{"id":85367,"date":"2019-12-13T16:42:58","date_gmt":"2019-12-13T22:42:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/?p=85367"},"modified":"2019-12-13T17:16:17","modified_gmt":"2019-12-13T23:16:17","slug":"delta-state-university-awards-220-undergraduate-degrees-127-graduate-degrees-at-fall-2019-commencement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/2019\/12\/delta-state-university-awards-220-undergraduate-degrees-127-graduate-degrees-at-fall-2019-commencement\/","title":{"rendered":"Delta State University Awards 220 Undergraduate Degrees, 127 Graduate Degrees at Fall 2019 Commencement"},"content":{"rendered":"

Delta State University awarded 220 undergraduate degrees and 127 graduate degrees at the 93rd <\/sup>commencement on Friday, Dec. 13, 2019, in the Bologna Performing Arts Center on the DSU campus.<\/p>\n

Delta State President William N. LaForge, who led the commencement activities, congratulated the graduates for reaching a \u201cmilestone,\u201d he said, \u201cthat, frankly, few people achieve.\u201d<\/p>\n

A morning session honored undergraduate students from the Robert E. Smith School of Nursing and all graduate students. An afternoon event celebrated undergraduates from the Colleges of Arts and Sciences, Business and Aviation, and Education and Human Sciences.<\/p>\n

\u201cI urge you to view your college education as a trust,\u201d he said, \u201cthat commits you to a lifetime of learning and service.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cYou broke the jinx,\u201d jokes President LaForge, since commencement occurred on Friday the 13th. On a more serious note, he leads rounds of applause not only for the graduates but also for their families.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Keynote speaker Dr. Corlis Snow, associate professor of teacher education and recipient last spring of the 2019 S. E. Kossman Teaching Award, the highest distinction a faculty member may be accorded at Delta State, challenged the new graduates to adopt what she called a \u201cgrowth mindset,\u201d as opposed to a \u201cfixed mindset,\u201d in a constantly evolving world.<\/p>\n

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\u201cAlways give your best and ponder what you could have done better,\u201d urges Dr. Snow, a DSU alumna.<\/p><\/div>\n

This is vital to \u201cmaintain relevance in the professions you\u2019ve chosen,\u201d said the 18-year veteran in the Division of Teacher Education, Leadership, and Research at Delta State. After all, things have changed dramatically since the students\u2019 first semester at DSU, she added.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a DSU tradition that the Kossman Award winner from the previous spring commencement address graduates at the following fall commencement.<\/p>\n

Subject to completion of all requirements as certified by the registrar, the 347 total degrees at the 93rd<\/sup> commencement broke down as follows:<\/p>\n

The 220 undergraduate degrees: College of Arts and Sciences, 81; College of Business and Aviation, 56; College of Education and Human Sciences, 49; School of Nursing, 34.<\/p>\n

The 127 graduate degrees: College of Education and Human Sciences, 60; College of Business and Aviation, 45; College of Arts and Sciences, 20; School of Nursing, 2.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis nation and the state of Mississippi need the benefit of the skills and learning you have acquired here,\u201d concluded President LaForge. \u201cWe send you into the world with our deep affection and wish for each of you the fullest measure of success.\u201d<\/p>\n

Here are other photos from commencement:<\/p>\n

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