Fall 2023 Commencement Saturday, December 16, 2023 2:00 p.m. American Bank Center Arena
A Member of The Texas A&M University System
Fall 2023 Commencement President Kelly M. Miller, presiding Prelude and Processional* Carrier of the Mace........................................................................................................Dr. Veysel Avsar Professor of Economics, College of Business Welcome............................................................................................................... President Kelly M. Miller Presentation of the Colors..................................................................TAMU-CC Army Islander Battalion National Anthem.....................................................................................................Antoinette Lou Castillo Senior, School of Arts, Media, & Communication Commencement Address................................... Lieutenant General Larry D. Wyche, U.S. Army, Retired President and CEO of Wyche Leadership and Federal Contract Consulting Presentation of Degree Candidates................................................................................ Dean David Scott Dean of College of Education & Human Development College of Business...................................................................................................... Dean Brian Tietje College of Nursing & Health Sciences....................................................................... Dean Hassan Aziz College of Science............................................................................................ Dean F. Eloy Hernández College of Graduate Studies..................................................................................Dean Karen McCaleb Conferring of Degrees......................................................................................... President Kelly M. Miller Announcing................................................................................................. Dr. Carmen Tejeda-Delgado Professor and Director of Transformative Alliance for Student Success College of Education & Human Development Hooding of Doctoral Candidates................................................................Candidate’s Major Professor College of Nursing & Health Sciences | Assisting: Dean Hassan Aziz College of Science | Assisting: Dean F. Eloy Hernández Alumni Presentation...............................................................................................Dr. Haysam Dawod ’85 President, TAMU-CC National Alumni Association Recessional*
*Audience will remain seated.
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Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi COLLEGE OF NURSING & HEALTH SCIENCES Doctor of Nursing Practice Dr. Pamela Ann Ortiz Project: A Quality Improvement Project to Decrease Screen Use in Children Aged 0-5 Via a Parental Education Program
COLLEGE OF SCIENCE Doctor of Philosophy in Coastal and Marine System Science Dr. Anthony Rocha Lima Dissertation: Developing Comparative Indices, Valuation of Nitrogen Bioextraction Ecosystem Services, and Scenario Modeling to Support Decision-Making in the Texas Oyster Mariculture Industry Dr. Thomas Edward Winning Jr. Dissertation: Assessment of the Planetary Boundary Layer over the Northeastern Pacific Ocean: Impact of Ducting and Horizontal Inhomogeneity on GNSS Radio Occultation Measurements
Doctor of Philosophy in Marine Biology Dr. Paxton Turner Bachand Dissertation: Microbial Dynamics of a Hypersaline Creek: Community Response to Disturbance and Connectivity to Wildlife
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS Master of Accountancy Madeleine Arteaga Stephanie Nicole Bayer Kristian Koleene Burns Peter M. Butcher Itzel Caballero Israel R. Carrejo Kristina Marie Castillo Denise Teresa Cheatham Allan Xi Chen Nicole Diane Clute
Roger Ernest Galindo Jr. Antonia Consuelo Gonzalez Joanna Elizabeth Grooms Beth Ann Ham Sunnie Rhea Harkness Miriam Melanie Hayashi Loc Huynh Ariel O. Infante Jerrica Lee Larsen Rudy Martinez Jr.
Mary Grace Montgomery Richard Waboyo Mwangi Atiba Ovid Allyson Payne Marcus Dwayne Pickel Corey M. Reinhard Bennett Rosin Tiffany Aolani Soriano Hunter S. Terry Theresa Rose Vanicek
Master of Business Administration Nnamdi Abolo Aya Ibrahim Abou Elniaj Isaac Adablah Katharine Elizabeth Adams Abiodun Adedeji Adedoyin Precious Ademola John Matthew Adriatico Mandi Roze Almeida Jonathan James Alva Ikenna Amaliri Balqees O. Anifowoshe Mohammed Saif Anwar Chauncie Astrowski Mesut Isa Atik Alyssa Anne Atkison Kimberly Dimaano Austria Kiran Kumar Badami
Humzah A. Baig Afolasade Maryam Balogun Cody James Barrows Andrew David Beltran Audrie Ann Berndt Ariel Alexandria Beswick Kevin Mullet Bicol Chelsey Bielanin Alexis P. Blackwell Daniel Ray Bolden Cristian Arturo Bonilla Sarah Borgelt Jessica Ann Brady Jacqueline L. Bresler John Patrick Brooks Tanya Bryan Megan Rose Budnik
Stephanie Burnett Dana Williams Burns Kristopher Charles Camp Wendy D. Carazo Phillip Joseph Carle Amanda Carrasco Cynthia Castellanos Trennon James Cavanagh Cole Cavender Michael Cawood Chapman Augustina Chukwuemeka Antonietta Ciccone Marquelda Kelita Clark Jared Scott Collier Natalie Alicia Armita Cramar Jackson Ryan Cummings Veronica Luise Cuvelier
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS Master of Business Administration, continued Andrea Lee Czartoryski Ashley Tran Dao Swagatika Dash Robert Andrew Davies Tramia Joyce Davis Jose De Jesus De Leon Dixie Benigno Dela Vega Tyler James Demelo-Cevallos Aishwarya Dey Jondavid Dinkins Jr. Tanya Sue Duncan Brittney Nicole Dunlap Christovan Michael Dunn Charli Michelle Duval Mccue Collin James Edwards Sharad Mahgoub Eltirifi Hamad Tomas Falkenberg III Gina Faris Sophia E. Fernandez Derek Franklin Flores Jonathan Mark Flores Rudy Cruz Flores John Floyd Michael Forrest Jenavieve Nicolette Fortygin Denver Fox Weston Robert Gadbois Alejandro Garcia Deanna Rae Garcia Patrick H. Garcia Christopher Alexander Gardner Michael Kevin Gardner Bryana Raquel Garza Johana Nmn Gaviria Villa Shannon Latrice George Anil Ghimire Sean Clayton Gilbert Gregory Gilmer Kenneth Wayne Gilmore Taylor Glenn Haritha Gogula Sonia Fuentes Gomez Caroline Chimwemwe Gonani Jolissa L. Gonzales Jostally Josue Gonzalez Troy John Gonzalez Timothy Gove Logan Thomas Goynes Kate Migliaccio Grabill Matthew David Graham Mamie Gray Ariel Christine Guerrero Amit Gupta Amador Gabriel Gutierrez Mathew Brian Gutierrez Jonathan P. Guzman Jasmyne Angel Denise Hall Rosanne Heflin-Gorny Elizabeth Elaine Henry Amanda L. Hernandez Nathan Christopher Hill Domenic Ray Hix Alexander Hollingsworth Amanda Elizabeth Holton Caleb Daniel Hommes
Matthew J. Hoyer Paige E. Huddleston Susan Bee Altum Hudson Joy Chiamaka Ikwuagwu Sadhakathulla Inayathullah Angel Daisy Iosua Carlin Russell Isles Jonathon Stewart Isola David Jacob Jr. Austin Scott Jadloski Anne James Omid Janami Andrew Brian John Shibu John Lisa Marie Kalisek Abhishek Karnwal Kyle John Keith Brandon Paul Kendrick Nafisa Maliyat Khan Madeline Elizabeth Kiehl Gena Elizabeth King Vicki King Christina Rose Lalonde Linda Le Pamela Jade Le Queenie Wenqing Lei Wenxiu Lei Luis Leija Allison Renee Lewis Julissa Limon Braden Cole Little William Ronald Lovelady Jr. David Macaulay Chad Maccanelli Allecia Maddox Jose Maldonado Jr. Cameron Lucille Malkamaki Serena Pauline Mallavarapu Torian A. Manley David Martinez Jr. Juanita Gutierrez Martinez Julio Martinez III Alan Cade Mason Charles Marshall Masor Francesca Michelle Mattioli David Adam Mccue Kerstin Elisabeth Mcdermott Sarah Ashley Mcfarland Seth Alfredo Mersing Angela M. Mincey Misbah Mohamed Kellen Geselle Moncada Triston Dee Montgomery Landry Christine Moore Takiya L. Moore Lakyn Tennille Morrow Raeonda Mosley Jordan Lee Newman Daniel Tan Ngo Thi Hien Khanh Nguyen Timmy H. Nguyen Vu Quang Hoai Nguyen Andrew Galen Nlemadim Esther Folake Olawuni Blessing Ngozi Onoriobe
Tewodros Bekele Origno Stephan Andre Ortega Samson Okechukwu Otuneme Jorge Parra Jacob Taylor Parsons Shayla Denise Patterson Hector Alonso Pena Amanda Justine Pereira Vanessa M. Perez Cierra Perreira Chidera Linda Petrovic Jillian Claire Petty Alexander Phlipot Julio Hamilton Pinto Jaleh Pourhamidi Sovanna Sreng Proch Frank S. Pudlo Jr. Hamida Rajab Daniel Raoul Ramirez Stacy Ramirez Alexa Maite Ramirez-Carrizales Gabrielle Symone Rancier Jonathan Renteria Torres Joycelyn Reyes Salvador Reyes III Kurt Anthony Richter Amy Ramona Rivera Edwin Joel Rivera Jorge Samantha B. Robison Nicolas S. Rodriguez Michael Romig Andrew Basil Rowlings Anshula Varma Rudhraraju Kazi Shams Rumy Nadeen Saba Sarah Elizabeth Salazar Damaris Betsabe Sanchez Kelsey Marie Sanchez Cristino Ramon Santiago Namita Sareen Lauren Michelle Schumacker Sarah Clark Self Rushang Shah Christopher David Sharp Andrew Robert Shay Cecily Lauren Sheats Valerie Alex Shelim Veena Shori Leslie Sierra Patricia J. Silguero-Hart Alejandra Cornejo Silva Alyson Christine Silvas Mathieu Ernest Silver Trecci A. Simmons Shalendra Singh Amy Elizabeth Smith Lisa Smith Lisa Lynn Smith Jones Miguel D. Sobarzo Elizabeth Solis Marisa Alexandra Solis Monica Marie Solo Kristian David Sorensen Angelica M. Soto Sarah Lydia Spence
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS Master of Business Administration, continued Grant Edward Stephenson Lerachelle Marie Stewart Bela E. Stoicoviciu Krisha Villarente Strickland Travis Clyde Struss Margie Ann Swink Ruchi Dilip Thakkar Laxmi Thapa Thapa Teresa Ann Titus Izzabely Itzel Trevino Brooke Averi Trotter Joanna Hwang Tseng Michael Edward Mendoza Tubera Brittany Marie Tucker Courtney Stephenson Ueckert Seckin Omer Ulualp Christian Urbina
Igohor Percy Urquieta Jacob Valadez Steven Gerald Valdez Monique Lynn Van De Walle Kathryn Van Horn Nathaniel Anders Vandermark Virgilio Vargas Jr. Kaybree A. Vasquez Annalisa Marie Vick Aaron Adam Villarreal Trisha America Villarreal Edgar Volfson Camden Wagner Thomas Wallace Robert Carl Walls Sarah Warnken Amanda Weakley
Adam Michael Wiedner Landon Zane Wilkerson Geoffrey Tremayne Williams Miesha Williams David Brent Williamson Brandis Nicole Wilmore Edward Kazumi Wilmore Steven Michael Wilson Joshua E. Winders Yu Tung Wong Alece Annette Woosley Phipson Chia Jen Wu David Michael Yeager Desiree Lorraine Yllan Aliakber Yusufali Pedro Puente Zamora III Alexander Nathan Zavala
COLLEGE OF NURSING & HEALTH SCIENCES Master of Science in Nursing Heather Leigh Beauchamp Candace Mari Garza
Loren Ashley Pineda Charidan M. Rowland
Sarah Vasquez
COLLEGE OF SCIENCE Master of Science Robert James Bretzing-Tungate Jasmin Caro Lane Shaw Evers Makayla A. Guinn
Kiersten M. Ivy Molly Ann McGuigan Madison Elizabeth Riba Olivia Ann Robson
Samantha Margaret Schiereck Crandon Dewylde Sellers Jr.
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS Bachelor of Business Administration Hassaan Aftab Brian Michael Aguirre Avery C. Aitken Melissa Marie Alaniz Gwyneth Amaya Logan Carl Arnett Gabriel Avila Jr.* Linnea Grace Hui Balderson‡ Greyson K. Ballard Weston Blake Bass Megan Nichole Beckett Matthew G. Benavides Cody Lynne Bibb Aimsley Danielle Blank Reese Benjamin Bludau Weston Timothy Boyle• Grant Niels Brandhoff* Anya S. Bright• Caleb Thomas Brown Austin Kent Burns• Maria Juliana Canamar Kelly Denise Carson• Susan Alicia Casely-Hayford• Sydney Anastasia Cavazos Maxwell Patterson Centner Trevor Harley Clegg Conner D. Coleman
Rosaisela Cornejo Marco Silvio Corsetti Naomi Ruth Cradoct* Adolfo Del Angel Jr. Marisa Elizabeth Delbosque Adrian Valero Diaz Stuart Clark Diegel II• Jazmine Taylor Duff Raquel Estrada Titus James Faul Brielle Sky Friday III Kazahra G. Gallegos• Dulce Daniela Garcia* Daniel K. Gerberding Nina Rose Gielow Arianna Nicole Girdy Dean Frank Gonzalez Jesus Antonio Gonzalez Jr. Mathew Joseph Gonzalez Leonard Hamilton Sr. Matthew Joseph Heye* Adam Rhys Hinchcliffe Sierra Dawn Howe Jonathan Kyle Jackson Dillon Tyler Janosek• George Robert Jarkesy III Tairik A. Johnson
Chandler Alan Jones Hailey Noel Kay Logan Paige Keene Brendan Austin Kendrick
Bethany Kaheaonalani Sosefina Tupuola Keola
Matthew Conner Kirk• Grayson Troy Klanika Nicholas James Korpan Kyle Lance Lawson Marco M. Leal Tyler Matthew Lewis Mckenna B. Lindsey Julian Ryan Lopez Cullen David Martin Alfonso Alessandro Martinez Keyla Raquel Martinez Monique Nicole Martinez Diana Itzel Maza Emily Grace Melendez Wesley Lane Mobley Caleb Todd Monasmith Connolly Wightman Moore Tanner Kayd Moore Jo-Leeza Morin Hanna C. Mroski Jordan Nichole Munoz Hoang Ai Ly Nguyen*
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS Bachelor of Business Administration, continued Kylee Madison Nooner* James Allen Ortega Jerri Lynn Parra Sydney Marin Peck Amy Pena Zoe M. Pennington Grant Wayne Perkins• Jasmin Elizabeth Pineda Annalise L. Potts Daniel Stephen Powell Aiden Prater• Matthew Alexander Prentiss Vivian Claire Preuss* Julieanne Elana Pugh Colin Michael Reed Reece Nicole Rockett• Abraham Matthew Rodriguez
Sydney Dakota Rodriguez Juan Pablo Rosas Jr. Elizabeth Grace Roush Valerie Marie Ruiz Miranda J. Salinas Pablo Bernardo Sarabia Rylan Vincent Scippa‡ Amanda Marie Siler Marcus Gabriel Silva Baileigh Jade Slavens Chandler Bryce Smith* Elizabeth Ann Smith Christian A. Sourjohn Phillip Craig Staggs Shelby Arden Sterling Elyse Kathleen Suckley Patrick Anthony Taylor
Mikaela Tellez Laura Trejo Lillyvet Dajani Trevino Victoria Trevino Madison F. Tullos Marla Ivana Valdez Lopez Elizabeth Lyneve Wallace Caleb Jason Ward Hayden Scott Vanway Watts Imani G. Williams Mason Alan Williams Kyle Brandon Scot Winstead Paige Ray Woelke• Luis Alejandro Yanes John Ryker Zinn‡ Briza M. Zuniga•
COLLEGE OF NURSING & HEALTH SCIENCES Bachelor of Science Dylan Andrew Castaneda• Amanda Martinez Ieza Nichole Martinez
Charity Elaine McCoy• Honors Prorgam Graduate Hailey Marie Randle
Sydney Marie Reyes Amayrani Iridian Rocha
Bachelor of Science in Nursing Sarah Marie Calaway
COLLEGE OF SCIENCE Bachelor of Science Aselyn Marie Aguirre Antonio Miguel Barrios Kimberly A. Bautista Ashton Leigh Brannum Emily Ioudas Brennan• Cullen Dwain Brown* Lauren Grey Westengaard Brown Savannah L. Brown Josephine A. Burke Matthew John Burkholder• Cherish Makayla Patricia Burks Honors Program Graduate Frida Carolina Cadena Audrey Brianne Cantu Emylee Jordyn Carter Marissa Cheng* Phoebe Dawn Childress Elaine Coronado Hector Ivan Davila Dominique Savanah Diaz Desiree Keli’Dilynn Duncan Hannah Anastasia Eaton Xitlali Gallegos-Cruz Angelina Renee Garcia Jeffrey Brian Garcia II
Jeremiah William Gaulke Jordan Nicole Gonzales Erik Matthew Gonzalez Macee Shae Grant Sara Andrea Gurany Jacob Anthony Hernandez Kyra Grace Kaiser‡ Mikaiel Ali Khan* Amerika De Lourdes Kohne-Sanchez* Brian Anthony Kostoch Remi Olivier Labeille Cesar Diego Landa Isaiah Lee Landa Alexis Gabriel Linton Daisy E. Lopez• Natalie Anne Madden‡ Mario Arturo Martinez Jr. Matthew Mark Martinez Abbey Noelle Mcgee Kaitlyn Elizabeth Merry Francisco Carlos Moreida Cassie Nhu-Binh Nguyen Sarah Nicole Olson Madison Rain Ortiz Ciera Kareen Pakebusch‡
Alejandra Melissa Palacios Lillian Antoinette Pedraza* Cesily E. Phomphakdy Lauren Chris Potter Sara E. Ramos Chloe Ann Robertson Mikaelia Shayema Robinson Alysha Opal Rodriguez Ashley Marie Rodriguez Melissa Marie Rosario Jordan Russell Smith Corey Lavar Stefanic Haley Danielle Stinchcomb Sophia Tekena Tamuno Jared Kimball Torres Leanne Janel Torres Lily Marie Tubbs Perla Vela Vivian Nicole Vivar• Jack Lawrence Wharton Jesus Wong Hao Zheng
The names on this program include all students who have applied for graduation. Conferral of the official degree is based upon completion and certification of all degree requirements.
Commencement Speaker Larry Wyche ’83 currently serves as the President and CEO of Wyche Leadership and Federal Contract Consulting, where he and his team train corporate executives, business owners, and entrepreneurs in leadership and federal government contracting strategies and best practices. A retired U.S. Army Lieutenant General, Larry began his military career in 1975 and later joined the U.S., Army ROTC program at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, then known as the University of Corpus Christi. He graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration from the Island University in 1983. Larry also earned a master’s degree from National Defense University and a second master’s degree from Florida Institute of Technology. Larry served as the second highest ranked logistician and supply chain leader in the Army, where he oversaw the day-to-day operations of a $58 billion enterprise with a global workforce of over 120,000 soldiers, civilians, and contractors. He garnered numerous accolades during 42 years of service to our country. Larry’s ongoing efforts to stay connected to the Island University include the establishment of the Lieutenant General Larry Wyche and Denise M. Wyche Endowed Scholarship for ROTC students. In 2018, Larry was recognized by A&M-Corpus Christi as a Distinguished Alumnus. He is also a lifetime member of the Texas A&M Chancellor Century Council. Larry has been married to the love of his life, Denise, for nearly 43 years and the couple now live in Katy, Texas. They have three children and five grandchildren.
The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents Mr. William Mahomes, Chairman................................................................................ Dallas Mr. Robert L. Albritton, Vice Chairman...............................................................Fort Worth Mr. David C. Baggett................................................................................................Houston Mr. John W. Bellinger........................................................................................ San Antonio Mr. James Randy Brooks.....................................................................................San Angelo Mr. Jay Graham.........................................................................................................Houston Mr. Michael A. Hernandez III.............................................................................Forth Worth Mr. Michael J. Plank.................................................................................................Houston Mr. Sam Torn.............................................................................................................Houston Ms. Elizabeth Annie Valicek.....................................................................................Houston
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Official Ring Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi and the Islander Alumni Association unveiled the official ring in 1999. The ring itself is a symbol of achievement, unity, and University spirit. Upperclassmen wear the ring with the school’s name facing their heart. Upon the granting of degrees at commencement, graduates turn the ring around, with the name facing outward. This symbolizes that the graduate is now ready to face new challenges outside the University. The official ring is a visible, tangible manifestation of the long-lasting bond between Texas A&M UniversityCorpus Christi and its alumni, offering symbolic representation of one’s past, present, and future as an Islander. As always, it is alumni who carry the same pride in their University, and a seamless gold band holds together the many people who have shared a dream—to earn a college education.
University Mace The Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Mace is the wooden staff that is carried by a mace bearer leading the academic processional for commencements, convocations, and special university ceremonies. Originally, the mace was a long-handled club used by knights during the Middle Ages to crush the armor of enemies. Later, ceremonial maces were carried by guards of French and English monarchs. Later still, the mace was carried or placed by a magistrate or dignitary to establish authority. In sessions of the British House of Commons, the mace is placed on the treasury table. In the U.S. House of Representatives, it is placed to the right of the speaker. Today, the University Mace is used to symbolize the authority of the University President and is a grand emblem of tradition at
commencement ceremonies for colleges and universities.
Academic Regalia Academic regalia (cap, gown, and hood) date to 12th-century Europe, where they were worn primarily for warmth by university students as well as laymen. As laymen gradually changed their garb to capes and breeches, institutions of learning prescribed the gown of black for scholars, with a hood draped down the back when not worn over the head and a mortarboard cap shaped like the mortarboard of the master workman. In 1985 in the United States, the Intercollegiate Commission prepared a code, specifying the design and color of academic regalia for colleges and universities in the United States. Under this code, the bachelor’s gown has long pointed sleeves. The master’s gown has an oblong sleeve. The doctor’s gown has bell-shaped sleeves. Gowns are generally black; however, a number of schools have adopted special regalia for the doctor’s gown. The velvet border of the hood may represent either the color of the degree or the color of the field of study. The current trend is for the color to represent the field of study rather than the name of the degree, but in earlier years dark blue was characteristic for a Ph.D. in any field. Hoods are lined with the official colors of the college or university from which the degree is received. Caps are the traditional mortarboard except for the doctor’s degree, where a four-sided velvet tam is optional. Caps from schools with special color gowns or from foreign universities may be more distinctive. Cap tassels for the doctor’s degree are gold, while the tassels for the master’s and bachelor’s degree are typically black. Holders of all these degrees wear the tassel on the left. The ritual of bachelor’s degree candidates shifting the tassel from right to left marks the conferring of one’s first university degree.
Hood Color Code Arts, Letters, Humanities...................................... White Commerce, Accountancy, Business........................Drab Dental......................................................................Lilac Economics........................................................... Copper Education.......................................................Light Blue Engineering......................................................... Orange Fine Arts, Architecture......................................... Brown Library Science....................................................Lemon Medicine............................................................... Green
Music.......................................................................Pink Nursing................................................................Apricot Philosophy..................................................... Dark Blue Physical Education....................................... Sage Green Public Administration............................... Peacock Blue Public Health.............................................. Salmon Pink Science....................................................Golden Yellow Social Work...........................................................Citron Speech.......................................................... Silver Gray
Academic Honors Students earning academic honors wear cords in recognition of academic excellence. The following honors are awarded at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi: ‡ Summa Cum Laude: the silver honor cord is awarded to graduates whose cumulative grade point average is 3.9 and above. * Magna Cum Laude: the blue honor cord is awarded to graduates whose cumulative grade point average is 3.7 to 3.899. • Cum Laude: the green honor cord is awarded to graduates whose cumulative grade point average is 3.5 to 3.699.
*The honors presented during the ceremony are calculated on the student’s institutional cumulative grade point average and institutional credit hours through the semester prior to filing for graduation. Official honors designation, which includes the calculation of the final semester’s grades and hours, will be indicated on the final transcript and diploma.
Honor Society Medallions and Cords Students at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi have the privilege of being asked to join honor societies. Membership is based on grade point average and special criteria for each organization such as major, community service, and service to a profession. Students belonging to these honor societies wear cords and medallions that represent their high achievements and the colors and symbols of the organization.
Music Provided by Symphonic Winds
Directed by Dr. Brian Shelton, Professor of Music Special thanks to the faculty, staff, Student Government Association, and Island Ambassadors who participated in today’s events.