Jackson State honors 2021 grad school students and Golden Class of 1971: First of three commencement ceremonies Jackson State honors 2021 grad school students and Golden Class of 1971: First of three commencement ceremonies JSU President Hudson, speaker JPS Superintendent Errick Greene, speaker We learn in Ecclesiastes (NIV) that “there is a time for everything and a season for every activity under the heavens.” Such is the case of Jackson State University’s 2021 graduates. Trailblazers that they are, they are embarking on new beginnings. New moments arose for them in the Lee E. Williams Athletics and Assembly Center at 9 a.m. Friday, May 7. “This class deserves all of our thanks, all of our love…You’ve done incredible things these past few years. You have heeded the call and have done all the work that brought you to this day,” persisted Thomas Hudson, (J.D.) president.