Summer 2012 Commencement
July 14, 2012
Jon M. Huntsman Center
Salt Lake City, Utah
WGU honored graduates at its 23rd semi-annual commencement ceremony in Salt Lake City on July 14, 2012. Students and graduates who were unable to attend the ceremony in person were able to watch the event via live video stream.
Congratulations to all of our graduates!
Speaker Segments
The Honorable Michael O. Leavitt, Utah Governor, 1993-2003, and former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, WGU founding governor
Jonathan Allen, B.S. Marketing Management
Elaine Pacoy, B.S. Nursing
Sapan Desai, M.D., Ph.D, MBA Healthcare Management
Valerie Velez-Hall, B.A. Special Education
Entire Ceremony (2 hrs., 36 min.)
NBC News Reports on WGU
"The dreams of 19 governors have become [WGU Grad Angie Gonzalez's] dream fulfilled."
—Tom Costello
NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams
In the News
- "While such programs [like Western Governors University] are now the exception, I want them to be the norm."
—US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan
