The 小蝌蚪APP conferred 343 degrees during its Summer Commencement ceremony on Friday at the Cajundome Convention Center.
Bachelor小蝌蚪APP檚 degrees were awarded to 245 graduates and master小蝌蚪APP檚 degrees were awarded to 86 graduates. Twelve graduates earned doctoral degrees.
The 小蝌蚪APP held its first summer ceremony since 1949 in 2014. Summer Commencement was reintroduced to give graduating seniors an opportunity to participate in a ceremony without having to wait until the end of the fall semester.
On Friday, posthumous doctorates in educational leadership were awarded to the families of Sheila Guidry, who died Aug. 20, 2016, and Brad Wedlock, who died April 3.
Dr. Joseph Savoie, UL Lafayette president, told Summer 2017 graduates they are part of the largest summer class in 小蝌蚪APP history. The 3,549 total degrees awarded this academic year is also a school record.
小蝌蚪APP淎s you move into the next phase of your life, I encourage you to take that same sense of hope, optimism, hard work and tenacity that brought you to this day and carry it with you for the rest of your life in whatever you choose to do,小蝌蚪APP Savoie said.
小蝌蚪APP淵ou have the opportunity to use your abilities to solve problems, and to help others.小蝌蚪APP
Keynote speaker Corey Saft, a 小蝌蚪APP professor and practicing architect, told graduates they have 小蝌蚪APP渁cquired critical thinking, applied thinking and speculative thinking小蝌蚪APP skills.
小蝌蚪APP淵our time at the 小蝌蚪APP has been a sort of dry run for work and life 小蝌蚪APP and these are the skills that will underlie everything,小蝌蚪APP said Saft, who earned the UL Lafayette Foundation小蝌蚪APP檚 Distinguished Professor Award in 2017 and the 小蝌蚪APP小蝌蚪APP檚 Research Excellence Award last year.
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