2023 Graduation Celebration

This was our first graduation celebration. We had the privilege of celebrating an amazing group of students that graduated in May 2023. We began our work with the KSU Bagwell College Latinx Education student group four years ago, and we celebrate their accomplishments. Most of these students are first-generation college students who have overcome so many obstacles in their journey to becoming a teacher. We are so thankful that we get to share in their journey as they begin their teaching careers. The graduation celebration included families, a keynote by Jamie Garcia Caycho and pinning with a pin with the word “Maestra”. Each graduate received beautiful flowers from my dad’s- Baltazar Carrillo garden. In being true to our belief that we should honor our students’ cultural and community wealth, we closed the ceremony with words from one of our student’s grandfather. We are thankful for the support of Iván M. Jorrín Abellán lo Tonight he shared his first speech fully in Spanish in 10 years. We are also grateful to Neporcha Cone, our EECE Department Chair,  who is always willing to support our students.