2024 UW-Stevens Point Winter Commencement Program

Welcome from the Chancellor

On behalf of the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, congratulations to our winter 2024 graduates! These dedicated students have completed years of purpose-driven learning, rigorous work and personal growth. It is my honor to mark the achievements of our graduates and celebrate this milestone with their families and supporters by conferring degrees as UW-Stevens Point’s chancellor. I have enjoyed meeting and working with students around campus and am committed to helping students succeed. Their openness inspires me. As the first in my family to attend college, I understand the transformational power of education. Higher education translates to success both personally and professionally, and its impact continues for generations. Completing a university degree is a major accomplishment, one

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achieved with significant sacrifices by the students and by their families. For nearly two years, our graduates had additional challenges brought on by the pandemic. They met these challenges with determination, adaptability and creativity. As our graduates go out to fulfill their purpose in the world, they can look to a bright future with confidence knowing the skills they attained at UW-Stevens Point are highly sought by employers and community organizations. Graduates, we are so proud of you and your accomplishments. Please know UW-Stevens Point will remain your home, and you are welcome back anytime. To our graduates’ family and friends, thank you for your support, sacrifice and encouragement. To our faculty and staff, thank you for your dedication, mentorship and hard work, which have helped transform the lives of our graduates so they can reimagine the world.

Sincerely,

Thomas Gibson Chancellor

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