MANSFIELD, PA— Mansfield University’s soon-to-be newest graduates were the honored guests at the annual Graduation Celebration on Friday, May 8.
Rob Kathcart, who holds two bachelor’s degrees (’95 and ’99) and a
master’s (’02) from MU, was the guest speaker. He is the student activities director and a junior high social studies teacher at North Penn-Liberty High School.
As he recalled his experiences and decisions he’s made, Kathcart told the Class of 2015 to “play hard and do well.”
“Enjoy your successes and failures, take chances, do wise things and do some dumb things too,” Kathcart said. “Learn not to take yourself too seriously but know when it’s important for others to take you seriously and be willing to venture off into the unknown. And don’t forget, play hard and do well.”
The Graduation Celebration brings together graduates and university administration, faculty and staff. Special recognition is given to the candidates for outstanding senior.
President Fran Hendricks and Associate Professor Jeffrey Bosworth, chair of the Outstanding Senior Committee, presented each candidate with a certificate. The Outstanding Senior Award will be presented at Commencement on Saturday, May 9 at 10 a.m. at Karl 
Van Norman Field.
The event is made possible by the support of Professors Lee and Kathy Wright ’82, who met at the Graduation Celebration and serve as emcees, the MU Alumni Association, Office of Academic Affairs, Association of Pennsylvania State College & University Faculties (AFSCUF) and the American Federation of State, County & Municipal Workers (AFSCME).