Over 700 students will graduate this Friday at the fall 2014 commencement exercise on Dec. 12 at 6 p.m.
A. Shuanise Washington, current president and CEO of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc. (CBCF) will address the graduating class as the keynote speaker on Friday.
As the president of the CBCF, Washington directs the foundation in helpnig the community. CBCF’s main goal is to create a world where all communities have an equal voice in public policy through leadership cultivation, economic empowerment and civic engagement. They do this by developing leaders, informing policy, and educating the public.
Renee Mowatt, a graduating senior from Orlando, is honored to have a woman of such prestige foundation speak at her graduation. “I’m really looking forward to hearing Mrs. Washington speak. CBCF is a great program that many fellow Rattlers have attended,” said Mowatt. “CBCF is home to many black leaders and legislators who are working together to fight against racial injustice; which is so important right now.”
The exercise will be held on campus at the Alfred L. Lawson, Jr. Multipurpose Center and Teaching Gymnasium.