MassBay Student Selected as Commencement Singer

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MassBay Community College student, Tahlia Butler, at the Wellesley Hills campus, Wellesley, MA, May 2022 (Photo/MassBay Community College).

WELLESLEY HILLS, Mass. (May 31, 2023) — For the second consecutive year, Tahlia Butler of Bedford, MA, has been selected to sing the national anthem at the 61st Commencement Exercises of MassBay Community College, held Thursday, May 25, 2023, on its Wellesley Hills campus.

“I am excited for the opportunity to represent the students of MassBay, cheer on my friends that are graduating, and honor our 2023 graduates,” said Butler. “It is also amazing to be collaborating with The Wellesley Symphony Orchestra once again!” The Wellesley Symphony Orchestra has been MassBay’s orchestra-in-residence since 1984.

Butler has always loved to be involved in the theater and singing, participating in the choir programs in her middle and high schools. Since starting at MassBay in the fall of 2021, Butler has been involved in campus life. She has been a senator and student representative in the Student Government Association, the former president of the MassBay Film Society, a peer mentor, a mentee in the STEM Mentor Program, and a student ambassador for the Students of Color Program. In addition, she participated in MassBay’s Leadership Engagement and Development (LEAD) program in 2022, and has been and continues to be an advocate for mental health, especially amongst her peers.

Butler is a General Studies major at MassBay with plans to transfer this fall to pursue her bachelor’s degree in biology with a focus on neuroscience and psychology.

MassBay Community College is the most affordable higher education option in MetroWest Boston, offering a robust portfolio of courses and more than 70 associate degree and certificate programs with flexible day, evening, and weekend classes in Ashland, Framingham, Wellesley Hills, and online. MassBay students receive an unmatched educational value by earning stackable credits that transfer to bachelor’s degree programs, and workforce-ready skills necessary to advance careers in high-demand fields such as health and life sciences, automotive technology, engineering, business, cybersecurity, and the humanities. MassBay’s Associate Degree in Nursing (RN) and Practical Nursing (LPN) programs were both ranked as the #1 Nursing Program in Massachusetts in 2020-2021 by national nursing advocacy organizations RegisteredNursing.org, and PracticalNursing.org. Since its founding in 1961, MassBay has been accredited by several governing bodies and remains firmly committed to its mission of meeting the needs of the diverse local communities it serves. We value the intrinsic worth of all individuals, collectively in pursuit of inclusiveness and prioritize our work towards achieving equity within our community and beyond.