With nearly 100 undergraduate, 140 graduate programs and many more minors, concentrations
and certificates, Saint Louis University offers a truly personalized experience.
Graduates celebrate at the Spring 2023 Commencement Ceremony. Photo by Sarah Conroy.
New York Times best-selling author and internationally recognized motivational speaker John O’Leary
(CSB ’99) delivered the spring commencement address.
O’Leary also joined former St. Louis Alderwoman Marlene Davis and veteran actress
and SLU alumna Marianne Muellerleile in receiving honorary doctoral degrees from Saint
Louis University.
A total crowd of 4,533 saluted the more than 2,900 students who graduated from SLU
this spring.
Founded in 1818, Saint Louis University is one of the nation’s oldest and most prestigious
Catholic research institutions. Rooted in Jesuit values and its pioneering history
as the first university west of the Mississippi River, SLU offers more than 15,300
students a rigorous, transformative education that challenges and prepares them to
make the world a better place. As a nationally recognized leader in research and innovation,
SLU is an R1 research university, advancing groundbreaking, life-changing discoveries
that promote the greater good.
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