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Senior Class Speaker 95th Commencement Address, Amy Cheetham '13
Senior Class Speaker 95th Commencement Address, Amy Cheetham '13
Commencement Addresses
“Our most powerful tool is our liberal arts education,” said Cheetham, the daughter of 1974 and 1975 Connecticut College graduates Thomas and Joan Cheetham. “We’ve been taught to think critically about the very foundations of modern society: to question our actions and our ideas, and the thoughts and deeds of those who came before us. When we leave here today, our most immediate challenges may be renting that first apartment and getting that first job. But our biggest challenge is one we’ll face for the rest of our lives: to use our educations to chase our passions and cling to …
President Higdon's 95th Commencement Address, Leo I. Higdon, Jr.
President Higdon's 95th Commencement Address, Leo I. Higdon, Jr.
Commencement Addresses
President Lee Higdon said the Class of 2013 has met the challenges he outlined for them when they arrived during a torrential downpour in the late summer of 2009.
"You have become leaders on this campus – relied upon by students, faculty and staff for your opinions, your expertise and your involvement,” he told the graduates.
President Higdon added that the Class of 2013 had the honor of attending Connecticut College during an important time in its history. The Class celebrated the College’s Centennial; witnessed the ribbon cuttings for the new fitness center and the new science center; was …
95th Connecticut College Commencement Address, Howard Gordon
95th Connecticut College Commencement Address, Howard Gordon
Commencement Addresses
Emmy-winning television writer and producer Howard Gordon told the Class of 2013," The fictional characters I create live in the same crazy, complicated world as the rest of us. How they navigate through the world is what makes them compelling. How you navigate your way through the world is what will make your story compelling.”
The best way to do it, he told the Class of 2013, is to heed the sage words of advice printed on the poster in his office: “Work hard and be nice to people.”
He apologized for "what may sound like fortune-cookie philosophy," but said …