(jazz music) (indistinct chatter) (jazz music) (jazz music) (indistinct chatter) (audience applauding) - Welcome everybody.

I just love seeing all the families waving to their students here, it's such an exciting day.

I'm so happy to see you all.

(audience applauding) Good morning, my name is Kendra Spence Cheruvelil.

I use she, her, her pronouns, and I am the Dean of Lyman Briggs College.

So privileged to be with you today.

Before I begin my remarks, I would like to acknowledge the land on which we live, work and learn.

Michigan State University occupies the ancestral traditional and contemporary lands of the Anishnabe Three Fires Confederacy of Ojibwa, Ottawa, and Potawatomi peoples.

In offering this land acknowledgement, I affirm indigenous sovereignty, history and experiences.

We are here today to bestow the baccalaureate degree on 335 spring and summer graduates in the Lyman Briggs College class of 2022.

(audience applauding) There's so very much to be proud of.

These graduates have faced so much during their time at MSU, including local, countrywide and global social and political upheaval and violence, and the many phases of the ongoing global pandemic.

Let us join together here on the banks of the Red Cedar in spring in a season of renewal and fresh beginnings to share stories, to support and care for each other and to celebrate the resilience, the perseverance, and the success of our graduates.

As we honor this important moment in the lives of our graduates and their family members, I'd especially like to thank the other Briggs and MSU alumni who are joining us in the audience.

And to the family members and friends who have traveled to be here, I send you a very warm greeting.

Briggsies, you have come so far.

A few short years ago, you entered Lyman Briggs College, full of interest and curiosity about the sciences.

Some of you had grand plans for your life, and some of you were unsure what the future would hold.

Regardless, all of you grew as scientists through your classes and labs, hours and hours and hours of studying research jobs, volunteering, student clubs, and especially friendships.

As Brigg student, you took foundational science and math and writing courses within our small dedicated college.

Your faculty and advisors knew you by name.

Hallway conversations were fun and rich and helped build a sense of belonging and confidence.

And then during your second year, when every day student life abruptly changed, and we all took on a bit of a avatar look, you kept going through your entire third year of online classes and remote learning.

You rose to every occasion.

We all discovered that our community is not limited to the confines of homes hall or even to just the MSU campus.

And as you progressed through your major level courses, you built on the foundational knowledge and network of peers and friends that you had developed in homes hall.

This year, as we learned how to project our voices through masks and learned the Greek alphabet through COVID 19 variants, you persevered, you supported new Briggsies as mentors.

You helped your fellow students as learning and peer advising assistants, and you gave award-winning research presentations.

Many of you took on leadership opportunities across this world class university.

You leave Lyman Briggs college today empowered with a deeper understanding of scientific fields and how they intersect and a broader perspective of the sciences in their diverse human social and global context.

This world needs you, Briggsies.

Use your knowledge, your critical thinking abilities, your communication skills, your tenacity, and your compassion to make a difference.

We cannot wait to learn about what you do next.

Ones a Briggsies always a Briggsies.

Congratulations.

(audience applauding) I ask that everyone, please rise, if you are able for singing of "America the Beautiful" performed by the MSU Jazz Orchestra II under the direction of Diego Riviera.

(jazz music) ♪ O beautiful for spacious skies ♪ ♪ For amber waves of grain ♪ ♪ For purple mountain majesties ♪ ♪ Above the fruited plain ♪ ♪ America America ♪ ♪ God shed his grace on thee ♪ ♪ And crown thy good with brotherhood ♪ ♪ From sea to shining sea ♪ (audience applauding) Please be seated.

We begin our program today with reflection.

Let us have a moment of silence to reflect upon your time here at MSU and a memory of all those who could not be with us today.

Thank you.

It is now my absolute pleasure to introduce the Lyman Briggs senior class speaker, De'Anna Tarleton.

De'Anna is graduating today with a major in animal science and a minor in African-American and African studies.

She is currently working at NeuroTheranostics with the Henry Ford Health System.

And she is proud mom to baby Charlie, and although her family members Charless Young and Bruce Tarleton are no longer with us, we recognize their support in helping De'Anna be here today.

(audience applauding) - Thank you.

Thank you.

I can be changed by what happens to me by refuse to be reduced by it.

In those words, Maya Angela speaks my truth.

This statement pretty much sums up my entire undergrad life in one sentence.

Certainly Michigan State was a challenge alone as it is already, but I mean, Briggs definitely gave me a run for my money.

Literally, I don't know where to begin the sleepless nights times I have fail, and countless times I have said I would drop out.

In a realization of life as a Spartan, the idea of a dream of our future to come true lies within the grip, dedication and time we put into it.

Therefore the peak and pressure remains at an ultimate high to push through any challenge to fulfill our dreams, To demonstrate my resilience, I would like to share my reality and what it took for me to stand before you all.

I am from the east side of Detroit, near Seven Mile in the area code of 40205, also known as the Red Zone.

Me and my childhood friends never made it past the block or let alone pass the border of the city.

To get to Michigan State was already a challenge, but once I got here, I soon realized that that was the easy part.

To put it differently, I come from a place where the sun doesn't always shine, but I still happen to be one of the free ones that shines bright.

But at state, you learn quickly that everyone here is extremely bright in their own with special way.

With this in mind, I have never studied so smart or hard before getting here.

I can recall a time where I had to study new ways to study because the strategies I once used wasn't working out in the best interest of the success for the class.

Particularly LB171 intro to chem.

(audience laughing) I have never been so challenged in my life to think about my own thoughts of life and science.

Science is my escape to reality of my personal life.

It allowed me to grow beyond my past during my time at Michigan State.

I learned not only to be a student of college, but as well in life.

Although this may be true for some of us, many of us Lyman Briggs taught me my ability to build wisdom and apply my knowledge continuously.

Specifically more insightful and more engaged in natural science and mathematics with the humanities and social science to better understand, serve and change the world we live in.

Through the support of not only faculty, but student body, I was able to succeed in my reality.

As a result, we stand together today in celebration of our many degrees of expertise, ultimately honoring the power of a Spartan to be resilient and be in the reality it took to get here.

It should be noted anybody can be a Spartan, but it takes passion, lots of momentum and heart to be a Briggsy Spartan.

Not everyone can make it to this stage, but we did.

In a word Spartan's will, but as Briggsies, we would do it beyond and better.

Go green.

- [Students] Go white!

(audience applauding) - Thank you for that powerful address, Miss Charlton.

It is now my absolute honor to introduce LBC alumna, Dan is the Acting Executive Director for the Sierra Club, the nation's largest grassroots environmental organization.

He is a 1984 MSU Lyman Briggs graduate, and a returned Peace Corps volunteer.

He has been an environmental leader for over 30 years, and has a Master of Science from University of Colorado.

He is married, has two children and a border collie lab mix dog.

Of course, we all wanna see a picture of that, right?

Thank you.

(audience applauding) - Good morning and congratulations.

Congratulations graduating class of 2022, my name's Dan Chu, he him, his.

I am a 1984 graduate of this college.

And I currently serve as the acting executive director for the Sierra Club, the largest grassroots environmental organization in the country.

I'm based in Oakland, California, which is on unseated lands of the Alone people.

I want to thank you, Deanna.

whoa, watch the tassel there, for your reflections on the importance of perseverance.

It is a wonderful introduction to what I will share today about my personal journey to define and lead a life of purpose.

When I have a strong sense of purpose, I'm equipped with the enthusiasm and the stubbornness to persevere in times of great uncertainty and risk.

As MSU newest graduates, you are all writing the next chapter of your lives and for our communities.

I imagine you are already contemplating what's next, why you exist and what impact you'll have in this world.

As Kermit the Frog taught me early in life, it isn't easy being green.

So my time at Michigan State University was transformative and connected me to two loves of my life.

My soulmate, and now wife, Lisa, and my love of the amazing diversity of life on earth and the symbiotic relationships that underpins such diversity.

After graduating in 1984 from MSU, Lisa and I took one year before starting graduate school to bike in camp around Europe.

Our purpose was simple then, to meet new people, immerse in new cultures and broaden our worldview.

People we met shared food shelter and stories with us instilling in me a deep belief that most people are inherently caring, curious, and generous.

These pay it forward encounters awoken me my core value of wanting to serve a greater purpose and bring people together to create communities of belonging.

Upon returning from Europe, I started my doctorate in molecular biology at the university of Colorado in Boulder.

A shout out to my advisor in the MSU physiology department, Dr. Steven Heideman for opening up the world of scientific research to me.

I spent the next two years pursuing my PhD and preparing for my major thesis defense.

As I approached the data, my thesis defense, I suffered constant stress headaches, and increasingly felt adrift.

When I asked myself, what is my purpose in life?

Why do I want a PhD?

I realized I did not have answers.

And I failed my thesis defense.

After failing, I asked myself, why do I fear failure?

My answer, I did not want to disappoint others and I feared not having a clear path in life.

Walking the mountain trails above boulder, I also asked myself, when am I joyful?

The answer was clear to me whenever I'm outdoors and glorious nature, breathing clean air and marveling at the diverse wonders of nature.

To regain my footing, Lisa and I disappeared into the red rock wilderness of Southern Utah.

On our hikes I became fascinated by cryptogamic soil, a symbiotic community, a bacteria, lichen, algae, and fungus that combined to create a delicate red crust that holds moisture and provides nutrients and structure for plants to take root in what otherwise would be dry red dust.

This crusty soil can easily be crushed by feet, hooves or tires and takes hundreds of years to establish.

Cryptogamic soil, to me represents both the strength and the fragility when diverse entities come together to established community and provide support for new growth.

I came home from that walkabout to voicemails on my message, machine from my mom telling me that my dad at the age of 54 had died from a massive heart attack on earth day, 1989.

His untimely death crystallized for me a sense of mortality I never had before.

And gave me the courage to pursue my passion and my commitment to have a purpose in life.

To not only learn about and celebrate biodiversity, but to protect it for the very survival of my family.

I quit my job as a lab technician and got a job as a door to door fundraiser for wildlife advocacy group in Colorado.

And after a few years, Lisa and I joined the Peace Corps.

Arriving in a small town in the rainforest of Panama, I thought my purpose was to teach local farmers to use sustainable farming methods, to reduce the slashing and burning of biodiverse rainforest.

I became close friends with one farmer, Juan, who is open to learning new ways to increase the productivity and sustainability of his crop lands.

One day as we broke for lunch in the fields, Juan proudly shared some meat from an endangered pecry pig that he had shot in the national park next to his land.

As I delicately told him what he had done was wrong and there was only a few of them left in the world, he looked at me and he said, "I know that's why I'm going back tonight to get the meat before somebody else gets to her first."

He was clear about his core purpose at that moment to put food on the table for his family, even at the expense of someone else in his town.

Having grown up with food security, I had never looked starvation in the eye and could focus on collective good, like protecting global biodiversity.

Yet most people in the world do not have such food security and expend whatever resources they have to survive day to day.

They do not have the luxury of thinking about the collective benefits of long term conservation.

To this day, I approach new relationships and issues understanding that I do not know what I do not know.

That experience also set me on a path to address the challenge we all have, the tragedy of the commons.

The tragedy of the commons refers to when individuals with access to shared resources, compete with each other, to use those resources first and in doing so completely deplete, the shared resources that they all depend upon.

My time as a peace Corps volunteer taught me that the conservation of shared natural resources can only be sustained when everyone who depends on these resources for survival believe in a better future.

And commits to being stewards together, to achieve such a future and community with others.

To avoid such a global tragedy of the commons we must all come together and continue to work together to address the climate crisis and protect our shared air, water, land, and wildlife.

Upon returning to the US, I landed in Wyoming as the executive director of a wildlife conservation group, and then oversaw all the regional eco centers for the National Wildlife Federation.

10 years ago, I came to the Sierra Club as a national director for land water and wildlife protection.

Sorry, I've got allergies.

Every day as a leader of the environmental movement, I feel the weight of the intensifying collective tragedies of the climate and biodiversity crises and the deepening social inequities they create.

My leadership role in the movement is clear to be as catalytic as possible in bringing people together across differences so that we can all support one another to take the courageous actions that we have to take to create a world where all living beings thrive and are valued.

38 years after graduating from Lyman Briggs, I know I still have much to do, but I am also looking back and learning from my experiences and celebrating my contributions to the world.

Having clarity of purpose is a lifelong pursuit for me, my core purpose as a parent is to ensure a vibrant future for my kids.

Such clarity gives me the strength, stamina, and the hope I need to persevere in difficult times.

As you all create a purposeful life for yourself, you'll find that it is a never ending pursuit, but by committing to doing so, you will find that it will sustain you through the difficult times of uncertainty and personal tragedy.

It is that gravitational body that will keep you grounded.

So love what you do, love who you are and love who you're gonna spend your life with.

Go green!

- [Students] Go white!

(audience applauding) - Thank you, Mr. Chu, for that powerful address.

Now we will celebrate the accomplishments of this Lyman Briggs graduating class.

- Good morning.

My name is Nikki Rudolph, Assistant Dean for Student Success and advising here at Lyman Briggs, and I use she her pronouns.

It is my pleasure to recognize the remarkable accomplishments of this graduating class.

You have demonstrated academic excellence and outstanding leadership during your tenure at MSU.

Your honors are a testament to the incredible work you have invested in the amazing support that brought you here.

The MSU Honors College is one of the nation's most extensive honors programs serving academically talented students who wish to pursue academic excellence.

Students graduating from the Honors College wear a white stall to signify that accomplishment.

Will the students who are graduating from the Honors College, please rise if you are able and be recognized.

(audience applauding) Thank you, you may be seated.

The students of Lyman Briggs College are among the most academically distinguished students at Michigan State University.

This year 46% of our graduating class are graduating with honors.

(audience applauding) Students who are in the top seven to 20% of all MSU students in the graduating class are distinguished as graduating with honors.

These students have earned a cumulative GPA of a 3.82 to a 3.94.

These students wear a gold honors cord.

Will the students graduating with honors, please rise if you are able and be recognized.

(audience applauding) Thank you, you may be seated.

Students in the top 6% of all MSU in the graduating class are distinguished as graduating with high honors.

These students have earned a cumulative GPA of a 3.95 or higher.

These students also wear a gold honor accord.

Will the students graduated with high honors, please stand if you are able and be recognized.

(audience applauding) Students graduating with a perfect 4.0 grade point average across all of their courses at MSU receive a special honor of receiving the Board of Trustees Award.

This is an incredible achievement attained by only 181 students at all of Michigan State.

And in our small college, we have 30 of them.

(audience applauding) So with those students who have earned a perfect 4.0 over their time at Michigan State, please stand if you are able and be recognized.

(audience applauding) Thank you and be seated.

This is the part where I just have them stand up, sit down for the rest of the day.

So an essential part of the success of Lyman Briggs is the role that our students play in creating a supportive residential and academic community, both in Briggs and across campus.

Briggs ambassadors, help prospective students understand the benefit of being a student in our college, resident assistant and intercultural aids, mentor our students and help them live and learn on campus.

The Student Advisory Council, LBC Inc, and peer mentors provide leadership in the college decision making and cultivation of a welcoming community.

Undergraduate learning assistance support our faculty hold study sessions for students and enable the college to provide a rigorous and demanding curriculum.

Peer support leaders help their peers through workshops, study sessions, advising and social media campaigns.

Students who participate in education abroad in a way or MSU athletics help contribute to a vibrant campus community.

Would these students please stand if you are able and remain standing, as I announce your positions.

Those who have served as Briggs ambassadors, please stand.

(audience applauding) Resident assistance and intercultural aids.

(audience applauding) You can all stay standing.

Peer mentors.

(audience applauding) Members of the Student Advisory Council and LBC Inc. (audience applauding) Undergraduate learning assistance.

(audience applauding) Peer support leaders.

Those who participated in education, a broader educational way.

And MSU student athletes.

(audience cheering) Thank you all for your leadership on campus, you may be seated.

- Hello.

My name is Ryan Sweeder and I'm the Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Affairs.

It's my honor to recognize outstanding seniors for their contribution to our residential college community.

These awards recognize who stand out for academic achievement, leadership and extracurricular involvement.

Each award emphasizes one particular contribution or accomplishment.

The first award is the Lyman Briggs College Academic Excellence Award.

This award is given for outstanding scholastic achievement contributions to one's field and leadership potential.

This year's award goes to Em Segraves.

Em is earning a dual degree in genomics and molecular genetics and microbiology, and is an member of the Honors College.

(audience applauding) The next award is the F.B.

Dutton Award.

This award is given for outstanding academic achievement, a contribution to science education along with active leadership in the Briggs community.

And this year's award goes to Frederic Ezenyilimba.

Fred is a physiology major.

(audience applauding) The final award is the LBC Alumni Association, Outstanding Student Award.

This nominee must display exemplary leadership and dedication to student and alumni activities while earning a high level of academic achievement.

This year's award goes to Eliot Haddad.

Eliot is a member of the human biology major with minors in bioethics and environmental health.

And as a member of the Honors College.

(audience applauding) Congratulations to these students on their achievements.

(audience applauding) - Don't we have amazing students?

Yeah.

At this time, I ask our students on the stage to join your classmates on the main floor.

We will now present diplomas to the new graduates.

It's finally that time.

(audience applauding) Will the graduates please be escorted to the stage to be recognized.

Let me take a moment to recognize and thank some of the people who have worked hard to make this event very special.

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(indistinct chatter) - I was gonna say I was gonna hand you.

- Oh, that's what we're here for.

- Oh, this way.

- I think maybe I could do this whole thing solo if you want.

- Well, at least I can coordinate with you.

(indistinct chatter) - Madison Hiestand.

(audience applauding) Grant Graves.

Paris Judith Burke.

Nisha Amanda May.

(audience cheering) Jessica Ann Ranshaw.

Sydney Ann Szumowicz.

Larissa Ford.

(audience cheering) Delaney Ray Colazzo.

Elizabeth Elany Perakes.

Elena Rubenacker Odell.

(audience cheering) Salina Nicole Martinez.

Heather Sayles.

Apoorva Akalankam Lakum.

Aishu Weria Kamarajan.

Vijayashree Jambunathan.

(indistinct chatter) Anvita Suneja.

Yamini Pandey.

Ria Jane.

(audience cheering) Naga Trishul Rede Kalapuram.

Megan Kendall Supernaw.

Natalie Patricia Barstys.

Eliot Haddad.

(audience cheering) Emily Susan Mabry.

(audience cheering) Em Segraves.

Frederick Shigoze Ezenyilimba.

Aishwarya Narayan.

Minali Bhatt.

Hamza Khan.

(audience cheering) Aiden Tiernan.

Peter Nolan.

(audience cheering) Sarah Flowney.

Gabriela Rowe, Melina McKinney.

Carolyn Oak Stults.

Hailey Bond.

Haley Kun.

Mackenzie Rose Green.

De'Anna Tarleton and guest.

(audience cheering) Jessica Lou.

Maya Emanuel Skolnik.

Abigail Korocklin.

Oh, Nicole.

Abigail Nicole Rocklin.

(audience cheering) Stephen Trevor Fush.

Goutam Gutta.

Dave Muhoji.

Ryan Wakeley.

(audience cheering) Maria Rowlinger.

Shruti Narkide.

McKayla Catherine Kervelley.

Alex Bonzolette.

Nicole Marie Skinner.

Madeline Shank.

Lauren Elise Zoga.

Isabella Maria Callus.

Shree Parik.

(audience cheering) Novita Nathiona Than.

Shravya Chanamolu.

Jaron George Rachna Hayash Haithesh Parikh.

Faraz Kareshi.

Nidhi Aleka Vorakkara.

(audience cheering) Constantinos Manzios.

Aiden Jager.

Samantha Ann LoPiccolo.

You wanna take over?

- Sure.

- All right.

- Winnith Wheng.

(man cheering) Olivia Burton.

Taylor Collier.

Olivia Lak Jarris.

Madison Gallavin.

Nash Gregory.

Blake Miram.

Matthew Zawisa.

Owen Babington.

Elliot Majesley.

Lily Whitty.

Hung Bolu.

Joseph Burke.

(audience cheering) Yazin Alsamori.

- [Man] Yeah Yazin.

- Matthew Berg, Brin Elise Vandike.

(audience applauding) Annie Hillenburg.

Aliyeh Shawat.

Katie Jones.

Cynthia Ann B.K.

Daruk Garlapati.

Karthik Kolisetty.

Mahmud Obedi.

Nathan Glaza.

Kayla Hall.

(audience cheering) Phoebe Smith.

Natalie Norden.

Abigail Lee Fallon.

Courtney Bigelow.

Sean Pitcher.

(audience applauding) Armani Alexis Poindexter.

Veronica Nicole McCall.

(audience cheering) (indistinct chatter) Gretel Ann Keller.

Francesca Dintrono.

Nala Thomas.

Areebah Qureshi.

Neil Garg.

(audience cheering) Kevin Eely.

Olivia Hope Sowa.

Keeli Kornak-Kotarba.

McKinney Kornak-Kotarba.

Jewelry Kid.

(audience cheering) Sam Raftas.

Sophie Lamphier.

Hanna Mabesa.

John Logan.

(audience cheering) Joseph Hanania.

Mary Elizabeth Steusloff.

Amen Sayeda.

Ally Elizabeth Caviato.

Erica Catherine Shafer.

Elise Thomas.

Kaya Sparks.

(audience applauding) Jaylen Satira Jones.

(audience cheering) Dawson Sloan.

Audrey Renee Tacderas.

Olivia Dionisio.

Yasmine Tenouri.

Sarah Bajma.

Sergio Acuna Gutieres.

Josie Griffith.

Erica Christine Amakuchi.

Phillip Frank Longueuil Alexander Gordon.

Sure.

Brooklyn Rose Murray.

(audience applauding) - Isabella Sarah Sayed.

Justin Baker.

Jacob Waitsman.

Amir Shukani.

Joseph Hanania.

Alana Soriano.

(audience applauding) Mackenzie Wagner Backard.

Taylor Moilanen.

Rachel Ann Deets.

Sarage Desai.

Arian Amon Pakray.

Jordan David Bunk.

Montana Peyton.

(audience cheering) Griffin Zaya Kowski Maya Carolina Harris.

(audience cheering) Alexander Michael Shafer.

(audience cheering) Anna Sandra Mlima.

Nicole Lipon.

Gretchen Steuben.

Morgan Elizabeth Fellows.

Michael Jerome Bennett.

Austin Fidowa.

(audience cheering) Alisa Kusaka.

Sandy Chen.

Madeline Dawson.

Fiorella Santa Bria.

Dinara Iliana Zero.

(indistinct chatter) Brielle Alexis Miller.

Julia Elise Baker.

Nicole Ostander.

Sophia Jade Anderson.

Annalise Elizabeth Cornell.

Sarah Elizabeth Vanderoost.

Angela Marie Angelluci.

Brookla Pinsky.

(audience applauding) Sabrina Henrietta Malcon.

Harley Or.

Mia Mansfield.

(audience applauding) Jack Loring Joseph Rathbert Corner.

Katherine Heis.

(audience applauding) Catherine Rowcheck.

Annie Hoang-Pham.

(audience applauding) Catlyn Theresa Bobby.

(audience cheering) Gabrielle Oxy.

Catherine Gavigan.

Jacob Gans.

Ashok Dodaballapur.

Sarah Albailey.

Sarah Hack.

(indistinct chatter) Last name.

Nicole Epstein.

Katherine Marie Hurt.

Gavin Wink.

I'll finish all of them.

McKenna Pilley.

McKenna Denise Dooley.

Christopher Lee Whitford Jr. (indistinct chatter) Ali Rita.

(audience cheering) Peter Zacharia.

Jonathan Scheta.

(audience cheering) Jordan Hughes.

Sophia Ripley.

Marisa Kate Courtright.

Megan Rose Irving.

Sarah Thompson.

Ellie Lewandowski.

Katherine Ann Popoff.

Amber Comet.

Teresa Gerard.

(audience cheering) Salsabil Lamiha.

Ella May Spicketts.

Simran Singh.

Isaac Goldman.

(audience cheering) Jason Gia.

(audience cheering) Vendela Leanna Kerner.

Fletcher Robins.

Cora Elizabeth Shaw.

Joshua David Barbachyn.

(audience applauding) Matt Wolf.

Jay Panuganti.

(audience applauding) Sam Noble Carter.

Spencer Junot.

Collin Brett Benedict.

Jorge Flores Garcia.

(audience applauding) Courtney Sean Merrit.

Vijval Redi Patel.

Anna Martin.

Salma Abdues.

Heather McKayla Piplanish.

Madeline Batra.

Cassandra Marcola.

Mohamed Abdula Khan.

(audience applauding) Bavia Kamepali.

Truthy Yango.

Jana K. Choling Ratzloff.

Puja Peter.

Natalie Lorraine Siwula.

(audience applauding) Sierra Pavlinac.

(audience cheering) Travis Chase.

Austin Chase.

Ian Michael McDonald.

(audience applauding) Timothy Chalum.

Mara Gordon.

Dana Simon.

(audience cheering) Katie Bernstein.

Lenea Dale Harts.

Lauren Elizabeth Linenfelser.

Alyssa Marie cloud.

Ethan Heilman.

(audience applauding) Sim Preet Singh.

Hannah Voytowich.

Ava Elizabeth Rivard.

Hamza Bahati.

Fateh Hayat.

Mitchell Elickman.

(audience applauding) Gabriel Jared Kersner.

Preyam Patel.

Racha Javkar.

Abigail Maria Gavara.

William Wooley.

Alex Joseph Roy.

Brandon Hartman.

Anusha Gupta Mamidipaka.

(audience applauding) Manzi Desai.

Amita Lakshi Dutt.

Mia Kochanek.

Carly Grace Mahanan.

Amaya Heath.

Harrison James Roberts.

Grant David Harrison Racer.

Gregory Siegler.

Pronaley Kucarney.

Somia Cherupati.

Marissa Cabrera.

Adriana Salah.

Lauren Truitt.

Magana Oropoli.

Sema Kreshi.

Sarah Kureshi.

Lauren Walkon.

Alexander Armen Kukechian.

Mitchell Gabalski.

Max Johnny.

(audience cheering) Zachary Thomas Howell.

Zach Miller.

Wiley Frazier.

Evan Zeal.

Roman Rudy.

(audience applauding) Aquila Nallabelli Nikilla Nallabelli.

Isha Gark.

Gregory Dean Batley.

Sumin Joa.

Samir Rajani.

Reigner Joy Odish.

- [Woman] Go Reigner.

- Alicia Wills.

Zoe Wilde.

Hannah Mulheron.

Kirtana Nimmakayala Caitlyn Cheeseman.

Megan Nickel.

Eden LeClair.

(audience applauding) Shruti Kauchek Sivakumar.

Benedict Urzoka.

Ashley Elizabeth Atkinson.

Maria Catherine Barry.

Adam Sternschuss.

(audience applauding) Megan Debing.

Kylie Haspani.

Natalie Goff.

Antonio Macheri.

Alisa Bulls.

(audience applauding) Brianna Alexandria Hicks.

(audience cheering) Natalie George.

Christopher Odanton.

Lauren Faye Navaro.

Carolina Polis.

Anushka Patel.

Niaka Shah.

Iris Qteddy, Erin McDonough.

And Gabriela Rose Totero.

(audience applauding) (audience cheering) (indistinct chatter) - You all are amazing.

You all just filled my heart.

- [Students] Go green!

Go white!

Go green!

Go white!

(audience cheering) You all just filled my heart to the absolute brim.

You're wonderful.

And do we not have the best students ever?

I'm just so glad to be here in person with all of you.

This is wonderful.

Okay, now I get to recognize and thank people who are really important.

I almost did that before, I don't know what's going on there.

Let me take a moment to recognize and thank some of the people have worked so very hard to make this event special for our graduates.

First, thank you to our Lyman Briggs staff who have dedicated many hours to coordinating and staffing today's celebration.

Thank you to Matt Cribs, Sandy Thomy, and the MSU auditorium staff.

Heather Bailey in the university commencement office, infrastructure planning and facilities, and MSU police for their hard work and preparing for today's ceremony.

And thank you to Kelly Warner who provide the captioning for our event and Jamie Paisley and Mark Beshore who read the graduate names.

(audience applauding) Finally, Lyman Briggs College could not be what it is without the dedication, enthusiasm, and expertise of our faculty and advising team.

These individuals have played an essential role in providing the education and support throughout the years to provide our graduates and help them to celebrate today.

Let's share a round of applause as gratitude for their contribution as teachers, advisors, collaborators, and mentors.

Thank you.

(audience applauding) Now I ask the class of 2022 from the Lyman Briggs College to please rise.

(audience cheering) On behalf of the president who is delegated to him, the authority of the state of Michigan vested in the board of trustees, I confer upon all of you the degrees for which you have been recommended with all of the rights and distinctions to which they entitle you.

According to custom, you may now move your tassels from the right side of your caps to the left.

(audience cheering) Congratulations, MSU alumni.

(audience cheering) This act of moving their tassel represents the conclusion of a great achievement and marks the beginning of a lifetime of dedicated service.

It is an achievement worthy of celebration, and we are here this morning to celebrate the fact that more than 336 individuals have completed their academic program of their choice at Lyman Briggs College.

Good job.

We end our celebration today with a university tradition, singing the Alma Mater, MSU Shadows.

After the singing, we request that our guests and graduates be seated and remain in place until the recessional of the platform party.

Will everyone please stand as you're able and join us in singing of MSU Shadow.

(indistinct chatter) ♪ M.S.U., we love thy shadows ♪ ♪ When twilight silence falls ♪ ♪ Flushing deep and softly paling ♪ ♪ Over ivy-covered halls ♪ ♪ Beneath the pines we'll gather ♪ ♪ To give our faith so true ♪ ♪ Sing our love for Alma Mater ♪ ♪ And thy praises, M.S.U ♪ ♪ When from these scenes we wander ♪ ♪ And twilight shadows fade ♪ ♪ Our memory still will linger ♪ ♪ Where light and shadows played ♪ ♪ In the evening oft we'll gather ♪ ♪ And pledge our faith anew ♪ ♪ Sing our love for Alma Mater ♪ ♪ And thy praises, MSU ♪ (audience cheering) - One two three four.

(upbeat music) ♪ Go right thru' for MSU ♪ ♪ Watch the points keep growing ♪ ♪ Spartan teams are bound to win ♪ ♪ They're fghting with a vim ♪ ♪ Rah!

Rah!

Rah ♪ ♪ See their team is weakening ♪ ♪ We're going to win this game ♪ ♪ Fight!

Fight!

Rah!

Team, fight ♪ ♪ Victory for MSU ♪ (upbeat music) (audience cheering) (indistinct chatter)