
This year’s Keynote Speaker is Bukata Hayes, Vice President of Racial and Health Equity at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, who previously served for 15 years as the Executive Director of the Greater Mankato Diversity Council.

Kathy Sheran will be speaking on behalf of the Minnesota State Board of Trustees. She was appointed to the board in 2020 and previously served for three terms in the Minnesota Senate. She also served 16 years as president of the Mankato City Council.

More commencement information is available at www.southcentral.edu/graduation.