(majestic music begins) (audience cheering) (majestic music continues) (graduates cheering) (audience cheering and applauding) - I am Jerlando Jackson, Dean of the College of Education.

Welcome to the Spring 2024 baccalaureate commencement ceremony for the College of Education.

(audience cheering) Please join me in singing "America the Beautiful," led by Landon Black, a senior in the College of Music, accompanied by the Michigan State University Symphony Band composed by Samuel A Ward.

After singing, please remain standing, if able, for a moment of silence ("America the Beautiful") ♪ O beautiful for spacious skies ♪ ♪ For amber waves of grain ♪ ♪ For purple mountain majesties ♪ ♪ Above the fruited plains ♪ ♪ America, America ♪ ♪ God shed his grace on thee ♪ ♪ And crown thy good with brotherhood ♪ ♪ From sea to shining sea ♪ (audience applauding and cheering) - Now let us pause for a moment of silence and personal reflection to give thanks and show our appreciation to all who are assembled here and to consider how we can live our lives in a way that honors all Spartans, including those who are no longer with us.

Thank you.

Please be seated.

Today marks an important milestone in your education and we share your pride as we celebrate your achievement.

Next year, many of you will begin your year long teaching internship.

Others have elected to enter graduate school.

And some of you will embark on your first career experience.

Never have the fields of education and kinesiology been more exciting and challenging.

Your education has prepared you to meet these challenges and to view them as opportunities for making a difference in the lives of others.

The past several years have brought challenges that nobody could have foreseen.

We have learned to be adaptable and ever in changing situations.

We have learned new technologies and new ways to learn.

We have learned how to care for one another and most importantly, we have learned that Spartans are resilient.

That is evident in the fact that we are all gathered here today to celebrate this incredible milestone you have all achieved.

We are confident as you move to the next stages of your lives, you will hold what you have learned and bring honor to yourself and Michigan State.

This weekend and next 16 MSU colleges honors over 9500 students who are graduating this spring or summer.

The College of Education students comprise of a significant part of this student body at Michigan State.

However, each of you is important to this institution in the ways that transcend the size of your graduating class.

We honor and celebrate your commitment, determination, and accomplishment.

This year we have selected two graduating students to offer remarks on behalf of the class of 2024.

I would first like to introduce Brenda-Vanessa Sewavi (audience cheering) A kinesiology graduate from East Lansing, Michigan.

After graduation, she plans to continue her studies by applying to the accelerated Bachelor of Science and Nursing Program at MSU.

(audience applauding) (Brenda-Vanessa clearing throat) - Thank you, Dean Jackson.

Good evening.

My name is Brenda-Vanessa Sewavi.

It is truly an honor to stand before you all on this momentous occasion.

To our beloved faculty members, esteemed guests, and proud parents, I extend a warm welcome and heartfelt gratitude.

Your unwavering support, kindness, and strength have brought us to this pivotal moment.

The beginning of our time at Michigan State was one of trials and tribulations.

As college freshman Covid babies, our introduction to university was constricted to the four walls of our rooms as we studied literature, anatomy, and every subject that would be most ideal when surrounded by our peers.

I became very crafty with Zoom, but I felt restricted.

It was as if the agency and how I learned was taken away from me.

The return back to campus was a little nerve wracking, maybe even a little strange.

Yet being on a campus like this surrounded by my peers was well worth the wait.

Despite the many challenges we emerged stronger, more resilient and limitless.

I'd like you all to take a moment and ponder the meaning of that word, limitless.

Now, according to Google, to be limitless is to be without end limit or boundary.

I truly believe we Spartans embody the meaning of that word.

In the College of Education, we are limitless.

We are healers, mentors and educators.

We mold, shape, and craft those we encounter.

We inspire.

This is exactly why kinesiology was my chosen field in my studies.

It is fruitful and bountiful in the future it will provide me.

Its power and ability to innovate, create, and invoke change extends far beyond the boundaries of the chosen field.

My opportunities and your opportunities are limitless.

To be limitless is to be willing, to be dauntless, to be kind.

It is to push the status quo, build a new quo, then break the quote you've just built.

As children, we are told that we can be whatever and do whatever we want, that the world is our oyster and that we should claim it.

That still rings true.

There is no goal that is not attainable.

There are no limits.

Michigan State University has provided an environment where we are encouraged to be thinkers, to take our childlike wonderment and ambition and turn it into something tangible, something that will grow.

Growth has been a crucial part of the journey at Michigan State.

In my own journey, I discovered that there is a balance between rigorous academic studying and nurturing another passion, creating films.

What started as a casual interest blossomed into an exploration of storytelling, visual expression, and the power of cinematic art to convey emotions and provoke thought.

Through my filmmaking minor, I found a creative outlet that complimented my major in kinesiology, allowing me to explore complex themes and engage with audiences in meaningful ways.

My time here was never limited.

We were never limited.

Never forget the power and ambition you have inside you.

There are no boundaries, no limits we cannot overcome.

As Spartans, we create boundaries and break them.

We see limits and push past them.

We are a community of trailblazers and pioneers.

To my peers in teacher preparation, as you move on to have your own classrooms, I encourage you to also inspire your future students to be limitless.

You create the future.

The trailblazers, the pioneers.

Our story at Michigan State began here, but it does not end here.

In fact, it is just beginning.

Through our dedication and hard work we earned the degree that we are to be adorned with.

We are being granted the key to the world, that key being our education, which is something no one can take away from us.

In closing, I'd like to leave you with one piece of advice my mother and father reminded me throughout my undergraduate career.

Keep going.

Be strong, your time will come.

This journey towards limitless is not an easy feat.

It is a long, spiraling, winding road full of triumph and defeat, with determination and grit, but it's nothing we cannot overcome.

So go forth, my fellow Spartans.

The world is waiting for us to make our mark, to leave a legacy and to lead with the spirit of kindness, empathy, determination, and to be limitless.

Congratulations, class of 2024.

Go green.

(audience cheering and applauding) - Thank you, Brenda-Vanessa.

Our second speaker is Savanna Solano-Maefeld.

(audience cheering) A special education graduate from Taylor, Michigan.

Next year she will be doing her internship in Wayne Westland Community Schools at Hamilton Elementary.

(audience applauding) - Thank you Dean.

Good evening, everybody.

Family, friends and esteemed graduates of Michigan State University's College of Education, today we gather to celebrate a significant milestone which we have been so eagerly anticipating, our graduation day.

As we stand on the threshold of new beginnings filled with a mix of emotions, excitement, pride, some nervousness, let us take a moment to reflect on a remarkable journey that has led us to this pivotal moment.

First and foremost, I would like to extend my heartfelt congratulations to each and every one of you.

We did it.

(audience cheering and applauding) (Savanna chuckling) Graduating from the College of Education is no small feat.

It is a testament to our dedication, hard work, and unwavering commitment to shaping the future.

As educators and kinesiologists, we know that our impact will be keen and extensive.

We have spent countless hours honing our craft and learning the art of what it means to have the hand in shaping the future.

Today we celebrate not only our individual achievements, but also the collective impact we will have on the world.

Each of us brings an eccentric perspective, skillset, and passion to the table enriching the tapestry of our educational landscape.

We have spent the last several years working side by side sharing similar experiences and from that, bonds have been made and connections have been built.

These are the things that we will continue to carry with us into the next chapter of our lives.

We have gained so much from one another and now it is time for us to pour it into everyone that we encounter.

The same way our families, friends, professors and mentors have poured their love and support into each of us.

The success is not unique to our class as each and every one of you has carried us through this whirlwind we have known as college.

Acting as pillars of strength for the class of 2024, celebrating our triumphs and seeing us through our hardships, for that, we thank you.

Historically speaking, Spartans were known for their teamwork and resiliency against all odds that no soldier was considered superior to another.

I like to believe that those historians were right.

We as Spartans have endured a tremendous amount of heartbreak over the years, but each time we have come out on the other side, stronger and more resilient.

Leaning on our community and our fellow Spartans has allowed us to see the beauty in having a sense of belonging.

May we always hold close in our hearts those who were lost and forever impacted by the tragedies on our campus.

To be a Spartan is to know that Spartans will.

Spartans will continue to strive for a better future.

Spartans will spread love and positivity to every individual they touch, and attempts to knock us down Spartans will come back better than ever each and every time.

They say the Spartans were some of the most disciplined soldiers and that their grit and unity are what led to their great success.

I was bouncing ideas off my mom and dad when I considered writing the speech and I told them if there was a walking definition of resiliency, it would be my graduating class of 2024.

(audience applauding) (audience cheering) The strongest most kindhearted individuals I have ever met have not only been within our college, but in the Spartan community.

To be a Spartan means to have a forever home, to have a forever family.

So I tell you as your Spartan sister, go out there and make a difference.

But don't just make a difference.

Be courageous, be loud, be brave and be proud of where you came from.

Stay true to yourself and the identity you've discovered in your time away from home.

Know that your journey doesn't end here.

In fact, this is only the start.

We call this graduating ceremony a commencement because a new journey is beginning.

To the graduates of the Education program, let your classroom be the breeding ground for innovation, compassion, and positivity.

With each lesson you teach and every connection you make, there is potential to shape the future in ways that are unforeseeable.

Be an advocate for change, a beacon of hope, and a champion of knowledge in a world that longs for ambition.

To the graduates from the Kinesiology program, you have delved into the study of human movement, health and wellness.

If you go on to become coaches, physical therapists, or fitness instructors know that your expertise will empower others to lead healthier, more active lives.

(Savanna clearing throat) As we embark on this next chapter of our lives, I strongly encourage you to carry the values instilled in you during your tenure at the College of Education.

Looking at a situation for its true essence and recognizing the broader context.

Even when met with negativity, you will always find the positive in the scenario.

Continue to find the beauty in the world that can be so distasteful.

Remember that education is not just about picking up a textbook and memorizing but about encouraging individuals to reach their full potential regardless of abilities, backgrounds, or circumstances.

In a world that is constantly changing, there has never been a greater need for dedicated, warm-hearted educators and kinesiologists.

In closing, I leave you with a quote from Malala Yousafzai.

"One child, one teacher, one book, one pen can change the world."

Class of 2024, go forth and be the change makers, the difference creators and the dream realizers this world so desperately needs.

Congratulations graduates, the future is ours to shape.

Go green.

(audience cheering and applauding) - Thank you, Savanna.

The MSU Symphony Band will now present "A Fantasy on MSU Songs" composed by James Curnow and conducted by Benjamin Horn.

("A Fantasy on MSU Songs" begins) ("A Fantasy on MSU Songs" continues) ("A Fantasy on MSU Songs" continues) ("A Fantasy on MSU Songs" continues) ♪ Go right through for MSU ♪ ♪ Watch the points keep growing ♪ ♪ Spartan teams are bound to win ♪ ♪ They're fighting with a vim ♪ ♪ Rah, rah, rah ♪ ♪ See their team is weak ♪ ♪ We're gonna win this game ♪ ♪ Fight, fight ♪ ♪ Rah, team, fight ♪ ♪ Victory for MSU ♪ ("A Fantasy on MSU Songs" continues) (audience applauding and cheering) - Thank you, Mr. Horn and members of the MSU Symphony Band.

You can clap again.

(audience applauding and cheering) At this time, Dr. Kristine Bowman, associate dean, will recognize those that have received the Board of Trustees Award and present Scholastic Achievement Awards from the College of Education and recognize graduates of the class of 2024.

(audience applauding) - We wish to pay tribute to graduates who not only completed their academic programs successfully, but who have the distinction of having maintained the highest grade point averages in the class, thereby meriting the Board of Trustees Award.

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

Will the students who are present please stand if able and remain standing as your names are called?

And I request that you hold your applause until all are introduced.

Alphabetically, these students are Kathryn Anderson, an English Major in secondary education.

Delia Brennan, an education major.

Jenna Faybrick, an education major.

Lauren Fleming, an education major.

Jacqueline Forman, an education major.

Ellie Friedman, a social relations and policy major in secondary education.

Justina Gaynor, a kinesiology major.

Mckenzie Hanson, a kinesiology major.

Makenna Horrocks, a special education major.

Allison Lubbers, a special education major.

Katherine Pilbeam, a music education major in secondary education.

Evan Ruf, a kinesiology major.

Cassidi Timlake, an education major.

Janelle Wheeler, a special education major.

And Ella Woehlke, an education major.

(audience cheering and applauding) Each of you should be proud of the outstanding academic record that honors you and your university.

On behalf of your classmates, the faculty officers, and trustees of the university, I extend sincere congratulations and best wishes.

One more round of applause for the Board of Trustees recipients.

(audience applauding and cheering) You may be seated.

We also wish to pay tribute to the students who have earned the highest grade point averages in the College of Education undergraduate majors of education, kinesiology and special education and in majors in the Secondary Education program.

Will students who are present on the stage please come forward when your name is announced and accept a plaque in recognition of your outstanding achievement?

We have six students representing the education major with perfect 4.0s.

Delia Brennan, please stand.

Jenna Faybrick, please stand.

Lauren Fleming, please come forward.

(audience applauding and cheering) (audience applauding and cheering) Jacqueline Forman.

(audience applauding and cheering) Cassidi Austin Timlake.

(audience applauding and cheering) - Thanks.

- And Ella Woehlke, please stand.

(audience applauding and cheering) We have three students in the special education major with perfect 4.0s.

Makenna Horrocks, please stand.

(audience applauding) Allison Lubbers, please stand.

(audience applauding) And Janelle Wheeler, please come forward.

(audience applauding) In the kinesiology major we have five students graduating with a GPA of 4.0.

Justina Gaynor, please come forward.

(audience applauding and cheering) - Mackenzie, Mackenzie Hanson.

(audience applauding and cheering) Evan Ruf.

(audience applauding and cheering) Monique Vale.

(audience applauding and cheering) Olivia Grosso, if you're able to stand, please let us recognize you.

(audience applauding) In the secondary education program we have three students graduating with a GPA of 4.0.

Katherine Anderson, please stand.

(audience applauding) Ellie Friedman, please stand.

(audience applauding and cheering) And Katherine Pilbeam, please stand.

(audience applauding) Each of you should be proud of the outstanding academic record that honors you, your family, the College of Education, and the university.

On behalf of your classmates as well as faculty, advisors, and administrators in the College of Education, I extend sincere congratulations and best wishes.

You all may be seated.

(audience applauding) So as you know, excelling in college is not just about grades.

Learning and personal development take many forms.

So there are many other graduates that we also want to recognize today.

We wish to recognize members of Phi Epsilon Kappa, an academic fraternity for kinesiology students who are wearing black and gold honor cords, and members of Kappa Delta Pi, the education honorary, who are wearing purple and green honor cords.

Degree candidates in the Urban Education cohort program, UECP, and the Global Educators Cohort Program, GECP, are wearing light blue honor cords.

Will all of you please stand if you are able and let us recognize you?

(audience applauding and cheering) You may be seated.

In recognition of Michigan State University's ongoing commitment to education abroad, graduates who participated in an education abroad program during their years at MSU are wearing blue and green honor cords.

Will all students that participated in an education abroad program stand if you are able so we may recognize you?

(audience applauding and cheering) You may be seated.

Students who fulfill requirements of the Honors College by completing enriched programs of study are wearing white stoles with the HC designation.

Will all students graduating as members of the Honors College please stand if you are able and accept our congratulations?

(audience applauding and cheering) You may be seated.

In recognition of the university's ongoing commitment to undergraduate research, will all students who participated in research while at MSU please rise so we may recognize you?

(audience applauding and cheering) Please remain standing if able if you presented your work at UURAF.

We congratulate you.

(audience applauding) You may be seated.

Will all students who were active in a student organization during their time at MSU please rise so we may recognize you?

(audience applauding and cheering) You may be seated.

Students who attain grade point averages between 3.97 and 4.0 are awarded University High Honor.

University Honor is awarded to students who have earned grade point averages between 3.88 and 3.96.

Both of these honors are designated by gold honor cords.

Will all students graduating with High Honor or Honor please stand if able and accept our congratulations?

(audience applauding and cheering) You may be seated.

Will all first generation students please stand if able and accept our congratulations?

(audience applauding and cheering) We are so grateful you selected Michigan State University.

We're so proud of your achievements.

Please be seated.

Finally, and I think most importantly, let's talk about the importance of service.

Don't ever forget that helping others is part of the Spartan tradition.

So will everyone who volunteered their time in an effort to help others during their years at MSU, please stand if you are able so we may honor you?

(audience applauding and cheering) We are incredibly proud of your service and we hope it will continue throughout the rest of your lives in the Spartan tradition.

We commend all of you for your contributions.

(audience applauding) - At this time we will honor the baccalaureate degree recipients from the College of Education as they are presented by their departmental chairpersons.

The candidates from the Department of Teacher Education will be presented by Dr. Dorinda Carter Andrews, chairperson of the department.

(audience applauding) - Will the candidates from the Department of Teacher Education at both the elementary and secondary education levels and including students in the Urban Educators Cohort Program and the Global Educators Cohort Program please rise if able?

(audience applauding and cheering) Dean Jackson, these candidates have completed all department and college requirements and on behalf of the faculty, I present them to you for the awarding of their degrees.

Candidates please remain standing if able.

- The candidates from the Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology, and Special Education will be presented by Dr. Jennifer Schmidt, associate chairperson of the department.

- Will the candidates from the Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology, and Special Education with majors in Special Education please rise if able?

(audience applauding and cheering) Dean Jackson, these candidates have completed all department and college requirements and on behalf of the faculty, I present them to you for the awarding of their degrees.

Candidates, please remain standing if able.

- The candidates from the Department of Kinesiology will be presented by Dr. Patty Ekkekakis, chairperson of the department.

- Will the candidates from the Department of Kinesiology with majors in Kinesiology please rise if able?

(audience applauding and cheering) Dean Jackson, these candidates have completed all department and college requirements and on behalf of the faculty, I present them to you for the awarding of their degrees.

Candidates, please remain standing if able.

- On behalf of the president, who has delegated to him the authority of the state of Michigan vested in the board of trustees I confer upon all of you the degrees for which you have been recommended with all of the rights and distinctions which they entitled to you.

(audience applauding and cheering) According to custom you may now move your tassels from the right side of your caps to the left side.

(audience applauding and cheering) This formal act signifies that you have earned a bachelor degree.

Congratulations, MSU alumni.

(audience applauding and cheering) Please be seated.

This act represents a great achievement and marks the beginning of a lifetime of dedicated service.

It is an achievement worthy of celebration and today we applaud the fact that more than 500 men and women have completed the academic program of their choice in the College of Education.

We now welcome Linda Kernohan and Jamie Paisley to the microphone to announce the names of the graduates as they receive their diplomas.

I ask that new graduates be escorted to the platform to receive a token diploma.

Graduates should return to their seats after receiving their diplomas.

We ask the audience to be considerate in celebrating as the graduate's names are read.

We want each graduate's name to be heard, so feel free to cheer loudly but briefly for a friend or a family member.

(audience member cheering) Each graduating senior is a member of the Spartan family and we hope you will show the same respect for the last graduate as you do the first.

Will the students on the platform please come forward now to begin the procession of the graduates?

(audience applauding) - [Audience Member] Go green!

- [Crowd] Go Spartans!

(overlapping chatter) - [Audience Member] Go green!

- [Crowd] Go Spartans!

- [Audience Member] Go green!

- [Crowd] Go Spartans!

- [Audience Member] Go green!

- [Crowd] Go Spartans!

(overlapping chatter) - Monique Vale with High Honors.

(audience applauding and cheering) Evan Ruf with High Honors.

(audience applauding and cheering) Mckenzie Ann Hanson with High Honors.

(audience applauding and cheering) Justina Gaynor with High Honors.

(audience applauding and cheering) Janelle Theresa Wheeler with High Honors.

(audience applauding) Ella Woehlke with High Honors.

(audience applauding and cheering) Cassidi Timlake with High Honors.

(audience cheering) Jacqueline Foreman with High Honors.

(audience cheering) Lauren Fleming with High Honors.

(audience applauding and cheering) Jenna Ellen Faybrick with High Honors.

(audience cheering) Savanna Luv Solano-Maefeld.

(audience applauding and cheering) Brenda-Vanessa Eyram Sewavi.

(audience cheering) From the major in Special Education, Josh Kim.

(audience cheering) Petros Demetrios Balouris with High Honors.

Sarah Sabin.

Zeke Gray with Honors.

(audience cheering) Evan Frederick Zubryd.

(audience cheering) Jenna Ringler with Honors.

(audience cheering) Lillian Marie Hudson with Honors.

(audience cheering) Madison Ann Gryzen with High Honors.

(audience cheering) Gianna Suchoski.

(audience cheering) Elise Morgan Flesien with Honors.

Vanessa Andrews with Honors.

- [Audience Member] Let's go, Nessa!

- Danielle Truax.

(audience cheering) Camille Shuster.

(audience cheering) Emily Faylynn.

(audience cheering) Lauren Marie Scott.

(audience cheering) Hannah Thompson with Honors.

(audience cheering) Lindsay Bruce.

(audience cheering) Elise Mackowitz.

(audience cheering) Emma Bullock with High Honors.

(audience cheering) Morgan Bolden with Honors.

(audience cheering) Anna Marie VandenBussche with Honors.

(audience cheering) Isabella Speen with Honors.

(audience cheering) Lauren Ray Harvey.

Paige Molloy.

(audience applauding) Danica Sue Cupp.

(audience cheering) Katherine Ruda.

(audience cheering) Anwynn Livingood.

(audience applauding) Sydney Marie Harokovina.

(audience cheering) Claire Elise Yee.

(audience cheering) Makenna Jo Horrocks with High Honors.

(audience applauding) Anna Lily Robertson with High Honors.

(audience cheering) Caroline Claire O'Shaughnessy.

(audience applauding) Erin Sydney Mattler.

(audience cheering) Grace Sergeant.

(audience applauding) Jodi Weak.

- [Audience Member] Yeah, Jodi!

(audience cheering) - Sidney Spicuzza.

(audience applauding) Susannah Jane Rubenstein.

(audience cheering) Ella Gerdeman with Honors.

(audience cheering) Lily Bujan.

(audience applauding) (audience applauding) Allison Lee Lubbers with High Honors.

(audience cheering) Madalyn Craven.

(audience cheering) Kiara Sheila Ashe with Honors.

(audience applauding and cheering) Marina Grace Armelagos.

- [Audience Member] Go Marina.

- Riley Ann Mossburg.

(audience applauding and cheering) Holly Katherine Zarbaugh with Honors.

(audience applauding and cheering) Raelene Barr.

(audience applauding and cheering) Elissa White.

(audience cheering) Meagan Theile.

(audience cheering) From secondary education Ju-Young Park.

(audience cheering) Luke Telder.

(audience cheering) Anthony Voss.

(audience cheering) Cole Pline.

(audience cheering) JD Lancaster.

(audience cheering) Anapaola Almaguer-Morales.

(audience cheering) Ellie Friedman with High Honors.

(audience cheering) Madeleine May Grant.

(audience cheering) Hannah Grace Winter.

(audience cheering) Colin Lee Shepherd with Honors.

Aaron Ross.

(audience cheering) Greer Gates Whipp.

(audience cheering) Gloria Imelda Lopez.

(audience cheering) Brianna Gail Sterbenz with Honors.

(audience cheering) Meredith Margaret Owens.

(audience cheering) Haley Federoff.

(audience cheering) Jessica Ruby Hernandez.

(audience applauding) Ryan Dietrich.

(audience cheering) From the major in Education.

Yankai Yang with Honors.

(audience applauding and cheering) Emma Alair Clothier.

(audience cheering) - [Audience Member] Yeah, Emma!

- Matelyn Torline.

(audience cheering) Natalie Linebaugh.

(audience cheering) McKayla McTallaghan.

(audience cheering) Kate Marie Gersone with Honors.

(audience cheering) Madelyn Wilke.

(audience cheering) Emma LaPlante.

(audience cheering) Mary Ann Walee Makoul with Honors.

(audience cheering) Lauren Letha Tarnowsky with Honors.

(audience applauding and cheering) Thalia Nan.

(audience cheering) Zahraa Albosaraj (audience cheering) Kay Ray Kwan.

(audience cheering) Anika Raine Lundeen with Honors.

Rachel Faith McDonald.

(audience cheering) Bridget Keen.

(audience cheering) Megan Alexis Hinks.

(audience cheering) Olivia Householder.

(audience cheering) Ashlyn Renee Fraczek with Honors.

(audience cheering) Adriana Elizabeth Davis with Honors.

(audience cheering) Lily Cameron Broder.

(audience cheering) Kallie Lindo with Honors.

Runqi Chen.

(audience cheering) Caoying Bao.

(audience applauding) Chenglin Fan.

(audience applauding) Shuxin Gu.

(audience applauding) Naomi Lopez.

(audience cheering) George Ramirez-Madrigal.

(audience applauding) Nytalia Jo'Lee Flores.

(audience cheering) Alexandra Hoffman.

(audience cheering) Ivy Ingleson.

(audience applauding and cheering) Emma Bevier.

(audience cheering) Aaron Ann Lundsted.

(audience applauding and cheering) Chelsea Irene Coeling with Honors.

(audience cheering) Alana Cleary.

(audience cheering) Alexandria Couey.

(audience cheering) Brooke Leiter.

(audience cheering) Lauren Elizabeth Perkins.

(audience applauding and cheering) - Anna Grace Knuble.

(audience applauding and cheering) Emily Peters.

(audience cheering) - With honors, with Honors, with Honors.

- With honors.

(audience applauding) Kelly Burzych with Honors.

(audience cheering) Mya Moreland.

(audience cheering) Delia Brennan with High Honors.

(audience applauding and cheering) Hailee Cantu.

(audience cheering) Lily Callis.

(audience cheering) Savannah Strobel.

(audience applauding and cheering) Reagan Williams.

(audience applauding and cheering) Reagan Williams with Honors.

Delaney Loria.

(audience cheering) Ryan Stickler.

(audience cheering) Isabelle Sims with Honors.

(audience applauding and cheering) Fallon Hare.

(audience cheering) Mckinsie Godfrey.

(audience cheering) Madeline Sara Feinstein with Honors.

(audience cheering) Zoe Noorily.

(audience cheering) Ann Ketchum with High Honors.

(audience cheering) Jenna Marion Schefka.

(audience cheering) Kayla Ann Perkins.

(audience applauding and cheering) Alexa Christine Pimer with Honors.

(audience applauding and cheering) Lauren Caldwell.

(audience cheering) Nicole Alessandra Alvarado.

(audience applauding and cheering) From the major in Kinesiology, Alexys Hope Valianos with Honors.

(audience cheering) Hayleigh Atkin with Honors.

(audience cheering) Haley Anne McNail.

(audience applauding and cheering) Jacob Billett.

(audience cheering) Adam Yu.

(audience cheering) - [Audience Member] Yeah, Adam.

- Ryan Troiano.

(audience cheering) Jenna Yefsky.

(audience applauding) Kendra Wolffis.

(audience applauding and cheering) Madison O'Brien.

(audience cheering) Rachel Budnick.

(audience applauding and cheering) Jessalyn Yax with Honors.

(audience applauding and cheering) Kayanna Bodick.

(audience cheering) Daniel Milo Camilli.

(audience cheering) - [Audience Member] Go Dan!

Benjamin Cole Donchez.

(audience applauding) Konnor Wicke.

(audience applauding and cheering) Alex Oppelt.

(audience cheering) Ashley Rucker.

(audience cheering) Leila Rose Denning.

(audience cheering) Kaitlyn McGolin.

(audience applauding and cheering) Artan Berisha.

(audience applauding and cheering) Alexander Goscenski with High Honors.

(audience cheering) Ethan Garrett Mostyn.

(audience cheering) Romy Lena Kennet.

(audience applauding) Mackenzie Ann Shink.

(audience cheering) Alaina Rigler.

(audience cheering) Sydney Brumme.

(audience cheering) Blake Garrison with Honors.

(audience cheering) Owen Peterson.

(audience cheering) Alison Fegert with Honors.

(audience cheering) Taylor Rosa Arceri with Honors.

(audience cheering) Laura Marie Whitney.

(audience cheering) Katie Marie Barker with Honors.

(audience cheering) Taylor Lanae Patton.

(audience cheering) Antonio Joseph Russo.

(audience cheering) Eric Fosdick.

(audience cheering) Samuel Martinez.

(audience cheering) Madylin Johnson.

(audience cheering) Nayna Chhabria.

(audience cheering) Hannah Zhao.

(audience cheering) Zivana Labovic.

(audience cheering) Claudia Kingma with Honors.

(audience cheering) Shelby Ann Dundas.

(audience cheering) Grace Buscemi.

(audience cheering) Alise Fonta.

(audience cheering) Charlotte Pohl.

(audience cheering) Audrey Weir with High Honors.

(audience cheering) Ashley Craig with Honors.

(audience cheering) Caitlin Schroth.

(audience cheering) Riley Werner.

(audience cheering) Joe Gamache.

(audience cheering) Jack Branch.

(audience applauding) Lauren Hey.

Jordan Grizer.

(audience cheering) - [Audience Member] Go Jordan!

- Tatum Lee Johnson.

(audience cheering) Brett Steven Almany with High Honors.

(audience cheering) Camdyn LaBelle.

(audience cheering) Jacobo Mazariegos.

(audience cheering) Charles Kelly.

(audience cheering) Alicia Savanni Valdez.

(audience cheering) Sean Michael Collins.

(audience cheering) Ethan Moore.

(audience cheering) Vladimir Markowski.

(audience cheering) Orlando Gomez-Penate.

(audience cheering) Joseph Stack.

(audience cheering) Sally Riley.

(audience cheering) Lindsey Green.

(audience cheering) Luca Zink.

(audience applauding) Dale Mangru.

(audience cheering) Samuel Vanderiet.

(audience cheering) Samuel Vanderiet with Honors.

Tyler King with Honors.

(audience cheering) Martin Larkin.

(audience applauding) Rebecca Elaine Boynton (audience cheering) .

Carter Keris with High Honors.

(audience applauding) Deon Restige.

(audience cheering) Caleb Wolf.

(audience cheering) Caleb Weigland.

Tanner Hahnholt.

(audience cheering) Jared Guerrero.

(audience cheering) Kirillos Solomon.

(audience applauding) Mason Rosia.

(audience cheering) Juliet Palazzolo.

(audience cheering) Tyrianna Leslie.

(audience cheering) Julia Krantz.

(audience cheering) Ashley Kemble.

(audience cheering) Jenna Maria Johnson.

Amelia Drahnak with Honors.

(audience cheering) Bailey Honeycutt.

(audience cheering) Ashley Huffmaster.

(audience cheering) Annalise Naumann.

(audience cheering) - You good?

Aleah Huse with High Honors.

(audience cheering) Rachel Taylor.

(audience cheering) Isabelle Pearl Roehring.

(audience cheering) Lauren Katherine Poosch.

(audience cheering) Gerlach?

Emma Gerlach.

(audience cheering) Jun Seok.

(audience cheering) Hannah Yeeun Kovie.

(audience cheering) Amber Marie Charlotte Daniels.

(audience cheering) Elizabeth Dalrimple.

(audience cheering) William Tucker (audience cheering) Grayson Hagenbuch.

(audience cheering) Christian Burke.

(audience cheering) Kathryn Sloan.

(audience applauding) Megan Losey.

(audience cheering) Emma Nesbitt with Honors.

(audience cheering) Katherine Debra Kaberle with High Honors.

(audience cheering) Shaylee Lang.

(audience cheering) Yaning Lyu.

(audience cheering) Emma Lee Frances Irion.

(audience cheering) Josie Abraham.

(audience cheering) Jamie Turnbull.

(audience cheering) - [Audience Member] Let's go!

Lauren Garbovits with Honors.

(audience cheering) Riley Campbell.

(audience cheering) Jenna Renee Neirynck.

(audience cheering) Alexa Jo Shier.

(audience applauding) Grace Toman.

(audience cheering) Anna Hanson.

(audience cheering) Breanna McCusker.

(audience cheering) Gabriella Puszczynski with Honors.

(audience cheering) Ava Jayne Atchison.

(audience cheering) Jayla Bankston.

(audience cheering) Jeanpaul Muhire.

(audience cheering) Ryan David Talbot.

(audience cheering) Jacob Vega.

(audience cheering) Benjamin Parker.

(audience cheering) Ryan Gendry.

Christina Jones.

(audience cheering) Jordan Ezinga.

(audience cheering) Ashley Galli.

(audience cheering) Kyle Knoche.

(audience cheering) Josh Michaels.

(audience cheering) Michael Hubba.

(audience cheering) Sabrina Badia.

(audience cheering) Alec Kussro.

(audience cheering) Alonya Zhane Jackson.

(audience cheering) Mychaela Lovelace.

(audience cheering) Ariel Deaysia Jones.

(audience cheering) Devin Lee Robinson.

(audience cheering) Ramana Muney with Honors.

(audience cheering) Jocelyn Elise McBride.

(audience cheering) Bailey Alexandra Garcia.

(audience cheering) Sydney Hepualaha'ole Hayashi.

(audience cheering) Lina Heinzmann.

(audience cheering) Margaret Benton.

(audience cheering) Lea Kosmides.

(audience cheering) Mia Yarberry.

Grace Silcox.

Hadley Moran.

(audience cheering) Zephaniah Wray Turner.

(audience cheering) Daja Hardwick.

(audience cheering) Baileigh Spencer.

(audience cheering) Laila Amaree Morris.

(audience cheering) Derrielle Arden Lee.

(audience cheering) Alexis Reinhardt.

(audience cheering) - [Audience Member] Go Lexi!

- Chloe Elizabeth Cox.

(audience cheering) Kanishk Bhipin Madhav.

(audience cheering) Samuel Keel Roseman.

(audience cheering) Michael Randall.

(audience cheering) James Edward Phillips with Honors.

(audience cheering) Duende' Freeman.

(audience cheering) Morgan Eva Marie Phipps.

(audience cheering) Melany Sofa Mora-Poveda.

(audience cheering) Michelle Dam with Honors.

(audience cheering) Elizabeth Marie Peterson.

(audience cheering) Julia Katherine Leavy.

(audience cheering) Genevieve Marie DeBuck.

(audience cheering) Katarina Vavlicka.

(audience cheering) Alison David.

(audience cheering) Samuel Cole.

(audience cheering) Bryce Melvin De Kett.

(audience cheering) Ryan James Christie.

(audience cheering) Riley Kyle Bray.

(audience cheering) Alan James Manross.

(audience cheering) Meg Anne Kearns.

(audience cheering) Danielle Gingras.

(audience cheering) Brooke Riley Hansen.

(audience cheering) Francesca Vitale.

(audience cheering) Anela Isabel Panlasigue with Honors.

(audience cheering) Nathan Floyd.

(audience cheering) Nathan Larson.

(audience cheering) Josh Smith with Honors.

(audience applauding) Makenna Veen.

(audience cheering) Taylor Rose Sobjack.

(audience cheering) Ashley Danielle Soros.

(audience cheering) - Kaitlyn Kizy.

Tatiana Elena Benavides.

(audience cheering) Austin Arbiter.

(audience cheering) Avery Michelle Czup.

(audience cheering) Lauren Lopez.

Alyvia Katherine Muir.

(audience cheering) Anna Harmon with Honors.

(audience cheering) Kaylee Ann McComas.

(audience cheering) Catherine Ann Gronik.

(audience cheering) Grace Drabek.

(audience cheering) Carolyn Deitch.

(audience cheering) Sabrina Boss.

(audience cheering) Allison Kuzera.

(audience cheering) Olivia Grasso with High Honors.

(audience cheering) Alyssa Miller with Honors.

(audience applauding and cheering) Alyssa Zahodne.

(audience cheering) Zachary Alexander Hakes.

(audience cheering) Madison Navarro.

(audience cheering) Peppard?

Sofia Grace Peppard.

(audience cheering) Hailey Neal.

(audience cheering) Carter Matthew St Lawrence.

(audience cheering) Madeline Batishill.

(audience cheering) Abigail Price.

(audience cheering) Sidney Mueller.

(audience cheering) Ethan Call.

(audience cheering) Erin Pipp.

(audience cheering) Grace Frances Goodell.

(audience cheering) Lucas Ruddock.

(audience cheering) Gordon Hartford.

(audience cheering) Dave Jennings.

(audience cheering) Christopher Stubbe.

(audience cheering) Nicholas James Sjolin.

(audience cheering) Catherine Grace Mader.

(audience cheering) Haley Helm.

(audience cheering) Isaac Taylor Johnson.

(audience cheering) Trinity Vincent with Honors.

(audience cheering) Brooklyn Joanne Phoenix.

(audience cheering) Tessa Jacobs.

(audience cheering) Peyton McCoy Russell.

(audience cheering) Jenna Renee La Mantia.

(audience cheering) Alex Youngblood.

(audience cheering) - [Audience Member] Go Alex!

- Colleen Maurice Cesario.

(audience cheering) Walker Finazzo.

(audience cheering) Enzo Tarducci.

(audience cheering) - [Audience Member] Enzo!

- Grace Flynn.

(audience cheering) Ryan Logan.

(audience cheering) Darselle Modi.

(audience cheering) Kristen Hill.

(audience cheering) Grace Kathryn Henderson.

(audience cheering) Reagan Robinson.

(audience cheering) Julia Whitty.

(audience cheering) Haley Sell with Honors.

(audience cheering) Caitlyn Nicole Thorn with Honors.

(audience cheering) Morgan Elizabeth Johns.

(audience cheering) Camryn Lee Moyers.

(audience cheering) Allie Lauren Estes.

(audience cheering) Rebecca Renee Rupp.

(audience cheering) Jack Cameron Somsel.

(audience cheering) Maxwell Lane Almarez.

(audience cheering) Cameryn Nicole Constant.

(audience cheering) Preston Edward Swigart.

(audience cheering) Nicholas James Stathakios.

(audience cheering) Jasper Paddon Carter Najar.

(audience cheering) Alexis Kaylynn Marie Emmons Vion.

(audience cheering) David Wynn.

(audience cheering) Claire Pomeroy.

(audience cheering) Johnson Ugwoagonwu.

(audience cheering) Andrea Evans-Kirk.

(audience cheering) Kennedy Bentley.

(audience cheering) Aniko Oku.

(audience cheering) Madeline Grace Gallivan.

(audience cheering) Alexa Davenport.

(audience cheering) Kaylani Rebecca Isabel Phillip.

(audience cheering) (audience laughing) Claire Duris.

(audience cheering) Mia Renee Echartea.

(audience cheering) Nicholas Oslin with Honors.

(audience cheering) Andrew Ziegler.

Tristan Adele Glass.

(audience cheering) Michael Wright.

(audience cheering) Isaiah Scruggs.

(audience cheering) Sarah Jane Lakotich.

(audience cheering) And Brock Eaves.

(audience applauding and cheering) (graduates chattering) - [Staff Member] Three hugs, huh?

(laughs) - College of Education faculty members, they share in this celebration for these graduates.

The faculty's contributions to their success has been essential and are a source of great pride to us.

College of Education faculty members are deeply committed to contributing to their professions through research, service, and the preparation of future leaders.

The reputation of our college's faculty and programs has again been recognized in the recent release of the 2024 edition of the US News and World Report rankings of graduate programs.

For the 30th consecutive year our graduate programs in elementary and secondary education have been ranked number one in the nation.

(audience applauding and cheering) In total, nine programs both in education and kinesiology are currently ranked in the annual publication of top programs and specialties.

We hope you share in our pride in these rankings.

They reflect the dedication of our faculty, the quality of our programs, the support of our dedicated staff, and the achievements of our students and graduates.

I hope you will appreciate the value added to your baccalaureate degree because it was earned at an internationally prestigious university and a College of Education with a consistently strong reputation.

(audience applauding and cheering) Now it is fitting that I ask those representing the faculty to rise and accept our gratitude for your contributions to the education of our graduates.

(audience applauding and cheering) We appreciate your fine work.

(audience cheering) There is another group of individuals who have made important contributions to the success of our graduates.

Our advisors have guided and supported these graduates from summer orientation through our commencement ceremony today.

They have answered questions, solved problems, and been a source of encouragement when expectations seemed overwhelming or the right path was hard to find.

They have cheered our graduates on as they developed from new freshmen onto their own for their first time to young adults ready to take their place in the world.

They have also assisted with our ceremony today.

I ask the College of Education advisors to rise and be recognized for their important work.

(audience applauding and cheering) And there is yet another important group of individuals who have contributed, love, understanding, and support, emotional as well as financial, and they share in the achievements we recognize today.

Accordingly, we ask the families of our graduates to rise and give us an opportunity to express our thanks and appreciation.

(audience applauding and cheering) I also thank our readers, Linda Kernohan and Jamie Paisley and the special thanks goals to Robin Linkhart for helping to coordinate this event.

(audience applauding) Finally, the College of Education Alumni Board of Directors wishes to congratulate each of you.

We are confident that you take with you new perspectives and innovative ideas that will shape the society of tomorrow and contribute in meaningful ways to the learning and wellbeing of others, and we want to hear all about it.

Let us know where life takes you via email, social media, or the alumni website, and we will celebrate with you.

Please consider donating your time and talents to the college.

The college's Alumni Board of Directors, they facilitate connections between alumni and current students through events, outreach, and scholarships.

We look forward to learning more about your interests and engaging with you in the future.

I now invite all of you to join in the singing the alma mater, "MSU Shadows."

We will be accompanied by the MSU Symphony Band and Landon Black.

Guests may meet their graduates upstairs.

(audience applauding) (stately music) ♪ 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 sing our faith so true ♪ ♪ Sing our love for Alma Mater ♪ ♪ And thy praises, MSU ♪ (audience applauding and cheering) (overlapping chatter) (cheerful music) - [Benjamin] Fight song.

Yeah.

One, two, and... (martial music begins) (graduates cheering) ♪ Ra ra ra ♪ ♪ Weak ♪ ♪ Fight, fight, fight, fight ♪ (martial music continues) ♪ Fight, fight, fight, fight ♪ - [Speaker] Tico Tico.

(audience cheering)