(bright music) (bright music) (bright music) (bright music) (bright music) (bright music) (bright music) (bright music) (bright music) (bright music) - [Speaker] Introducing the Interim President of Michigan State University, Teresa K. Woodruff.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) - Good afternoon, Spartans.

Are you ready to graduate?

(attendees cheering) Welcome to the fall 2023 Commencement Ceremony.

Today, we recognize and celebrate our graduating seniors from the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, (attendees cheering) (attendees applauding) from the College of Communication Arts and Sciences, (attendees cheering) (attendees applauding) from the College of Engineering, (attendees cheering) (attendees applauding) from Lyman Briggs College, (attendees cheering) (attendees applauding) from the College of Natural Science, (attendees cheering) (attendees applauding) and from the College of Nursing.

(attendees cheering) (attendees applauding) We welcome all of you to the Breslin Center, home of Spartan Athletic triumphs, and importantly to celebrations of academic achievements such as this.

And thank you to all of those who are joining us by livestream today.

Greetings to you as well.

Before I go on, I want to salute all the families and friends who have been so important to our graduates lives and are here to share the joy.

If this is your first convocation that you've ever attended, as you look around, you can see you are part of a very large Spartan family.

For others of you, this ceremony represents a multi-generational commitment to MSU, and for all of you, today is a testament to the vital role you played in the success of our graduates.

So while family and friends, please stand as you are able so our graduates could show their gratitude.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Thank you.

There's another group that I want to acknowledge people who guided and supported today's graduates in a thousand different ways.

Michigan State University's world class faculty and academic staff, some of whom are retiring today.

So graduates, please join me in recognizing the outstanding faculty and academic staff of Michigan State University (attendees applauding) Graduates, reflecting on the unique circumstances since your arrival here reminds me of a familiar quote from Charles Dickens, "A Tale of Two Cities."

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.

It was the season of light, it was the season of darkness.

Spartans, some might say that your college experience was bracketed by COVID-19 and February 13.

And while those times may have challenged you and set you back momentarily, you did not let them define you because in the fullness and richness of college life here at MSU, you also experienced the best of times, deep conversations with classmates, academic accomplishments, and personal growth and club and college activities.

You took selfies was Sparty, made big noise in the east zone, found quiet healing in our green spaces, and discovered the joys of MSU Dairy Store ice cream.

Graduates your degrees prepare you for a future we try to foresee your shared experiences during times of unforeseeable challenge helped equip you for what we cannot.

And as we shake your hands later, we will acknowledge the individuality of each of you while your shared identity as Spartans has created a fierce and lasting bond that forever connects you to one another and this great university.

Now I ask our guests to join our students and faculty in singing one stanza of the Star-Spangled Banner, performed by the amazing MSU Jazz Orchestra, the Be-Bop Spartans, under the direction of university distinguished Professor Rodney Whitaker.

The singing will be led by Phoenix Miranda, a master student in Music Performance.

Upon conclusion of the singing, please remain standing for a moment of silence.

♪ O say can you see, by the dawn's early light ♪ ♪ What so proudly we hail'd at the twilight's last gleaming ♪ ♪ Whose broad stripes and bright stars ♪ ♪ Through the perilous fight ♪ ♪ O'er the ramparts we watch'd were so gallantly streaming ♪ ♪ And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air ♪ ♪ Gave proof through the night ♪ ♪ That our flag was still there ♪ ♪ O say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave ♪ ♪ O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave ♪ (attendees applauding) - Thank you.

And as you remain standing, I ask Interim Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, Thomas Jeitschko, to join me at the lectern.

Spartans on this joyous occasion, let us acknowledge the classmates you've lost along your journey to reach this moment.

Those scholars are forever part of our Spartan family.

So let us pause here for a moment of silent remembrance.

Thank you.

You may be seated.

Now I invite Interim Provost Thomas Jeitschko to present this afternoon's candidate for the honorary degree.

- Dr. MacMillan, please come forward.

Interim President Woodruff, I have the honor to present, Dr. David MacMillan for awarding of the Honorary Degree Doctor of Science.

(attendees applauding) - Dr. MacMillan, you're a highly accomplished leader in the world of science and academia and have devoted your life to your impactful research and educating the next generation of scientific minds.

You have utilized your expertise by advising pharmaceutical and research companies such as Pfizer, Biogen, Johnson and Johnson, and AbbVie Research Laboratories.

Your remarkable service to the distinguished chemistry departments of both Caltech and Princeton are admirable.

The impacts of your career and contributions are countless as your studies and organic catalysis and photoredox catalysis have been cited over 52,000 times and you've contributed to over 300 scientific publication.

In recognition of your scientific contributions, you have received numerous prestigious awards, including the 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for your work in the development of asymmetric organocatalysis, the Chirality, yeah, that's good, that's worth clapping (attendees applauding) the Chirality Medal Award, the ACS Kosolapoff Award, the Harrison Howe ACS Award in Chemistry, the Schering Foundation Prize for Outstanding Research in Medicine, and the Corday-Morgan Medal from the Royal Society of Chemistry.

For your vast knowledge in Chemistry and notable impact on the field, you also have been knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2022 and King Charles in 2023.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) your awards and honors are impressive and our inspirational to all Spartans.

For your inspiration career groundbreaking scientific advancement, and dedication to higher education, we are pleased to award you the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Science from Michigan State University.

(attendees applauding) Dr. MacMillan, I offer you our podium to say a few words to our graduates.

Thank you.

(attendees applauding) - Good afternoon, esteemed faculty, honored guests, moms and dads, and most importantly, the incredible 2023 graduates of Michigan State University.

Yeah.

(attendees applauding) I am deeply honored to stand before you today as your commencement speaker.

I want to express my sincere gratitude to President Woodruff, Provost Jeitschko, members of the board of trustees, and my dear friend, Professor Jim McCusker of chemistry who's sitting in the president's box right now watching the basketball game.

(attendees laughs) My name is David MacMillan.

I was born in Scotland in 1968.

I grew up in a small steel town just outside of Glasgow.

My dad was a steel worker, my mom was a maid.

I came to the states to do my PhD at UC Irvine in 1990.

I am now a Professor of Princeton.

In 2021, I won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

(attendees applauding) But I just wanna say, please don't worry, there won't be any chemistry in this speech.

But today, I'm not just here as a Nobel Prize winner.

I'm here as a fellow graduate, and I will begin by stating emphatically that it's a tremendous honor to receive a Doctorate of Science from this remarkable institution.

And it's with great pride that I joined the ranks of this amazing Spartan family.

I don't know if I'm officially allowed to call myself a Spartan, but I really don't care, 'cause now I feel that I'm a Spartan.

(attendees applauding) And just to make it more official, yesterday I met with Coach Izzo, and he gave me a motivational speech.

And I'm now ready to run through a wall for Michigan State.

(attendees laughs) So go green.

- Go green.

- Okay, I've been asked as part of this commencement speech to share some of my experiences and insights with you.

Many people asked me, what are the major lessons that you have learned that helped you win a Nobel Prize?

And quite honestly, I have no idea what those lessons would be, but I thought, I would tell you three quick lessons that in my life have been invaluable to me.

So lesson one, it's great to learn from others, but always follow your own path.

When I was a teenager back in Scotland, my older brother Ian, he did a remarkable thing.

What he decided to do was, he decided he wanted to go to university.

And you might think, well, why was that remarkable?

Well, in 1979 in Scotland, we didn't know anyone in our town who'd ever gone to university.

No one from my high school had ever gone to university, but he decided he wanted to.

And this was controversial.

My mom and dad thought he was just being lazy in trying to avoid going to the steelworks, which was probably true, but he decided he wanted to go anyway.

And he enrolled, he got a degree in physics, and the day after he got his degree, he got a job.

And the salary for that job paid more money than what my dad made as a steel worker after 30 years.

And at that moment, my mom and dad came to me and said, "You are going to university."

(attendees laughs) So the biggest moment of my career at any moment as I look back, was not made by me.

It was actually made by by other people.

But I went off to university and I went off to do physics because that's what my brother did.

And I absolutely, I honestly hated it.

I was terrible at physics, I just couldn't do it.

And I decided I really just didn't want to be there.

I tried to leave university, but I was so bad at interviewing.

I couldn't get any jobs.

And I would sit on this, at a one hour bus, I couldn't afford to be at the college.

So I'd take a one hour bus ride to college every day, and I would sit despondent just thinking about how could I possibly get out of being in this college experience.

Now by great fortune, as part of the curriculum, I also had to take chemistry classes.

And in my sophomore year, we were introduced to organic chemistry.

And for the first time in my life, I experienced a lecture class that was not a class, but instead it was a revelation.

I understood it, it made sense to me.

I enjoyed it.

It became a passion for me.

On my bus rides to and from college every day I would read these books, I would consume them endlessly.

It was like learning to speak another language, and it was like breathing new air.

I quickly changed my major and I loved every day of college till the day I graduated.

That same love for chemistry brought me to America and now takes me all over the world giving talks about chemistry.

Chemistry is not only my career, it has become my passport to the world.

Now, the moral of that story is that my brother was the greatest role model I could ever have wanted.

If it wasn't for him, I wouldn't be standing here today.

But if I'd only tried to pursue his path of physics, I would've been miserable, I would've failed.

So learn from others, but in the end, always follow your own path and always live your own life.

Now, some of you down the front here may have already found your own chemistry, but some of you might be still trying to figure things out, and that's okay.

It might take time, but it's really worth it to sample all these things.

But it is important to find your own chemistry.

And trust me, when you do, you'll know it when you do.

So lesson two, don't let failure get you down.

Failure is just another word for experience.

After I won the Nobel Prize, I was asked to give lectures all over the world.

And strangely, after I give these lectures, the number one question I would always be asked is, how do you deal with failure?

Which if you think about it as a kind of weird question that you ask someone who's just won something, how do you deal with failure?

So in thinking about this, you know, failure can be humbling, failure can be frustrating, failure can be painful.

But in all cases, failure is always just another way of gaining more experiences in life.

So I wanted to relay this second story.

When I graduated from Glasgow University, I knew I wanted to come to America.

I loved American television.

I loved "Starsky and Hutch" I love "Cheers."

For those of you who are younger, ask your parents what that means.

(attendees laughs) And I also loved the NFL and I loved all American sports.

And so I decided to go out and I saved up all my money to buy these air mail envelopes.

And I sent them to five institutions in America waiting to hear for response.

Two months go by, no response.

So I save up more money, get more air mail, and this time I type up my letters.

Two months go by, crickets, no response.

Another five, nothing.

The 16th, 17th, 18th didn't hear anything.

But on my 19th letter that I sent, I heard back from a person called Hal Moore at UC Irvine, who sent me an application and I sent it back to Irvine and I was accepted and I went to graduate school in America.

Now I like this story because I realized afterwards the only thing that got me to the 19th letter was determination to get to America, even though it looked like all my efforts were going to waste.

And in life, this is critical.

You have to be thick skinned at times because rejection and failure will happen, and it happens a lot.

I've found people don't like to talk about failure as it makes us look somehow weak or diminished, but it doesn't have to make you less, it can make you more.

In my case, it taught me the value of staying positive.

Even when I thought my dreams of coming to America were basically gone.

And as a scientist, this lesson of staying positive when nothing is working has been the most valuable of my life.

My second failure story is about the day I received the Nobel Prize.

Now I don't mean the day I found out, but in fact, the day I was presented with the Nobel Prize, and I don't know if they can put up the first picture here.

Okay, I hope you can see that.

So this is a photograph which is very meaningful to me.

This is the day I received the Nobel medal.

And I'm surrounded by my family from both America and from Scotland.

And you're probably looking at that and thinking, "Why is that a failure?"

So let me explain.

If you look at this, you'll see that I'm actually wearing a kilt.

And if you don't know what a kilt is.

A kilt is a Scottish national costume where it looks like a skirt that men would wear, okay?

And you can see here, I'm wearing a kilt, but I'd never worn a kilt before.

And so I thought, well, I'm Scottish, I have to wear a kilt.

So I had my measurements taken, they were sent back to Scotland.

They made me a kilt, and they sent it back to me.

And I received it the day of the Nobel Prize ceremony.

And so I put it on and when I put it on, it was really, really tight.

It was really tight kilt, and to the point where I could hardly walk wearing the kilt.

(attendees laughs) My wife described it as a pencil kilt, okay?

(attendees laughs) Now, so my name came up and I had to sort of shuffle up and get the medal and then shuffle back with it.

And then even later that evening, there had a big fancy, a gala and there was dancing.

And I couldn't go dancing because of my kilt.

So I was really annoyed about this.

And I get back to the hotel.

And when I go back to the hotel, I was complaining about this to one of my friends.

And my friend looked down at the kilt and said, "Wait a minute.

And she reached down and she saw a thread and she pulled the thread out and it was a shipping thread that had been put into the kilt to allow it to come to America and stay in good shape.

And as soon as she did it, the kilt went back to normal.

(attendees laughs) So this is why I love this photograph.

This, when I look at this, I should see my highest moment of intellectual achievement, but (attendees laughs) all I see is an idiot, okay.

(attendees laughs) (attendees applauding) So always remember failure can be useful because it will keep you humble.

Okay, so my third piece of advice, and this is very serious, is try and laugh every single day.

Life can be serious, but you don't have to take yourself too seriously.

Surround yourself with people who are meaningful to you and that you love and love being around.

This means you should cherish your loved ones, your mom and dads, and cherish your friends.

And if those are really good friends, they will do the same for you.

For me, that has always been about being around people who understand the joy of life.

Remember, and this is the most important part, laughter amongst family and friends is without doubt the greatest source of wealth in life.

Okay.

(attendees applauding) Can you show the second, okay, so you're probably wondering, okay, this commencement speech is going off the rails, 'cause I'm now showing you photographs of me as a baby.

(attendees laughs) Why am I doing this?

Well, basically, after I won the Nobel Prize, the Nobel Prize people contacted me and said, "Can you send us photographs of you as a baby?"

And I said, "Why?"

And they said, "We want photographs of it for the website."

And I said, "But that's got nothing to do with my science."

And they said, "We don't care.

We just want photographs of you as a baby."

I was like, "Okay."

So I looked around my house and I couldn't find any photographs.

So I contacted my sister back in Scotland and said, "Can you send me photographs of me as a baby?"

And she did, she sent them.

And these three photographs are now on the Nobel Prize website.

But I think this is actually the greatest practical joke that's ever been played because if you look at the picture in the middle, I'm pretty sure that's not me.

(attendees laughs) I'm pretty sure that's my sister.

(attendees laughs) And she's subsequently confessed to this.

And I actually think that's one of the most wonderful things in the world, that your own sister, even at this moment is trying to sort make fun of you in an interesting way.

So that is one of the most wonderful things I think she's ever done for me.

So three lessons, follow your own path.

Learn to stay positive through failure and laugh every day.

Now I'm gonna finish off with one quick part.

Now graduates, I have told you a few of my life lessons, but I wanted to finish by pointing out that all of you have experienced some lessons that I have not learned and that the rest of us never will.

What do I mean by this?

Where you are part of the only four year college class and the history of this world who had to go out and earn a degree while overcoming a worldwide pandemic?

Think about that.

That is remarkable and substantial achievement and you should be proud of it and you should never, ever forget it.

(attendees applauding) As such, as you go forward in life, I ask you to remember all of these experiences, including the tough ones with COVID, and the great ones as a Michigan State student, beginning with the tremendous worry and stress about your own health and the health of their loved ones.

The loneliness and boredom of isolation, the frustration of zoom calls, the need for resilience, the need for drive and determination, the need to remain tough when it felt like the world was falling apart.

And then from this, the sheer joy of returning to all the simple things we previously took for granted.

The reconnection with friends and family and teachers in real life places as the world opened up.

And then the joy, success, and sense of accomplishment of learning and being part of this amazing campus life.

And now ultimately here today, earning your degree that has been the collective experience, which makes you all an extraordinary and unique group.

So my call to action is this.

Take these unique life's lessons from the last four incredible years and use them to build your careers, your families, your friendships, your loves and your lives because you are more equipped to do so than almost any other class in history.

Congratulations Spartan Class of 2023.

There is no generation of college graduate students more ready to take on the world.

Know that everyone here supports you and can't wait to see all the incredible things that you'll accomplish.

Go out there and make your mark on the world and at the same time, make your loved ones proud and make your Spartan family proud.

Best wishes, good luck.

Go green.

- Go green.

(attendees cheering) (attendees applauding) - Thank you very much, Dr. MacMillan.

We now have the pleasure of hearing the MSU Jazz Orchestra, the Be-Bop Spartans, under the direction of university distinguished professor, Rodney Whitaker.

The selection is entitled "Superstition" composed by former commencement speaker, Stevie Wonder.

(attendees cheering) (attendees applauding) - One, two, three.

("Superstition") ("Superstition") ("Superstition") ("Superstition") ("Superstition") ("Superstition") ("Superstition") (attendees applauding) ("Superstition") ("Superstition") ("Superstition") ("Superstition") (attendees applauding) ("Superstition") ("Superstition") ("Superstition") ("Superstition") (attendees applauding) ("Superstition") (attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) - Thank you, Professor Whitaker and members of the MSU Jazz Orchestra.

The Honorable Rema Vassar, Chairperson of the MSU Board of Trustees will address the graduates and guests.

After Trustee Vassar, Interim Provost Thomas Jeitschko will continue with the introductions.

- Thank you, Interim President Woodruff.

Good afternoon, families, friends, and graduates.

On behalf of the MSU Board of Trustees, I extend our warmest welcome to our graduates.

I want to also honor the family, friends, uncles, aunties, play cousins, anyone who door dashed or cashed app gas money.

I want to extend our warmest welcome and gratitude to you for getting your graduates here today.

Let us give them a round of applause.

(attendees applauding) Under the Michigan Constitution, the Board of Trustees is the governing body of the university by whose authority degrees are awarded.

We see each commencement ceremony as a memorable occasion and we appreciate the opportunity to share this special time with you.

Today's ceremony represents the culmination of your myriad achievements and varied experiences.

As our speaker who was excellent by the way, thank you for the pictures, I would give 'em around, (attendees applauding) some of these can be not as spicy.

He was spicy, he was spicy.

It was a really, really, really great speech and the visuals really helped.

I appreciate what you talked about in terms of authenticity.

We just heard from our orchestra, is it Jazz Orchestra?

Jazz Orchestra who gave us the Stevie the Wonder.

He was talking about superstition.

If you believe in things that you don't understand, then you suffer.

What we do understand in this space is the Spartan will.

We understand what it means to be battle tested, to be tried.

We understand also what it means to triumph.

We know what it means to be resilient and to persevere.

We know what it means to be together and to support one another.

We know what it means to be Spartans.

And as the speakers talked about earlier, you all are the most magnificent, terrific, prominent leaders of our generation.

(attendees applauding) There is no one like you.

No one has had these collective experiences that you've had.

No one has had the individual experiences you have.

So as you go forth from today, think about your authentic strength, your unique possibility, and lean into it.

You don't have a model.

You're the mold.

You are the blueprint.

You are creating what we aspire to be.

The MSU Board of Trustees greatly admires your strength, your tenacity, and your Spartan will.

Our wish for you is that will you will use your intelligence and your knowledge to improve the quality of life for our community in to advance the common good.

We are so, so, so very proud of you.

We are counting on you and watching you.

We are rooting for you.

We got the DoorDash and the Venmo for you when you need it as you go forth and make a change and a difference.

Thank you so much for being here today with us, for us, by us.

Thank you so much for letting us share in your victory.

Welcome to the alumni.

(attendees applauding) Go Green!

- Go green!

(attendees applauding) Provost Jeitschko, I think you are up next.

(attendees applauding) - Thank you, Trustee Vassar.

I join you in congratulating our newest degree recipients.

Graduates, each of you embodies a unique confluence of new knowledge.

These scholarly achievements culminate today in the conferral of degrees.

Along with the conferral of our great faith, our hope and our pride and what you will do with your achievements.

Indeed, as we send you forth, we are counting on you to become the thought leaders and innovators of the 21st century.

Now it is my pleasure to introduce Jessica Beach, a Fisheries and Wildlife major who has chosen by the senior class council to represent the Class of 2023.

(attendees applauding) - Hello, everybody and happy commencement.

It is an immense privilege to be here today as our cohort has faced numerous obstacles and tribulations throughout our journeys toward matriculation.

And because of this, I am even more grateful to stand here and relish with you all in the pride and congratulations exuded here by our supportive families, friends, and faculty members.

Thank you for all being here today.

I would also like to thank Interim President Woodruff, Interim Provost Jeitschko, and the Michigan State University Board of Trustees.

At a certain point in my life, I realized that the number of big life milestones left begins to wane.

And perhaps those things become more strenuous to achieve.

Nobody warned us that learning to walk would turn into learning to drive, or that the first day of kindergarten would turn into the last day of undergrad.

We have stumbled along the way, but with resilience we've stood back up and we try it again.

Our society places immense pressure on us to prioritize productivity and performance over pleasure, making it seem perfectly normal to be perpetually fixated on the next best thing or big life goal.

And that's when the exclamation of I can't wait to get out of high school becomes I can't wait to graduate college, which becomes I can't wait to settle down, which becomes I just can't wait to retire and so on.

(attendees laughs) Thus, I fear that in a world so driven by capitalism, technology, and relative standards, we have been conditioned to allow real life experiences to escape us as we keep our eyes fixated on the light at the end of the tunnel, blinded from our present realities.

Independent of our professional and academic pursuits.

The year 2023 alone has been teaming with enough emotions, challenges and opportunities for growth and resilience to constitute a lifetime.

So I don't want this one life that I have to be spent hustling just to be able to rest when I die.

And since nobody asks a child what they want to be when they grow up, expecting them to say that they want to be happy, some of us kids grow up not knowing that happiness is an admirable aspiration in itself.

Happiness is heavily influenced by circumstance and personal choice.

And it's subjective, which means that we have the autonomy to define our own happiness and pursue it in ways that make sense for each of us.

We are Spartans, which means we're problem solvers, artists, thinkers, achievers, beyond the green and the white, however, we are all human beings, which means that we each experience lives as uniquely, vividly, and dynamically as even the person next to us.

So in finding your path, I hope to empower you all to assess what it is in your own lives that you value in addition to your impressive career titles and profitable intelligence, to truly aid in your pursuits of happiness in a meaningful life.

So what comes next?

We earned our degrees.

Next, maybe we'll settle down, and one day we might retire.

But between those big life milestones, the pursuit of happiness and a meaningful life may additionally be found in the quiet movements of an everyday existence.

May we forever enable smiles, laughs, and tender moments to break up the monotony of what will soon become the rest of our lives.

Because although time may seem to be an abundant resource, it is always scarce on the individual level.

So while maybe we shouldn't live every day as if it were our last, there's also no time like the present.

Now I believe that we all came to Michigan State University with similar underlying objectives, right?

To earn a degree in a field that matters so that we can contribute to society and paved the way for our own happiness and fulfillment.

Now we know, however, that the value of a university experience is not just in its curricula, But also in those special moments when peers become friends and those friends become family.

We stand by each other's sides, learning the consequences of life's perceived miracles and tragedies like those along the spectrum of love and loss or the dichotomy of pass or fail.

These last four or five or however many years of university have taught us that we are not solely defined by our greatest achievements.

And just like that, we will never be our biggest mistakes.

We are a culmination of every experience, big or small that has shaped us along the way.

And a couple of decades ago, we were learning how to walk and now we are steps away from running the world.

So as we part on our individual journeys, stay in pursuit of that happiness, whether along the banks of the red cedar or halfway around the world, take care of yourselves and go green.

- Go green!

(attendees applauding) - Thank you, Jessica.

The Senior Class Council has worked tirelessly in support of the Senior Class Gift Campaign presentation of the Senior Class Gift will be made by Shruti Elango and Ishwari Kapale.

(attendees applauding) - Good afternoon, fall Class of 2023.

We hope that you're able to take the time you need to not only relax, but soak in the joy of the major milestone that you just completed.

I am the Senior Class Council Vice President Ishwari Kapale.

- And I am the Senior Class Council, General Assembly Liaison Shruti Elango.

- On behalf of ASMSU, the Associated Students of Michigan State University, the Senior Class Council congratulates you on accomplishing something that your younger self would be so proud of, and we hope that you push yourself to continue that drive, passion, and dedication throughout the rest of your life.

- As we prepare to leave Michigan State's campus and start a new chapter of our lives.

The Senior Class Council wanted to ensure that we focus our efforts on a fun that creates meaningful change truly embodies Spartan's will and makes an impact in the lives of students.

Every year, the Senior Class Council advocates for an organization on campus and encourages our fellow seniors to direct their class gift to that organization.

While you can support any cause that has deep personal meaning to you, the Senior Class Council would like to highlight one specifically.

- There are a lot of great efforts to support such as the MSU Food Bank.

Founded in 1993, the MSU Student Food Bank was the first in the nation to be run by students for students.

It was founded to help fight student food insecurity, which is a considerable obstacle to academic success.

We highly encourage you to consider the Student Food Bank when making your Senior Class Campaign Gift.

- With this in mind, we are proud to award this check to Interim President Woodruff and Michigan State University.

We are thankful for those that have donated to the Senior Class Campaign and encourage those that have not to do so soon.

- Our work as advocates of change only continues as we walk across the stage and into the bigger world.

And as we go forward, it is up to every single one of us to stand together and be the change that we wish to see in the world.

When we do this, we can ensure a better future for every generation that comes after.

Thank you, and go green.

- Go green.

(attendees applauding) - There you are.

(attendees applauding) Thank you very much.

I speak.

Oh, no, you speak.

- Thank you, Shruti and Ishwari.

I would now like to take a moment to acknowledge the outstanding faculty and academic staff who are here to celebrate with our graduates.

(attendees applauding) We're also honored to welcome a number of university leaders who are here seated on the platform today, but who will not be speaking.

And there are many and varied roles.

They provide support across our academic mission and are deeply invested in fostering academic excellence and student success at Michigan State University.

Their presence and participation mark the solemnity and the significance of this moment.

Colleagues, please remain standing as your name is read and members of the audience.

Please hold your applause until all are introduced.

Lisa Frace, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer, Mark Largent, Vice Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Education.

Rebecca Malouin, Professor, Vice Chairperson of the Faculty Senate, MSU Academic Governance, and the University Mace Bearer.

(attendees applauding) We pay tribute today to graduates who have distinction of maintaining the highest grade point average in the class, thereby meriting the Board of Trustees Award.

To be eligible for this award, at least three fourths of the credits for the degree must be earned in residence at Michigan State University.

This summer semester 16 students qualified for the Board Award.

And this semester 62 students qualified for the Board Award.

All 78 earned a grade point average of 4.0.

Indeed.

(attendees applauding) I've signed off on those, but it's never been in my name I know that.

We recognize 38 of these students this afternoon.

Students please stand and remain standing as your name is read, and audience, please hold your applause until all are introduced.

Jeremy Austin, a statistics major in the College of Natural Science from Burton, Michigan.

Quenton Bortmas, a landscape architecture major in College of Agriculture and Natural Resources from Manchester, Michigan.

Christopher Bridges, a microbiology major in the College of Natural Science and Honors College member from Minooka, Illinois.

Natalie Currie, a biochemistry and molecular biology major in Lyman Briggs College, and Honors College member from Grand Haven, Michigan.

Aidan Davis, a human biology major in Lyman Briggs College and Honors College member from Farmington Hills, Michigan.

Anjali Desai, a neuroscience major in the College Natural Science and Honors College major from Lake Orion, Michigan.

Olivia Dodson, a neuroscience major in the College of Natural Science and Honors College member from Westchester, Ohio.

Angel Eisenhuth, a microbiology major in Lyman Briggs College and Honors College member from Johnstown, Pennsylvania.

Victoria Fex, a neuroscience major in Lyman Briggs College and Honors College member from Pleasant Lake Michigan.

Joeleen Gaffney, a statistics major in the College of Natural Science from Fort Gratiot, Michigan.

Jordan Gembarski, a zoology major in Lyman Briggs College and Honors College member from Lake Orion, Michigan.

Nathan Gu, a computer science major in the College of Engineering from Canton, Michigan.

Alyssa Hennessey, a neuroscience major in the College of Natural Science and Honors College major from Davison, Michigan.

Zachary Kam, a biology major in Lyman Briggs College and Honors College member from West Bloomfield, Michigan.

Jonathan Kho, an astrophysics major in the College of Natural Science and Honors College member from Arlington Heights, Illinois.

Nathan Kowalski, a mechanical engineering major and a computer science major in the College of Engineering and Honors College member from Mount Prospect, Illinois.

Theresa McDonald, a packaging major in the College of Agricultural Natural Resources from Highland, Michigan.

Madeline Moreno, a human biology major in Lyman Briggs College from Haslett, Michigan.

Jacob Okulewicz, a physiology major in the College of Natural Science and Honors College member from East Amherst, New York.

Elliot Pancioli, an agricultural food and natural resources education major in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources from Cincinnati, Ohio.

Miranda Pelton, an applied engineering science major in the College of Engineering from Clarkston, Michigan.

Jillian Plant, a communications major in the College of Communications Arts and Sciences and Honors College member from Northville, Michigan.

Tahnia Quadri, a human biology major in Lyman Briggs College and Honors college member from Canton, Michigan.

Ailie Raske, a human biology major in the College of Natural Science and Honors College member from Wixom, Michigan.

Tamara Robaciu, a biomedical laboratory science major in the College of Natural Science and Honors College member from Farmington Hills, Michigan.

William Schieber, a newer science major in the College of Natural Science and Honors College member from New Albany, Ohio Sebastian Shaman, a physiology major in Lyman Briggs College and Honors College member from Washington, Michigan.

AnnaLiese Singer, an environmental biology zoology major in the College of Natural Science and Honors College member from Howell, Michigan.

Rami Souguir, an applied engineering major in the College of Engineering, from Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Parker Stager, a human biology major in Lyman Briggs College and Honors College member from East Lansing, Michigan.

Aidan Svoboda, a mechanical engineering major in the College of Engineering from Austin, Texas.

Samantha Tadian, a human biology major in Lyman Briggs College and Honors College member from Alpena, Michigan.

Jacqueline Thomas, a biochemistry and molecular biology major in Lyman Briggs College and Honors College member from West Bloomfield, Michigan.

Donovin Thompson, a human biology major in the College of Natural Science and Honors College member from Waterford, Michigan.

Anish Vuyyuru, a human biology major in the College of Natural Science from Troy, Michigan.

Bailey Walker, a zoology major in the College of Natural Science and Honors College major from Ravenna, Michigan.

Ethan Weitzman, a human biology major in Lyman Briggs College and Honors College member from Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.

And Katherine Wilson, an animal science major in the College of Agricultural Natural Resources from Blanchard, Michigan.

(attendees applauding) Award recipients (attendees applauding) Award recipients you should be proud of your outstanding academic records that honor you and the university.

On behalf of your classmates, the faculty, and the trustees of the university.

I congratulate you and wish you the very best.

(attendees applauding) I now ask my colleague, Dean Christopher Long, Dean of the College of Arts and Letters and Dean of the Honors College to recognize graduates.

- Thank you, Provost Jeitschko.

It is my joy and privilege to recognize the students who have completed an enhanced program and earned distinction of graduating from the Honors College of Michigan State University.

You'll recognize these students, not only by their creativity and brilliance, but also by the white stoles that they have with the Honors College and the seal of Michigan State University.

Will the Honors College students please rise If you are able.

(attendees applauding) We wish you congratulations on your future endeavors.

Thank you.

(attendees applauding) - Students who attain a minimum grade point average of 3.95 are awarded University High Honor.

University Honor is awarded to students who earn in a minimum grade point average of 3.81.

These honors are designated by the gold cord worn with the academic robe.

All students graduating with high honor and with honor, please stand and accept our congratulations.

(attendees applauding) All first generation graduates, please stand and accept our congratulations.

We are so very grateful you selected Michigan State University and so very proud of your achievements.

(attendees applauding) In recognition of Michigan State's ongoing commitment to study abroad.

I ask graduates who have had an international experience as either a study abroad student or as an international student who traveled from around the world to study at MSU to please stand.

(attendees applauding) And now we're there.

We will now confer Baccalaureate Degrees upon the candidates.

The deans will present their candidates who will remain standing until the formal ceremony.

Dean Kelly Millenbah from the College of Agricultural and Natural Resources.

(attendees applauding) - Will the bachelor degree candidates from the College of Agriculture Natural Resources, the founding college of this great institution please rise and remain standing.

(attendees cheering) Please rise and remain standing.

Interim Oresident Woodruff, Interim Provost Jeitschko, Trustee Vassar.

On behalf of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, I am pleased to present these candidates who have fulfilled the requirements for conferral of their degrees.

Students, please remain standing.

(attendees applauding) - Thank you.

(attendees applauding) Interim Dean Teresa Mastin from the College of Communications Arts and Sciences.

(attendees applauding) - Will the Bachelor's Degrees candidates from the College of Communication Arts and Sciences, please rise and remain standing if you're able.

(attendees applauding) President Woodruff, Provost Jeitschko, Trustee Vassar.

On behalf of the College of Communication Arts and Sciences faculty, I am pleased to present these conscientious strategic communication candidates who are eager to take on the opportunities and challenges of reflecting and shaping society who have fulfilled the requirements for the conferral of their degrees.

(attendees applauding) - Dean Leo Kempel from the College of Engineering.

(attendees applauding) - Spartan engineers stand up.

(attendees applauding) President Woodruff, Provost Jeitschko, Trustee Vassar, on behalf of the entire engineering family, it's my great pleasure to present these enthusiastic innovators of today and tomorrow who will build our economy and transform our society.

Thank you.

(attendees applauding) - Dean Kendra Spence Cheruvelil from the Lyman Briggs College.

(attendees applauding) - Briggsy, please stand and remain standing if you're able.

(attendees applauding) President Woodruff, Provost Jeitschko, Trustee Vassar, it is my absolute pleasure on behalf of the Lyman Briggs College to present to you these Briggsy, who will help solve our health, environmental, and social challenges by centering humanity when applying their sharp scientific skills and knowledge.

These candidates have fulfilled the requirements for the conferral of their degrees.

(attendees applauding) - Dean Phillip Duxbury From the College of Natural Science.

(attendees applauding) - With the candidates from the College of Natural Science, please rise if you are able.

(attendees applauding) Congratulations candidates.

President Woodruff, Provost Jeitschko, Honorably Trustee Vassar, on behalf of the College of Natural Science Community, faculty and staff have worked so hard with these students.

I'd like to acknowledge that these students have fulfilled the requirements for their degrees and that they're ready to go out in the world to be innovative, inspiring, drive the economy, and solve some of the grand challenges of today.

They're all ready for the conferral of their degrees.

(attendees applauding) - Dean Leigh Small from the College of Nursing.

(attendees applauding) - We may be small, but we're mighty.

(deans laughs) Will the degree candidates from the College of Nursing please rise and remain standing if you are able.

(attendees applauding) These amazing graduates have fulfilled the degree for a bachelor's degree in nursing, and they are going out into the world and become part of the most trusted profession for 21 years.

So Interim President Woodruff, Interim Provost Jeitschko, Board of Trustee Vassar, on behalf of the College of Nursing, I am pleased to present these College of Nursing students who have fulfilled this rigorous requirements for the conferral of their degree.

(attendees applauding) - Thank you.

- Thank you, I asked Trustee Vassar to join me.

Are you ready?

(attendees cheering) By the authority of the State of Michigan vested in the Board of Trustees and delegated to me, I confer upon you the degrees for which you have qualified with all the rights and distinctions to which they entitle you as a symbol of your achievement.

It is traditional to move the tassel from the right side of your capped to the left.

You may do so at this time.

(attendees applauding) Congratulations graduates, you may be seated.

- Now the presentation of diplomas.

Jody Noll and Scott Pohl will announce the names of the graduates as the interim president presents their diplomas.

I ask that the new graduates be escorted to the platform.

We ask the audience to be considerate in applauding your graduate as names are read, so that each graduate's name is heard.

Degree recipients, we ask you to return to your seat following the presentation of your diploma.

And to respectfully remain seated for the recognition of your fellow graduates.

- From the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources.

Theresa McDonald.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Tianyi Fu.

(attendees applauding) Joseph Atkinson.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Jessica Farber.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Maegan Bandemer.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Jewel McMaster.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Alexandria Mast.

(attendees applauding) Gloria Martinez.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Cole Sorby.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Lily Landen.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Emily Finkbeiner.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Emma LaValley.

(attendees cheering) Daniel Foster.

(attendees cheering) Dong Huang.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Ting-Chih Tsao.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Camryn Luyckx.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Jack Sherman.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Lootf Alsabahi.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Briant Sinn.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Jessica Lin Beach.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Nick Insley.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Roman Fields.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Sophie Riley.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Megan Hobrla.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Melissa Maciejewski.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Max Toll.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Austin Hart.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Brendan Emch.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Olivia Ely.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Hope Snowden.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Franklin Wahl.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Alyssa Leighton.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Mia Joanne Vander Hof.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Quenton Bortmas.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Nate Higley.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Matthew Bayer.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Jackson Catchot.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Leann Konarski.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Noelle Chan.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Kaitlyn Marie Steeves.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Rafaella Gracesilia Oktaviana Delvia Wanimbo.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Hannah Prins.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Bennett Burke.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Tyler Jacob Hoeberling.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Joseph Pierce.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Brendan Gardner.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Jaclyn Gordon.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Brandon Coleman.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Emily Patterson.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Alison Lynn Schavey.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Ashley Gleeson.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Alexus Jonae Roberts.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Max Richard Delo.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Stella Harding.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Brendan Britt.

Daniel Onofrio.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Avery Gittleman.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Olivia Maggie.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Jordan Mae White.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Rachel Ray.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Anhad Viswanath.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Emma Savage.

(attendees cheering) Madeline Henneman.

Ryan Nichols.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Mario Ruzhdi Zeka.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Rudolph Herman.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Claudio Della Torre.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Sophie Eurdekian.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Mattison Grifor.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Natalie Prichard.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Pranav Chalana.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Jacob Sinnaeve.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Sangwook Lee.

Joanna But.

Krystal Jacek.

Lauren Herbon.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Noah Wiles.

Nate Booth.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Katie King.

Molly Engelman.

(attendees cheering) Wiley Welsh.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Isaac Jen.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Duncan Bieber.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Morgan Klosowski.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Miranda Fletcher.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Elliot Pancioli.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Sonya Huron.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Gretchen Brockway.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Emma Katherine Roussey.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Lauren Kurzawa.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Cooper Martin.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Madeline Gistover.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Clinton Sutterfeld.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Isabella Tracey.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Kaya Davis.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Quinn Bozek.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Brady Yokom.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Endi Piovesana.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Hope Thome.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Isabella Rose Archer.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Jessie Marshall.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Julia Zimmer.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Jennifer Calderone Garcia.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) May Dom.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Courtney Shoman.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Andrew O. Boyle.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Dylan Javier Avalos.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Frank Geiger.

Zachary Davis.

Matthew Fritz.

Seth Aarons.

(attendees cheering) Nicholas Harry.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Will Clifford.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Margaret Holmes.

- Congratulations.

- Thomas Shumate.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Ethan Hume.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Matthew Rouse.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Nate Epco.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Mohamed Hasan Said.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Devyn Renkiewicz.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Blake Harris.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Jimmy Best.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Drew Albert Karl Gebhardt.

(attendees applauding) Andrew Michael Diegel.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Collin Page.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Ryan Eric Ghise.

Cameron Ulrich.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Benjamin Burns.

Grant Peterson.

(attendees cheering) Liliana Spencer.

(attendees applauding) Zachary Merritt.

(attendees cheering) Craig Maibach.

- Andrew Hines.

Kathleen O'Connor.

(attendees cheering) Aidan Roberts.

(attendees cheering) Logan Nash.

(attendees cheering) Polly Fitzgerald.

Benjamin Gratsch.

(attendees cheering) Sam Plyte.

Gabrielle Samways.

Jacob Michael Brodie.

Austin Wilke.

(attendees cheering) Gabe Hernandez.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Alexander Giaccaglia.

David Lukomski.

(attendees cheering) Andrew Kranz.

(attendees cheering) Owen Walker.

Ketzel Skazalski.

(attendees cheering) Juliana Kubicki.

(attendees cheering) Madalyn Stewart.

(attendees cheering) Faith, Nevicato.

(attendees cheering) Raya Sall.

(attendees cheering) Karson Spiker.

(attendees cheering) Camden Graham.

Jacklyn Alsbro.

(attendees cheering) Jay Pearsaw.

(attendees cheering) Isabella Allen.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Lauren Martin.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Brianna Skinner.

(attendees cheering) Taylor Kenney.

(attendees cheering) Andrew Edwards.

(attendees cheering) Paige Alexandra Schuster.

(attendees cheering) Jacob Brown.

(attendees cheering) Dayna Rice.

(attendees cheering) Kayla Chiquita Lewis.

(attendees cheering) Alejandra Reyna.

Josette Suarez.

(attendees cheering) Christine Adamo.

(attendees cheering) Jordan Thornhill.

(attendees cheering) - Hey.

(attendees cheering) (attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) - Ryan Thomas.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Craig Banes.

Allison Matson.

(attendees cheering) Nathan Waldron.

Kayla Wagner.

Kaitlyn Gill.

(attendees cheering) Alexandria Blackmer.

Lily Wendland.

(attendees cheering) Andrew Neyer.

Rachel Bosse.

Caty Wilson.

Grace Herkimer.

(attendees cheering) Katelyn Voisinet.

(attendees cheering) Grace Meachum.

(attendees cheering) From the College of Nursing.

Autumn Wilber.

Drew Shipman.

(attendees cheering) Taylor Rae Schumacher.

(attendees cheering) Alexa Autumn Bowles.

Mariah Gilboe.

(attendees cheering) Remy Alexandra Sturt.

(attendees cheering) Kennedy Duvall.

Isabella Mazzuca.

(attendees cheering) Kaitlyn Stout.

(attendees cheering) Julia Stocker.

(attendees cheering) Lilli Olsen-Beever.

(attendees cheering) Faith Ford.

(attendees cheering) Kaylee Joachim.

(attendees cheering) Riley Nicole Fackler.

(attendees cheering) Danya Rayna Hill.

(attendees cheering) Hanh Cao Nguyen.

(attendees cheering) Lian Colbry.

(attendees cheering) Misty Trompeter.

(attendees cheering) Jordan Crawford.

(attendees cheering) Holly Tengel.

(attendees cheering) Jada Elizabeth Murphy.

(attendees cheering) Ryan Phillips.

(attendees cheering) Alex Boyajian.

Carolyn Therese Luddy.

(attendees cheering) Leah Hodgman.

(attendees cheering) Taylor Hood.

(attendees cheering) Gabrielle Wilson.

(attendees cheering) Mia Dancel.

(attendees cheering) Alaina Dykstra.

(attendees cheering) Melanie Bowman.

Madison Zagacki.

- Congratulations - May Albarazi.

Kristin DiMaria.

Fatoumata Barry.

(attendees cheering) Taniah Ivy.

(attendees cheering) Rose Rhoda Tetteh.

(attendees cheering) From the College of Engineering.

Yungping Shin.

Ryan Stahl.

Spencer Kamenof.

(attendees cheering) Rehan Saharan.

(attendees cheering) Nathan Kowalski.

(attendees cheering) Tyler Baird.

Andrew Gardner.

(attendees cheering) John Foss.

Braden Lake.

David Warnock.

Zachray Tinsley.

Cameron Schwartz.

Zach Peterson.

Alejandro Tlatelpa.

(attendees cheering) Hugo Sandoval.

(attendees cheering) Luke Perelli.

(attendees cheering) Shawn Grant.

(attendees cheering) Nicholas Michaels.

(attendees cheering) Joseph Kaminski.

(attendees cheering) Thaslimur Rahman.

Muad Hassan.

(attendees cheering) Brandon Tsivitse.

(attendees cheering) Julia Berg.

(attendees cheering) Alec Michael Beson.

(attendees cheering) Carsen Cuthbert.

(attendees cheering) James Morrison.

Mitch Strunk.

(attendees cheering) Carson Cornish.

(attendees cheering) Jason Segan.

(attendees cheering) Fred Klang.

(attendees cheering) Lucas Thompson.

(attendees cheering) David Elrite.

(attendees cheering) Rian O'Connor.

(attendees cheering) Sihan Chen.

Ziqi Liu.

(attendees cheering) Courtney Marie Smith.

(attendees cheering) Jack Feistritzer.

(attendees cheering) Raed Mohammed.

(attendees cheering) Abigail Murray.

(attendees cheering) Lauren Garvey.

Tate Verkus.

(attendees cheering) Arron Stebic.

Robert Armstrong.

(attendees cheering) Matthew Zaleski.

(attendees cheering) Sampath Eady.

(attendees cheering) Aidan Thomas Svoboda.

(attendees cheering) Owen Garber.

(attendees cheering) - Congratulations.

- Adam Stevens.

(attendees cheering) Nicholas Spadafore.

(attendees cheering) Grant Middler.

Hamad Aldarmaki.

(attendees cheering) Saleh Mohammed Alnuaimi.

(attendees cheering) - Congratulations.

- Adam Peckens.

(attendees cheering) Anthony Montemayor.

(attendees cheering) Sean Michael Dimitrof.

(attendees cheering) Faisal Alsuhaimi.

(attendees cheering) Jake Pozar.

(attendees cheering) Miriam Riviera.

(attendees cheering) Angelina Suchoski.

(attendees cheering) Michael Schmauderer.

(attendees cheering) - Congratulations.

- Jacob Alexander Rutkowski.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) Blake Bement.

(attendees cheering) Vito Cicinelli.

(attendees cheering) Samuel Hine.

- Congratulations.

- Braden Clewley.

(attendees cheering) Jensen Dygert.

(attendees cheering) Dylan Calvin.

(attendees cheering) Abel Hunegnaw.

(attendees cheering) Dylan Stanfll.

(attendees cheering) Benjamin Schulz.

(attendees cheering) Connor Stepkoski.

(attendees cheering) Jonathan Lee DeFrain.

(attendees cheering) Chloe Korth.

(attendees cheering) Michael Ryan Dufresne.

(attendees cheering) Joshua Heibeck.

Emily Edwards.

Camryn Cork.

Jackson Frendo.

(attendees cheering) Kevin Sachs.

(attendees cheering) Alexander Morley.

(attendees cheering) Chris Conkling.

(attendees cheering) Marina Christine Amore.

(attendees cheering) Andrea Ritenburgh.

(attendees cheering) Benjamin Telfor.

Darius Walker.

(attendees cheering) Angel Alejandro Perez.

(attendees cheering) Nicolas Boehlert-Somohano.

(attendees cheering) Richard Zang.

(attendees cheering) Jacob Brock.

Gavin Dewitt.

(attendees cheering) Joseph Lambert.

(attendees cheering) Graham Bailey.

(attendees cheering) Megan Poss.

(attendees cheering) Vincenzo Alessandro Sales Felici.

Moriah Casas Ponce.

(attendees cheering) Luke Romanic Mantafle.

(attendees cheering) Manuel Mateo-Saja.

(attendees cheering) Zachary Ahmed.

(attendees cheering) Kylie Clink.

(attendees cheering) Janet Johnson.

(attendees cheering) Grace Stein.

(attendees cheering) Julia Martin.

(attendees cheering) Alicia Duenas.

(attendees cheering) - Congratulations.

- Harrison Russell McComb.

(attendees cheering) Jordan Arnold.

Alexander Arnold.

(attendees cheering) Kailey Head.

(attendees cheering) Banu Macapari.

(attendees cheering) Luke Roethemeyer.

(attendees cheering) Luke Schmidt.

Nahom Ghebredngl.

(attendees cheering) Javier Bonam.

(attendees cheering) Nicole Schneider.

(attendees cheering) Leeann Alsaeed.

(attendees cheering) Kyndal Boles.

(attendees cheering) Kelina Evans.

(attendees cheering) Eric Winston.

(attendees cheering) Nicolas Stoller.

(attendees cheering) Amjid Khogali-Watson.

(attendees cheering) Nolan Hofman.

(attendees cheering) Anthony Thomas Masini.

Senan Haque.

Brendan Murphy.

(attendees cheering) George Gaycliff.

(attendees cheering) Alex Rodriguez.

(attendees cheering) Cody Bartos.

(attendees cheering) Dexter James Lynch.

(attendees cheering) Brandon Gonzalez.

(attendees cheering) Kattie Romero-Otero.

(attendees cheering) Brian Garcia Ibarra.

(attendees cheering) Hitoo Yang.

(attendees cheering) Leah Flores-Cabrera.

(attendees cheering) Paula Benavides.

(attendees cheering) Alexandra Bannon.

Odon Mulambo.

(attendees cheering) Makayla Grace-Leigh Allen.

(attendees cheering) Annika Karlstrom.

(attendees cheering) Riley Tucker.

(attendees cheering) Michael Tan.

(attendees cheering) Hyung-Woo Philip Jeon.

(attendees cheering) Erik Liu.

(attendees cheering) Alexander Choma.

(attendees cheering) - John Salloum.

(attendees cheering) Jack Whitcomb.

(attendees cheering) Lochlann Dunlavey.

(attendees cheering) Lucy DeSmet.

(attendees cheering) Charlotte Marie Leblanc.

(attendees cheering) Carlene Peramucha.

(attendees cheering) Nicholas Aseritis.

(attendees cheering) Trevor Davis.

(attendees cheering) Mikhael Limper.

(attendees cheering) Jonathon Lewis.

(attendees cheering) Luke Lemont.

(attendees cheering) Kanak Kanphade.

(attendees cheering) Madison Isabella Green.

(attendees cheering) Elung Shi.

(attendees cheering) Tyler Triplett.

(attendees cheering) Vigneshwer Ramamoorthi.

(attendees cheering) Ayush Chinmay.

(attendees cheering) Anirudh Menon.

(attendees cheering) Hunter Arnett.

(attendees cheering) Celeste Salazar.

(attendees cheering) Thomas Junichiro Erickson.

(attendees cheering) Marianna Osentoski.

Matthew Fuller.

Charles Gabriel Mercer.

(attendees cheering) Andrew Reilman.

(attendees cheering) Nathan Yunzhen Liu.

(attendees cheering) Connor Rankin.

(attendees cheering) Drew Bayait.

(attendees cheering) Michael Tan.

(attendees cheering) Yousif Andrew Murrani.

(attendees cheering) Austin Fink.

(attendees cheering) Steven Hu.

(attendees cheering) Devon Kern.

(attendees cheering) Luke Montgomery.

(attendees cheering) Kevin Sue.

(attendees cheering) Nathan Gu.

(attendees cheering) Ben Gilbert.

(attendees cheering) Matthew Kight.

(attendees cheering) Joseph Keller.

(attendees cheering) Miranda Pelton.

Madison Hall.

(attendees cheering) Audrey Ratlif.

(attendees cheering) Jackson Pawlicki.

(attendees cheering) Alex Figa.

(attendees cheering) Henry Kantzes.

(attendees cheering) David Twomley.

(attendees cheering) Luke Honer.

Tyson Lance.

(attendees cheering) Noah Schott.

Song Yu Kwan.

Evan Orvis.

(attendees cheering) Jayson Van Dam.

(attendees cheering) Lingxi Zhao.

(attendees cheering) Agust Brandinger.

(attendees cheering) Kashvi Kulkarni.

(attendees cheering) Owen Kroeger.

(attendees cheering) Heng Zhang.

(attendees cheering) Benjamin John Loehle.

(attendees cheering) Sachid Belagur.

(attendees cheering) Jack Curvey.

(attendees cheering) Josh Soyka.

(attendees cheering) Srikar Kante.

- Congratulations.

- Haoyun Wu.

(attendees cheering) Hong Zhuang.

Suhan Park.

Angela Majestic.

Emily Goldwater.

(attendees cheering) Elio Zoto.

(attendees cheering) Nicole Kuang.

(attendees cheering) Shayna Wilson.

(attendees cheering) Chenghan Cai.

(attendees cheering) - Congratulations.

- Yusuf Abbas.

(attendees cheering) Yones Mussa.

(attendees cheering) Rami Souguir.

(attendees cheering) Jason Li.

(attendees cheering) Michael Muhammad.

(attendees cheering) Stephanie Sayuri Nomoto.

Ethan Silver.

(attendees cheering) J.J. Ringling.

(attendees cheering) Garrett Martin.

(attendees cheering) Dan Mo.

Aaron McDowell.

(attendees cheering) Brendan Foster.

(attendees cheering) Logan Roeser-Nordling.

(attendees cheering) Abel Barraza.

(attendees cheering) Omran Alawadhi.

(attendees cheering) Ahmed Ilyasi.

(attendees cheering) Elizabeth Morrison.

(attendees cheering) Shenyang Doshenyoung.

(attendees cheering) Zaid Sweis.

(attendees cheering) Mohammed Alhashem.

(attendees cheering) Shi Min Kim.

(attendees cheering) Hunter Staton.

(attendees cheering) Lesheng Zeng.

Xia Yinglun.

(attendees cheering) Zhang Bohan.

Gavin Mraz.

(attendees cheering) Balao Pargan.

(attendees cheering) Nolan Langer.

Sidharth Amarnath.

(attendees cheering) Alex Grundy.

David Cirenese.

(attendees cheering) Spandan Chatterjee.

(attendees cheering) Eddie Hots.

(attendees cheering) Abinay Tepafuta.

(attendees cheering) Nathan Oberer.

(attendees cheering) Sarah Hanna Walrath.

(attendees cheering) Kylie Carbary.

(attendees cheering) Emily Holman.

(attendees cheering) Timothy Sung.

(attendees cheering) Paulina Sandoval.

(attendees cheering) Benjamin Dubey.

(attendees cheering) Jackson Hotchkiss.

(attendees cheering) Vivek Virdi.

(attendees cheering) Saketh Vaka.

(attendees cheering) Ishaan Desai.

(attendees cheering) - From the College of Natural Science.

Anjali Desai.

(attendees cheering) Kailah Sledge.

(attendees cheering) - Congratulations.

- Nick Hillen.

- Congratulations.

- Paige Budreau.

Ishmael Adibuah.

(attendees cheering) Noah McCallister.

(attendees cheering) Katy Elizabeth McWilliams.

(attendees cheering) Ashley Renae Koshurba.

Gage Brownell.

Joshua Hoogenboom.

(attendees cheering) Jessy Boughner.

(attendees cheering) Sky Payumo.

(attendees cheering) Mason Van Dorp.

Madison Lynn Sprtel.

(attendees cheering) Shixu Yang.

(attendees cheering) Lanxin Li.

Claire Henley.

Maxine Brooker.

(attendees cheering) Annalise Petzak.

(attendees cheering) Haley Rose Payne.

(attendees cheering) Hunter Williams.

(attendees cheering) Scott McGlade.

(attendees cheering) Connor Ostrowski.

(attendees cheering) Zyana Akira Cuthpert.

(attendees cheering) Elizabeth Becker.

Cassidy Grosjean.

(attendees cheering) Sheila Elektra Sun.

Catherine Campbell.

(attendees cheering) Jacob McKaig.

(attendees cheering) Gilberto Olivera.

- Jack Phillipson.

(attendees cheering) Christopher Bridges.

(attendees cheering) Olivia Dodson.

Lauren Linkewitz.

(attendees cheering) Zoe Haden.

(attendees cheering) Emily Sertage.

(attendees cheering) Meriam Meram.

Morgan Alessandra Melecci.

(attendees cheering) Courtney Keyes.

(attendees cheering) Samantha Paull.

(attendees cheering) Riley Campbell.

(attendees cheering) Sarah Sander.

(attendees cheering) Ryan Matthew Eitniear.

(attendees cheering) Elizabeth O'Guin.

(attendees cheering) Isabella Schmenk.

(attendees cheering) Lauren Wegrzyn.

(attendees cheering) Emily Rose Keillor.

(attendees cheering) Ricky Haitaian.

(attendees cheering) Jeremy George Austin.

(attendees cheering) Alyssa Mack.

- Congratulations.

- Adrian Brokenshire.

(attendees cheering) Claire Dommer.

(attendees cheering) Sarah Goodwin.

(attendees cheering) AnnaLiese Singer.

(attendees cheering) Devin Nicole Pelletier.

(attendees cheering) Lindsay Cain.

(attendees cheering) Alyssa Madellene Daoud.

(attendees cheering) Keaton Delaney High.

Katelyn Evans.

(attendees cheering) Hannah Brown.

(attendees cheering) Olivia Bowman.

(attendees cheering) Sydni Nikolai.

(attendees cheering) Kaitlin Savanu.

(attendees cheering) Shannon Kaczmarczyk.

(attendees cheering) Claire Spender.

(attendees cheering) Zachary Niedermaier.

Kaylin Catone.

(attendees cheering) Nicholas Patrick Nee.

(attendees cheering) Martina Nunemaker.

(attendees cheering) Mallory Mae Conrad.

- Congratulations.

- Ellia Mansour.

Minjae Kweon.

Jeong Hoon Lim.

Oyin Akindipe (attendees cheering) Olisa Mbelu.

(attendees cheering) Selena Croskey.

(attendees cheering) Gargee Parkey.

(attendees cheering) Erin Thomas.

(attendees cheering) Sienna Gable.

(attendees cheering) Kate Townley.

(attendees cheering) Levi Webb.

(attendees cheering) Lucas Clatterbaugh.

(attendees cheering) Ashley Stone.

(attendees cheering) Abby Baratta.

(attendees cheering) Jacob Kingsley.

(attendees cheering) Joshua Compton.

(attendees cheering) Emah Cassidy.

(attendees cheering) Willem Brown.

(attendees cheering) Carson Adams.

(attendees cheering) Alexander McCready.

(attendees cheering) Wade Rick.

(attendees cheering) Ryan Patrick Seguin.

(attendees cheering) Trevor Locknane.

(attendees cheering) Steven McLinetan.

(attendees cheering) Floor Gusta Pieters.

(attendees cheering) Karina Lisean.

(attendees cheering) Elena M. Presado.

(attendees cheering) Pamela Calderon.

(attendees cheering) Bailey Walker.

(attendees cheering) Sinyan Jeng.

Xian Sun.

Jeremy Elkins.

(attendees cheering) Dewitt Aquililo.

(attendees cheering) Daniel Weatherspoon.

(attendees cheering) Jacob Kaspar.

(attendees cheering) Bryana Sandy.

(attendees cheering) Iman Rauth.

(attendees cheering) Michael Vani Sherman.

(attendees cheering) Burke Dugan.

(attendees cheering) Josh Wolf.

(attendees cheering) Beck Norris.

Alec Norris.

(attendees cheering) Jonathan Kho.

(attendees cheering) Ethan Hill.

(attendees cheering) Gladys Kamdem.

(attendees cheering) Samantha Chambers.

(attendees cheering) Damien Deol.

(attendees cheering) Raine Johnson.

(attendees cheering) Jenna Lotocki.

(attendees cheering) Mariana Yacoub.

(attendees cheering) - Gage Vanorder.

Kaylah Khan.

(attendees cheering) Hannah Olson.

(attendees cheering) Sydney Grace Hufnagel.

(attendees cheering) Evelyn Karustis.

(attendees cheering) Allison Pierce.

(attendees cheering) Lillian Luba.

(attendees cheering) Brynna Rose Gorsline.

(attendees cheering) Mitanchu Panja.

(attendees cheering) Edward Kang.

(attendees cheering) Sienna Frost.

(attendees cheering) Madison June Collins.

(attendees cheering) Louise Amalia Cioban.

(attendees cheering) Brian York.

(attendees cheering) Alanah Kirwan.

Tyler Showerman.

(attendees cheering) Preston Meeker.

(attendees cheering) Mikaela Grace Sailus.

(attendees cheering) Ailie Ruth Raske.

(attendees cheering) Ashley Ziemer.

(attendees cheering) Alyssa Hennessey.

(attendees cheering) Rohit Samander.

Christian Thomas.

(attendees cheering) Desean Rouser.

(attendees cheering) Joeleen Gaffney.

(attendees cheering) Long Chenn.

(attendees cheering) Benjamin Laporte.

(attendees cheering) Catherene Johnson.

(attendees cheering) Jiaming Lyu.

(attendees cheering) Katy Elizabeth McWilliams.

(attendees cheering) Noor Saber.

(attendees cheering) Yusra Kulam.

(attendees cheering) Tryton Keller.

(attendees cheering) Tuan Kiet Trinh.

(attendees cheering) William Schieber.

(attendees cheering) Javier Tobar.

(attendees cheering) Jacob House.

(attendees cheering) Faith Guizzetti.

(attendees cheering) Ella Riihiluoma.

Machus Turner.

(attendees cheering) Benjamin Bellino.

Jacob Okulewicz.

Anish Vuyyuru.

Robert O'Guin.

(attendees cheering) Tamara Robaciu.

Kristen Tran.

(attendees cheering) Niesha little.

(attendees cheering) Patrick Tutt.

(attendees cheering) Connor Scott Boucher Gloden.

(attendees cheering) Alexandra Kamin.

(attendees cheering) Sarah Marie White.

(attendees cheering) Madisen Crane.

(attendees cheering) Alexa Jolene Oldman.

(attendees cheering) Justin Marchetti.

(attendees cheering) Summer McLane Svoboda.

(attendees cheering) Laura Frey.

(attendees cheering) Donovin Thompson.

(attendees cheering) Colton Radell.

(attendees cheering) Brianna Klooster.

Gabriella Celeste Tranquada.

(attendees cheering) From Lyman Briggs College.

Victoria Fex.

Madeline Ann Moreno.

(attendees cheering) Tahnia Quadri.

(attendees cheering) Jamie Liebold.

(attendees cheering) Kathleen Rockwell.

(attendees cheering) Zachary Grieser.

(attendees cheering) Nadia Halyna Hoerman.

(attendees cheering) Sebastian Szewczuk.

(attendees cheering) Kyle Manzella.

Sebastian Shaman.

Emily Christine Schlaf.

(attendees cheering) Paige Skylar Alexander.

(attendees cheering) Taylor Williams.

(attendees cheering) Ethan Weitzman.

(attendees cheering) Aidan Davis.

(attendees cheering) James Francis Bohl.

(attendees cheering) Olivia Salas.

(attendees cheering) Jordyn Thrall.

(attendees cheering) Nicholas Wilson.

(attendees cheering) Nazia Haque.

(attendees cheering) Tasnim Ahmed.

Serena Ann Varghese.

(attendees cheering) Sara Xhaja.

(attendees cheering) Kevin Michael Clouse.

(attendees cheering) Joseph Epley.

(attendees cheering) Demitrious Stafikios.

(attendees cheering) Nathan Seiler.

(attendees cheering) Dean Alekman.

(attendees cheering) Tyler Verburg.

(attendees cheering) Audriyana Jaber.

(attendees cheering) Anoushka Dev.

(attendees cheering) Samantha Tadian.

Lucille Broadwell.

(attendees cheering) Rebecca Bienstock.

Jacqueline Thomas.

Jennie Kaye Soule.

Claire Smith.

(attendees cheering) Bryant Lee Roselle.

(attendees cheering) Margaret Stosio.

(attendees cheering) Nithila Kannan.

(attendees cheering) Sanjanasri Pothuraju.

Natalie Renee Currie.

Madison Bloch.

(attendees cheering) Dylan Robert Micallef.

(attendees cheering) Parker Ray Herman Emery Earl Stager.

(attendees cheering) Angel Eisenhuth.

(attendees cheering) Nick Hunter.

(attendees cheering) Lorelai Houk.

(attendees cheering) Emma Kathryn Rico.

(attendees cheering) Kayra Kalay.

(attendees cheering) Ceridwyn Flynn Hunter.

Matthew Ivan Engen.

Jordan Mackenzie Gembarski.

(attendees cheering) Izabella Muchnik.

(attendees cheering) Elizabeth Muchnik.

(attendees cheering) Lauren Heaven.

(attendees cheering) Nora Alammari.

James Furlong.

Kaeler Stafne.

Derek Roskopp.

(attendees cheering) Cade Hudson.

(attendees cheering) Izabella Gulef.

Falon Patrona.

(attendees cheering) Chawee Lu.

Sidney Dorhame.

(attendees cheering) Andrew Nicholas Sweeney.

(attendees cheering) Jennifer Lombardo.

(attendees cheering) Joseph Roy.

(attendees cheering) Austin Polk.

(attendees cheering) Brandon Baldwin.

(attendees cheering) Chester Kimbrough.

(attendees cheering) Marqui Lowery.

(attendees cheering) Maliq Carr.

(attendees cheering) Justin White.

(attendees cheering) Sebastian Brown.

(attendees cheering) Ania Potts.

(attendees cheering) Kayla Gooden.

(attendees cheering) Michael Goldman.

Jalen Johnson.

(attendees cheering) - Sari Kellman.

Danielle Kashat.

(attendees cheering) Trevor Gilman.

(attendees cheering) Kate Townley.

(attendees cheering) Jonathan Warner.

(attendees cheering) Rudraksh Paliwal.

(attendees cheering) - Congratulations.

- Evan Bartlett.

(attendees cheering) Madison Kort.

(attendees cheering) Collin Toon.

(attendees cheering) William Sundberg.

(attendees cheering) Samantha Stewart.

(attendees cheering) Genevieve Schoeberlein.

(attendees cheering) Ben Shockley.

(attendees cheering) - Joseph Starzynski.

(attendees cheering) Drake Wharton.

(attendees cheering) Chloe Fisher.

(attendees cheering) Elijah Daniel.

(attendees cheering) Sophie Host.

(attendees cheering) Kadee Karst.

(attendees cheering) Adin Osmic.

(attendees cheering) Jillian Plant.

(attendees cheering) Victoria Downer.

(attendees cheering) Katherine Pusavic.

Gabrielle Wark.

(attendees cheering) Brady Todd McDonough.

(attendees cheering) Hannah Jarvie.

Barclay Young.

(attendees cheering) Nathan Garrigus.

(attendees cheering) Jackson Brinn.

James Hunter Haddock.

(attendees cheering) Sam Carrier.

(attendees cheering) Yi Jung Jiong.

(attendees cheering) Aaron Jarvis.

(attendees cheering) Caleb Johnson.

(attendees cheering) Zachary Schultz.

(attendees cheering) Chi Long Leo Yuen.

Abigayle Wright.

(attendees cheering) Ana Sofa Aguirre.

Raykiese Puckett.

(attendees cheering) Maya Charles.

(attendees cheering) Morgan Peyton.

(attendees cheering) Michael Washington-Hill.

(attendees cheering) Tigran Avanesyan.

Ruichen Li.

(attendees cheering) Jingyi Zhao.

(attendees cheering) Paige Depree.

(attendees cheering) Chihao Jo.

(attendees cheering) Jingyu Shang.

(attendees cheering) Patrick Sandberg.

Sylvia Luciani.

(attendees cheering) Aryn Hillman.

(attendees cheering) Tianna Ginsberg.

(attendees cheering) Riley Jeffrey.

(attendees cheering) Kyle Littlefeld.

(attendees cheering) Josh Dysangco.

(attendees cheering) Lucas Sambaer.

Noah Page.

(attendees cheering) Sydni Maloney.

(attendees cheering) Wang Shipu.

(attendees cheering) Andrew Fritz.

(attendees cheering) Caleb Logan.

(attendees cheering) Brandon Kim.

(attendees cheering) Cooper Schihl.

(attendees cheering) Jaxon Morris Disbrow.

(attendees cheering) Tariq Jones.

(attendees cheering) Ruben Lee.

(attendees cheering) Jang Young We.

(attendees cheering) Sean O'Connor.

(attendees cheering) Stephanie Pittman.

(attendees cheering) Ryan Thomas Nicosia.

(attendees cheering) Naya Enso.

(attendees cheering) Gabrielle Grant.

(attendees cheering) Bingyang Yu.

(attendees cheering) Lingshan Wu.

(attendees cheering) Griffin Sullivan.

(attendees cheering) Matea Kanicki.

(attendees cheering) Junyi Zhang.

(attendees cheering) Lauren Mae Rozelle.

Brendan Bruman.

(attendees cheering) Jack Went.

(attendees cheering) Christian Duran.

(attendees cheering) Khristopher Bogle.

(attendees cheering) Jordon Simmons.

(attendees cheering) Maurice Walls.

(attendees cheering) Justine Ngoy.

(attendees cheering) Kaleb Toney.

(attendees cheering) Justin Tran.

(attendees cheering) Adam Elfawal.

(attendees cheering) Josh Leonard.

(attendees cheering) Madison Moran.

(attendees cheering) Claire Chapin.

(attendees cheering) Zachary Slowick.

(attendees cheering) Samantha James.

(attendees cheering) Ethan Vic.

(attendees cheering) - Congratulations.

- Matt Atcheson.

Brian Lee.

(attendees cheering) Kelly Delgado.

(attendees cheering) Adrianna Stranges.

Olivia Gies.

(attendees cheering) Zhiang Jiang.

Christopher James Peters.

(attendees cheering) Oluwanifemi Olotu.

(attendees cheering) Deanne Kelly.

(attendees cheering) Tomas Ruiz.

(attendees cheering) Max Kull.

(attendees cheering) Cassandra Stoner.

Joseph Reformado.

(attendees cheering) Nicholas Ealy.

Richard Lam.

(attendees cheering) Scott Stewart.

(attendees cheering) Tom Weir.

(attendees cheering) Samuel Packer.

(attendees cheering) Ryan Smith.

(attendees cheering) Matthew Williamson.

(attendees cheering) Andre Mitchell.

(attendees cheering) And Caleya Vendola.

(attendees cheering) (attendees applauding) - As the last graduates returned to their seats, let me use this brief interlude for the following.

President Teresa Woodruff, you have led this class and this university out of COVID as provost of the university and through its worst year as president of the University, and you have brought the university to new heights.

For that, there's a grateful university that thanks you.

Thank you so much.

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) - Graduates, please rise.

(attendees cheering) (attendees applauding) Congratulations, you are now MSU alums.

(attendees cheering) (attendees applauding) And thank you, Provost Jeitschko.

We are proud of the achievements of all of our graduates in our university community.

Graduates, I will always remember the special comfort of joining as a community to hold one another up in the worst of times, and I will miss all the best of times we shared, and now we arrive at such a moment that brings to mind Emily Dickinson's poem.

I dwell in possibility know that you join a distinguished line of Spartan graduates who have contributed so much to their families, communities in the world over 162 years.

So my charge to you as you go forward is to dwell in possibility.

I wish you all lives that are joyful, loving, and rewarding, and I hope you stay connected to your classmates and this place on the banks of the Red Cedar River.

Go green.

- Go green!

(attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) I now invite everyone to stand and join in the singing of the first stance of the alma mater, "MSU Shadows."

Ms. Miranda will lead us in the singing and following the singing, we ask the guest to remain seated until the recessional of the platform party, faculty and students is complete.

Ms. Miranda.

♪ MSU, we love thy shadows ♪ ♪ When twilight silence falls ♪ ♪ Flushing deep, and softly paling ♪ ♪ O'er ivy covered halls ♪ ♪ Beneath the pines we'll gather ♪ ♪ To give our faith so true ♪ ♪ Sing our love for alma mater ♪ ♪ And thy praises, MSU ♪ (attendees applauding) (attendees cheering) (energetic music) (energetic music) (energetic music)