Salve Regina University in Newport, RI, conferred 525 bachelor's degrees upon the Class of 2026 at the University's 76th Commencement May 17. Credit: Jessica Pohl and Salve Regina University

NEWPORT, RI — On May 17, on the oceanside campus of Salve Regina University in Newport, RI, Dr. Kelli J. Armstrong, president, conferred 525 bachelor’s degrees upon the Class of 2026 at the University’s 76th Commencement. These local students were among them.

Victor Perez of Orange

Sophia Gendron of Oxford

Salve Regina University is a Catholic, coeducational institution of higher education founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1947.