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Suvranu De, dean of the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, delivers the keynote speech during FSU Panama’s 2025 commencement ceremony Dec. 3 at the City of Knowledge Convention Center in Panama City, Republic of Panama. (Valeria Tovar\/FSU Panama)\t\t<\/p>\n
PHOTO GALLERY<\/a><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n The latest graduates of\u00a0Florida State University\u2019s Republic of Panama campus<\/a> were urged to meet a rapidly changing world with resilience, clarity and unwavering hope during a commencement ceremony Dec. 3\u00a0at the City of Knowledge Convention Center in Panama City, Panama.\u00a0<\/p>\n FSU Panama awarded 11 degrees during the ceremony, which was slightly smaller than the tri-annual pomp and circumstance that takes place on FSU\u2019s main campus, where 2,982 students graduated this fall. \u00a0<\/p>\n Rector Carlos Langoni presided over the ceremony, accompanied by vice rectors, members of the FSU Panama Board of Directors and faculty members. Suvranu De, dean of the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering<\/a>, delivered the keynote speech to FSU Panama\u2019s Class of 2025.\u00a0<\/p>\n Born and raised in India, De has three degrees in mechanical engineering and has served as dean of the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering since 2022. Prior to joining FSU, he served as a distinguished professor of engineering at\u00a0Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York, the country\u2019s oldest technological research university. \u00a0<\/p>\n In his remarks, De reflected on the transformative impact of past innovations and outlined how emerging technologies could shape the next half century.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cThe world you enter is changing quickly, but your education has prepared you to meet complexity with insight and resilience,\u201d he said. \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Suvranu De, dean of the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, delivers the keynote speech during FSU Panama’s 2025 commencement ceremony Dec. 3 at the City of Knowledge Convention Center in Panama City, Republic of Panama. (Valeria Tovar\/FSU Panama)<\/p>\n De also emphasized that as technological change accelerates, graduates\u2019 humanity and the support systems that helped them reach this milestone will remain essential anchors.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cIn an era of constant transformation, it is the strength of your character and the support of those who guided you that will steady your course,\u201d he said. \u00a0<\/p>\n FSU has operated a campus in the Republic of Panama since 1957, when it was contracted by the U.S. government to establish an education center in the former Panama Canal Zone. The campus falls under the purview of FSU\u2019s International Programs<\/a>, which provides quality international learning environments and opportunities for students.\u00a0<\/p>\n Louisa Blenman, who was recently appointed executive director of International Programs<\/a>, also attended the ceremony. In her remarks, Blenman reaffirmed FSU\u2019s strong ties to the country, noting that FSU has more Panamanian alumni than any other U.S. university.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Louisa Blenman, executive director of International Programs at FSU, addresses the audience during FSU Panama’s commencement ceremony Dec. 3 at the City of Knowledge Convention Center in Panama City, Republic of Panama. (Valeria Tovar\/FSU Panama)<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s significant interest across the university to explore ways that we can better serve this beautiful country while expanding our presence here through teaching, research and community-based projects,\u201d said Blenman, who also serves as president of the FSU Panama Board of Directors. \u00a0<\/p>\n The ceremony underscored FSU\u2019s longstanding commitment to global education, with FSU Panama\u2019s campus community comprising students from more than 30 countries and six nations represented among the graduates participating in this year\u2019s commencement.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cThese graduates today are joining the select group of individuals who have earned an FSU degree,\u201d Langoni said.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Carlos Langoni, rector of FSU Panama, addresses the audience during FSU Panama’s 2025 commencement ceremony Dec. 3 at the City of Knowledge Convention Center in Panama City, Republic of Panama. (Valeria Tovar\/FSU Panama)<\/p>\n Ana Cristina Domingos Rodr\u00edguez, valedictorian of the FSU Panama Class of 2025, also shared remarks with graduates and guests. Reflecting on her own academic journey, she\u00a0urged fellow graduates to take inspiration from the resilience of the Seminole Tribe of Florida and to meet their own challenges with courage, gratitude and unwavering hope. \u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cIf we can learn something about the Seminoles, it is to never lose hope during the difficult times, and most definitely to never stop fighting,\u201d Domingos Rodr\u00edguez said.<\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Ana Cristina Domingos Rodr\u00edguez, valedictorian of the FSU Panama Class of 2025, addresses the audience during FSU Panama’s 2025 commencement ceremony Dec. 3 at the City of Knowledge Convention Center in Panama City, Republic of Panama. (Valeria Tovar\/FSU Panama)<\/p>\n Many students from FSU Panama participate in commencement ceremonies in Tallahassee as recipients of the 2+2 scholarship<\/a>, which allows them to complete up to two years of undergraduate studies at the Tallahassee campus while paying in-state tuition. \u00a0<\/p>\n FSU Panama also offers four undergraduate degree programs (computer science, international affairs, interdisciplinary social science, and environment and society) and a master\u2019s degree program in international affairs. A commencement ceremony is held each year in December to celebrate those graduates.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n The FSU Panama Class of 2025 with members of the platform party during FSU Panama’s commencement ceremony Dec. 3 at the City of Knowledge Convention Center in Panama City, Republic of Panama. (Valeria Tovar\/FSU Panama)The FSU Panama Class of 2025 during FSU Panama’s commencement ceremony Dec. 3 at the City of Knowledge Convention Center in Panama City, Republic of Panama. (Valeria Tovar\/FSU Panama)<\/p>\n While some of these graduates may have never set foot in Tallahassee, they are now members of the FSU Alumni Association and part of the larger FSU family. \u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cYour judgment, your integrity, your curiosity and your ability to be flexible and adaptable \u2014 those will be your anchors,\u201d De said. \u00a0<\/p>\n The graduates, along with their awarded degrees, are:\u00a0 <\/p>\n Laura Ang\u00e9lica Nouvet Arauz, Master of Science in International Affairs\u00a0<\/p>\n Jos\u00e9 Daniel Blanco Del R\u00edo, Bachelor of Science in International Affairs\u00a0<\/p>\n Luc\u00eda Patricia Dillon Correa, Bachelor of Science in International Affairs\u00a0<\/p>\n Ana Cristina Domingos Rodr\u00edguez, Bachelor of Science in International Affairs\u00a0<\/p>\n Mar\u00eda Paula Guti\u00e9rrez Gonz\u00e1lez, Bachelor of Science in International Affairs\u00a0<\/p>\n Clara Honor\u00e9, Bachelor of Science in International Affairs\u00a0<\/p>\n Luis Enrique Mata Rivas, Bachelor of Science in International Affairs\u00a0<\/p>\n D\u2019Andre Knight, Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science\u00a0<\/p>\n Isa\u00edas Josu\u00e9 Quintero Arge\u00f1al, Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science\u00a0<\/p>\n Hussein Farhat, Bachelor of Arts in Computer Programming and Applications\u00a0<\/p>\n Stefano Buglione, Bachelor of Science in Computer Science\u00a0<\/p>\n For more information about FSU Panama, visit panama.fsu.edu<\/a>. 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