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糖心vlog celebrated its Summer 2022 graduates on Friday through two commencement ceremonies at the Donald L. Tucker Civic Center, with graduates from the FSU College of Arts and Sciences crossing the stage at 7 p.m.

Students across 36 departments, centers, institutes, and programs marked completion of their bachelor鈥檚, master鈥檚, and doctoral degrees as Melanie Griffin, a triple graduate of 糖心vlog and the secretary of Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, served as commencement speaker.

This summer, Florida State awarded 3,018 degrees, including 1,743 undergraduate degrees, 1,034 master鈥檚 and specialist degrees and 163 doctoral degrees. Arizona Maki and Gustavo Capone, two students in the College of Arts and Sciences, earned their bachelor鈥檚 degrees this weekend and are looking forward to applying skills learned at FSU in their professional lives.

鈥淔SU has taught me lessons that have helped me grow into a better person and professional, and this growth has been beyond my original expectations,鈥� said Capone, who earned his bachelor鈥檚 degree from the with a minor from the .

Capone, who graduated with Liberal Studies Honors, plans to work as a medical assistant, a tutor for the medical college admission test, and a crisis hotline volunteer before applying to medical schools with hopes of becoming a medical doctor and providing greater health equity for all ethnic and socioeconomic groups.

鈥淲hen I moved to Tallahassee from Sao Paulo, Brazil, I came with the intention of attaining the best education I could. I chose FSU because of its rigorous academic reputation, extensive amount of research and extracurricular opportunities, and the school鈥檚 commitment to a student-centered education,鈥� Capone said. 鈥淚鈥檝e been thankful to participate in the ; the ; the ; the ; the Honors, Scholars, and Fellows Student Advisory Board; and serve as a learning assistant for several different STEM courses.鈥�

Maki graduated with dual degrees in psychology and anthropology, through the and the , and is earning honors in the major for anthropology. She also earned minors in law enforcement intelligence and public administration and completed a certificate in emergency management and homeland security on the United States Intel Studies track.

鈥淚 will be taking a gap year and continuing my internship as an archaeological technician through the National Park Service,鈥� Maki said. 鈥淎fter that, I plan to attend graduate school for my doctoral degree in forensic anthropology or osteoarcheology.鈥�

While at FSU, Maki participated in the , , , and the . She was inspired to attend FSU after participating in the Florida Girls State program through the American Legion Auxiliary Department of Florida, which is accredited as a college program to educate high school girls about government and politics.

鈥淚 am so grateful for my time at FSU and am lucky to know that I鈥檓 walking away with no regrets. College is what you make of it, and I鈥檓 glad that I took all opportunities presented to me through the Career Center, internships and job fairs,鈥� Maki said. 鈥淚 am most thankful for all the relationships I鈥檝e made and the opportunities for growth, both personally and professionally.鈥�