{"id":12023,"date":"2023-09-14T05:58:56","date_gmt":"2023-09-14T09:58:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hollins.edu\/magazine\/?p=12023"},"modified":"2023-09-14T06:50:20","modified_gmt":"2023-09-14T10:50:20","slug":"181st-commencement-exercises-celebrate-the-class-of-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hollins.edu\/magazine\/181st-commencement-exercises-celebrate-the-class-of-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"181st Commencement Exercises Celebrate the Class of 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<span class=\"edgtf-dropcaps edgtf-normal\" style=\"color: #7799B3\">\n\tS<\/span>enior United States District Judge Callie Virginia \u201cGinny\u201d Smith Granade \u201972 wished the class of 2023 \u201ca journey filled with endless possibilities and remarkable achievements\u201d at Hollins University\u2019s 181st Commencement Exercises, held May 21 on the school\u2019s historic Front Quadrangle.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy Hollins liberal arts education was bedrock,\u201d she told the 179 undergraduate and graduate students who received degrees during the morning ceremony, \u201cand because of your success and persistence at Hollins, you have that firm foundation to support whatever you choose to do in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fall Term 2022 Senior Class President Chamolis Mout and Morgan DeWitt, senior class president for Spring Term 2023, also addressed their fellow graduates. Mout thanked her parents for allowing her \u201cto experience the joy of growing up and cherishing their love while going through all the obstacles life threw my way. They taught me how to be hopeful and work toward my dreams. I still am a dreamer and a doer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>DeWitt praised her classmates for persevering through the COVID-19 pandemic and expressed her confidence that \u201cthe class of 2023 is prepared for anything. There truly is nothing we can\u2019t overcome. I am grateful to have gotten this opportunity to experience this university, and all it has to offer, throughout the past four years.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"edgtf-separator-holder clearfix  edgtf-separator-left edgtf-separator-full-width\">\n\t<div class=\"edgtf-separator\" style=\"border-color: #006648;border-style: solid;border-bottom-width: 2px;margin-top: 10px;margin-bottom: 15px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h4><span style=\"color: #006f54;\">Commencement 2023 Photo Gallery<\/span><\/h4>\n<div  id=\"jtg-12028\" class=\"modula modula-gallery modula-custom-grid\" data-config=\"{&quot;height&quot;:0,&quot;tabletHeight&quot;:0,&quot;mobileHeight&quot;:0,&quot;desktopHeight&quot;:0,&quot;enableTwitter&quot;:false,&quot;enableWhatsapp&quot;:false,&quot;enableFacebook&quot;:false,&quot;enablePinterest&quot;:false,&quot;enableLinkedin&quot;:false,&quot;enableEmail&quot;:false,&quot;randomFactor&quot;:0,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;custom-grid&quot;,&quot;columns&quot;:12,&quot;gutter&quot;:10,&quot;mobileGutter&quot;:10,&quot;tabletGutter&quot;:10,&quot;desktopGutter&quot;:10,&quot;enableResponsive&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;tabletColumns&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;mobileColumns&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;lazyLoad&quot;:0,&quot;lightboxOpts&quot;:{&quot;animated&quot;:true,&quot;Thumbs&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;modern&quot;,&quot;showOnStart&quot;:false},&quot;Toolbar&quot;:{&quot;display&quot;:{&quot;right&quot;:[&quot;close&quot;],&quot;left&quot;:[&quot;infobar&quot;]},&quot;enabled&quot;:true},&quot;Carousel&quot;:{&quot;Panzoom&quot;:{&quot;touch&quot;:false},&quot;infinite&quot;:false,&quot;transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;},&quot;keyboard&quot;:{&quot;Escape&quot;:&quot;close&quot;,&quot;Delete&quot;:&quot;close&quot;,&quot;Backspace&quot;:&quot;close&quot;,&quot;PageUp&quot;:&quot;next&quot;,&quot;PageDown&quot;:&quot;prev&quot;,&quot;ArrowUp&quot;:&quot;prev&quot;,&quot;ArrowDown&quot;:&quot;next&quot;,&quot;ArrowRight&quot;:&quot;next&quot;,&quot;ArrowLeft&quot;:&quot;prev&quot;},&quot;touch&quot;:false,&quot;backdropClick&quot;:false,&quot;l10n&quot;:{&quot;CLOSE&quot;:&quot;Close&quot;,&quot;NEXT&quot;:&quot;Next&quot;,&quot;PREV&quot;:&quot;Previous&quot;,&quot;Error&quot;:&quot;The requested content cannot be loaded. 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