Ledyard Students Graduate From Eastern Connecticut State University

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Congratulations to the following Ledyard students who have graduated from Eastern Connecticut State University: 

Casandra Allen graduated with Dean's Distinction with a Bachelor of General Studies degree in Social Science. 

Kaysee Berryman graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology. 

Robin Bissell graduated with a Bachelor of General Studies degree in Management. 

Gregory Dalton graduated with Dean's Distinction with a Bachelor of General Studies degree in Human Services Administration. 

Victoria Graf graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology. 

Charlene Jones graduated with a Bachelor of General Studies degree in Business Administration. 

Fabiola Lui Decristofaro graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting. 

Pamela Lynch graduated with a Bachelor of General Studies degree in Business Information Systems Management. 

Kyle Ng graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Visual Arts. 

Cheryle Robinson graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology. 

Eastern Connecticut State University's 123rd Commencement took place at the XL Center in Hartford on May 14. In all, 1,256 undergraduates and 41 graduate students earned their degrees.

Carlotta Walls LaNier, the youngest member of the "Little Rock Nine," gave the Commencement Address, telling the graduates, "This is your moment, a time you have been looking forward to and working toward since you first arrived at Eastern. Celebrate the moment; seize it. Step out into your future bravely and boldly." LaNier noted that the graduates were bound to encounter challenges. Those experiences will be "the greatest teacher in the grand classroom of life. Those challenges will show you who you really are."

Nana Owusu-Agyemang of Ghana, West Africa, delivered the Senior Class Address. She thanked the faculty for their support, saying, "During my time here at Eastern, I have met professors that I simply cannot forget - professors who really care for their students. It will forever strike me how much time professors at Eastern are willing to spend with each student...how much of themselves they give. It's not just the professors who make Eastern what it is. At Eastern it's not just about imparting knowledge, it's about joining hands to mold each student into a richer person academically and mentally, as well." Owusu-Agyemang closed by quoting the late philosopher Alan Watts, who once said, "The attitude of faith is to let go, and become open to truth, whatever it might turn out to be.""May our truth be a good truth," said Owusu-Agyemang. "May our world be a good world. May our mark be a good mark."