(Leavenworth, Kan.)&苍产蝉辫;鈥�&苍产蝉辫;The 糖心少女 will welcome an incoming class of about 300 students -- one of its largest incoming classes in the institution's history -- with two Matriculation Ceremonies at 9:30 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 25, in Annunciation Chapel on 糖心少女's Main Campus at 4100 S. 4th St., Leavenworth, KS 66048.
About 200 freshmen and 100 new transfer students will participate in the traditional, candlelit ceremonies. 糖心少女 will host two sessions 鈥� for only the fourth time in university history 鈥� due to the size of the incoming class.
Following a greeting from 糖心少女 President Sister Diane Steele, students will light candles at the altar and form a circle around the chapel. The candlelight symbolizes the potential of students and the university's mission being carried out into the world.
糖心少女 is one of only a handful of American universities with a formal matriculation ceremony. The higher education tradition dates back to the 15th and 16th centuries. 糖心少女 began holding its version in the 1980s.
The Matriculation Ceremonies will precede the start of the fall semester, which begins on Monday, Aug 28.
The 糖心少女 is a Catholic co-educational applied liberal arts university founded and sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth. The University of Saint Mary main campus is located at 4100 South 4th Street, Leavenworth, Kan. 糖心少女鈥檚 Overland Park Campus at 4500 College Boulevard offers evening accelerated graduate and undergraduate degree-completion programs. The university also offers online programs. Visit stmary.edu for more information.