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GRAND GRADUATION:
Wesleyan
University's 176th Commencement ceremony on May 25 awarded 737
undergraduates bachelor's degrees, 29 master of arts degrees in
individual fields, 64 master of arts in liberal studies degrees and 12
Ph.Ds. |
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Commencement
speaker U.S. Senator Barack Obama (D-Ill.) spoke spoke about challenges
graduating students faced from the daily "busyness" of their own lives
to the needs for clean renewable power, more teachers for disadvantaged
children, to rebuilding New Orleans. To Senator Obama's left is James
van B. Dresser '63, chair of the Wesleyan Board of Trustees; to the
Senator Obama's right is Michael Roth '78, president of Wesleyan. |
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More than 15,000 guests attended the
ceremonies to observe the ceremony. |
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President Roth
congratulates Siying Chen for receiving a doctor of philosophy degree
for molecular biology and biochemistry.
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During his remarks, President Roth advised
the new graduates to shape the culture in the future, so that it will
not be shaped by forces of oppression and violence. |
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Members of the Class of 2008 applaud Senator Obama during his speech. (Photos by Bill Burkhart,
Nicky Lacy, Ryan Lee and Steve Stemler).
Additional photos of the 2008 commencement are online at:
http://www.wesleyan.edu/newsrel/announcements/rc_2008/gallery_2.html. |
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