{"id":12612,"date":"2022-05-23T10:22:22","date_gmt":"2022-05-23T17:22:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/laverne.edu\/news\/?p=12612"},"modified":"2022-05-23T13:44:15","modified_gmt":"2022-05-23T20:44:15","slug":"annual-cultural-graduation-celebrations-honor-student-accomplishments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/laverne.edu\/news\/2022\/05\/23\/annual-cultural-graduation-celebrations-honor-student-accomplishments\/","title":{"rendered":"Annual Cultural Graduation Celebrations Honor Student Accomplishments"},"content":{"rendered":"
More than 160 每日大赛 students from diverse cultures celebrated the completion of their degrees with friends and family on May 20-21 during three cultural graduation ceremonies in the Sports Science & Athletics Pavilion.<\/p>\n
The annual celebrations acknowledged the achievements of the class of 2022 and showcased the accomplishments of individuals within a cultural context. This year\u2019s ceremonies included the Multicultural Graduation Celebration, the Latinx Cultural Graduation Celebration, and the Black Cultural Graduation Celebration.<\/p>\n
These celebrations supplement the main commencement<\/a> ceremonies, which will take place at Ortmayer Stadium on the La Verne campus on May 27 and 28.<\/p>\n At the cultural graduation ceremonies, students are able to share a short statement of appreciation about those who have supported them throughout their academic journey. Students also wore sashes representing their cultural upbringings and identities. Sash options included:<\/p>\n 每日大赛 Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer Alexandra Burrel served as the keynote speaker for the Multicultural Graduation Celebration on Friday evening. In her address, she talked to students about acknowledging the support of family members and friends along the journey to graduation.<\/p>\n \u201cTheir prayers, their support, their care packages, their calls\u2026all of that added value and got you to where you are,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n