2024 Graduation Celebration
2024 Graduation Celebration
We could not be more thankful for all learners who attended this year’s Graduation Celebration. Congratulations to all graduates who joined us in Salt Lake City! We are incredibly proud of each of you and all your accomplishments. The graduates in attendance were part of the many learners we celebrated from the Spring and Summer semesters.
In this archive, you can find highlights from this momentous event, including a video of the ceremony, a photo gallery, keynote speaker highlights, and more. We hope you enjoy looking back on the memories from this momentous day and we are excited to see what your future holds. Flame Forward!
Graduation Celebration Ceremony Recording
Mayor Erin Mendenhall Speech
US Rep. Burgess Owens Speech
Stage Photos and Gallery
Search for your on stage graduation photo and look through hundreds of photos of the celebration itself!
2024 Keynote Speaker
Mikhail Shneyder, DNEd(hc), MBA, RN
Dr. Mikhail Shneyder is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Nightingale Education Group, a mission-driven organization focused on innovative healthcare workforce development across entire professional continua, from certificate programs to graduate studies to reskilling and upskilling through continuing education. From 2012 until 2023, Shneyder served as the first President of Nightingale College, a higher learning institution dedicated to closing education equity gaps and creating geographic, socioeconomic, and demographic access to the nursing profession, creating thousands of new nurses throughout the United States.
A visionary leader and a registered nurse for more than 25 years, Shneyder has a wealth of management experience in post-secondary education for health professions and health care delivery services. He is a published academic author, conference speaker, and guest lecturer, specializing in strategic planning, organization development, forecasting, and management. Shneyder holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of California at Berkeley’s Haas School of Business. In 2024, he was awarded an honorary Doctorate in Nurse Education Leadership and Innovation.