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    Class of 2026

  • As Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP University's Spring Commencement ceremonies are quickly approaching on May 17, 2026, let us take a moment and reflect on the unique Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP experience that the Class of 2026 had.

     

    Get to know some of the fantastic students that make up Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP’s Class of 2026

  • Maggie Schrage

    Even before I started at Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP, I knew I wanted to go to law school. I want to be a lawyer, and then I plan to get into politics. Politics is my big thing, and the law is my...

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    Carissa Guerrier

    When Carissa Guerrier first arrived at Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP University, basketball was a defining part of her identity. Recruited as a student-athlete from Grayslake, Ill., she came to campus...

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  • Oakley Tate

    Even though he grew up in Decatur, Oakley Tate ’26 never expected he’d end up at Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP University. He imagined himself at a big university — until a campus tour changed...

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    Kyler Griggs

     Kyler currently serves as Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP’s Student Representative to the Board, and at each of the Board’s four meetings during the academic year, she shares a report detailing issues...

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    Megan Dunscomb

    A Management and Digital Media Marketing double major from Forsyth, Ill., Dunscomb’s connection to Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP runs deep. Counting both parents and several family members as Big Blue...

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  • Parker Warren

    For lifelong Decatur resident and Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP University student Parker Warren ’25, the Big Blue experience is more than a college journey — it’s a family legacy.

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    Guy Gahungu

    Growing up in Burundi’s largest city, Bujumbura, Guy didn’t anticipate that his academic future would find him traveling nearly 8,000 miles to Decatur, Ill. 

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    David Navarra

    For Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP University senior Biology major and pre-med student David Navarra, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP has become more than a college campus – it’s a close-knit community...

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  • audrey soeterman

    When I toured Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP, I already felt at home,â€� Soetermans said. “I loved that it had this small, close-knit feel. I wanted a place where I could connect with my professors and...

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    Ameena Harris

    The Political Science and Criminal Justice double major from Riverdale, Illinois, has become one of Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAPP’s most visible and inspiring student leaders...

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