{"id":158866,"date":"2022-05-10T15:03:18","date_gmt":"2022-05-11T01:03:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=158866"},"modified":"2022-05-23T10:39:27","modified_gmt":"2022-05-23T20:39:27","slug":"us-sec-of-education-kapiolani-cc-graduates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2022\/05\/10\/us-sec-of-education-kapiolani-cc-graduates\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Sec. of Education to address Kapi\u02bbolani CC<\/abbr> graduates"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>

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A very special guest speaker will address Kapiʻolani<\/span> Community College<\/a> graduates at commencement ceremonies on May 13. U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona has sent them a video message, in which he reflects on the resilience and accomplishments of the students and shares words of inspiration and encouragement.<\/p>\n

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Miguel Cardona<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“Kapiʻolani<\/span> students, you are graduating at a time of possibility and opportunity for Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> and for our country as we recover from the pandemic,” Cardona said. “We\u2019ve never needed your skills and talents more. And your degree from Kapiʻolani<\/span> will allow you to catch lightning, to take your passions and apply them to worthy pursuits, to make your communities and our country light up, even stronger.”<\/p>\n

The video is viewable on the college\u2019s Graduate Pages<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Graduate Pages are also a way to virtually communicate and convey messages of well wishes to the graduates of summer 2021, fall 2021 and spring 2022.<\/p>\n

This commencement, approximately 250 of more than 400 of the college\u2019s graduates will participate in a walk-through ceremony.<\/p>\n

More highlights from the commencement ceremonies and our amazing graduates<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The walk-through Commencement Celebration<\/a> will include a processional, name reading, scroll presentation, conferral of degree and tassel turn. Lei zones and photo spots will be available around the Great Lawn and other outdoor areas of the campus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona has words of inspiration for Kapiʻolani<\/span> CC<\/abbr> graduates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[234,63,71],"class_list":["post-158866","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academic-news","tag-commencement","tag-kapiolani-community-college","tag-uh-community-colleges","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t