Graduation Recap
May 16, 2016
![A female student smiling at the camera after receiving her diploma](/magazine/assets/images/volume-03/issue-01/graduation/graduation-body7.jpg)
![Students standing by their seats during the ceremony](/magazine/assets/images/volume-03/issue-01/graduation/graduation-body10.jpg)
![Male student smiling at the camera with his diploma](/magazine/assets/images/volume-03/issue-01/graduation/graduation-body8.jpg)
“Some people don't think community college is where dreams really start. But they would be wrong. I'm a living example of what dreams come true from a community college — the place that gave me all the foundation I needed to be successful.”
Kozhi Sidney Makai
Commencement Speaker
![Speaker Kozhi Signey Makai at graduation ceremony](/magazine/assets/images/volume-03/issue-01/graduation/graduation-body4.jpg)
![A female student in her cap and gown, holding up her hand](/magazine/assets/images/volume-03/issue-01/graduation/graduation-body3.jpg)
![A young man with a green stole walking across the stage](/magazine/assets/images/volume-03/issue-01/graduation/graduation-body12.jpg)