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Forty-Three MSB-Richfield Students Graduate

More than 70 Minnesota School of Business students, 43 of them from the Richfield campus, graduate March 24.

Editor's Note: The following is a press release from the Minnesota School of Business-Richfield campus.

Forty-three students from (MSB) in Richfield walked across a stage on March 24 and received their college diploma.

The ceremony, which took place at Bloomington Kennedy High School, celebrated and honored graduating students from the MSB-Richfield, MSB-Lakeville and Globe University-Minneapolis campuses.

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The evening featured three speakers who all gave advice to the graduating students.

Barun Dhakal, a Masters graduate candidate from Globe University–Minneapolis spoke on behalf of the students. Raised in Bhutan, Dhakal talked about the quality education he received from Globe University and encouraged his fellow classmates to reach for the stars.

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“Dreams are like stars...you may never touch them, but if you follow them they will lead you to your destiny,” Dhakal said.

Paralegal Program Chairwoman Bree Hagen, from MSB-Richfield, commended the graduates on their accomplishments on behalf of faculty and staff. She told the students to increase their educational footprint, to keep moving forward and to challenge the beliefs of the people who may have ever doubted them.

The ceremony’s keynote address came from Paul DeBettignies. DeBettignies is a local IT recruiter and the co-founder of Minnesota Recruiters and the author of the Minnesota Headhunter blog. He has been named a Top 20 Minnesota Social Media Innovator and a national Top 25 Most Influential Online Recruiter.

DeBettignies began his speech by sitting down on the stage in front of the graduates.

“I want to talk to you guys,” DeBettignies said while pointing at the graduates.

With no formal speech prepared, DeBettignies fielded questions from the graduates about the job search process and spoke about his personal career struggles. He told the graduates not to be afraid of the future because fear will hold them back and to lean on each other, family, friends and teachers for help. His parting advice for the graduates was to keep learning even if it’s not in a formal setting because when the economy went bad, “the people who survived were the people without holes in their raft.”

The evening ended with more than 70 graduates from the various campuses walking proudly across the stage and receiving their diploma. It was a night to remember for the students, their family and friends.


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