Joseph Cristofaro gives the valedictorian address during the fourth annual statewide commencement exercises for Keiser University in Youkey Theatre at The Lakeland Center in Lakeland, FL on Saturday January 23, 2016. Cristofaro is a graduate from the Lakeland campus who served in the United States Army for 25 years, then was a police officer for the Plant City Police Department for 21 years and now he is a law enforcement officer for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
Maribel Creary celebrates as she walks across the stage during the statewide commencement exercises for Keiser University in Youkey Theatre at The Lakeland Center in Lakeland, FL on Saturday January 23, 2016.
United States Congressman Alcee Hastings gives the commencement address during the fourth annual statewide commencement exercises for Keiser University in Youkey Theatre at The Lakeland Center in Lakeland, FL on Saturday January 23, 2016.
Nicole Lewis gets a picture with John E. Sites, Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs, during the statewide commencement exercises for Keiser University in Youkey Theatre at The Lakeland Center in Lakeland, FL on Saturday January 23, 2016.
Chancellor Arthur Keiser gives welcoming remarks during the statewide commencement exercises for Keiser University in Youkey Theatre at The Lakeland Center in Lakeland, FL on Saturday January 23, 2016.
Natasha Hall celebrates as she walks across the stage during the statewide commencement exercises for Keiser University in Youkey Theatre at The Lakeland Center in Lakeland, FL on Saturday January 23, 2016.
United States Congressman Alcee Hastings gives the commencement address during the statewide commencement exercises for Keiser University in Youkey Theatre at The Lakeland Center in Lakeland, FL on Saturday January 23, 2016.
Sabrina Parks gets her picture taken with Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs John E. Sites during the statewide commencement exercises for Keiser University in Youkey Theatre at The Lakeland Center in Lakeland, FL on Saturday January 23, 2016.
[Scott Wheeler, a photographer for The Ledger in Lakeland, captured wonderful images from Saturday’s ceremony at the Lakeland Center.]
My instructors believed in me. They were more than instructors, they tried to get to know you as a person and tried to understand your goals so they could push you towards them. Student services helped me find a job before I even graduated. Everyone was dedicated to my overall success.
