ALT A person in a green dress leans against a large white pillar, holding a decorated graduation cap with a yellow tassel. Trees and parked cars are visible in the background.

ALT A person smiling and holding a small snake-like creature outdoors. Trees and a creek are in the background, and the person is wearing a casual pink shirt.

ALT A person stands smiling while holding a trophy in front of a backdrop featuring the Georgia Southern University logo. They are wearing a light green, floral-patterned dress and sandals.

ALT A professional headshot of Promise Oti-Okardie. She is wearing glasses, a black shirt, and a tan blazer.

ALT Jennifer posing with GUS when she worked in the Office of Student Activities at Georgia Southern in 2012.

ALT Jennifer and her brother at a Georgia Southern away game in Jacksonville, FL, in 1987. As children, her brother sits on the hood of a car as she stands beside the car.

ALT Jennifer's mom, Jennifer, and her brother pose for a photo at Jennifer's undergraduate commencement ceremony at Georgia Southern. There is a large eagle logo on the building behind them and there is a water tower visible in the background with a different Georgia Southern logo.

ALT Jennifer walking across the stage to receive her master’s degree from Georgia Southern University.

ALT A person stands smiling in front of neatly trimmed hedges shaped into the letters "GSU," with lush trees and a pathway in the background.

ALT A person wearing safety glasses and a lab coat is handling a pipette in a laboratory setting. There are laboratory equipment and a container of liquid with aluminum foil nearby.

ALT A person wearing glasses and a blue shirt is sitting on the floor. They are joyfully holding a black Labrador Retriever. The room has white tiled floors, clothes hanging in the background, and a counter with an "open" sign.

ALT The image is an advertisement for Georgia Southern University featuring a person smiling and seated at a desk. The text announces "Graduate Programs Apply for Free in June! Application fee waived June 1-30. Some graduate app exclusions apply." The university logo is at the bottom.

ALT A person in a graduation cap and gown stands smiling between two others outside a building. A crowd is in the background.

ALT A person in a white dress and blue graduation gown looks back while walking on a road lined with greenery. The GSU bushes of Georgia Southern University are visible in the background. They hold a graduation cap and seem to be in a celebratory mood outdoors.

ALT A pathway lined with numerous small American flags on grass. The path is made of interlocking stone, set within Sweetheart Circle at Georgia Southern University. Tall trees encircle the area under a partly cloudy blue sky.

ALT The image shows the entrance of Georgia Southern University with a sign on a brick building. The surrounding area has trees with pink flowers and numerous small American flags lined up in front of the sign.

ALT A grassy area in front of a Georgia Southern University sign is filled with numerous small American flags. Trees and a clear blue sky are in the background.

ALT A large group of graduates sitting at a commencement ceremony at Allen E. Paulson Stadium.

ALT A graduate hugging a volunteer at commencement.

ALT A graduate cap decorated with lace, stars, and sparkles. There is a disco ball and images of Harry Styles and Taylor Swift. There is text that says, "The future's bright. Dazzling. It's all waiting there for you."

ALT A side view of a grad wearing a grad cap decorated with blue butterflies and a white bow. There is a small photo frame hanging from the tassel with a childhood photo of the grad and a loved one.

ALT A male doctoral graduate poses for a photo with his degree cover.

ALT A female doctoral graduate poses for a photo with her degree cover. She is wearing a stole made of orchids and other pink flowers that match her doctoral hooding. She is also wearing a multicultural stole.

ALT A male doctoral graduate with a beard poses for a photo with his degree cover.

ALT A female doctoral graduate poses for a photo with her degree cover.

ALT A male graduate smiles for a photo after his doctoral hooding.

ALT A female graduate smiles for a photo after her doctoral hooding.

ALT A female graduate smiles as she is hooded for earning her doctoral degree.

ALT Graduates and attendees find their seats and mingle at the Jack and Ruth Ann Hill Convocation Center during Georgia Southern University's graduate commencement ceremony.

ALT A female graduate poses for a photo with Freedom II, a live bald eagle mascot, at commencement.

ALT A male graduate takes a selfie with Freedom II, a live bald eagle mascot, at commencement.

ALT Two female graduates gasp as they pet Freedom II, a live bald eagle mascot.