{"id":2285,"date":"2026-06-11T21:33:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T21:33:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/liberalarts.austincc.edu\/esol\/?p=2285"},"modified":"2026-06-11T21:36:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T21:36:44","slug":"celebrating-achievement-the-inaugural-esol-graduation-and-awards-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/liberalarts.austincc.edu\/esol\/blog\/2026\/06\/11\/celebrating-achievement-the-inaugural-esol-graduation-and-awards-ceremony\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating Achievement: The Inaugural ESOL Graduation and Awards Ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-2286 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/liberalarts.austincc.edu\/esol\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/IMG_4993-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"A woman has received a certificate. Two school officials stand on either side of her.\" width=\"211\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/liberalarts.austincc.edu\/esol\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/IMG_4993-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/liberalarts.austincc.edu\/esol\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/IMG_4993-768x1025.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/liberalarts.austincc.edu\/esol\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/IMG_4993-1151x1536.jpeg 1151w, https:\/\/liberalarts.austincc.edu\/esol\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/IMG_4993-1535x2048.jpeg 1535w, https:\/\/liberalarts.austincc.edu\/esol\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/IMG_4993.jpeg 1826w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 211px) 100vw, 211px\" \/>On June 2, 2026, English for Speakers of Other Languages hosted the inaugural ESOL Graduation and Awards ceremony. Students were greeted by teachers and RB when they arrived. The ceremony began with a heartfelt speech honoring ESOL students from the ESOL Department Chair, Dr. Susan Das.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Getting to this advanced level in a language you did not grow up with is incredibly complex and challenging. This is not easy stuff. Learning advanced language is like learning calculus in math.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">But what makes your achievement even more remarkable is how you did it in the midst of already busy lives. Our ACC ESOL students don\u2019t just study. Many have full or part-time jobs. Many are parents or have other significant family responsibilities. All of them navigate the daily adjustments and challenges of living life in a new country. You stayed up late, you woke up early, and you kept going. So remember: you didn&#8217;t just pass your classes\u2014you conquered a massive challenge. You should be deeply proud of your hard work.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Following Dr. Das\u2019 speech, graduation certificates were presented to students who completed Writing 4, Grammar 4 and Reading and Vocabulary 4. Students who advanced to Composition 1 with NCBE support classes were also awarded graduation certificates. Next, award winners were honored with certificates and words of affirmation and support from the teachers who nominated them. The ceremony ended with a speech from Dr. Antonio Ramirez, Liberal Arts Dean, about the positive ripple effect of language learners within their families, communities and throughout the world. After the ceremony, students had the opportunity to engage with Austin Community College Recruitment, Orientation, and Continuing Education Trades to discuss future possibilities beyond ESOL.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The full list of graduates and award winners and nominees is below. Certificates are available for pick up at the ESOL office for those that were unable to attend.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2287 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/liberalarts.austincc.edu\/esol\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/IMG_5059-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"A young woman accepts an award.\" width=\"221\" height=\"295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/liberalarts.austincc.edu\/esol\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/IMG_5059-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/liberalarts.austincc.edu\/esol\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/IMG_5059-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/liberalarts.austincc.edu\/esol\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/IMG_5059-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/liberalarts.austincc.edu\/esol\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/IMG_5059-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/liberalarts.austincc.edu\/esol\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/IMG_5059-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 221px) 100vw, 221px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>ESOL is proud of you! Congratulations!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>ESOL Fall 2025 Graduates<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ericka Alfaro Cortez<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ahmed Aljumaili<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Birikti Andeberhan<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yeimy Arevalo<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nivedha Gayathri Arunachalam Chandrakala<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sungik Choi<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Emma Cremonesi Manifacio<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sandi Cruz-Jaramillo<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Laurenn Duque<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sima Gholamzadeh<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Xiomara Gonzalez<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lisa Guimond<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jade Hernandez Avila<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nabaa Hussein<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Youngjun Kang<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ibrahim Karar<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Suha Kavakli<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ammar Khirbit<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ki Kim<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Daria Kotova<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nguyen Le Minh Nhut<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yating Lu<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Celeste Macias<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yenifer Maldonado<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Laura Ortiz<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Julimar Otero<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kseniia Pastukhova<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Palloma Queiroz<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span 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Cisneros<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jinan Didelot<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maryam Farhamandpour<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Danna Garcia<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Evelyn Henrriquez Ortega<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sunghyun Im<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rasha Jnahe<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maria Kanahan<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alena Kostyuk<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nitu Kumari<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Binita Lamichhane<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Thao Le<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Xiao Liu<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kuo Shen Lu<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Daniella Martin<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Blanca Martinez<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sara Montes<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Thach Nguyen<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gia Nguyen<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Toan Thang Nguyen<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Malbelys Paez Rojas<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nataliia Pimenta<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Miriam Robles Figueroa<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">David Sino Tenkue<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nataliia Slokhyniak<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Olha Zhovnir<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>ESOL NCBE Graduates<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Guillermo Borda<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mohand Ameziane Fouchane<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Evgeniia Gorbunova<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Abdallah Ismail<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span 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