More than 700 students received degrees during the four commencement ceremonies the University of North Georgia held Saturday and Sunday. One of the speakers was U.S. Rep. Doug Collins, R-Gainesville, who reminded the graduates this was not an ending, but a beginning. “Graduates, when I sat where you (are) 25 years ago, I didn’t think I’d get to come back and go to the bookstore, much less stand before you speaking,” Collins said.