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And many of these students excelled, in spite of life\u0027s challenges, overcoming immense odds\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222024-12-06T11:49:18-07:00\u0022\u003E12\/06\/2024-11:49am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"ASU\u0026#039;s December cohort of graduates comes from all corners of the globe \u2014 from Arizona\u0026#039;s backyard to Africa and beyond. We\u0026#039;ve talked to just some of those remarkable students. 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She was an English major at Columbia College with a double concentration in literature and creative writing \u2014 and, now, she is about to graduate from Arizona State University\u0027s School of Molecular Sciences\u0026nbsp;with a BSc in biochemistry\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222024-12-04T15:57:47-07:00\u0022\u003E12\/04\/2024-3:57pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Laura Berzinas joined the online program in biochemistry at ASU through the Starbucks and ASU partnership. 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Starbucks and Uber celebrated students at two special graduation events Monday, hearing stories of struggle and triumph against all odds from new graduates as their loved ones gathered to recognize their achievements.","teaser":"For a growing number of Arizona State University students, their life trajectories have been vastly improved by the companies that support their college-going journey.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2024-05\/20240506uberceremony_075.jpg?itok=quWxbhoN","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20240506-sun-devil-community-starbucks-uber-commemorate-milestone-asu-grads","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Sandra Day O\u0026#039;Connor College of Law","contributor-contact-information-name":"Meenah Rincon","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Online","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2024-05\/20240506uberceremony_075.jpg?itok=quWxbhoN","image_alt":"A mom and four little kids hug their dad in ASU graduation gear","image_caption":"ASU Uber graduate Kaiser Alcantara gets hugs from his family \u2014 Antonella Alcantara and their children Naomi, Samuel, Abraham and Miguel \u2014 on Monday afternoon in front of the Memorial Union on the Tempe campus. 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She moved to California from Kansas after finishing high school to serve in AmeriCorps, an experience that gave her a\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222024-04-30T14:32:14-07:00\u0022\u003E04\/30\/2024-2:32pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Kalyn Denton, an Arizona State University sustainability major and the Outstanding Undergraduate from the College of Global Futures, took the scenic route on her path to college. She moved to California from Kansas after finishing high school to serve in AmeriCorps, an experience that gave her a sense of resilience in the face of change.\u00a0","teaser":"Kalyn Denton, an Arizona State University sustainability major and the Outstanding Undergraduate from the College of Global Futures, took the scenic route on her path to college.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2024-04\/kalyn-60.jpg?h=6a975ee7\u0026amp;itok=IGdm1BZo","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20240430-sun-devil-community-emt-asu-outstanding-undergraduate","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"College of Global Futures","contributor-contact-information-name":"Dana Peters","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Online","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2024-04\/kalyn-60.jpg?h=6a975ee7\u0026amp;itok=IGdm1BZo","image_alt":"Kalyn Denton smiling at the camera in ASU Graduation regalia on the Tempe campus.","image_caption":"Kalyn Denton. 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ASU President Michael Crow gave that message at the graduate commencement at Desert Financial Arena on Monday morning and at the undergraduate ceremony at Mountain America Stadium in the afternoon. \u201cWe\u0026#039;re here to understand the past, to learn from the past. We\u0026#039;re here to enable human advances. 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He grew up in a single-parent household, and his mother, a teacher, always emphasized the value of education, even if money was tight.\u0026nbsp;\u201cI\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222023-12-06T11:30:00-07:00\u0022\u003E12\/06\/2023-11:30am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Colton Cagle was prepared for the financial challenges, but the mental aspect of being undecided in his major took him by surprise. All of that changed when one of his mentors sent him an article on Elaine Welteroth, the editor-in-chief of Teen Vogue and one of the judges on Project Runway. Reinvigorated, Cagle turned to the Starbucks College Achievement Plan. 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