{"id":344804,"date":"2021-05-25T06:00:21","date_gmt":"2021-05-24T20:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=344804"},"modified":"2021-05-25T06:00:21","modified_gmt":"2021-05-24T20:00:21","slug":"nmc-commencement-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/nmc-commencement-ceremony\/","title":{"rendered":"NMC Commencement Ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-344804 gallery-columns-5 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/nmc-commencement-ceremony\/photospread-01\/'>Photospread-01<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/nmc-commencement-ceremony\/photospread-02\/'>Photospread-02<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-344806'>\n\t\t\t\tNMC graduates at the Saipan World Resort pose for a photo. (NMC)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/nmc-commencement-ceremony\/photospread-04\/'>Photospread-04<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-344807'>\n\t\t\t\tNMC graduates Victoria Matsunaga and Maia Pangelinan pose with NMC chief financial officer Dave Attao.\t (NMC)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/nmc-commencement-ceremony\/photospread-05\/'>Photospread-05<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-344808'>\n\t\t\t\tNMC interim president Frankie Eliptico poses with NMC graduates before the commencement exercise began. (NMC)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/nmc-commencement-ceremony\/photospread-06\/'>Photospread-06<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-344809'>\n\t\t\t\tNMC interim vice president Charlotte Cepeda, along with NMC faculty, make their way toward the commencement exercise held at Crowne Plaza, one of the sites used for the ceremony. (NMC)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/nmc-commencement-ceremony\/photospread-07\/'>Photospread-07<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-344810'>\n\t\t\t\tGov. Ralph DLG Torres and first lady Diann Torres pose with NMC interim president Frankie Eliptico and the NMC Board of Regents.\u00a0(NMC)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/nmc-commencement-ceremony\/photospread-08\/'>Photospread-08<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-344811'>\n\t\t\t\tFrom left, Lt. Gov. Arnold I. Palacios, Gov. Ralph DLG Torres, and interim president Frankie Eliptico along with the NMC Board of Regents stand for the national anthem. (NMC)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/nmc-commencement-ceremony\/photospread-09\/'>Photospread-09<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/nmc-commencement-ceremony\/photospread-10\/'>Photospread-10<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-344813'>\n\t\t\t\tNMC interim president Frankie Eliptico delivered the college commencement address to the graduating classes of 2020 and 2021. (NMC)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/nmc-commencement-ceremony\/photospread-11\/'>Photospread-11<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-344814'>\n\t\t\t\tNMC graduate Ezekiel Macario, center, is seen with other graduates at the Saipan World Resort, one of three sites used for NMC\u2019s Commencement Exercise.\t (NMC)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/nmc-commencement-ceremony\/photospread-12\/'>Photospread-12<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-344815'>\n\t\t\t\tNMC graduate Adelpha Magofna shows the shaka sign during the NMC Commencement Exercise. (NMC)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/nmc-commencement-ceremony\/photospread-13\/'>Photospread-13<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-344816'>\n\t\t\t\tCriminal Justice graduates at Crowne Plaza.\u00a0NMC\u2019s commencement exercise also included the conferral of bachelor degrees for University of Guam students who were enrolled in the criminal justice program through a partnership between NMC and UOG. (NMC)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/nmc-commencement-ceremony\/photospread-15\/'>Photospread-15<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-344817'>\n\t\t\t\tNMC graduate Jeremiah Camacho gives a shaka for the camera. (NMC)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/nmc-commencement-ceremony\/photospread-18\/'>Photospread-18<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-344818'>\n\t\t\t\tNMC graduates at the Crowne Plaza, one of three sites used for NMC\u2019s Commencement Exercise. (NMC)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/nmc-commencement-ceremony\/photospread-23\/'>Photospread-23<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-344819'>\n\t\t\t\tGraduate Nate Camacho, center, poses with Zerlyn Taimanao, left, and interim president Frankie Eliptico. 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