Salem State President John Keenan surprised WAAF’s Matty and Nick cohost, Matty Blake, with an invitation to commencement.
Matty attended Salem State in the early 1990s, leaving college before officially completing his degree. This incomplete college degree has become a running joke on the show, prompting show producer Stan Bruno to contact Salem State, hoping to organize a surprise visit by a representative from the university to once again remind him he is not an alum. Instead, the university registrar reviewed Matty’s audit, and based on changes to the curriculum, determined that Matty had enough credits to receive his diploma. Twenty-four years later, Matty can officially call himself a Salem State alum!
Matty was rendered nearly speechless by the surprise visit. "Thank you so much, it means the world to me," he told President Keenan. "I love Salem State and it's always in my heart."
You can see the full video on Facebook here starting at about the 5:00 mark.
Past Salem State students who did not quite complete their degree are encouraged to email graduation@salemstate.edu to have the registrar’s office look at their degree audit to determine how close they are to completing their Salem State degree.
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