![Graduate students seated in the middle of a gymnasium. They are surrounded by an audience. At the farthest end of the picture is the dias with the faculty.](https://s41430.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Grad-commencement-2-400x290.jpg)
Graduate student commencement highlights resilience and community
Friends and family filled the seats on either side of the John P. Brissette '88 Competition Court. In the center of the room, 300 empty white chairs waited for the Worcester State graduate students . . .