N I EHOFF SCHO O L OF NURS I N G C E R EMONY
BARBARA BRODIE, PhD, RN, FAAN
Professor emerita, University of Virginia
“Human dignity is such an abstract term that although it is discussed by philosophers, poets, and clergy, most of us only glibly use the term. Dignity is more than an abstraction, however, for it signifies the human worth of an individual in the eyes of others and in their own estimation of who they are. Dignity is essential to our very being and enables us to face the world and maintain our place within it.”
SSW CE R EMONY
THOMAS GOLEBIEWSKI, PhD
2010 COMMENCEMENT SPEAKERS Words of wisdom C AS (ARTS ) C EREMONY
KEVIN BALES, PhD * President and co-founder, Free the Slaves; professor emeritus, Roehampton University
“... I urge you to find your stability, your center, in your intellect and your faith. I’ve been in places undergoing rapid change, conflict, and revolution, and I’ve watched as those who have something stable inside themselves grow and adapt when challenged; while those whose trust is in things, or the systems around them, felt lost and got lost. Our country is changing, and no matter how hard America tries to remain rooted in the past, change is roaring up behind us. This is the century when it will pay to know yourself, be light on your feet, and nimble in your mind.”
C AS (S C I ENC E S ) C E R EMONY
PHILIP G. ZIMBARDO, PhD *
Professor emeritus, Stanford University
“... Do daily deeds of social goodness and kindness that make others feel special, and plan to start the journey on your personal path of becoming an everyday hero, ready and eager to act when opportunity calls your name.”
S BA C E R EMONY
B. MUTHURAMAN, PhD *
Managing director and nonexecutive vice chairman, Tata Steel Group
“As you journey through your life overcoming challenges and making use of opportunities and improving your own quality of life, please spare some of your thoughts and some of your resources to improve the quality of life of people who are not so advantaged as you are.”
Chair, social work department, New Trier Township High School
“At the heart of hope is possibility, an expectant desire where we imagine a world that opens up in new ways that is fair and just, compassionate and kind, alive yet changing. As we are called upon to be a voice for those who are silent, not merely a witness to those who are marginalized, victimized, or oppressed, we are called to stand up and take action. Ours is a call to action for social justice, for genuine hope, as we face the enormous social challenges of our time. My belief is that the world needs us, needs you, more now than ever before. So, what is your call to action?”
* Honorary degree recipient
SUMMER 2010
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