The virtual ceremony was streamed live at wnmu.edu and on the university’s Facebook page.
Opening the ceremony, WNMU President Joseph Shepard said to participants, “I salute you for your dedication to your courses and your perseverance.”
He went on to honor members participants who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces and acknowledge the families who supported graduates along their educational journeys.
“I’d like to recognize those who are the first in their families to receive a college degree. About 1 in 2 of our students are first generation college graduates,” Shepard said.
President of the Associated Students of WNMU Brenda Hernandez, who also sang the national anthem at the start of the ceremony, addressed her fellow graduates.
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