Graduation 2017 in Seattle Times

On June 13th, 2017, we saw 19 of our students receive their diplomas during the second FEPPS graduation at the Washington Corrections Center for Women. With a number of moving speeches, including those from Keynote Speaker Cheryl Wilkins from the Center for Justice at Columbia University and from Class of 2017 Valedictorian Tonya Wilson, the 2017 Graduation was a beautiful, emotional, and joyous event. We are excited to see more of our students graduate with their Associates degrees in the future, and we are extremely proud of our recent graduates.

Thank you to Department of Corrections (DOC) staff; the Women’s Village, Freedom of Education Proget Puget Sound (FEPPS)’ Advisory Council, and FEPPS’ Board of Directors; Tacoma Community College; our Academic Partners and Donors; FEPPS’ faculty and volunteers for believing in our students and working to ensure that incarcerated women have the opportunity to earn a college degree.

We were so fortunate to have Katherine Long from the Seattle Times attend graduation and publish a beautiful story about the event, which you can find here.

Image description: graduates walk into graduation ceremony in single file line, wearing blue caps and gowns. Photo by Eric Shultz.