Coastal Carolina University graduates are exactly what the world needs, according to commencement speaker and doctoral candidate Leigha Peterson.

Peterson addressed the graduating class of 2019, more than 1,200 students, during three separate commencement ceremonies at the HTC Student Recreation and Convocation Center May 10-11.

Rebecca Paulshock from Weatherly earned a Bachelor of Science in business administration in marketing.

Coastal Carolina University is a dynamic, public comprehensive liberal arts institution located in Conway, South Carolina.