FedUni students graduate with joy

More than 110 students graduated from Federation University Gippsland on Thursday as the second cohort to graduate under the FedUni banner.

Both local and international students graduated with diplomas and degrees from a wide variety of faculties in a joyous ceremony attended by family, friends and university educators and staff.

The mood of the ceremony was captured by graduate speaker Emily Cordy.

“The journey towards our hopes and dreams does not cease here, but rather, begins,” she said.

“Let these degrees represent what you can achieve.”

Vice-Chancellor Professor Helen Bartlett said the graduation ceremony represented a very important day for graduates to celebrate their achievements with family and friends.

“On behalf of the university I would like to congratulate all of our new graduates and wish them well in their future careers. The university is very proud of its graduates’ achievements,” she said.

“There is a great feeling of energy and success on this campus.”

Professor Bartlett said many of the graduates were mature-aged students.

“Many (graduates) are later life learners. Many of them are already in the workforce and pursued a degree to further their education,” she said.

“On behalf of the university I would like to congratulate all of our new graduates and wish them well in their future careers. The university is very proud of its graduates.”

Monash University’s Gippsland campus and the University of Ballarat merged in 2014 to become Federation University.