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Nearly 500 CECI students celebrate graduation
May 04, 2026
It was an evening of smiles, hugs and celebration as hundreds of College of Education and Community Innovation (CECI) students took part in the Winter Semester commencement ceremony on Friday, May 1 at the Van Andel Arena.
CECI had 273 students receive graduate degrees with another 218 completing bachelor degrees in this semester. Those who attended commencement walked across the stage to receive their degree, along with congratulations from CECI Dean Sherril Soman and GVSU President Philomena Mantella. The new grads also heard from keynote speaker Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple, Inc. who talked about his time at Apple where he invented the computer that would become the Macintosh II.