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More than 2,600
students graduated in 2013.
Those graduates will join
an alumni group about
39,000 strong.
641 have relatives
who are a ending or
have a ended the
University.
The youngest person
graduating this year
was 20.
The “most senior”
person graduating this
year was 72.
85 percent of students
worked full or part timewhile
a ending theUniversity.
Notable quotes of
the class of 2013
“We are si ing here today because we all recognize the
value of higher education …May each of us continue to
invest in knowledge for the rest of our lives.”
Dayna Ludwig, B.S., Behavioral Science, student speaker
“I’m just so glad he lived to see it.”
Christina Vickers, B.S.N., Allied Health Education and
Management, about how happy she was that her elderly
father could a end the ceremony and watch her graduate.
“Inspire yourself, and others will be inspired by you.”
Michelle Lecates, M.Ed., Special Education
“They say we are judged by the company we keep … I am
among the finest.”
Dr. Jack Varsalona, President
Your Class
The graduating class comprised a remarkably diverse
group of people from all ages and walks of life. Here’s a
by-the-numbers breakdown of the Class of 2013:
SPRING/SUMMER