{"id":3305,"date":"2016-05-25T11:33:33","date_gmt":"2016-05-25T15:33:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mccdemosite1.devsiteurl.com\/mcc-publications\/?page_id=3305"},"modified":"2016-05-25T12:08:44","modified_gmt":"2016-05-25T16:08:44","slug":"beautiful-memories-mcc-graduates-49th-class","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mccdemosite1.devsiteurl.com\/mcc-publications\/june-2016\/beautiful-memories-mcc-graduates-49th-class\/","title":{"rendered":"Beautiful Memories: MCC Graduates 49th Class"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3306 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/mccdemosite1.devsiteurl.com\/mcc-publications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/98\/2015\/11\/BeautifulMemories.jpg\" alt=\"BeautifulMemories\" width=\"576\" height=\"384\" \/>A total of 1596 degrees and certificates were awarded to 1558 students by Middlesex County College\u00a0Tuesday, May 17 at the 49th annual Commencement exercises witnessed by approximately 3500 guests in\u00a0the Expo Center in the Raritan Center.<\/p>\n<p>Valedictorian Sridivya Raghavan delivered the class welcome, sharing her experiences and advice. Ms.\u00a0Raghavan is a Liberal Arts\/Business major.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI did my early schooling in India and moved to the United States when my dad\u2019s job brought him here,\u201d she\u00a0said. \u201cI became a bookworm, thanks to J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter taught me the joy of reading and believing\u00a0in magic. Middlesex County College became my Hogwarts. The professors here played a huge role in\u00a0mentoring me, much like Harry Potter\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow, if there is one thing I would like for you to remember, is that failure is inevitable. What is more\u00a0important is learning from failure, and getting back up on your feet again. You may have heard about how\u00a0J.K. Rowling, herself, bounced back from a failed marriage, loss of jobs, and abysmal poverty. She went\u00a0back to doing what she does best, which is writing novels.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe fact that we are here today means that we are successful. We do not need to fear failure. Live your life.\u00a0Go on the next adventure! As Harry Potter taught me, anything is possible with belief and magic. Believe in\u00a0yourselves and the world will be yours to conquer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Approximately 675 members of the Class of 2016 participated in the exercises, representing the 364\u00a0graduates of August 2015, 435 of January 2016 and 797 of May 2016. Participants included several\u00a0students who fulfilled the requirements for more than one degree or certificate during this academic year.\u00a0Mark McCormick, vice president for academic and student affairs, presided. Greetings were delivered by\u00a0Joann La Perla-Morales, College president; Dorothy K. Power, chairman of the Board of Trustees; and\u00a0Ronald G. Rios, Freeholder director. Professor Saul Kelton, of the History and Social Sciences Department,\u00a0led the academic processional as grand marshal.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3307\" src=\"http:\/\/mccdemosite1.devsiteurl.com\/mcc-publications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/98\/2015\/11\/BeautifulMemories1.jpg\" alt=\"BeautifulMemories1\" width=\"425\" height=\"283\" \/>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3308\" src=\"http:\/\/mccdemosite1.devsiteurl.com\/mcc-publications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/98\/2015\/11\/BeautifulMemories2.jpg\" alt=\"BeautifulMemories2\" width=\"425\" height=\"283\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3309\" src=\"http:\/\/mccdemosite1.devsiteurl.com\/mcc-publications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/98\/2015\/11\/BeautifulMemories3.jpg\" alt=\"BeautifulMemories3\" width=\"425\" height=\"283\" \/>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3310\" src=\"http:\/\/mccdemosite1.devsiteurl.com\/mcc-publications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/98\/2015\/11\/BeautifulMemories4.jpg\" alt=\"BeautifulMemories4\" width=\"425\" height=\"283\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A total of 1596 degrees and certificates were awarded to 1558 students by Middlesex County College\u00a0Tuesday, May 17 at the 49th annual Commencement exercises witnessed by approximately 3500 guests in\u00a0the Expo Center in the Raritan Center. Valedictorian Sridivya Raghavan delivered the class welcome, sharing her experiences and advice. Ms.\u00a0Raghavan is a Liberal Arts\/Business major. \u201cI [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":3291,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3305","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mccdemosite1.devsiteurl.com\/mcc-publications\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3305","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mccdemosite1.devsiteurl.com\/mcc-publications\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mccdemosite1.devsiteurl.com\/mcc-publications\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mccdemosite1.devsiteurl.com\/mcc-publications\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mccdemosite1.devsiteurl.com\/mcc-publications\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3305"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/mccdemosite1.devsiteurl.com\/mcc-publications\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3305\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3314,"href":"https:\/\/mccdemosite1.devsiteurl.com\/mcc-publications\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3305\/revisions\/3314"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mccdemosite1.devsiteurl.com\/mcc-publications\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3291"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mccdemosite1.devsiteurl.com\/mcc-publications\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3305"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}