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'Choose and create joy:' UVU President Astrid S. Tuminez calls on graduates to cultivate joy following year marked by tragedy
Utah Valley University's commencement ceremony Wednesday night signaled the end of Astrid S. Tuminez's tenure as university president and the close of an academic year marked by tragedy on campus. In her parting words to graduating students before she steps down, Tuminez told them to cultivate joy despite their life circumstances. "In especially difficult times, I believe it becomes ever more important to choose and create joy," she said at the UCCU Center. "It is a form of beautiful rebellion." UVU's 2026 graduating class of 13,400 students is the largest in school history, a ...
