For years, commencement at Lake Superior State University was a familiar tradition for Marc Boucher, Director of Library & Academic Services. But this year, as he watched 15 students cross the stage to receive their associate degrees through LSSU’s STEP UP program, the ceremony carried a different kind of weight. “This is by far the most powerful and meaningful commencement I have been to,” Boucher said. The graduates were members of STEP UP’s inaugural cohort, which began ta