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2023年12月19日

毕业生站在毕业典礼上中央社区学院 held its third all-college winter commencement ceremony on Dec. 15. A total of 372 candidates were eligible to graduate and 100 took part in the ceremony. Both are record numbers for winter graduation.

After holding the first all-college winter graduation in 2021 at Grand Island and the second last year at CCC-Hastings, this year’s festivities were held at the 哥伦布校园. Dr. 伊丽莎白Klitz, CCC dean of student success and enrollment management, said the change of venue didn’t deter the graduates or their families and friends.

“有, 你知道, 80 or 90 miles between some of our campuses, 所以我们想知道, would our numbers be different holding (commencement) on the 哥伦布校园,克里茨说. “What we saw is that graduates want to participate, and family and friends want to come celebrate this achievement. So, we are thrilled that we’ve had the largest number of eligible graduates and the largest number participating.”

The keynote address was delivered by Dr. Kellie Pickett, the vice president for college access and success at the Susan T. 巴菲特全世界最大的网赌网址. She is also a board member of the National Scholarship Providers Association.

“As you think about your time here at 中央社区学院, I’m sure you can think of lots of successes and lots of challenges to get to this point,皮克特说。. “I’m sure you can picture times when you’ve had to work really hard, 做了一些艰难的选择, and you had to make some sacrifices along the way. You probably had some great fun and I hope you made some great memories.”

在过去的二十年里, Pickett has worked at such higher educational institutions as Duke University, Georgia Southern University and the University of Nebraska-Omaha. 在她目前的职位上, she works with people and communities across the state to ensure that Nebraskans have clear pathways into higher education as well as the resources and support they need to reach their college goals. Pickett encouraged the graduates to use the skills they learned at CCC to make a difference in the lives of others.

“You are poised to go out and make significant and unique contributions in your communities,皮克特说. 分享你的故事. 分享你的经历. Be authentic in your conversations and in your workplaces. Find people who will teach you things, 告诉你实话, and challenge and support you to achieve the things that are important to you.”

光谱, the select choir from the 哥伦布校园, performed the national anthem and “Carol of the Bells.CCC会长博士. Matt Gotschall and all three campus presidents offered remarks during the ceremony.