Graduates at Valparaiso University Saturday were encouraged to go forward, take what they have learned, and use their precious time to lead purposeful, fulfilled lives.
Valparaiso University graduate Lee Ross, holds up her diploma on her way back to her chair during the university’s commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 11, 2024, in Valparaiso. Young delivered the commencement address at the ceremony for the College of Arts and Sciences and the College of Business Saturday morning and went on to deliver the address for the afternoon graduates from the College of Engineering and the College of Nursing and Health Professionals.
Young said he knows for many graduating Saturday the college experience was unconventional, beginning in a global pandemic and ending in a time of division and unrest. “As a society, it seems we have yet to make our choice. Each of you can make your own choice,” Young said. He urged graduates to take their education and ability to think critically and lead lives of purpose and meaning each day.
“I’m Jaylen Jude, a kid from Gary, Indiana, and my path to Valparaiso University has been far from conventional. Growing up, I faced challenges many cannot fathom,” Jude said. He thanked his mother for the sacrifices she made in raising him and two siblings alone without a support system. He attended VU on a Lilly Endowment full-ride scholarship.
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