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Posse Graduation


When they first arrived on campus in December 2005, members of Dickinson’s second Los Angeles Posse (LAII) and sixth New York Posse (NY6) could not imagine the many challenges and rewards that lay in store. “None of us expected that, as persons coming from so many different walks of life, we had the potential of coming together and forming the irreplaceable bonds we now share,” said LAII member Delia Gutierrez ’10, addressing fellow members during the 2010 Posse Graduation ceremony. “I am proud to look upon your faces today and warmly acknowledge how much each of you has [been] transformed.”

The Saturday-morning Posse Graduation ceremony noted the accomplishments of the graduating LAII and NY6 Posse members and acknowledged the administrators, faculty members, family and friends who helped guide these scholars throughout their journey at Dickinson. Representatives from each Posse spoke to an audience of Posse members, fellow Dickinsonians, family members and friends, and a representative from The Posse Foundation presented each graduating scholar with a Posse diploma, an engraved business-card holder and a key representing the many doors of opportunity that are now open to them.


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  • Delia Gutierrez '10, a member of the second Los Angeles Posse, speaks about her experience at Dickinson as fellow members look on.
    Proud Scholars
  • “We are … are on the cusp of graduating with the skills and passion to take on leadership positions in the workforce,” notes Los Angeles Posse Scholar Delia Gutierrez ’10. “This would not have been possible without the willingness of Dickinson College to take us in as scholars.”
    Delia Gutierrez '10
  • Rebecca Bliss, associate director of advising and mentor to Dickinson's sixth New York Posse, speaks during the ceremony.
    Rebecca Bliss
  • Norm Jones, assistant to the president, recalls his experiences as mentor to Dickinson's second Los Angeles Posse.
    Norm Jones
  • Members of the sixth New York and second Los Angeles posses attend the ceremony.
    Two Posses
  • Posse scholars (from left) Jennah Morgan '10, Carolyn Ramos '10, Michael Bernard '10 and Nedra Sandiford '10.
    Jennah Morgan '10
  • Posse scholars (front row, from left) Tiffany Mane '10, Mo Nom Tee Kham '10, Michel Hernandez '10 and (back row) Damaris Villafana '10 listen as Jennah Morgan '10 delivers a speech in tribute to her Posse's mentor, Rebecca Bliss.
    NY Posse
Delia Gutierrez '10, a member of the second Los Angeles Posse, speaks about her experience at Dickinson as fellow members look on. Prev ImageNext Image

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By MaryAlice Bitts
Photos by John Jones IV '11