Suzanne Tirado
  • Sociology and Applied Social Relations
  • Class of 2017
  • North Windham, CT

Eastern Awards Graduate Degree to Suzanne Tirado of North Windham

2017 Sep 19

On May 16, Eastern Connecticut State University awarded degrees to 60 graduate students.

Suzanne Tirado '17 of North Windham received a graduate degree in Organizational Management.

Former Washington Post Publisher Donald Graham told the graduates at Eastern's 127th Commencement exercises to "treasure this college. Eastern has given you a wonderful education...once you are making a living, give something back so that you can help Eastern continue to be great in the future." The commencement speaker received an honorary degree from Eastern in a special hooding ceremony during the graduation exercises.

Eastern President Elsa Nunez told the graduates she was confident they would impact the world in three ways; first as professionals in the workforce, equipped with "...a highly desired set of skills," sought by the majority of American employers, "analytical thinking, teamwork and communication skills, the broad intellectual and social competencies available through a liberal arts education."

Nunez also urged the graduates to give back to their communities, quoting Children's Defense Fund founder Marian Wright Edelman, who once said, "Service is the rent we pay for being. It is the very purpose of life and not something you do in your spare time."