs will be distributed at this entrance.  All bags will be subject to search. Doors open at 11:00 a.m.
• Students will enter through Door 2 to the South Hall – Student Robing Area
• Per the DCU Center, no balloons are allowed, so please refrain from bringing them.
• The event venue has accessible routes and seating throughout the DCU Center. The ceremony will be closed-captioned. Sign Language interpreters will interpret the ceremony from the platform.

Additional Contact Information:

• General Commencement Info: 508.854.4257 | Registrar [at] qcc.mass.edu
• ADA Concerns: 508.854.4470 or 4471 | kproctor [at] qcc.mass.edu

Parking Information

The DCU Center does not own or operate parking facilities but there are several garages and flat lots located within walking distance of the Arena and Convention Center. To access parking information, visit the DCU website.

Worcester has over 10,000 available parking spaces in municipal and private lots as well as on street parking.

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