Graduates Celebrated at Annual Commencement Ceremony
Approximately 700 students crossed the stage during 射精视频鈥檚 annual commencement ceremony, capping off college careers with a weekend of celebration.
Among the graduates were approximately 450 students from across the University鈥檚 undergraduate programs 鈥 including 59 graduates of the University-affiliated Research College of Nursing 鈥 and 260 graduate-level students.
On Friday, the graduates were celebrated during the traditional Baccalaureate Mass in St. Francis Xavier Church, processing from campus across Troost Avenue to the church.
Friends and family gathered to celebrate the graduates during Saturday鈥檚 commencement ceremony at Municipal Auditorium.聽Five students 鈥 Lauren Bell, Lauren Pennell, Erica Pruett, Emma Priesendorf and Caroline Ukena 鈥 shared top honors among the graduating class as the recipients of the Senior Gold Medal.聽Caroline Ludwig, a graduate from the University鈥檚 doctor of physical therapy program, and Lauren Herrmann, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree candidate, offered reflections on behalf of the graduate and undergraduate classes, respectively.
In her comments, Ludwig recognized that the graduates鈥 paths would diverge, but that in other聽more important ways, they will always share something.
鈥淲e leave in unison today as graduates. And though when the celebrations are over we will begin our lives as individuals we will always have the common bond of 射精视频 and the values it instilled in us,鈥 she said.
Herrmann praised these same values in her comments as she encouraged the graduates to always strive for bigger and better things. Quoting聽Pope聽Emeritus聽Benedict XVI, she said that 鈥渢he world offers you comfort. But you were not made for comfort, you were made for greatness.鈥
鈥淣ever stop chasing greatness,鈥 she said. 鈥淭he doors to our future are right in front of us; we are moments away from crossing that threshold. So I ask you 鈥 no, I implore you 鈥 don鈥檛 knock on the door, don鈥檛 crack it open to see what鈥檚 there. Run, jump, even dance through it because on the other side greatness is waiting.鈥