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MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
To the Graduating Class of 2025,
Congratulations on the outstanding accomplishment of earning your degree. Today, we celebrate your
dedication and perseverance in pursuing your dreams. Your Hornet Family could not be prouder to see
you take this step into a bright future filled with possibility.
Graduating from college is a milestone achieved through the support, encouragement, and, often,
sacrifices made by family, friends, and other supporters. As we celebrate your success, it is important that
we also honor those who helped you to get here. Take a moment to appreciate all those who helped make
today possible – from the friends and family members who offered emotional (and sometimes financial)
support, to the professors whose guidance expanded your knowledge and skills. Reaching this milestone
would not have been possible without the collective effort of those who care about your success.
Your graduation is a testament to the power of perseverance and support. Your accomplishment will
motivate others – from family members to people you have not even met – to envision their own success.
You have turned your dream into reality, and by doing so you have inspired those who will see you cross
the stage on this momentous occasion, perhaps something no other member of your family has done
before. You now have the chance to pay it forward, to be a mentor, offering wisdom and encouragement
to those still finding their path.
Though your time on campus may be ending, you will forever be part of the Hornet Family. Today, you
join a network of over 300,000 alumni of Sacramento State. You can best honor those who helped you
on your journey by being there for those who follow in your footsteps. You will always be extremely
important members of the Hornet Family, and we hope that you will continue to reach back and help
your fellow Hornets.
As we celebrate your graduation, we also eagerly anticipate the next chapters you will write through hard
work and perseverance. The foundations built at Sacramento State will support your continued personal
growth and professional success. Your graduation may close this phase, but it opens the door to a lifetime
of possibilities. We cannot wait to witness all you will accomplish. Congratulations! Your Hornet Family is
proud of you.
Stingers up!
Luke Wood
President
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