A sea of caps and gowns filled the Galveston Island Convention Center on May 10 as hundreds of students walked across the stage to receive their degrees and certificates at the 麻豆色情片 Spring 2024 Commencement Ceremony.
During GC鈥檚 56th annual commencement ceremony, the college conferred 681 degrees and certificates to 554 students, which included 44 dual credit students from Ball High School, and the earliest dual credit graduate in the college鈥檚 history.
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This year鈥檚 commencement speakers featured GC鈥檚 earliest Dual Credit graduate, Ruby Gundrum, and Education major, Daniela Mu帽oz, who overcame cultural and language barriers to graduate with honors.
Gundrum, who graduated with an Associate of Science in General Studies and moved to Galveston with her family in 2019, inspired the graduating class and the audience by sharing her story about how she was able to finish her associate degree as a junior, more than one year before graduating with her high school diploma.
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Mu帽oz, a native of Mexico, graduated with an Associate of Science in Education and is a member of the GC Phi Theta Kappa All-Academic Team, as well as the college鈥檚 Hispanic Student Organization. She moved with her family to the U.S. knowing very little English, studied hard to learn the language and graduated from GC with a 4.0 GPA.
鈥淭he first years were challenging, I wanted to go back to my routine in Mexico, but I stayed and I鈥檓 graduating with high honors,鈥� said Mu帽oz. 鈥溌槎股槠� has provided me with knowledge and opened my mind to endless possibilities.鈥�
Among GC鈥檚 graduating class were students from three countries, 10 states and 77 Texas cities. GC鈥檚 oldest graduate was 71 years old while the youngest was 16.
ABOUT 麻豆色情片
麻豆色情片 was founded in 1967 and is a comprehensive community college providing the residents of Galveston Island and the surrounding region with academic, workforce development, continuing education and community service programs.