Congratulatory messages given to last week’s new graduates of California State University, Dominguez Hills, during the Friday morning ceremony held in the soccer stadium of the Home Depot Center. The program included a keynote address by media icon Tavis Smiley, remarks from the university’s newly inaugurated president, Dr. Mildred García, and a speech by Ifeanyi Ebigbo, president, Associated Students, Inc., encapsulating the theme of leadership in the state, the nation, and the world.