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-11 posts tagged "Commencement Speaker"
Sara Schlecht | Thursday, January 30, 2020
The office of Interim College President Nancy Nekvasil is beginning to plan for honors to be given at commencement for the class of 2021. In an email sent to the junior class Jan. 14, the Office of the President announced it is accepting nominations for a commencement speaker and honorary degree recipients for commencement 2021.
Letter to the Editor | Monday, March 6, 2017
Editor’s note: The following letter was sent to University President Fr. John Jenkins on March 2 following the University’s announcement of Vice President Mike Pence as the 2017 Commencement speaker. Fr. John Jenkins, On behalf of the LGBT alumni of the University of Notre Dame, we wish to express our deepest sadness with your choice
Letter to the Editor | Monday, March 6, 2017
Commencement weekend gathers families from all over the world to celebrate the achievement and hard work of the graduates of the University. This is the last time the class of 2017 will be together on campus before being sent onward to carry out Our Lady’s mission. We recognize the value of discourse and encourage the
Letter to the Editor | Tuesday, December 6, 2016
At 2:47 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 9, once it had become clear that Donald J. Trump would become the next president of the United States, the Notre Dame College Republicans published the following tweet: “Every President since Carter has spoken at Notre Dame commencement in this first year of office. We’re ready for President @realDonaldTrump.” [Editor’s note:
Katie Galioto | Tuesday, November 8, 2016
In the past, when a new U.S. president was elected, Notre Dame has extended an invitation for him to speak at the University’s Commencement ceremony in May. This year, some Notre Dame seniors are asking University President Fr. John Jenkins to reconsider this tradition. Senior Cody Devine wrote and published a petition on Change.org requesting
Observer Staff Report | Wednesday, September 30, 2015
General Martin Dempsey will speak at the University’s 171st Commencement Ceremony this May, the University announced Wednesday morning. As chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Dempsey served as the nation’s highest-ranking military officer. Dempsey, who retired Wednesday after four years at the position, spoke on campus last September on the threats facing the U.S.
Emilie Kefalas | Friday, May 16, 2014
Editor’s Note: A version of this article appeared in the March 17 edition of The Observer. Judith Mayotte, a humanitarian, professor, author and Emmy Award-winning television producer, will deliver the 167th Commencement address at Saint Mary’s College on May 17, according to a press release. Mayotte and Helen Murray Free, a pionnering chemist, will
Lesley Stevenson and Ann Marie Jakubowski | Friday, May 16, 2014
In a change that pleased many Notre Dame seniors, Rev. Ray Hammond will deliver the 169th Commencement address instead of Lord Christopher Patten, the chancellor of the University of Oxford and chair of the BBC Trust, the University announced in a press release May 1. Hammond, a Philadelphia native, founded Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church
Ann Marie Jakubowski | Thursday, May 1, 2014
Instead of Lord Christopher Patten, Rev. Ray Hammond will deliver Notre Dame’s 169th Commencement address May 18, the University announced today in a press release. Patten had to cancel his scheduled speech at Notre Dame, as well as several other engagements for health reasons, vice president for public affairs and communications Paul Browne told The
Observer Editorial Board | Thursday, January 23, 2014
Last week, Notre Dame announced that Oxford chancellor Christopher Patten will speak at the University’s 2014 Commencement ceremony. While Patten’s list of achievements is lengthy and impressive, when Notre Dame students heard the news, many of our reactions sounded something like, “Christopher, who?” We don’t mean to criticize Patten. He’s clearly a respectable man who