Caps, gowns, no frowns

North Idaho College celebrates 2023 graduates

Grit. Reflection. Kindness. North Idaho College business management and entrepreneurship assistant professor and 2023 commencement speaker Dean Miles urged graduates to remember these cornerstones to be successful as they go out into the world. "Having grit suggests that you have perseverance and passion and will work hard to achieve a long-term goal," he said Friday during the commencement ceremony. "It is related to other personality traits such as resilience and hardiness. Term 'grit' suggests that individuals who possess grit tend to be high achievers. Do you all have grit? I think so. Graduates, you've proven today, by earning your right to be here, to be awarded your certificates and degrees, you have grit. Cornerstone No. 1. Stay gritty."