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April 27, 2022

Vance Blackfox to be Finlandia University’s 2022 Commencement Keynote Speaker

Finlandia University is pleased to announce that Vance Blackfox, director of Indigenous Ministries and Tribal Relations for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), will be the 2022 Commencement Keynote Speaker on May 1 at 1:30 p.m.

“We are privileged to welcome Vance to Finlandia and our Copper Country communities. I believe his life and message will speak meaningfully to our graduates and their families and friends, to all of us,” President Philip Johnson said. “We are especially grateful that [...]

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May 5, 2020

Darlene King to be Finlandia University’s 2020 Virtual Commencement Speaker

Finlandia University is proud to announce the executive director of the Michigan Diversity Council (MIDC) Darlene King, ’90 Graduate of Suomi College, as the Virtual Commencement Ceremony Speaker on May 21, 2020 at 6 p.m.

“Darlene King’s vocational path began when she first arrived on the campus of Suomi College.  At her parents’ suggestion, Darlene was urged to consider this ‘far away’ place – for exactly that reason.  As she adjusted to the abrupt change in physical location and culture, Darlene’s [...]

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