<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/2025/fall-commencement-2025.aspx" dsn="blogs"><featured>true</featured><pubDate>12/12/2025 02:52:13 PM</pubDate><title>Fall Commencement 2025: Just the Beginning</title><description>Lawson State Community College celebrated its Fall Commencement 2025, honoring 160 graduates as they stepped into the next chapter of their lives. President Dr. Cynthia T. Anthony encouraged students to embrace boldness and possibility, reminding them that their degrees mark a beginning-not an end. The ceremony also featured an inspiring message from student speaker Belline Semanyo, whose journey from GED to a 4.0 graduate embodied the theme: “No excuses.”</description><author/><image><img src="https://www.lawsonstate.edu/_resources/assets/img/News/fall-graduation-2025.webp" alt="graduation 2025"/></image></item>