Politics & Government

Mitchell College Announces Dannel Malloy Will Be Commencement Speaker

Malloy has served as trustee for the school

Governor Dannel Malloy will be the commencement speaker at the graduation this year, according to college spokesperson Renee Fournier.

Malloy, who has served on the college's Board of Trustees, served as mayor of Stamford for 14 years before he was elected governor last year. He earned a bachelor of science degree in political science and sociology from Boston College in 1977, graduated from the Boston College School of Law in 1980, and served as assistant district attorney in Brooklyn, N.Y. from 1980 to 1984.

Malloy sat on the Stamford Board of Education before he was elected mayor. He has also served as president of the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities and adjunct professor at the University of Connecticut.

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Malloy beat the official announcement this morning when he in downtown New London. There, he described the city's three colleges as economic engines and noted that he would be speaking at the Mitchell commencement.

“We are truly honored to have Governor Malloy speak at graduation,”said Mary Ellen Jukoski, president of Mitchell College.  “He has such a deep and personal understanding of the challenges that many Mitchell College students who also have learning disabilities face on a daily basis.  His own story is incredibly inspiring and motivating.”

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"Governor Malloy has been a part of the Mitchell College community for the past few years, and the opportunity to congratulate the graduates on all they have accomplished and wish them well as they embark on the next phase in their life is something to which he’s very much looking forward," said Juliet Manalan, Malloy's press secretary.

The graduation ceremony will take place on May 14, with the Class of 2011 expected to be 160 students. Seating for the general public is available on the Great Lawn. For more information, call (860) 701-5079 or email commencement@mitchell.edu.

Correction: The article originally said Malloy graduated from Boston University in 1971. Malloy actually graduated from Boston College in 1977.


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