“Those blank pages need not intimidate you,” she stated. “Instead, they are an invitation to write the rest of the story. Your story is your unique gift to the world. Embrace that story by being your full, unapologetic self, and don’t hold anything back.”
President Richard McCullough presided over each ceremonies. FSU conferred 3,243 levels Friday, together with: 2,053 bachelor’s levels, 976 grasp’s/specialist levels and 117 doctorates. The College of Law conferred 97 levels.
Graduating for the second time from FSU, Dionne Caines earned her grasp’s diploma in Educational Leadership and Administration from the College of Education Friday afternoon. Caines, who earned her bachelor’s diploma from Florida State earlier than educating elementary faculty for twenty-four years, desired to affect the lives of extra than simply the students in her class, so she returned to FSU.
“I believe that we are life-long learners,” Caines stated. “Therefore, I am always looking for ways in which I can grow. Florida State’s Educational Leadership and Administration master’s program has prepared me to step into a leadership role, but even after obtaining a leadership position, I will continue to seek out opportunities for continual professional development.”
Equipped with a brand new diploma, Caines plans to proceed educating within the classroom whereas pursuing an assistant principal place within the Leon County School District.
“FSU is such a special place,” she stated. “What I will miss most about FSU is the caring faculty and staff members who go above and beyond to make you feel like family.”
Jenna Nighswonger, a midfielder on the ladies’s soccer staff from Huntington Beach, California, graduated Friday with a near-perfect GPA and a finance diploma from the College of Business.
“I wanted to go to a school where I knew I could be pushed academically and athletically, and FSU offered both of those to me,” she stated.
Nighswonger, a United Soccer Coaches First Team All-American, led the Seminoles to an look within the 2022 Women’s College Cup final weekend and was a key contributor on FSU’s 2021 National Championship staff.
“College was a time where I learned a lot about myself, and through the ups and downs, I believe I came out stronger,” she stated.
Nighswonger plans to play skilled soccer and credit Florida State for making her the particular person and participant she is immediately.
“There is so much to love and miss about Florida State, but in general, I will miss the community of this college,” she stated. “Going to football games, studying on Landis Green, and going to the Figg to eat lunch are memories that I will always cherish and look back on fondly.”
Kellie Fallon, a local of Bradenton, Florida, graduated Friday with a grasp’s diploma in artwork schooling. She cherishes the connections shaped with professors, colleagues and mates, which can lengthen past her time at Florida State.
“My experiences with professors and students alike have been overwhelmingly positive,” Fallon stated. “I will miss the towering, echoing walls of WJB shared between myself and my colleagues and the thrill of the chase in Humans vs. Zombies, the club where I met my friends.”
After commencement, Fallon will pursue a educating place in Georgia and proceed her graduate analysis on post-anthropocentric artwork schooling to broaden the sector.
“Ultimately, it is my hope I may create a paradigm shift in art education, honor and reimagine the human-nature relationship, and create a more-than-human magic in the classroom and beyond,” she stated.
