Interim Virginia State University President Pamela V. Hammond congratulates Arrisa Hanson as the top-ranking student in the graduating class. Ms. Hanson, who majored in psychology, earned a 4.0 GPA.
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VSU commencement
Building a better world is more than a motto
Virginia State University ended a tumultuous school year with a victorious exclamation mark at commencement Saturday at the Richmond Coliseum. More than 10,000 proud and beaming parents, friends and university members saluted as a record number of students — 764 — graduated.