{"id":213146,"date":"2026-05-11T15:34:45","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T19:34:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/csam\/?p=213146"},"modified":"2026-05-11T15:34:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T19:34:45","slug":"the-students-representing-the-class-of-2026-on-commencement-stage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/csam\/2026\/05\/11\/the-students-representing-the-class-of-2026-on-commencement-stage\/","title":{"rendered":"The Students Representing the Class of 2026 on Commencement Stage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After a year spent amplifying student voices, expanding scholarships and strengthening student support across campus, Student Government Association President Leila Jones and her executive board will share the stage with University dignitaries at Montclair State University\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"\/commencement\/\">Spring 2026 Commencement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Jones will address her classmates at two ceremonies, Monday, May 11 and Tuesday, May 12, at Prudential Center in Newark, drawing on an unconventional path to the podium that she now sees as her greatest strength.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>You\u2019re not defined by previous versions of yourself, mistakes you\u2019ve made or your major. You can evolve so much by putting yourself in unfamiliar and different spaces.<\/p>\n<footer><cite>SGA President Leila Jones, graduating with a degree in\u00a0<a href=\"\/academics\/programs\/bs-computer-science\/\">Computer Science<\/a>\u00a0and a minor in\u00a0<a href=\"\/academics\/programs\/ba-economics\/\">Economics<\/a>\u00a0and continue at Montclair through the University\u2019s 4+1 program to earn a master\u2019s degree in\u00a0<a href=\"\/academics\/programs\/ms-cybersecurity\/\">Cybersecurity<\/a><\/cite><\/footer>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span class=\"prpl-button\"><a href=\"\/newscenter\/2026\/05\/05\/the-students-representing-the-class-of-2026-on-commencement-stage\/\">Read the Full Article<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From scholarships to food\u2011insecurity efforts, Montclair State University\u2019s SGA team heads into the graduation spotlight after reshaping support for students across campus<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":213148,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[54],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-213146","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-csam-students"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/csam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/213146","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/csam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/csam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/csam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/34"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/csam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=213146"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/csam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/213146\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":213149,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/csam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/213146\/revisions\/213149"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/csam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/213148"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/csam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=213146"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/csam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=213146"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/csam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=213146"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}