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MANSFIELD, PA\u2014<\/strong> Two hundred fifty four students received degrees at Mansfield University\u2019s 151st Commencement on Saturday, December 12 at Decker Gymnasium.\"web<\/a>\u201cToday, you head out on you life\u2019s journey with new found knowledge, needed skills and the confidence to step through the doors of opportunity that await each of you,\u201d MU President Fran Hendricks told the graduates. \u201cThe degree you now possess, coupled with the gritty determination that comes with a Mansfield education, will give you courage and confidence to reach your full potential.\u201d<\/p>\n

Russ Dodson, retiring professor in the Department of Geosciences, delivered the capstone address. Dodson, who has taught at Mansfield for 33 years, recounted many of his travels around the world to illustrate three pieces of advice for the new graduates.\"Retiring<\/a>\u201cAll the world is not like Mansfield, and boy am I glad,\u201d Dodson said. \u201cThis is not a slam on Mansfield, I love it here. Instead, it is a recognition that it is the diversity in the world that makes it interesting. No matter how great your hometown, the world would be poorer if every place was like it. Also, be willing to take risks, but not stupid ones, and be willing to laugh at yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNow it\u2019s time for us, for you and me, to leave Mansfield and begin a grand new adventure,\u201d he added. \u201cFor me, that\u2019s retirement. For you, it\u2019s the world of work and paying taxes. But let\u2019s make travel to interesting places an important part of that new adventure. Let\u2019s experience some of the diversity, that wonderful diversity that is in this world.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Student Government Association (SGA) presented a graduation coin to each graduate. Also, four faculty and staff members, representing the four tenets of the Mansfield Creed, were honored with the current year\u2019s coin for their service to MU students.\"(L-R)<\/a>SGA Treasurer Joseph Turner, presented recipients Adrianne McEvoy, associate professor of Philosophy; Nancy Nauman, fiscal technician for College Community Services, Inc.; Abby Werlock, adjunct instructor in English and Alan Zellner, Social Equity & Multicultural Affairs officer, with this year\u2019s coin.<\/p>\n

Graduates and alumni are able to purchase additional coins for this year, or their year of graduation, through the Mountie Den campus bookstore. All proceeds go directly to the H2S (Here to Serve) No-Interest Loan Fund for MU students.<\/p>\n

Also during Commencement, Patrick Henderson represented the Council of Trustees and introduced Dodson, President Sharon Mokrzynski Kendrick represented the Alumni Association, and Joseph Maresco, immediate past president, represented the Mansfield University Foundation.<\/p>\n

The MU Brass Band, conducted by Associate Professor Nathan Rinnert, provided musical accompaniment for the event. Music major Lucas Lourenco was soloist. Campus Minister Courtney Hull delivered the convocation. Associate Professor Charles Hoy served as grand marshal and Professor Scott Davis was herald.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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