Mayor Delivers Keynote Address at Jacksonville University Commencement
May 02, 2016
Nearly 900 Jacksonville University (JU) graduates walked across the stage to on the University's oak-covered Science Green to earn their degrees on Saturday, April 30. Mayor Lenny Curry was invited by JU President Tim Cost to give the keynote address during the ceremony.
In his remarks, the mayor quoted the late music legend Prince and told his personal story to urge graduates to live their own lives and to pursue their own passions.
The spring 2016 JU graduates hail from throughout the United States and 19 other countries. The University’s more than 26,000 alumni come from all 50 states and 92 countries. The private university has been named one of “America’s Best Colleges” for 12 straight years, ranks in the top 13 percent of all U.S. colleges in average alumni salaries, and is in the top 1% among all Florida colleges for Return on Investment for its graduates.
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