The seventeenth graduation of the Municipal University Center, CUM, was held in Contramaestre. One hundred and fifty-five students from six careers received the degree that accredits them as university graduates. The motivations were aimed at remembering the 77th anniversary of the foundation of the university and the 205th anniversary of the birth of the Father of the Homeland, Carlos Manuel de Céspedes.
With the presence of Annia Poblador, member of the Provincial Bureau of the Communist Party of Cuba who attends to the social sphere, Yoelvis Suárez Zapata, First Secretary of the Party in this municipality, Manuel Rodríguez Alfaro, President of the Municipal Assembly of People’s Power, Elcis María Arias, vice rector of the Universidad de Oriente, the director of the CUM and other professors, students with their families and other guests, the graduation ceremony was held, which was enlivened at various times by local fans Sheyla Medina Arzuaga, Eimel Fonseca and Leonel Ramirez.
The moment was propitious to recognize the four students who graduated with a Gold Degree. The outstanding students were also recognized; among them: the integral student in teaching, Milena Lisbet Silva Frómeta and the integral student in social impact, María del Carmen Pol Rodríguez. Emilkis Franco Cedeño, graduate in Agronomy, was the most integral student of the municipal university center and of the Universidad de Oriente. On behalf of all the students, she expressed her gratitude for the knowledge acquired during the training stage and for the possibility that they will have as professionals to apply the knowledge acquired in favor of the socioeconomic development of the territory.
“We are already graduates, I have the honor of representing the graduates of the University Center of Contramaestre and with my voice I express my gratitude to all the professors who have been able to guide and train us despite the difficulties. On a personal note, I thank the Cuban Revolution and my workmates. Without their support it would have been impossible to reach the goal and especially to my tutor Eduardo Verdecia Cadenas. Congratulations to all the graduates. We have overcome an important stage in our lives. Now new challenges will come. New victories will depend on us.
The final words were pronounced by the Master of Science and assistant professor Barbara Donet Olivera, director of the University Center.
“Dear graduates, for us the role in the business sector has been and will continue to be a priority. In this context we reaffirm our commitment to continue and deepen the post-graduate training and promotion programs, developing a proactive and supportive policy in the face of the demands of socio-economic development, in food production and local development. This symbiotic link ensures that future professionals are competent, not only in the classroom but also in the demanding social scenario that awaits them. New challenges and goals lie ahead. They complete their undergraduate studies but will return to our classrooms to continue their post-graduate studies. Success is in their hands, in their intelligence and in their hearts”.
