The Bush School of Government and Public Service will hold the 2021 Fall Graduation Celebration for December graduates of both the College Station main campus and the DC Teaching Site.
The celebration will take place in-person and remotely at 10 a.m. on December 17, 2021, in the Annenberg Presidential Conference Center’s Hagler Auditorium. Dean Mark A. Welsh III will officiate.
At the celebration, the Bush School will recognize the achievements of twenty-four aspiring public servants who have sought to make a difference in their community through pursuit of a Bush School education. For the first time, the School will see a graduating cohort of Master of International Policy (MIP) candidates from the Bush School DC.
To attend the celebration on December 17 in person or to obtain the Zoom link to view it remotely, email bushschoolonline@tamu.edu.
Graduates include the following:
- one candidate in the Master of Public Service and Administration (MPSA) residential College Station program,
- three MIP candidates in the College Station program,
- two MIP candidates from the Bush School DC Teaching Site, and
- eighteen candidates in the online Executive Master of Public Service and Administration (EMPSA) program.
“I cannot explain how excited I am to be graduating from the EMPSA program at the Bush School,” said Chuyone McGuire-Ford, a behavioral health case manager at Anthem, Inc. “The program was intense, but the learning experience was well worth it. I chose the Bush School because I wanted to make a career change into nonprofit management. The program not only fit my needs, but exceeded my expectations. I feel well prepared to go into my new career path through my experience with the EMPSA program at the Bush School.”
In addition to celebrating December graduates, students will award the Silver Star to a Bush School faculty member who profoundly influenced their personal and academic careers. Every graduation celebration, the Bush School graduating class votes on a faculty member to honor with the Silver Star. Additionally, students vote on a class speaker to represent the class and to speak during the celebration about their Bush School experience.
Commencement for all Bush School December graduates will occur at 2 p.m. the same day in Texas A&M University’s Reed Arena off Olson Boulevard.
To attend the celebration on December 17 in person or to obtain the Zoom link to view it remotely, email bushschoolonline@tamu.edu.
The event will also be professionally recorded for future viewing.
