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President Bergeron's 99th Commencement Address, Katherine Bergeron

Commencement Addresses

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President Bergeron's 98th Commencement Address, Katherine Bergeron

Publications

President Bergeron offers remarks on "A Whole New Way of Listening" to the Class of 2016.

Senior Class Speaker 96th Commencement Address, Kolton Harris

Commencement Addresses

Senior class speaker Kolton Harris '14 tells his classmates and those assembled that "we are not graduating from Connecticut College to be ordinary. Now, it is our responsibility to figure out exactly what our genius is, how it looks and what its purpose is. It is now in our hands to nurture that genius.”

President Bergeron's 96th Commencement Address, Katherine Bergeron

Commencement Addresses

In her first Commencement address at the College, President Bergeron tells the Class of 2014 that she wants to call out three qualities she has witnessed that make up what she would call the Connecticut College "difference."

96th Connecticut College Commencement Address, Noah Feldman

Commencement Addresses

Noah Feldman, the Bemis Professor of International Law at Harvard Law School, speaks to the Class of 2014 of transitions.

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.

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

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 …

94th Connecticut College Commencement Address, Louis B. Susman

Commencement Addresses

HE Ambassador Louis B. Susman told the graduates "This not a country where individuals are born with title, rank or royalty. Instead, we emerge into life carrying only our personal dreams and desires. And we allow ourselves to claim pursuit of those dreams as a cherished and fundamental right. Your challenge is to begin building a future that is worthy of your dreams, a future worthy of your parents and this college, a future worthy of the values of America."

President Higdon's 94th Commencement Address, Leo I. Higdon, Jr.

Commencement Addresses

President Higdon urges the graduates, "Continue to embrace learning in all its forms. Continue to cross boundaries and to make connections that others don’t see. Continue to live the values of the Honor Code and to respect and value equity and inclusiveness as part of your life-long learning."

Senior Class Speaker 94th Commencement Address, Brenner Green

Commencement Addresses

Brenner Green told his classmates of his personal journey, and that "I’ve come to realize that the College’s mission and values are a big part of my journey. Conn “seeks to support and nurture intellectual, emotional, spiritual, creative, and physical development of its student body.” And that’s just what it did for me.

I Can’T Give You A Brain, But I Can Give You A Diploma, Laurence A. M. Lapointe

Baccalaureate Addresses

Father Laurence LaPointe, Roman Catholic chaplain at the College for 33 years and known to most as "Father Larry," delivers an inspiring address and in his opening remarks, educates those present on the meaning of Baccalaureate.

". . . although the application and audience of the Baccalaureate have morphed over the centuries, the fundamental function remains the same.

First, it is a time for contemplative reflection amid the many activities and festivities associated with Commencement and it draws upon the inspirational writings of many cultures and the diversity of formidable performance skills of the graduates. These days, respecting the religious …

President Higdon's 2007 Commencement Address, Leo I. Higdon, Jr.

Commencement Addresses

President Higdon advises the 2007 graduates: "Use your words well. Think about how your behaviors, your actions and your words can affect others. Live by the Honor Code. And if you find yourself faltering, or in a difficult situation, reflect back on what the Honor Code has meant to you, what this community has meant to you. And draw strength from that. The only other bit of advice I will give you is one you have heard me mention often. And that is, stay connected to this College. You are our newest class of alumni. And that means this College …

President Fainstein's 88th Commencement Address, Norman Fainstein

Commencement Addresses

President Fainstein advises graduates: "I do not insist that you all see four decades of history my way or draw the same lessons as I do. But, please, don’t wait for things to fall apart before you take a hard look at the world and act to make it a better place — better according to each of your lights, better according to the values each of you holds dear."

70th Commencement Address, Guido Calabresi

Commencement Addresses

Guido Calabresi, Dean of the Yale School of Law, told the graduates a few stories about choices. To remind them that "the choices which reoccur do make a difference, if not always or often, to the world."