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SIUE confers degrees to 1,100 Friday
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Speakers for the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville 2020 virtual fall commencement exercises were, from left, top row, Cassidy Bruns, Paulina Fuhrmann and Matthew Gregor; bottom row, Caitlin Phelan, Ashley Spain and Laura Tupper.
EDWARDSVILLE Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Chancellor Randy Pembrook conferred degrees upon 1,103 graduates today at the 2020 virtual fall commencement exercises.
“You represent a wide array of backgrounds, experiences and perspectives, and you’ve made SIUE a stronger institution,” Pembrook said. “Thanks for making SIUE a better learning environment based on your ideas and efforts.
“As you move from being students to alumni, you also become official SIUE ambassadors. Because of your excellent preparation, we are confident that you will make an incredible difference and inspire those you meet,” he said. “Through you, we achieve our mission to shape
For Cassidy Bruns, a passion for travel and helping others is paving the way for the next step in her journey.
Bruns, a graduating nursing major from Springfield, Illinois, said her desire to travel began with a volunteer trip to Ecuador she went on when she was 19 shortly after her dad died.
âI lost my dad, so it was kind of just a need to get away and kind of just clear my head, and nature does that for me,â Bruns said. âIt allows you some breathing room to just get away from life a little bit, and helping people makes me happy.â