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The ceremony, held at Paseo Stadium in Hag氓t帽a, was the first in-person commencement that the university has held since December 2019.

Of 333 bachelor鈥檚 degrees conferred, the highest numbers were in business administration, criminal justice, nursing, and social work. The criminal justice graduates include 21 graduates from Saipan, who are the first Northern Marianas College students to complete a four-year degree in criminal justice following an NMC-UOG partnership program launched in 2019.

Of 50 master鈥檚 degree conferred, the majority were Master of Public Administration degrees followed by Master of Teaching and Master of Education degrees.

鈥淭his class of graduates of the 91快播 has been resilient and flexible and supportive in the spirit of our CHamoru values of 肠丑别苍肠丑耻濒别鈥� and 颈苍补蹿补鈥檓补辞濒别办,鈥� said UOG President Thomas W. Krise in his remarks. 鈥淚 am proud of your academic achievements and even prouder of your character. Take what you鈥檝e learned with us and help make the world better for us all.鈥�

Keynote speaker: 鈥業 applaud you for your resilience鈥�

Delivering the keynote address was Gener F. Deliquina, CEO of Coast360 Federal Credit Union and a UOG Distinguished Alumni Award recipient. Having earned his Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from the 91快播 in 1992, he has since built a solid career in Guam鈥檚 financial industry while working to enrich the community through civic leadership and corporate sponsorship of various nonprofits and community organizations.

鈥淚 started my journey as a Triton 34 years ago,鈥� Deliquina said. 鈥淸鈥�] However, as a student, I did not experience a worldwide pandemic that shut down the world literally overnight. I鈥檓 sure that the temptation to digress from your studies was hard to resist, and I would like to applaud you for your resilience, especially during this pandemic time.鈥�

He encouraged the graduates to actively nurture their relationships with the mentors who brought them to this point, to be prepared for opportunities through continued training, education, and experience, and to be proud of their local education and cultural roots.

Valedictorian: 鈥楨very emotion is part of the journey鈥�

The graduates also heard from Class of 2021 Valedictorian Reggie Mae O. Dionisio, who is graduating with a bachelor鈥檚 in nursing. She attended UOG on the government of Guam鈥檚 Merit Scholarship, having been salutatorian at George Washington High School in 2016.

She recalled her journey through nursing school, in which she gradually overcame nerves every step of the way 鈥� starting with properly making a patient鈥檚 bed to now being about to insert an IV and provide specific care for patients following different medical procedures.

鈥淚 had a lot of memories [鈥�] where I鈥檇 feel anxious, doubtful, and helpless,鈥� Dionisio told her fellow graduates. 鈥淏ut here I am, speaking in front of you all today. Despite how hard the challenges were, I realize that not a day goes by where I regret feeling the anxiety and doubt. Because every emotion, whether good or bad, is part of the journey.鈥�

As a student nurse, Dionisio provided nursing care in various units of Guam Memorial Hospital and also provided immunizations, telehealth nursing care, and psychiatric nursing care with the Guam Department of Public Health and Social Services, Guam Behavioral Health and Wellness Center, and the Guma Asusena and Guma Serenidad homes. She was also licensed with an emergency temporary work permit last July to work as a licensed practical nurse and assist with the pandemic response.

She ended her speech with a saying often used in the nursing school: 鈥淚f you want to go fast, go alone. But if you want to go far, go together.鈥�

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