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2005 Commencement Program Seattle Niu Versity Seattle nivU ersity ScholarWorks @ SeattleU Commencement Programs 2005 2005 Commencement Program Seattle niU versity Follow this and additional works at: http://scholarworks.seattleu.edu/commencementprograms Recommended Citation Seattle nivU ersity, "2005 Commencement Program" (2005). Commencement Programs. 82. http://scholarworks.seattleu.edu/commencementprograms/82 This Program is brought to you for free and open access by ScholarWorks @ SeattleU. It has been accepted for inclusion in Commencement Programs by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks @ SeattleU. 1 pr OL SEATTLE UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT 2 00 5 IL 4 _ 100, w I- • - ,, WIA 11/ ,ql "Don't ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alLve, and then go do that. Because what the world neecl.s is people who have come alive." HAROLD WILLIAMS CONTENTS 4 About Seattle tjniversitv 1.5 I Ii nior.s I'rograni (yraduates, 205 4 T hc Fhstory of tue 18 I Order of Events, graduate ( radtiarion (ap and 19 1 Coege ol Education 5 I I Ionorary Dc grccs 20 ( ; ollcge of i\rt5 and Sciences, ( )rder Events, undergraduate graduate 9 I oIkge (II An s and Sences. 20 I Alhers School of Riisines% uiideitraduatc and Economics, graduate 1 / I Aihers SJiooL of lusijiess 21 I .Ilege of Nuisi ng. graduate and Econoriiics, tiruiiduate 22 I ( 'ollege of Science arid Engineering. ( .olIege of Tuirsiii. LIndertradLLtte graduate Z- I Collcge ni Scieiice and Lngiiieeruit.. 22 I School of llleologv and Nhinistrv undergi-adtiatc 22 I Archhisho1 Raynion(.1 G. lIuntliauserr 14 Nl,utco Ricci Collcgc Outstanding Service i\ward uradttate / 5 j iircnhisnop h.avnioiid ( . I Iti ii tliaiiseii ()111st;intlit1u Setvit.e Awaid 22 I Educational Leadership Graduate uiidcre,rad uatc I )isserrati n lit hes, 20O 1 5 I I'lOVt)StS Ai.sjid 2,3 I University Governance 15 I I'rcskkiit's Award s you graduate today from Seattle University; enjoy this moment of accomplishment with your family, friends, and classmates. Also please take a moment to ask yourself how you will use the Seattle University education that your diploma represents. Shel Silverstein's poem, "The Magic Carpet," might help you. You have a magic carpet That will whiz you through the air, To Spain or Maine or Africa Ifyou just tell it where. So will you let it take you Where you've never been before, Or will you buy some drapes to match And use it on your floor? I hope you will frame your diploma and hang it on the wall with pride. But I also hope you will use the education it represents as a magic carpet and will take a ride on it. Here are ten ways you might use your Seattle University education. Find a job in an occupation that really invigorates you, challenges you, and allows you to strive toward your fullest potential. Don't stop learning just because you have earned your degree. Your diploma is only a foundation; continue reading, thinking, and learning throughout your life. Develop colleagues, associates, friends, and life-partners who share your interests and commitments. Apply what you've learned to create a family (your own or others) that is nurturing and supportive. Serve the 98 out of 100 people in the global village who have not had the privilege of a college education. Ride the magic carpet of your education to see the world and to fall in love with its different cultures, people, and perspectives. Use your education not only "to give back" to those who have helped you, but to "give forward" to future students. Serve your country (America or another) so that it stands for and supports what you have learned. Use your education both for others, especially for the poor, but also for yourself to become the person you know you can be. Make of your education a temple to praise, reverence, and serve God. I hope you will add to my list your own ways to use your education. Please know that my prayers and blessings are with you on your magic carpet ride. p Stephen V. Sundborg, S.J. President About Seattle University ounded in 1891 as a Jesuit Catholic men's college, One of 28 Jesuit Catholic universities in the United States, Seattle University has grown in size and stature to Seattle University draws upon the Jesuit educational philosophy become the largest and most diverse independent to develop critical thinkers and compassionate leaders able to university in the Pacific Northwest, with a student popula- promote a more just and humane world. tion of 6,800. Seattle University's 48 acre campus houses eight Seattle University's location in the heart of a great city and schools and colleges: Arts and Sciences, Science and Engineering, dynamic region provides learning, service, cultural and career Nursing, Education, Theology and Ministry, Law, Business and opportunities for students. With the university's emphasis on Economics, and the Matteo Ricci College. The 2005 U.S. News experiential learning, students enhance their classroom experience and World Report ranks Seattle University among the top 10 by working on projects with local companies, interning in local schools in the west that offer a full range of masters and under- schools or hospitals, participating in study-abroad programs, and graduate programs, and Seattle University is among the Princeton other learning opportunities. Review's list of the top colleges in the United States. The true measure of the university's excellence is the success of In its 113 year history, Seattle University has been consistent its graduates. Seattle University's 43,000 alumni include distin- in its commitment to academic excellence. Teaching, strength- guished individuals in business, public affairs, education, the per- ened by active scholarship, is the faculty priority. Small class sizes, forming arts, athletics, science and technology, and other fields. and the personal attention given by Seattle University professors and administrators, help students meet the rigorous demands of the curriculum. The History of the Graduation Cap and Gown merican academic costume (also referred to as round, open sleeves for the doctoral degree. The gown worn for academic "dress"or "regalia") had its origins in the the bachelor's or master's degree has no trimmings. The gown for ancient European universities. Apparently, it was the doctoral degree is faced down the front with velvet and has devised to distinguish academic persons, such as doctors, licenti- three bars of velvet across the sleeves in the color distinctive of the ares, masters, and bachelors from other parts of the population. faculty or discipline to which the degree pertains. Gowns probably were a necessity because of unheated buildings, The wearing of the cap was a privilege won by freed slaves and hoods were needed to cover the heads of medieval scholars. in ancient Rome, and so the academic cap is a sign of the freedom Most universities issued strict regulations concerning the design of scholarship and the responsibility and dignity with which and use of academic dress. scholarship endows the wearer. Old poetry records the cap of schol- As they were founded, American colleges and universities arship as square to symbolize the book, although some authorities inevitably adopted the gown, hood, and cap from their European claim that the mortar board or cap is a symbol of the masons, antecedents. Although some common standards and practices a privileged guild. The color of the tassel on the cap denotes were observed, no uniform code or system existed until late in the discipline. the 19th century. Heraldically, the hood is an inverted shield with one or more The principal features of academic dress are three: the gown, chevrons of a secondary color on the ground of the primary color the cap, and the hood. The flowing gown comes from the 12th of the university. The color of the facing of the hood denotes the century. It has become symbolic of the democracy of scholar- discipline represented by the degree; the color of the lining of the ship, for it completely covers any dress of rank or social standing hood designates the university from which the degree was granted. underneath. It is most often black, with pointed sleeves for the The length of the hood varies by academic degree. The hood for bachelor's degree, long, closed sleeves for the master's degree, and the doctoral degree is the only one with panels at the sides. 4 Governor Gary Locke Honorary Degree Reczpient Undergraduate Ceremony Gary Locke, the nation's During his tenure as governor, Locke championed a number first governor of Chinese ances- of educational initiatives and reforms such as reducing class size, try; knows firsthand the life- reading programs, raising academic standards and improving access changing influence of higher to higher education. Locke is noted for working to improve the education. Locke grew up in business climate in Washington State—most vividly demonstrated public housing not far from by eleventh-hour efforts to ensure the Boeing Company would Seattle University and attended remain in Washington to build its next generation aircraft. He also Franklin High School. A scholarship allowed him to attend Yale Univ- sought to diversif,' and to streamline state government. During ersity; where he graduated with a bachelor's in political science in 1972. Locke's administration, Washington was ranked among the top four After graduating from Boston University in 1975 with a law best-managed states in the nation. degree, Locke returned to his hometown to work as King County Locke chose not to run for a third term as governor so he could prosecutor. His political career began in 1982 when he was elected spend more time with his wife Mona Lee and their three chil- to the Washington State House of Representatives; in 1993 he was dren.
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