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A blog post from recent\u00a0MA in Higher Education Leadership graduate,\u00a0Maren Reisch:<\/em>
\nThere\u2019s something about a milestone that is bittersweet. Birthdays are great, but they mean we\u2019re another year older. The holidays are fun, but there\u2019s always that exhausted let down at the end.
\nBut that let down doesn\u2019t exist at graduation ceremonies. Because commencement is a beginning, not an ending. There\u2019s so much potential in what we could do, or might do, or dream of doing. There\u2019s a feeling of anticipation as graduates walk across the stage (hopefully without tripping), shake an important hand, and receive a document holder that will one day have a diploma inside of it. There is excitement, tears, laughter, and pride as the newest classes of graduates emerge from their degree programs, newly equipped to take on the world.
\n\"MarenThis year, I graduated with my Master\u2019s degree in Higher Education Leadership. It\u2019s been a whirlwind two years. Commencement day feels like a blur, but five specific thoughts were running through my head all throughout the ceremony.<\/p>\n

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  1. You will remember this day for the rest of your life.<\/strong> Okay, probably a grandiose thing to think, but it\u2019s true. Just like my commencement from undergrad, this ceremony is meaningful and symbolizes a passage from student to practitioner.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    1. What do I do with all this stuff? <\/strong>\u201cStuff\u201d refers to everything\u2014bags, phones, robes, cords, leis, stoles, and caps. There are so many things that are on your person during the ceremony that it\u2019s almost hard to move. Plus, the giant robe makes even the smallest motion pretty monumental. My robe was getting trapped under my chair and tangled up in my legs through the whole ceremony. It took me awhile to get situated, but I think if I ever go through commencement again, I\u2019ll leave all of my things with someone who\u2019s not wearing seven layers of stuff!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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      1. Where is my family?<\/strong> I\u2019m from the east coast, but I somehow had nine people here for me during the ceremony. When I entered the Jenny Craig Pavilion, the first thing I thought was \u201cWow, there\u2019s a lot of people in the stands!\u201d The second thing I thought was \u201cWhere\u2019s my group?\u201d I managed to find them because my mom was standing up and waving with both hands. It was my favorite moment of the whole ceremony because I could tell how proud she was of me, even from so far away. I periodically checked in on my family once I\u2019d located them in the stands. It helped me stay grounded and present to know that they were there supporting me!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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        1. Have hope, have faith, and stay positive. <\/strong>Not very many people in my program graduated with a job already lined up. It\u2019s been a struggle to stay positive in the job hunt as I watch my bank account dwindle and my graduate assistantship draw to a close. But I have faith in the work that I\u2019ve done and the degree that I\u2019ve earned. I will be employed soon, and I will use the skills and talents that USD has sharpened to engage in meaningful work.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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          1. I am ready.<\/strong> I am prepared for whatever is next on my journey, no matter what it is. I am so grateful to have this education, and I know that wherever I go next I will embrace new experiences with an open heart. I am welcoming the uncertainty, leaning into the discomfort of transition, and I am ready.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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