TEXT BY SARAH CHUBY, '03 M.A. '11
PHOTOS BY ROBERT BARCLAY AND PEGGY BRISBANE
Whether the ceremony took place 50 years ago or today, graduation marks the culmination of a demanding, yet satisfying, journey.
Soon-to-be CMU alumni hear their names called in recognition of their hard work and achievement. They sing the Alma Mater. They hear congratulations from family, friends and favorite professors.
The Spring 2011 commencement welcomed 3,574 degree and certification recipients to join the CMU alumni family, which is more than 200,000 people worldwide.
From locations in Mount Pleasant, across the nation, in Canada and Mexico, there were a combined 2,314 baccalaureate degrees, 1,132 master's degrees, 74 doctoral degrees, 21 specialist degrees, and 33 graduate certificates awarded.
"Take stock in how much you have grown as a person," President George E. Ross said during the May ceremony on the Mount Pleasant campus. "Use graduation day to reflect back on your college experience and imagine the possibilities for the future."
Sapientia. Virtus. Amicitia.
And those words ring true. Use graduation day to reflect on your CMU experience – think of those memories from the past, and the ones you'd like to create in the future. •
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