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In a spirited speech at Â鶹ÊÓƵ's Winter Graduation, the university president extended a warm welcome to the diverse Winter Class of 2023, comprising 4,700 graduates from 78 countries and 41 states.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ honored 4,700 students earning degrees and another 300 earning certificates on Thursday at its Winter Commencement ceremony.

Computer science major Shruti Sekar was this year's Winter Commencement student speaker. These are the remarks she gave at the ceremony.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ alum Paul Misener, JD ’93, founder and principal of Misener Innovation and a former global vice president at Amazon, is this year's Winter Commencement speaker.

From being an orientation leader to working as an environmental field interpreter for school programs, Jason Mercado made the most of his time at Â鶹ÊÓƵ by building up the campus community.

With his master’s degree in global commerce and policy, Carter N. Coudriet aims to pursue a position at the Arctic-focused nexus of trade and national security.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ will celebrate more than 5,000 students graduating or earning certificates in the Winter Commencement ceremony at 9:30 a.m. Thursday at EagleBank Arena.

Dulcee Valenzuela, a December 2023 grad with a degree in bioengineering, said her cancer diagnosis as a teenager helped her find her life's purpose and a career path.

Inspired by her parents who immigrated from Mexico in search of a better life for their children, Ashley Alvarado-Lopez is following the path her older sister by graduating in winter 2023 with two degrees from Â鶹ÊÓƵ.

Lydia Sigman grabbed every Schar School opportunity to position herself for a career in government.

Paul E. Misener, a scientist, lawyer, engineer and innovator will be the featured speaker at Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s 2023 Winter Commencement ceremony. The ceremony will be held at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 14, in EagleBank Arena on the Fairfax Campus.

One May 24, 27 Â鶹ÊÓƵ EIP graduates joined the ranks of Â鶹ÊÓƵ alumni this year, along with 130 graduating high school seniors celebrating their EIP graduation, as part of EIP’s 32nd graduating class. More than 2,100 students have graduated from EIP since it began in 1987.