Cal U Fall 2011 Graduate Commencement Ceremony

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[singing] OH, SAY, CAN YOU SEE, BY THE DAWN'S EARLY LIGHT,
WHAT SO PROUDLY WE HAIL'D AT THE TWILIGHT'S LAST GLEAMING?  WHOSE BROAD STRIPES AND BRIGHT
STARS, THRO' THE PERILOUS FIGHT, O'ER THE RAMPARTS WE WATCH'D, WERE SO GALLANTLY STREAMING?
AND THE ROCKETS' RED GLARE, THE BOMBS BURSTING IN AIR, GAVE PROOF THRO' THE NIGHT THAT OUR
FLAG WAS STILL THERE.  O SAY, DOES THAT STAR SPANGLED BANNER YET WAVE O'ER THE LAND OF
THE FREE AND THE HOME OF THE BRAVE?
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(JANA QUISENBERRY) WILL YOU ENTER INTO A SPIRIT OF PRAYER WITH
ME?  GRACIOUS GOD, WE THANK YOU FOR THE BLESSING OF THIS EVENING AND ALL THE PROMISE THAT IT
HOLDS.  WE THANK YOU FOR PLANTING THE SEEDS OF INTEGRITY, CIVILITY, AND RESPONSIBILITY
WITHIN THE HEART OF EACH STUDENT.  WE THANK YOU FOR CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY, WHICH TENDED
AND NURTURED THESE CHARACTERISTICS ALONG WITH WISDOM, LAUGHTER, AND DEEPER SELF—UNDERSTANDING.
MAKE SACRED THESE MOMENTS WE SHARE TOGETHER CELEBRATING EACH ACCOMPLISHMENT.  HEAR OUR
SILENT MEMORIES AS OUR OFFERINGS OF THANKSGIVING. MAY EVERY MOMENT SPENT IN STUDY BLOSSOM INTO
BOLD ACTION FOR THE COMMON GOOD AND MAY EACH OF US NEVER LOSE SIGHT OF THE BRILLIANT POTENTIAL
LEFT IN OUR KEEPING.  AMEN.

(GERALDINE JONES) PLEASE BE SEATED. 
BEFORE WE BEGIN, LET ME MAKE A BRIEF MENTION THAT SHOULD THE FIRE ALARM GO OFF,
PLEASE REMAIN CALM AND IN YOUR SEATS
AND AWAIT FARTHER DIRECTION FROM ME SHOULD THERE INDEED BE AN EMERGENCY. GOOD
EVENING, AND WELCOME TO CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA'S 173RD COMMENCEMENT CELEBRATION.
I AM GERALDINE JONES, PROVOST OF CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA AND IT IS MY PLEASURE
TO INTRODUCE MEMBERS OF THE PLATFORM PARTY AND SEVERAL OTHER PERSONS WITH US HERE TODAY.
I WILL BEGIN INTRODUCTIONS WITH THOSE SEATED IN THE BACK ROW, AND ASK EACH PERSON TO STAND
AS HIS OR HER NAME IS CALLED, AND MAY I ASK THAT YOU, THE AUDIENCE, HOLD YOUR APPLAUSE
UNTIL EVERYONE IS INTRODUCED. DR. HARRY LANGLEY, ASSOCIATE PROVOST OF STUDENT RETENTION. 
DR. BRUCE BARNHART, ASSOCIATE PROVOST.  DR. STANLEY KOMACEK, ASSOCIATE PROVOST.
DR. MOHAMED YAMBA, INTERIM DEAN, COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS. 
DR. KEVIN KOURY, DEAN, COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND HUMAN SERVICES. 
DR. JOHN CENCICH, DEAN, SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES AND RESEARCH. 
DR. LENORA ANGELONE, VICE PRESIDENT FOR STUDENT AFFAIRS. 
MR. CRAIG BUTZINE, VICE PRESIDENT FOR MARKETING AND UNIVERSITY RELATIONS.
DR. CHARLES MANCE, VICE PRESIDENT FOR UNIVERSITY TECHNOLOGY SERVICES. 
MR. RON HUIATT, VICE PRESIDENT FOR UNIVERSITY DEVELOPMENT AND ALUMNI RELATIONS. 
MR. ROBERT THORN, VICE PRESIDENT FOR ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE. 
THE REVEREND JANA QUISENBERRY, PASTOR, CALIFORNIA UNITED CHRISTIAN CHURCH. 
DR. KATHERINE MITCHEM, PROFESSOR AND EDITH L. TREES ENDOWED CHAIR, AND TONIGHT’S HERALD. 
DR. JOHN KALLIS, CHAIRPERSON AND PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF APPLIED ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY,
AND FACULTY MARSHALL.  MS. AUTUMN HARRIS, STUDENT TRUSTEE, COUNCIL OF TRUSTEES
MR. LEO KRANTZ, COUNCIL OF TRUSTEES. DR. BARBARA CHANDLER—WRIGHT,
CLASS OF 1988, TONIGHT’S GUEST SPEAKER.
DR. ANGELO ARMENTI, JR., PRESIDENT, CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA. 
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REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
WHO WILL BE PRESENTING ALUMNI PINS TO THE GRADUATES ARE:  MS. AMY LOMBARD, CLASS OF 2001,
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ALUMNI RELATIONS AND THE ALUMNI FUND AND THE ANNUAL FUND. 
MRS. LESLIE FLEENOR, CLASS OF 2008, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF ALUMNI RELATIONS. 
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UNDER THE DIRECTION OF DR. YUGO IKACH, THE
UNIVERSITY CHOIR WILL NOW PRESENT, “AVE VERUM” BY WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART.

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[singing] AVE VERUM CORPUS, NATUM DE MARIA VIRGINE,
VERE PASSUM, IMMOLATUM IN CRUCE PRO HOMINE, CUIUS LATUS PERFORATUM FLUXIT AQUA ET SANGUINE
ESTO NOBIS PRAEGUSTATUM IN MORTIS EXAMINE.
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(ANGELO ARMENTI) GOOD EVENING: UNIVERSITY TRUSTEES, REVEREND
QUISENBERRY, DR. WRIGHT, DISTINGUISHED GUESTS, UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATORS, FACULTY, STAFF,
ALUMNI, EMERITI FACULTY, FAMILIES, LOVED ONES, FRIENDS, AND MEMBERS OF THE GRADUATING CLASS
OF 2011! LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IT IS MY DISTINCT PLEASURE THIS EVENING TO WELCOME EACH AND
EVERY ONE OF YOU TO CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA'S 173RD COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY
WHICH IS BEING HELD IN THIS BRAND NEW CONVOCATION CENTER. HOW DO YOU LIKE IT? DO YOU LIKE IT?
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AT THIS TIME I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE FACULTY
MEMBERS PRESENT HERE THIS EVENING FOR THEIR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION ON BEHALF OF OUR
STUDENTS AND SOON—TO—BE GRADUATES. THIS UNIVERSITY OWES YOU A DEBT OF GRATITUDE FOR
THE UNIQUE CONTRIBUTIONS YOU MAKE TO THE SUCCESS OF OUR GRADUATES, AND FOR THE EXCEPTIONAL
DEGREE OF EXCELLENCE THAT YOU BRING TO THOSE CONTRIBUTIONS. THANK YOU, AND CONGRATULATIONS,
FOR PRODUCING ANOTHER OUTSTANDING GRADUATING CLASS AT CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA.
I WILL NOW ASK THE FACULTY MEMBERS PRESENT HERE THIS EVENING TO STAND AND BE RECOGNIZED. FACULTY.
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THANK YOU. THE YEAR 2011 MARKS THE END OF THE UNIVERSITY’S FIRST 159 YEARS OF EXISTENCE,
HAVING BEEN FOUNDED IN 1852. WE COMMEMORATED THE UNIVERSITY’S SESQUICENTENNIAL CELEBRATION
IN 2002 WITH A YEARLONG SERIES OF ACTIVITIES, CULMINATING WITH THE DEDICATION OF THE MICHAEL
AND JULIA KARA ALUMNI HOUSE AT THE FRONT ENTRANCE OF THE CAMPUS. THE KARA HOUSE IS A TANGIBLE
SYMBOL OF THE GREAT RESPECT AND ADMIRATION WHICH CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY HAS FOR ITS 55,000+
LIVING ALUMNI. IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY DONE SO, GRADUATES, PLEASE VISIT THE KARA ALUMNI
HOUSE. IT WAS DESIGNED AND BUILT TO BE THE FOCAL POINT FOR OUR ALUMNI AS THEY RETURN
TO CAMPUS IN THE FUTURE. THE KARA HOUSE HAS MANY BEAUTIFUL FEATURES, ALL DESIGNED TO SAY
TO OUR ALUMNI, “YOU ARE ALWAYS WELCOME HERE, NO APPOINTMENT NECESSARY.” FROM THIS DAY
FORWARD, I HOPE YOU WILL DROP BY THE KARA ALUMNI HOUSE WHENEVER YOU ARE IN THE AREA.
I PROMISE YOU THAT YOU WILL BE WARMLY RECEIVED. AS PROVOST JONES MENTIONED, REPRESENTATIVES
OF OUR ALUMNI RELATIONS OFFICE WILL PRESENT EACH GRADUATE THIS EVENING WITH A NEWLY REDESIGNED
CAL U ALUMNI ASSOCIATION PIN AS YOU DEPART THE STAGE AFTER RECIEVING YOUR DIPLOMA. I
ASK YOU TO WEAR YOUR PIN PROUDLY, AS A REMINDER OF THE MUTUAL COMMITMENT THAT WE CALL
"CAL U FOR LIFE." WE WANT EACH OF YOU TO HAVE A LIFELONG RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR ALMA MATER,
BUT IT’S A TWO—WAY STREET: THE UNIVERSITY WILL CONTINUE TO SERVE AS A RESOURCE FOR YOU,
EVEN AFTER YOU RECEIVE YOUR DIPLOMA, IN FACT, FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE. AND AS A CAL U
ALUMNI, EACH OF YOU IS ELIGIBLE FOR CAREER SERVICES AND OTHER SUPPORT, AND I PERSONALLY
PLEDGE TO STRIVE TO MAKE THE DIPLOMA YOU RECEIVE TODAY EVEN MORE VALUABLE IN THE YEARS TO COME.
CAL U FOR LIFE INCORPORATES THE IDEA OF SHARING YOUR TIME, TALENT, AND TREASURE WITH YOUR
ALMA MATER. ALL OF YOU CAN GIVE OF YOUR TIME AND TALENT RIGHT NOW – AND THE TREASURE
WILL COME IN FUTURE YEARS. ANOTHER VERY IMPORTANT INITIATIVE BEGAN HERE AT CAL U HERE IN THE
FALL 2011 SEMESTER.  AS MANY OF YOU MAY KNOW ON AUGUST 3RD, 2011, DURING THE LEADER IN ME
GLOBAL EDUCATION SUMMIT HELD ON OUR CAMPUS, CAL U WAS NAMED THE WORLD'S FIRST FRANKLIN
COVEY LEADERSHIP UNIVERSITY. IN RECOGNITION OF ITS EFFORTS EFFORTS TO INCORPORATE LEADERSHIP
PRINCIPALS INTO TEACHING, LEARNING, AND ALL OF CAMPUS LIFE. THIS DESIGNATION RECOGNIZES
CAL U'S LONG TIME COMMITMENT TO CHARACTERER BUILDING AND LEADERSHIP TRAINING BASED ON
THE SEVEN HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE AND GREAT WORK, GREET CAREER AND OTHER WORKS
BY DR. STEVEN R. COVEY. IT ALSO SIGNALS CAL U'S COMMITMENT TO REACHING LIGHTHOUSE UNIVERSITY
STATUS IN THE FUTURE BY INSTITUTING THE CAMPUS WIDE CAL U "LEADER FOR LIFE" LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
PROCESS AND ACHIEVING MEASURABLE RESULTS AMONG STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND STAFF. FRANKLIN COVEY
CONFERS LIGHTHOUSE STATUS ON MODEL SCHOOLS THAT MEET SPECIFIC CRITERIA AND DEMONSTRATE
IMPROVEMENTS BASED ON THE LEADERSHIP MODEL. I HAVE BEEN A SEVEN HABITS INSTRUCTOR FOR
MORE THAN TEN YEARS, AND I HAVE SEEN THE POWER OF DR. COVEY'S IDEAS FIRSTHAND.  BY POSITIONING
CAL U AS THE WORLD'S FIRST FRANKLIN COVEY LEADERSHIP UNIVERSITY, WE WILL STRENGTHEN
THE CHARACTER BUILDING EFFORTS AT THE CORE OF OUR MISSION AND GIVE EVERY MEMBER OF OUR
CAMPUS COMMUNITY STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND STAFF THE OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME EFFECTIVE LEADERS
FOR LIFE. WITH THE BEGINNING OF THE FALL 2011 SEMESTER, THE CAL U LEADER FOR LIFE PROCESS
BEGAN FOR OUR STUDENTS. THIS PROCESS INCLUDED PARTICIPATING IN A CHARACTER QUOTIENT SURVEY
AND LEADERSHIP FOUNDATIONS MODUAL. IT ALSO LEAD TO COMPLETION OF THE SEVEN HABITS TRAINING.
COMPLETION OF GREAT WORK AND GREAT CAREER ONLINE, MEETING WITH A CAREER ADVISOR FOR
A CAREER ASSESSMENT BEFORE GRADUATION, AND PARTICIPATION IN A CAPSTONE LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES
INCLUDING LEADERSHIP FORUMS AND COMMUNITY SERVICE.  I AM PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT 15 UNDERGRADUATES
AND ONE GRADUATE STUDENT BY THE NAME OF CHIANTI S. POWE FROM THIS DECEMBER 2011 COMMENCEMENT
CLASS COMPLETED THE LEADER FOR LIFE PROGRAM.  WHILE I UNDERSTAND THAT CHIANTI IS NOT HERE
THIS EVENING I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE HER PUBLICALLY AS THE FIRST GRADUATE STUDENT TO
COMPLETE THE CAL U LEADER FOR LIFE PROGRAM.  LET'S HEAR IT FOR CHIANTI.  GREAT NAME. 
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IN THE NEXT SIX WEEKS SIMILAR MULTISTEP LEADER
FOR LIFE PROGRAM WILL BE ROLLED OUT TO MEMBERS THE FACULTY AND STAFF.  EVENTUALLY, THE PARENTS
OF OUR STUDENTS WILL ALSO WILL BE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS ONE OF A KIND LEADERSHIP
INITIATIVE.  STAY TUNED FOR FUTURE UPDATES ON THE PARENT—FAMILY PORTAL, WHICH IS AVAILABLE
ON THE CAL U WEB SITE, THE HOME PAGE.  WE HAVE PLANNED A MAGNIFICENT CELEBRATION THIS
EVENING TO HONOR YOU, THE GRADUATES, OF THE CLASS OF 2011. WE ENCOURAGE EVERYONE HERE
TO PARTICIPATE FULLY IN THIS CELEBRATION. YOU HAVE ALREADY HELPED US SING THE NATIONAL
ANTHEM. LATER IN THE PROGRAM, WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO HELP US SING THE ALMA MATER. YOU HAVE
ALREADY HEARD ONE LOVELY MUSICAL SELECTION BY THE UNIVERSITY CHOIR. LATER, YOU WILL HEAR
STILL ANOTHER ONE. YOU HAVE HEARD EARLIER AN INSPIRING INVOCATION. LATER YOU WILL HEAR
A VERY MOVING BENEDICTION. IN BETWEEN, WE WILL HONOR EACH AND EVERY GRADUATE. AS YOU
COME UP ON STAGE, YOU WILL RECEIVE YOUR REAL DIPLOMA NOT A BLANK: A DIPLOMA WITH YOUR NAME
ON IT. THE ONE YOU WORKED SO HARD TO EARN. THE ONE THAT WILL HANG PROUDLY ON YOUR WALL
FOR MANY YEARS TO COME. THE ONE THAT, PERHAPS, SOME OF YOUR RELATIVES HERE THIS EVENING WEREN'T
SURE YOU WOULD GET IN THEIR LIFETIME! BUT THIS EVENING, YOU PROVED ANY SKEPTICS WRONG!
GRADUATES, IT IS ENTIRELY APPROPRIATE THAT ON THIS SPECIAL DAY, YOUR GRADUATION DAY,
THAT I WOULD CHALLENGE YOU TO THINK ABOUT WHAT YOUR LEGACY AS A PERSON WILL BE. CAL
U HAS ADOPTED THE CORE VALUES OF INTEGRITY, CIVILITY, AND RESPONSIBILITY, AND IT IS OUR
FONDEST WISH THAT YOU WILL MAKE THOSE CORE VALUES A PART OF YOUR PERSONAL LEGACY AS WELL.
WE WANT YOU TO BE REMEMBERED AS A PERSON WHO EXEMPLIFIED THOSE IDEALS, WHICH IS NOT TO
SUGGEST THAT THEY ARE THE ONLY IDEALS WORTHY OF BEING EMULATED. BUT THEY CERTAINLY ARE
A GOOD PLACE FROM WHICH TO BEGIN. IT HAS BEEN SAID THAT THE BEST WAY TO PREDICT OUR FUTURE
IS TO CREATE IT. ON THIS, YOUR GRADUATION DAY, THAT VERY OPPORTUNITY LIES BEFORE YOU.
YOU HAVE THE POWER TO CHOOSE AND THE POWER TO CREATE YOUR OWN FUTURE. YOU HAVE STUDIED
HARD, YOU HAVE DEVELOPED YOUR SKILLS, YOU HAVE INVESTED THE EFFORT, YOU HAVE ACHIEVED
SUCCESS, AND TONIGHT YOU WILL CLAIM A TOKEN OF THAT SUCCESS AS YOU RECEIVE YOUR DIPLOMA
AND BEGIN TO BUILD YOUR LEGACY, THE THING FOR WHICH YOU WILL BE REMEMBERED. THE WORD
“LEGACY” HAS SEVERAL MEANINGS INCLUDING THIS ONE: “SOMETHING THAT IS HANDED DOWN
OR REMAINS FROM A PREVIOUS GENERATION OR TIME.” BUT IT ALSO HAS ANOTHER MEANING: THE LEGACY
OF A PERSON IS ALSO THOUGHT TO BE "WHATEVER THAT PERSON IS REMEMBERED FOR AFTER THEY LEAVE
THIS PLANET CALLED EARTH." THE WORD IS ALSO USED TO REFER TO A PERSON’S “SPIRIT,”
ALTHOUGH NOT USUALLY IN A RELIGIOUS SENSE. BUT THE KEY POINT IS THIS: THE SPIRIT OF A
PERSON, WHICH IS THE LEGACY OF A PERSON, LIVES ON AFTER THEM EVEN WITHOUT A RELIGIOUS CONTEXT.
AND THAT SPIRIT IS THEIR LEGACY. ADOLPH HITLER LIVES ON IN EVERY PERSON WHO IS FILLED WITH
RACIAL OR ETHNIC HATRED, AND WHO ACTS ON THAT HATRED. THE SPIRIT OF ADOLPH HITLER IS ALSO,
QUITE CLEARLY, HIS LEGACY. IT IS HOW HE IS REMEMBERED. THE SPIRIT OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN
ON THE OTHER HAND, ALSO LIVES ON IN EVERY PERSON WHO BELIEVES THAT ALL MEN AND WOMEN
ARE CREATED EQUAL, AND WHO BELIEVES THAT FREEDOM WITH JUSTICE IS THE RIGHT OF EVERY PERSON.
THE SPIRIT OF LINCOLN IS HIS LEGACY AS WELL. AS A FINAL EXAMPLE, THE SPIRIT AND LEGACY
OF MOTHER TERESA LIVE ON IN EVERY SOCIAL WORKER, EVERY NURSE, AND EVERY CAREGIVER WHO DEVOTES
HIS OR HER LIFE TO HELPING OTHERS. TO THE GRADUATES HERE THIS EVENING I SAY: MAY YOUR
SPIRIT ENCOURAGE THE BEST IN OTHERS, AND MAY YOUR LEGACY BE AN INSPIRATION TO ALL WHO FOLLOW
YOU. IN CLOSING, THIS IS YOUR UNIVERSITY. FOR ALL TIME TO COME, CAL U WILL BE YOUR
ALMA MATER, AND YOU WILL ALWAYS BE WELCOME HERE. I INVITE YOU TO RETURN OFTEN AND TO
KEEP IN TOUCH WITH US. BE SURE TO LET US KNOW ABOUT YOUR LIFE AFTER YOU LEAVE HERE THIS
EVENING. PLEASE KNOW THAT YOUR UNIVERSITY, CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, IS
EXTREMELY PROUD OF YOU AND YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS. CONGRATULATIONS AND BEST WISHES ON YOUR MAGNIFICENT
ACHIEVEMENT! THANK YOU. STAY WELL.
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(GERALDINE JONES) I AM PLEASED TO INTRODUCE DR. BARBARA CHANDLER—WRIGHT,
CLASS OF 1988. A LONGTIME EDUCATOR WITH A BACKGROUND IN SOCIAL WORK AND COUNSELING,
DR. BARBARA CHANDLER—WRIGHT VOLUNTEERS WITH A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT COORDINATES
SERVICES FOR CRIMINAL OFFENDERS AS THEY RETURN TO THE COMMUNITY. DR. CHANDLER—WRIGHT IS
THE FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF EAST END UNITED COMMUNITY CENTER, WHICH PROVIDES HOMEWORK
ASSISTANCE AND A SAFE, EDUCATIONALLY STIMULATING ENVIRONMENT FOR CHILDREN AND TEENS IN UNIONTOWN,
PENNSYLVANIA. THE COMMUNITY CENTER ALSO OFFERS PROGRAMMING FOR SENIORS AND A CARING CORNER
FOR GRIEVING CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, AND THEIR FAMILIES. BEFORE JOINING THE COMMUNITY CENTER
IN 2008, DR. CHANDLER—WRIGHT WAS DIRECTOR OF LIBRARY AND LEARNING SERVICES AT COMMUNITY
COLLEGE OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY. DR. CHANDLER—WRIGHT ALSO HAS BEEN DIRECTOR OF THE LEARNING ASSISTANCE
CENTER AND ADVISEMENT CENTER AT CCAC, AND AN ADMISSIONS COORDINATOR AT WESTMORELAND
COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE. SHE BEGAN HER PROFESSIONAL CAREER AS A CASE MANAGER AT FAYETTE COUNTY
MENTAL HEALTH/MENTAL RETARDATION AND LATER AT GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF FAYETTE COUNTY.
IN ADDITION TO TEACHING AT THE COMMUNITY COLLEGES, DR. CHANDLER—WRIGHT HAS TAUGHT GRADUATE—LEVEL
COURSES AT CARLOW UNIVERSITY, IN PITTSBURGH, AND AT CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA.
DR. CHANDLER—WRIGHT EARNED BOTH A BACHELOR’S DEGREE IN PSYCHOLOGY AND TEACHING CERTIFICATION
IN SECONDARY ENGLISH AND LANGUAGE ARTS AT MARIETTA COLLEGE, OHIO. SHE HOLDS A MASTER
OF SOCIAL WORK FROM WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY, A MASTER OF SCIENCE IN COUNSELOR EDUCATION
FROM CAL U, AND A DOCTOR OF EDUCATION IN ADMINISTRATION AND POLICY STUDIES FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF
PITTSBURGH. PLEASE JOIN ME IN WELCOMING DR. BARBARA CHANDLER—WRIGHT.
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(BARBARA CHANDLER—WRIGHT) THANK YOU, PROVOST JONES, FOR SUCH A NICE INTRODUCTION. 
I WANT TO THANK DR. ARMENTI, THE ADMINISTRATION, THE STAFF, AND FACULTY OF CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY
OF PENNSYLVANIA FOR ONE OF THE GREATEST HONORS OF MY LIFE; HAVING ME AS YOUR SPEAKER THIS
EVENING.  CONGRATULATIONS GRADUATE STUDENTS CLASS OF 2011.  I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK
YOUR SUPPORT SYSTEMS WHO ALLOWED YOU TO PURSUE YOUR DREAMS.  I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T
THANK MY VERY GOOD FRIEND AND FAMILY FOR ATTENDING YOUR COMMENCEMENT WITH ME. 
THEY ARE MR. JOE HARDY, MY DAUGHTER MALIA, AND MY WONDERFUL HUSBAND, BEN.
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WOULDN'T IT BE INTERESTING TO KNOW WHY WE
REMEMBER THINGS AS WE DO?  OVER THE HOLIDAYS, YOU WILL GATHER WITH YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY
AND TALK ABOUT DAYS GONE BY OR YOUR FAMILY HISTORY. I WANTED TO USE THIS TIME TO CONNECT
YOU WITH YOUR CALIFORNIA HISTORY.  MY ACADEMIC ADVISOR WAS A MAN NAMED MEL MADDEN.  HE COULD
HAVE PASSED AS A HOMELESS STREET PERSON, BUT HE WAS TRULY A BRILLIANT INDIVIDUAL.  THE
MOMENT WE MET HE TOLD ME THE TO DROP THE DOCTOR AND JUST CALL HIM MEL.  I WAS IMMEDIATELY
INVESTED AT THAT POINT. MEL WAS USUALLY INVOLVED IN COMMUNITY SERVICE AND AS A RESULT AS HIS
ADVISEE, I TOO BECAME INVOLVED IN HIS CAUSES.  I TOOK OVER HIS POSITION AS A GROUP LEADER
FOR PARENTS ANONYMOUS IN THE MON VALLEY.  HE EXPECTED ME TO KNOW ABOUT THE WAR IN IRELAND
BECAUSE ON HIS SUMMER BREAKS HE WOULD GO AND FIGHT IN THE WAR AND HE WAS HUGELY CONCERNED
ABOUT THE INSURGENTS IN CHINA.  THROUGH THIS EDUCATION, I LEARNED THAT TO BE EDUCATED WAS
NOT ONLY ACADEMIC.  IT WAS TO BE KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT YOUR COMMUNITY YOUR WORLD AND YOURSELF. 
I CAME TO CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY TO BE PROMOTED ON MY JOB AND LEFT WITH THE UNDERSTANDING
THAT MY OPINION ABOUT MY SKILLS AND MY KNOWLEDGE WAS THE ONLY OPINION THAT COUNTED. MY GROWTH
HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH ADDITIONAL CREDENTIALS MY GROWTH WAS INTERNAL.  I CAN ONLY HOPE
THAT OBTAINING YOUR DEGREE THIS EVENING IS JUST THE BEGINNING OF MANY GREAT ACHIEVEMENTS
FOR YOU. IN LOOKING BACK AT MY JOURNAL FROM AN EXPERIENTIAL CLASS IN 1987, I WOULD LIKE
TO LEAVE YOU WITH TEN INSIGHTS THAT I WROTE ABOUT MY LIFE AND TO THIS DAY THOSE INSIGHTS
REALLY HAVE NOT CHANGED. SO IN THE STYLE OF DAVID LETTERMAN, I WOULD LIKE TO START WITH
NUMBER 10. HAVE FAITH; NEVER LOSE HOPE.  NUMBER 9, DO WHAT YOU LOVE, AND LOVE EVERYTHING. 
EVEN BAD EXPERIENCES WILL TEACH YOU SOMETHING.  NUMBER 8, DON'T UNDER ESTIMATE THE IMPACT
YOU HAVE ON THE WORLD.  NUMBER 7, YOU HAVE ONLY FAILED IF YOU THINK YOU HAVE.  AND NUMBER
6, STOP LISTENING TO OTHERS NEGATIVE OPINIONS ABOUT YOUR DECISIONS.  THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE
GOALS, DON'T SHARE THEM WITH OTHERS.  COMMIT THOSE GOALS TO PAPER AND REVIEW THEM DAILY. 
AN OLD ZEN SAYING, YOU CAN'T TAKE AIM WITHOUT A TARGET. NUMBER 5, USE YOUR EDUCATION AS
MOTIVATOR FOR YOURSELF AND OTHERS.  ALWAYS BE SOMEONE ELSE'S ENCOURAGEMENT.  NUMBER
4, LIVE EVERYDAY AS IF IT WERE YOUR LAST.  SOMETIMES WHEN YOU HAVE A MOMENT OF FREE TIME
SIT DOWN AND TRY WRITING YOUR OBITUARY.  WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE PEOPLE TO SAY ABOUT YOU? 
WOULD YOU LIKE THEM TO SAY THAT YOU WORKED AT A JOB FOR 40 YEARS AND THAT YOUR FRIENDS
COULD BE RECEIVED AT SUCH—AND—SUCH A FUNERAL HOME AT A CERTAIN TIME AND A CERTAIN DATE. 
OR WOULD YOU LIKE IT TO READ THAT YOU WERE GREATLY LOVED AND APPRECIATED BY YOUR FAMILY. 
MAYBE TELL SOMETHING ABOUT YOUR NICKNAME AND YOUR HOBBIES AND YOUR INTEREST?  THOSE ARE
THE THINGS THAT I WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO SAY ABOUT ME. NUMBER 3, THE GREAT THINGS IN THIS
WORLD STARTED SOMEWHERE WITH SOMEONE. TAKE FOR INSTANCE, THE LATE STEVE JOBES ——
JOBS.  HE WAS BORN OUT OF WEDLOCK.  HE WAS ADOPTED BY A MIDDLE CLASS FAMILY.  AND HE
WAS THE THE FOUNDER OF MICROSOFT.  NUMBER 2, DREAM BIG FOR YOURSELF AND OTHERS.  AND
NUMBER 1, LIFE IS WHAT YOU THINK IT IS. AGAIN, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR ATTENTION
AND REMEMBER CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY IS FOR LIFE.  THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
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(GERALDINE JONES) THE UNIVERSITY CHOIR WILL NOW PRESENT ANOTHER
SELECTION FOR YOUR LISTENING ENJOYMENT SING A SONG/SEPTEMBER BY EARTH WIND & FIRE.


[singing] WHEN YOU FEEL DOWN AND OUT. SING A SONG, IT'LL
MAKE YOUR DAY. HERE'S A TIME TO SHOUT. SING A SONG, IT'LL MAKE A WAY. SOMETIMES IT'S HARD
TO CARE. SING A SONG, IT'LL MAKE YOUR DAY.  A SMILE SO HARD TO BEAR SING A SONG, IT'LL
MAKE A WAY. SINGASONG. SINGASONG. SINGASONG. SINGASONG. YOU CAN SING A SONG A DAY YOU WILL
MAKE A BETTER WAY YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. SING A SONG, SING A SONG. DO YOU REMEMBER
THE 21ST NIGHT OF SEPTEMBER? LOVE WAS CHANGING THE MINDS OF PRETENDERS WHILE CHASING THE
CLOUDS AWAY OUR HEARTS WERE RINGING IN THE KEY THAT OUR SOULS WERE SINGING. AS WE DANCED
IN THE NIGHT, REMEMBER HOW THE STARS STOLE THE NIGHT AWAY BA DE YA — SAY DO YOU REMEMBER
BA DE YA — DANCING IN SEPTEMBER BA DE YA — NEVER WAS A CLOUDY DAY. 
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(GERALDINE JONES) WITH A DESCRIPTION OF THE ACADEMIC HOOD AND
PRESENTING THE CANDIDATES FOR THE DEGREES OF MASTER OF ARTS TEACHING, MASTER OF EDUCATION,
MASTER OF SCIENCE, MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING AND MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK IS DR. JOHN CENCICH,
DEAN OF THE SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES AND RESEARCH.
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(JOHN CENCICH) PRESIDENT ARMENTI, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL
OF TRUSTEES, DR. BARBARA CHANDLER—WRIGHT, OUR GUEST SPEAKER, PLATFORM GUESTS, FACULTY,
FAMILIES, GUESTS, AND GRADUATE CANDIDATES, CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, AS YOU LOOK OVER THE GRADUATE CANDIDATES, YOU WILL SEE MANY WHO
ARE WEARING HONOR’S CORDS AND PINS. THESE STUDENTS HAVE COMPLETED THEIR GRADUATE WORK
AT CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA WITH A CUMULATIVE GRADE POINT AVERAGE OF AT LEAST
3.75. PLEASE JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING THEM!
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ON BEHALF OF THE GRADUATE FACULTY I WISH TO THANK ALL CANDIDATES FOR YOUR ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES,
INTERESTS, AND EXCELLENCE. THE LIVES OF FACULTY MEMBERS ARE CERTAINLY ENRICHED BY THEIR STUDENTS.
CANDIDATES, IN A FEW MOMENTS I’LL HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF VESTING EACH OF YOU WITH AN ACADEMIC
HOOD DENOTING YOUR NEWLY COMPLETED MASTER’S DEGREE. ONCE YOU HAVE BEEN VESTED YOU WILL
PRESENT YOURSELF TO PRESIDENT ARMENTI, IN FULL ACADEMIC REGALIA, TO RECEIVE YOUR DIPLOMA.
THIS PUBLIC DISPLAY OF YOUR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IS PART OF A LONG TRADITION. WITH YOUR INDULGENCE,
I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A FEW MOMENTS TO RELATE A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE ACADEMIC HOOD AND ITS
MEANING. THIS REGALIA HAD ITS ORIGINS IN THE 12TH AND 13TH CENTURIES IN WESTERN EUROPE.
THE ACADEMIC HOOD IS A DESCENDENT OF THE COWL, AN ITEM OF CLOTHING WORN BY MEDIEVAL MONKS
TO WARD OFF THE COLD. THE COWL WAS WORN OVER A SHORT CAPE WITH A LONG TAIL KNOWN AS A LEAR
PIPE. BY THE YEAR 1450, THIS TYPE OF HOOD HAD DISAPPEARED AS EVERYDAY WEAR, EXCEPT IN
UNIVERSITIES SUCH AS OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE. SOMETIME DURING THE 15TH CENTURY, THE CAPE
WAS ABANDONED ALTOGETHER, AND THE MODERN—DAY ACADEMIC HOOD WAS BORN. THE MASTER’S HOOD
IS 3½ FEET LONG. IT HAS A 3 INCH WIDE BAND THAT DENOTES THE ACADEMIC DISCIPLINE: FOR
EXAMPLE, GOLDEN—YELLOW DENOTES THE FIELD OF SCIENCE. CURRENTLY, BY INTERCOLLEGIATE
CODE, THERE ARE 26 OFFICIALLY DESIGNATED COLORS. THE COLORS ON THE INSIDE OF THE HOOD DENOTE
THE INSTITUTION CONFERRING THE DEGREE. AS YOU CAN SEE IN THIS HOOD THE COLORS OF CALIFORNIA
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, RED AND BLACK, ARE PRESENT. IN A FEW MOMENTS, THE HERALD,
DR. KATE MITCHEM, WILL ANNOUNCE EACH CANDIDATE. AS THEY ARE VESTED WITH THEIR ACADEMIC HOODS,
WE WILL BE CARRYING OUT AN 800—YEAR TRADITION. IT IS WITH PRIDE THAT I WILL SEND EACH CANDIDATE,
IN FULL ACADEMIC REGALIA, TO PRESIDENT ARMENTI TO RECEIVE THEIR DIPLOMA. THE DEGREE CANDIDATES
FROM THE SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES AND RESEARCH WILL RISE, PLEASE.
MR. PRESIDENT, THE FOLLOWING PERSONS HAVE COMPLETED ALL THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE
OF MASTER OF ARTS TEACHING, MASTER OF EDUCATION, MASTER OF SCIENCE, MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING,
AND MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK. THEY HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE FACULTY AND ARE PRESENTED
FOR THESE DEGREES. DR. MITCHEM, PLEASE ANNOUNCE THE SPECIFIC CURRICULUM AND THE CANDIDATES. 
(KATHERINE MITCHEM) MASTER OF ARTS TEACHING
ELIAS N. DORINSKY, MARIJO M. MCBETH
HEIDI DAWN SELL
THE ADMINISTRATIVE PROGRAM FOR K—12 PRINCIPAL CERTIFICATION, MASTER OF EDUCATION,
MARY JO BARNHART, ANTHONY JOSEPH CORTEZ
MEGAN MARIE FRANKS
DAVID A. GALLUP, JR., STEPHANIE NICOLE LAWRENCE
KELLIE ANNE STOUT, CHRISTINE MILLS WESTON
KRISTA WINSLOW
THE ELEMENTARY EDUCATION CURRICULUM,
MELISSA ANN CAPO, STEPHANIE LAUREN GUGLIELMI
KATHRYN ANNE HOWARD, ERIKA KIMMEL
BETHANY DAWN KNICELY, LAUREN KARISSA KNIPPENBERG
RICHETTA RACHELLE RANDOLPH, ZACHARY ALEX REED
AMANDA LEE SLAGLE, DEIDRA MARIE STEPKO
SARAH L ZONTEK
THE ELEMENTARY SPECIAL EDUCATION CURRICULUM
DEVON RAE DEJESUS, ASHLEE NICOLE PREISACH
MAUREEN J. RIDDELL, LESLEE ANN STREET
FIONA AMANDA WELSH
THE MENTALLY PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED CURRICULUM
SARAH ELIZABETH JOLLEY, TIMOTHY D. KLINKNER
REBECCA MARIE MARTIS, EMILY LYNN SOBECK
STEPHANIE MADELINE TOTH—HINDMAN
THE READING SPECIALIST CURRICULUM
MELINDA RAE BECK, MICHELLE RENE' DIETHORN
TARA NICOLE FULTON, KAYLA NICOLE HANAVAN
HOLLY L. HOLMAN, ASHLEY MICHELLE HUDAK
REBECCA ROCHELL LOMBARDO, KARA ANN MESTON
KALA ANN MORRIS, JENNIFER ANNE PERECKO
BRIANNA LYNN PETRO, ABBY R. SANTORO
LAUREN ELIZABETH SCABILLONI, LAUREN RENEE THOMAS
THE SCHOOL COUNSELING CURRICULUM, CRYSTAL MONIQUE MANN
ERIN NICOLE PIEROTTI, CHRISTOPHER A. SIEBERT
ELIZABETH ANNE TETIL
THE TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION CURRICULUM
CHARLES R. CROSS, RACHEL RENEA FELIX
BRANDON LAKEL MANACK
MASTER OF SCIENCE, THE BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION CURRICULUM
SHAMELIA TAMEKA EDWARDS
WILLIAM LEE HARMON, RYAN EDWARD JONES
ANTHONY JAMES LENT, JULIE LYNN MACKENZIE
MEGAN ASHLEY MATSKO, BEKIR MUGAYITOGLU
CHRISTOPHER ROBIN OKNEFSKI, SEAN MATTHEW RUNT
MICHAEL PETER VALOSKI II, ASHLEY LYNN WEAVER
STEPHEN ROBERT WOLFE, DIANA REGINA—LORENE WOODBURY
CLINICAL MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING, AMY LYNN ISAAC
THE COMMUNITY AND AGENCY COUNSELING CURRICULUM, KATHERINE EILEEN GOSNEY
AMANDA ROSE HOHAN, ROBERT MICHAEL MEHALIK
RACHEL MARIE SHUBA, HEATHERLEE J. SMITH
MELISSA ANNE YONASH
THE EXERCISE SCIENCE AND HEALTH PROMOTION CURRICULUM, JEREMY PAUL ALBANI
STEPHANIE MARIE BARNER, MEGAN ELIZABETH BECK
ILEN N. BELL, MATTHEW WILHELM BERGH
LINDSEY ANNE BROOKS, JEMANDARI HEKIMA COCHRAN
CHRISTOPHER SCOTT COPPAGE, JEFFREY DANIEL CORDELL
NEALE A. DAVIS, DARREN MICHAEL DECARLO
SAMANTHA K. FRICK, MEGAN L. GRIFFIE
SHANTE CAMILLE HILL, EMILY L. HOLDER
KATHRYN MICHELE HOLMES, MICHAEL J. HORAN
JEFFREY F. HORGAN, MATTHEW P. HOWRYLAK
JONATHAN DAVID JENKINS, CHAD ROBERT LEE
HAROLD WAYNE LLOYD, JR., JOSHUA PAUL MILLER
LAURA J. MOORE, KATHLEEN ANN OLENEK
REX A. OWENS, JUSTIN MICHAEL QUINN
GINA MARIE ROMEO, KATE ELIZABETH RYAN
ANDREW CRAIG SCHERER, STACY N. SHERN
DOUGLAS HOWARD SKLAR, ALLISON LEE SNYDER
BRIAN C. URBAN, JENNIFER LYNN WILLIAMS
JAMIE KERCHIEF WILSON
THE LEGAL STUDIES: LAW AND PUBLIC POLICY CURRICULUM
CHARLES RANDAL JAMERSON, BRYAN LEE KLINE
DOMENICA CATHERINE STALVEY, DAVID LAMAR STRICKLAND
MELISSA MICHELLE SWARTWOOD, BRADFORD JAMES WILLKE
SHANNON VIOLET WINTRUBA
THE SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY CURRICULUM
ANNA ALISHA BEECH, KRISTEN E. COX
NATALIE DAWN GARDNER, MAEGAN R. KOVACH
SARAH LOUISE RASEL, ASHLEY NICOLE SANTI
TIFFANY RAE SHERRED, SARAH RAE THOMPSON
NICOLE RENEE VERNON
THE SPORT MANAGEMENT STUDIES CURRICULUM
DANIEL JAMES BOWES, KAYLEIGH MARIE BRAIM
JAMES E. EQUELS, JR., VICTOR WILLIAM FERRANTE
BRICE ALLEN KERTOY, PHILIP JUSTIN LOCANTE
JONATHAN ROBERT MILLS, PAUL S. RAYMOND, II
PAUL ERIC WILLIAMS
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING, DANIEL JACOB CHRISTOPHER
MICHAELENE CHERIE FORRESTER, CYNTHIA ANN FROSZTEGA
SONYA JEAN HVIZDA, KARA ELIZABETH LAFRANKIE
BRENDA DIANE MAROGLIO, BARBARA J. MCQUAID
ROSEMARY RADACI, PAULA ANN RODNEY
DOREEN ANN STEINER, DIANE M. VASIL
MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK, LISA MARIE ARNOLD—MILAN
KRYSTLE MICHELLE CONKLE, RACHAEL A. DISHER
JESSICA MARIE LOCKE, SALLY ANN MOX
JERRICA EVONNE YARBROUGH

(JOHN CENCICH) MR. PRESIDENT, SEVERAL CANDIDATES HAVE REQUESTED
TO GRADUATE IN ABSENTIA. PLEASE CONSULT THE PROGRAM FOR A LIST OF THEIR NAMES.

(GERALDINE JONES) MR. PRESIDENT, THE CANDIDATES WHO HAVE BEEN
PRESENTED TO YOU HAVE BEEN CERTIFIED BY THE FACULTY AND THE DEAN AS HAVING FULFILLED ALL
THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREES OF MASTER OF ARTS TEACHING, MASTER OF EDUCATION, MASTER
OF SCIENCE, MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING, AND MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK.  I RECOMMEND THAT
THE DEGREES BE CONFERRED.
(ANGELO ARMENTI) BY THE POWER VESTED IN ME BY THE BOARD OF
GOVERNORS OF THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION, I HEREBY CONFER THE DEGREES
OF MASTER OF ARTS TEACHING, MASTER OF EDUCATION, MASTER OF SCIENCE, MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING
AND MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK WITH ALL THE RIGHTS, HONORS, AND PRIVILEGES WHICH THROUGHOUT THE
WORLD PERTAIN TO THAT DEGREE. MASTER'S GRADUATES BE SEATED, PLEASE.
[applause]
I WOULD LIKE TO NOTE THAT WE HAVE 128 GRADUATES
WITH US THIS EVENING WHO HAVE EARNED THEIR DEGREES 100% ONLINE THROUGH OUR CAL U GLOBAL
ONLINE PROGRAM. THESE ONLINE STUDENTS ARE DISTINGUISHED HERE THIS EVENING BY A PIN THAT
IS AFFIXED TO THEIR CAPS.  AND THE PIN READS "CAL U GLOBAL ONLINE." WITH THIS GRADUATING
CLASS WE HAVE STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, WHO HAVE TAKEN PART IN THE GLOBAL ONLINE
EXPERIENCE.  AS WELL WE HAVE STUDENTS FROM CANADA AND PUERTO RICO. HOWEVER, GRADUATE
STUDENTS, ANDREW SCHERER FROM VACAVILLE, CALIFORNIA AND REX OWENS FROM CITRUS HEIGHTS, CALIFORNIA,
TRAVELLED THE FARTHEST TO BE WITH US THIS EVENING. ALTHOUGH WE HAVE A CANDIDATE FROM
WASHINGTON STATE, SO WE MAY HAVE A THIRD THAT WE WILL HAVE TO CATCH UP WITH LATER. I MET
THAT PERSON AT THE RECEPTION. BUT WELCOME TO ALL, AND CONGRATULATIONS.
[applause]
NOW, TO ALL YOU GRADUATES ON BEHALF OF CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY,
I OFFER YOU OUR CONGRATULATIONS.  BUT AT THIS TIME, I WILL ASK THAT ALL THE
PARENTS, SPOUSES, SIGNIFIGANT OTHERS, SISTERS, BROTHERS, AUNTS, UNCLES, AND THE LOVED ONES
WHO HELPED THESE GRADUATES OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS, EITHER FINANCIALLY OR EMOTIONALLY, PLEASE
STAND UP SO I CAN AWARD YOU YOUR PHT DEGREE, WHICH STANDS FOR PUSHED HIM OR HER THROUGH.
PARENTS, FAMILY MEMBERS. PHT.
[applause]
IT IS TRULY A FAMILY AFFAIR. IN CONCLUSION
WE WILL NOW SING THE FIRST VERSE OF THE ALMA MATER, WHICH IS IN YOUR PROGRAM. AFTER WHICH
REVEREND QUISENBERRY WILL PRESENT THE BENEDICTION. I ASK THAT THE AUDIENCE REMAIN IN THEIR SEATS
FOLLOWING THE BENEDICTION UNTIL THE END OF THE RECESSIONAL. THANK YOU. 

[all singing] CALIFORNIA, ALMA MATER, NOW WE SING TO THEE,
CALIFORNIA, DEAR FOREVER, IN OUR MEMORY. WITH OUR VOICES LOUDLY RINGING, OF THY FAME WE’RE
EVER SINGING. CALIFORNIA, ALMA MATER; HAIL! ALL HAIL TO THEE.
[applause]
(JANA QUIESENBERRY) MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND KEEP YOU AND IN GRATEFUL
RESPONSE MAY YOU LOVE WITH PASSIONATE ACTION, CONTINUE TO PURSUE BOTH KNOWLEDGE AND WISDOM,
AND LIVE LIVES OF EXCELLENCE AND SERVICE SO THAT PEACE MAY BE YOUR CONSTANT COMPANION
AND JOY YOUR LIFE'S SONG. AMEN.

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