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Fall grads putting on caps and gowns this weekend at ISU, UNI, U-I

December 14, 2018 By Matt Kelley

A previous graduation at ISU.

Thousands of Iowans will receive college degrees this weekend, with the biggest fall commencement ceremonies taking place in Iowa City and Ames.

A few of those students, including Alejandro Martinez, will become the first in their family to graduate from college. Martinez, who’s from Tama, says his parents are thrilled.

“I need to make my parents proud. They sacrificed everything they have in order for me to continue my education,” Martinez said. “It was just a way to give back to them. Every day they asked, ‘How’s school? How’s everything going?’ They don’t know anything about school, they only made it to the sixth grade. They never graduated high school and they barely finished middle school.”

Alejandro Martinez

Martinez is graduating from Iowa State with a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology and health. He plans to attend graduate school next fall to study occupational therapy. In addition to making his parents proud, Martinez is hoping to impress his 11-year-old brother.

“I’m trying to set an example for him. He looks up to me, he likes to play soccer and he says he wants to go to college, so that’s a start,” Martinez said. “I’m a first-generation student as well, so I hope to inspire others in my community.”

Officials at ISU say over 2,300 students are completing their degrees this week. Graduation ceremonies are taking place tonight and tomorrow afternoon (Saturday) at Hilton Coliseum.

In Iowa City, about 1,640 University of Iowa undergraduate, graduate, and professional students are receiving degrees in several ceremonies that began Thursday and continue through Sunday.

The Fall Commencement program at the University of Northern Iowa will take place inside the McLeod Center on the Cedar Falls campus at 10 a.m. Saturday.

(Photo of Alejandro Martinez by Christopher Gannon, ISU News Service)

 

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