Xavier University 178Th Commencement, May 14, 2016 Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH
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Xavier University Exhibit Xavier University Commencement Ceremonies University Archives and Special Collections Digital Collection 5-14-2016 Xavier University 178th Commencement, May 14, 2016 Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH Follow this and additional works at: https://www.exhibit.xavier.edu/commencement Recommended Citation Identification of Item, Date, XUA-03 Xavier University Commencement Ceremonies Collection, University Archives and Special Collections, Xavier University Library, Cincinnati, Ohio This Text is brought to you for free and open access by the University Archives and Special Collections at Exhibit. It has been accepted for inclusion in Xavier University Commencement Ceremonies Digital Collection by an authorized administrator of Exhibit. For more information, please contact [email protected]. THE STUDENT COMMITMENT We are Xavier Musketeers. We are unique individuals who come together in the spirit of St. Ignatius, to learn together, to serve together, and we will succeed in changing the world together. XAVIER UNIVERSITY We act with integrity, justice and generosity. 178TH COMMENCEMENT All for one and one for all. MAY 14, 2016 Lyrics by Xavier Alma Mater Tyrone Williams “This composition of our time and place embraces 6 billion people with their faces young and old, some being born and others dying, some white and many brown and yellow and black. Each one is a unique individual, they all aspire to live life, to use their talents, to support their families and care for their children and elders, to enjoy peace and security and to make tomorrow better. “Thanks to science and technology, human society is able to solve problems such as feed- ing the hungry, sheltering the homeless or developing more just conditions of life, but stubbornly fails to accomplish this. How can a booming economy, the most prosperous The Seal of Xavier University and global ever, still leave over half of humanity in poverty? The seal of Xavier University combines three principal ideas: St. Francis Xavier, patron “Injustice is rooted in a spiritual problem, and its solution requires a spiritual conversion of the University; the Jesuit order of which he was a distinguished member; and the Uni- of each one’s heart and a cultural conversion of our global society so that humankind, versity. The five vertical stripes suggest the coat of arms of the Xavier family. A right arm with all the powerful means at its disposal, might exercise the will to change the sinful wearing the Jesuit robe holds aloft the crucifix, signifying St. Francis Xavier preaching structures afflicting our world.” Christ crucified. The three sea shells signify the three journeys of Xavier into the Orient. Rev. Peter-Hans Kolvenbach, S.J. Above the shield is the Jesuit seal, IHS, the first three letters of the name Jesus in Greek. Superior General Emeritus of the Society of Jesus Santa Clara University, Oct. 6, 2000 Below is the Jesuit motto, AMDG [Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam], which translates “to the Greater Glory of God,” and the words Vidit Mirabilia Magna, a phrase from the psalms applied to St. Francis Xavier, which translates “he has seen great wonders.” UNDERGRADUATE CEREMONY PROCESSIONAL CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES CLASS OF 1966 XAVIER UNIVERSITY FACULTY AND STAFF ADMINISTRATION JOHN A. ELET, S.J., SCHOLAR Jacob Elias Khoury BOARD OF TRUSTEES GRAND MARSHAL Richard Pulskamp, Professor, Departments of Mathematics and Computer Science PRESIDENT Michael J. Graham, S.J. MASTER OF CEREMONIES Scott A. Chadwick, Provost and Chief Academic Officer POSTING OF COLORS Xavier University ROTC Battalion THE NATIONAL ANTHEM Laura DeBrunner, Mary Bond, Bobby Crawford, Brandon Langjahr, vocalists INVOCATION Brian Igel, Center for Faith and Justice Magis Society Representative PRESENTATION OF MAGIS AWARD John T. D’Orazio Deborah A. Henretta, Presenter PRESENTATION OF CHARLES P. GALLAGHER LEADERSHIP MEDALLION AWARD The Honorable John A. Boehner Robert J. Kohlhepp, Presenter PRESENTATION OF PAUL O’CONNOR, S.J., LEADERSHIP AWARD Eugene L. Beaupre Anne Finefrock Hoffman, Presenter CONFERRAL OF HONORARY DEGREE Michael J. Graham, S.J. Lynn M. Marmer, Doctor of Humanities, honoris causa Barbara J. Howard, Presenter COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS Lynn Marmer STUDENT ADDRESS Jacob Elias Khoury, John A. Elet, S.J., Scholar PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES Scott A. Chadwick Janice B. Walker, PhD, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences Paul A. Gore, PhD, Dean, College of Professional Sciences R. Stafford Johnson, PhD, Interim Dean, Williams College of Business CONFERRAL OF DEGREES ALUMNI GREETING Jeff Schneider, President, National Alumni Association ALMA MATER XAVIER (inside back cover) Laura DeBrunner, Mary Bond, Bobby Crawford, Brandon Langjahr BENEDICTION CLOSING REMARKS Michael J. Graham, S.J. RECESSIONAL 1 HONORS PROGRAMS HONORS BACHELOR OF ARTS BACHELOR OF SCIENCE- Michael Gilmour Magna Cum Laude AUGUST 14, 2015 UNIVERSITY SCHOLAR Jacob Mark Hudson DECEMBER 18, 2015 Henry Lawrence Farrington Kevin Joseph Jones MAY 6, 2016 Lindsey Nicole Mooney Summa Cum Laude Cum Laude Kayla Yvonne Keith William Daniel Henry Laura Elizabeth Rees Cum Laude Edward John Hoffmann Magna Cum Laude Katherine Rose Lee Summa Cum Laude MAY 6, 2016 Brian Neltner Nicholas Ryan Jannazo Cum Laude Lucas Bertaux-Skeirik Megan Elizabeth O’Donnell Summa Cum Laude James F. 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