Therefore, as a supplement to the official ASU graduation ceremony, we propose an HPC departmental graduation ceremony to honor the work the counseling and therapy students have done in a different way. This ceremony could look a lot of different ways, but ideally would allow space for students to share some of what they have been doing--either through display of art or academic portfolio; through group or individual performance; or through a simple address to the group. A more intimate ceremony, this would allow friends, partners, and family members to get a better glimpse of "just what we've been doing" in our years with the HPC department, and would feel more like a true celebration and recognition of our journey.

Lindy Russell, 3rd Year Clinical Mental Health Counseling Student