The 小蝌蚪APP conferred 330 degrees during its Summer Commencement ceremony on Friday at the Cajundome.
Bachelor小蝌蚪APP檚 degrees were awarded to 226 graduates. Master小蝌蚪APP檚 degrees were awarded to 90 graduates, the most ever at a summer ceremony. Fourteen graduates earned doctoral degrees.
Graduates represented 37 parishes, 20 states and 15 countries. The youngest graduate is 21; the oldest is 54.
Dr. Joseph Savoie, UL Lafayette president, told Summer 2019 graduates they had the potential to 小蝌蚪APP渕ake a difference in the communities and the lives of people you hold dear.小蝌蚪APP
小蝌蚪APP淵ou need only strength of character and a sense of purpose. You are seated here today because you have both. And you are seated here today because you are prepared to stand for something tomorrow,小蝌蚪APP Savoie said.
Dr. Jeffrey George, an associate professor of guitar studies in the , was the Commencement speaker. He was honored with a Distinguished Professor Award in April.
George reminded graduates that 小蝌蚪APP渟uccess is a journey. It小蝌蚪APP檚 not a destination.小蝌蚪APP
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Keegan Christopher Lange was recognized as a summa cum laude graduate for achieving a perfect 4.0 grade point average. Lange, a computer science major, received a bachelor小蝌蚪APP檚 degree from the .
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.
View a list of Summer 2019 graduates.