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May 1, 2025
Celebrating the Class of Spring 2025
ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ welcomes a new class into the ranks of alumni with impressive accomplishments.
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In May, the University of Northern ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ will graduate approximately 1,500 students. The spring 2025 graduates come from 46 ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ counties, 42 states and 16 countries. The graduates vary in age and have diverse interests and backgrounds, each forging a unique path and overcoming personal challenges to achieve their goals.
Take a deeper look at four of the exceptional graduates, including a non-traditional student conquering her courses while battling an illness, an MBA student using her degree for tattooing, a journalist jumping into the newsroom after graduation and an artist looking to make a name for herself through sculpture.
A Journey of Resilience, Transformation and Purpose
Despite a life-changing diagnosis, Victoria Rule is graduating at 32, with honors, a dual major and a clear mission: to help others
Drawing Out Her Own Master Plan
Graduate student and local tattoo artist Ann-Adele Blassingame takes an unconventional route toward inking, adding an MBA to her portfolio
Molding a Broader Outlook on Life
Sculpture graduate Cynthia Aguiar is ready to showcase her 3-D art that questions reality, thanks to the resources at ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ that inspired her creativity
Journalism graduate Sophia Tavanello wants to share her passion for broadcast media with the world – and will get the chance as soon as she graduates



