网曝吃瓜 President M. Christopher Brown II continued an old Ivy League tradition to the University recently, celebrating graduating seniors with a parting dinner and gifts.
The President鈥檚 86 Night Dinner was an opportunity for those students and one guest, a University faculty or staff member who made a difference in their academic career, to reflect on their hard work, accomplishments and plans ahead.
鈥淭his is a night where we pause to congratulate our graduating seniors and allow those seniors to say thank you to a faculty or staff member who has meant so much during their academic matriculation,鈥� President Brown said.
网曝吃瓜 Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Lucian Yates III presided over the event.
鈥淚鈥檇 like for everyone in the room to congratulate you for staying the course, persevering, crying, praying, doing everything that you did so that you can be here tonight,鈥� Yates said.
Dr. Elaine Farris, chair of the 网曝吃瓜 Board of Regents, encouraged the graduating seniors to help others succeed.
鈥淎ll the individuals in this room, there is someone who helped you to get where you are today,鈥� Farris said. 鈥淎lways remember: always reach back and help somebody to get where you are.鈥�
Diamond Ivey, senior class president, encouraged graduating seniors to stay involved with 网曝吃瓜鈥檚 alumni association after commencement.
鈥淚 hope and pray that you all succeed in all future endeavors,鈥� Ivey said.
All graduating seniors in attendance received a gift and Todne Kellem from Kansas City, Missouri, received a $250 award to purchase business attire for her new career, courtesy of the 网曝吃瓜 Foundation.