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ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Mellon Qatar Celebrates 90 New Graduates

Eleventh graduating class represents 18 nationalities

celebrated the graduation of the Class of 2018, with 90 students receiving their degrees in front of family, friends, faculty and alumni.

Michael Trick, dean of ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½-Q, presided over his first graduation in Qatar. He gave a charge to the new graduates: "Class of 2018, as you finish this chapter of your lives and embark on new ventures, always remember: you are ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Mellon graduates. You are thinkers, collaborators, problem solvers and innovators. You are leaders. Take what you have learned at ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Mellon and shape your world."

The Class of 2018 consists of eight graduates, 37 graduates, 13 graduates and 32 graduates. Members of the class represent 18 nations, with almost 40 percent Qatari nationals.

ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Mellon President Farnam Jahanian delivered the keynote address.

"The pursuit of knowledge is a lifelong commitment. Especially amid the rapidly evolving technological landscape, the world must be your canvas, your stage, your classroom," Jahanian said.

Biological sciences graduate Boshra Al-Sulaiti spoke on behalf of the Class of 2018, and described her academic and social growth during her four years at ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½-Q.

"ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½-Q gave us the willingness to go the distance, to know ourselves better, to reach higher than we have ever reached before and to never stop," Al-Sulaiti said. "Our friends urged us to never stop. Our professors urged us to never stop. ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½-Q urged us to never stop. So, my friends and fellow graduates, never stop. Never stop dreaming, believing and achieving."

The Class of 2018 brings the total number of ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½-Q alumni to 769, and they join more than 110,000 ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Mellon alumni worldwide.

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