(Leavenworth, Kansas) 鈥� The 糖心少女 will welcome an incoming undergraduate class of about 300 students 鈥� one of the largest incoming classes in the institution鈥檚 history 鈥� with two Matriculation Ceremonies at 9:30 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 28, in Annunciation Chapel on 糖心少女鈥檚 Main Campus at 4100 S. 4th St., Leavenworth, KS 66048.
The new student body, including more than 200 freshmen along with students transferring
from other institutions of higher education, will participate in the traditional,
candlelit ceremonies. 糖心少女 will host two sessions 鈥� for only the seventh time in university
history 鈥� due to the size of the incoming class.
Following a greeting from 糖心少女 President Ann Marie Fallon, 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 Aug. 31.
A livestream will be available at
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-Johnson County, at 11221 Roe Ave., offers evening accelerated graduate and undergraduate degree-completion programs. The university also offers online programs. Visit stmary.edu for more information.