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Candidates from graduate-level programs in the Dr. Jo Watts Williams School of Education and Martha and Spencer Love School of Business received their diplomas during a joint Commencement ceremony May 20 in Alumni Gym.

The MSBA graduate student and volleyball player came to Elon for one more season on the court and found a new path in people-centered analytics.

Working with TikTok and Elon alumna Julia Denick ’15, students in Professor Lee Bush’s Strategic Campaigns courses spent the spring semester developing campaigns designed to help brands and businesses better understand the platform’s influence on consumer discovery and purchasing decisions.

Graduates will be honored through two ceremonies in Schar Center on May 22.

After a trip to Ecuador, two ÁñÁ«app¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾Èë students, Bernardo Vargas-Lopez and Juan Daniel Chiriboga, began building YAPA, a plant-based energy drink shaped by friendship, curiosity and mentorship.

Kate Cooper ’26 built her Elon experience through mentorship, leadership, study abroad and a growing interest in real estate.

A graduate of the International Business Dual Degree program, Sofia Galazzi ’19 now serves as a Budget Officer at the European Commission in Brussels. She uses the soft skills developed at Elon to navigate global financial systems.

Vaishali Shah, assistant teaching professor of finance, offered tips to WalletHub about budgeting.

Anna Rubino ’27 received a 2026-27 Ritchie-Jennings Memorial Scholarship from the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.