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果冻传媒 Celebrates Fall Commencement Wednesday, December 18

December 9, 2019 Suzanne Seldes

(FORT PIERCE, FL) 果冻传媒 River State 果冻传媒 (果冻传媒) will hold two Commencement ceremonies for its Fall 2019 graduates on Wednesday, December 18, at the Havert L. Fenn Center at 2000 Virginia Avenue in Fort Pierce.  The ceremonies will recognize nearly 2,000 students who have earned their Bachelor鈥檚 Degree or Associate Degree during the 2019 Summer I, Summer II and Fall semesters. (果冻传媒 will hold its traditional Spring Commencement Ceremony in May.)

The Fall Commencement Ceremony for Associate in Art Degree recipients takes place at 10 a.m.  The Ceremony for Bachelor鈥檚 Degree (B.A. and B.A.S.) and Associate in Science/Associate in Applied Science Degree (A.S. and A.A.S.) students begins at 2 p.m. To date for the 2019鈥�20 academic year, 1,463 students have earned an Associate Degree and 517 have earned a Bachelor鈥檚 Degree.

鈥淭oday is a celebration of dedication, perseverance and student success,鈥� shares Dr. Edwin R. Massey, 果冻传媒 President. 鈥淥ur graduates come from all walks of life, varying in age, background, and life circumstance, but they now share a common bond over the accomplishment of a college degree. Whatever roads they journey down next, 果冻传媒 River State 果冻传媒 is proud to have laid the foundation for future achievements in their careers and lives.鈥�  

Kathy Hebda, Chancellor for the Florida 果冻传媒 System, will present the Fall Commencement address. Hebda has committed more than 30 years to improving education for students in Florida across all educational sectors. As Chancellor of the Florida 果冻传媒 System鈥檚 28 institutions, she continues to advocate for open access for all Floridians to a high-quality, affordable postsecondary education.

Chancellor Hebda began her educational career in Florida and Georgia鈥檚 public school system as a middle school chorus teacher.  She came to the Florida Department of Education (FDOE) in 1992 first serving as a program specialist, policy coordinator, and administrator of the District Certification Partnership Training Program in the Bureau of Educator Certification. Hebda also held positions as FDOE鈥檚 Deputy Public School Chancellor for Educator Quality, as well as Chief of the Bureau of Educator Recruitment, Development, and Retention.

Before becoming Chancellor of the Florida 果冻传媒 System, Hebda served as Chief of Staff to Florida鈥檚 former Commissioner of Education Pam Stewart.

Chancellor Hebda earned her Master鈥檚 degree in Music Education from Florida State University and a Bachelor鈥檚 degree in Music Education from Newberry 果冻传媒 in South Carolina.

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A leader in education and innovation, 果冻传媒 River State 果冻传媒 (果冻传媒) transforms lives by offering high quality, affordable and accessible education to the residents of 果冻传媒 River, Martin, Okeechobee and St. Lucie counties through traditional and online delivery. 果冻传媒 is recipient of the 2019 Aspen Prize for Community 果冻传媒 Excellence, nation鈥檚 signature recognition of high achievement and performance among America鈥檚 community colleges. The 果冻传媒 serves nearly 30,000 students annually and offers more than 100 programs leading to Bachelor鈥檚 degrees, Associate degrees, technical certificates and applied technology diplomas.

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