------From President Raab ------ January 23,2014 Dear Graduates: Congratulations! You have reached a most significant milestone in your life. Your hard work, determination, and commitment to your education have been rewarded, and you and your loved ones should take pride in your accomplishments and successes. Hunter College certainly takes pride in you. Your Hunter education has prepared you to meet the challenges of a world that is rapidly changing politically, socially, economically, and technologically. As part of the next generation of thoughtful, responsible, and intelligent leaders, you will make a real difference wherever you apply your knowledge and skills. Endless opportunities await you. As you pursue your goals and move forward with your professional and personal lives, please carry with you Hunter's commitment to community, diversity, and service to others. We look forward to hearing great things about you, and we hope you will stay connected to the exciting activities and developments on campus. Please remember Hunter College and know that you will always be part of our family. Best wishes for continued success. Sincerely, Hvt~ Jennifer J. Raab President ------208th Commencement Exercises ------ Presiding Jennifer J. Raab, President Eija Ayravainen, Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean ofStudents Processional President's Parry and Members of the Faculry Candidates for Degrees Rita DiMartino, Board of Trustees of The City University ofNew York Allan Dobrin, Executive Vice Chancellor of The City University ofNew York National Anthem Anna Moscovic, Bachelor ofArts in Theatre, Class of2014 Bagpiper Nicholas M. Rozak, Bachelor ofArts, Class of2007 Charge to the Graduates President Jennifer J. Raab Commencement Speaker and Recipient of the Hunter College Distinguished Public Service Award Christine C. Quinn, Former Speaker, New York City Council Recipient of Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters Holland Cotter, Master ofArts in Art History, Class of1988 Valedictory Address Nadira Haque, Bachelor ofArts in English Language Arts and Childhood Education (QUEST) Grades 1-6, Class of2014 Presentation of the Legacy Gift Presentation of Candidates for Degrees in Course Vita Rabinowitz, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Professor Christa Davis Acampora, Chair ofthe Hunter College Senate Andrew Polsky, {Acting} Ruth and Harold Newman Dean ofthe School ofArts and Sciences David M. Steiner, Klara and Larry Silverstein Dean ofthe School ofEducation Gail McCain, Joan Hansen Grabe Dean ofthe School ofNursing and Dean ofthe School ofHealth Professions Jacqueline Mondros, Dean ofthe Silberman School ofSocial Work Ayman EI-Mohandes, Dean ofthe School of Urban Public Health and Dean ofthe CUNY School ofPublic Health Conferring of Degrees President Jennifer J. Raab Recessional 2 Commencement Honorees Christine C. Quinn, Commencement Speaker, Recipient of the Hunter College Distinguished Public Service Award Christine Quinn has spent her career in public service, fighting for policies and ser­ vices that are critical to the lives of New Yorkers. She started out as a housing or­ ganizer, helping low-income tenants stay in their homes and protecting affordable housing. As the director of the Gay & Lesbian Anti-Violence Project, Quinn worked closely with the NYPD against hate crimes. Beginning in 1999, she served Manhat­ tan's lower west side in the New York City Council. In 2006, Quinn was elected Speaker of the City Council, where she negotiated on­ time, balanced City budgets, reducing government spending and preventing cuts to key services. She has been a leader in the fight to eliminate unfair taxes and un­ necessary regulation on small businesses. Quinn has helped develop an economy of Photo: William Alatriste. © New York City Council innovation through tax credits and initiatives to support new ventures, and created a program that drastically reduced the average wait for government inspections for new businesses. A longtime advocate for affordable housing, Quinn renewed incentives for developers who build affordable units. She also passed legislation that allows landlords to be taken to court for interrupting essential services, and forces them to repair dangerous apartments. As the first openly gay Speaker of the City Council, Quinn worked extensively on issues of justice and equality. She emerged as a leading voice in the fight for marriage equality in New York State, and has made fighting hate crimes a particular emphasis. Quinn legislated against harassment at reproductive health clinics and coordinated a public/private partnership to expand free HIV testing for tens of thousands of public hospital patients. Quinn and her wife, Kim Catullo, live in Chelsea, with their dogs. Holland Cotter, Doctor ofHumane Letters Holland Cotter is co-chief art critic and a senior writer at The New York Times. Born in Connecticut in 1947 and raised in Boston, Cotter received an A.B. from Harvard College, where he studied poetry with Robert Lowell and was an editor of the Harvard Advocate. He later received an M.A. in art history, with a focus on American Modernism, from Hunter College of The City University of New York, and a master's of philosophy in South Asian art, with a focus on early Indian Bud­ dhist art, from Columbia University, where he studied Sanskrit and taught Indian and Islamic art. During the 1980s he was a contributing editor at Art in America and an editorial associate at Art News. In the 1970s, he co-edited New York Arts Journal, a tabloid­ Photo: The New York Times. format quarterly magazine publishing fiction, poetry, and criticism. In 2009, Cotter was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism, for coverage that included articles on art in China. In its citation, the Pulitzer committee said it was honoring Cotter for "his wide ranging reviews of art, from Manhattan to China, marked by acute observation, luminous writing and dramatic storytelling." Art in New York City has been Cotter's regular weekly beat, which he has taken to include all five boroughs and most of the city's art and culture museums. His subjects range from Italian Renaissance painting to street-based communal work by artist collectives. For the Times, he has written widely about non-Western art and culture. Cotter introduced readers to a broad range of Asian contemporary art as the first wave of new art from China was building and breaking. He has helped bring contemporary art from India to the attention of a Western audience. 3 Candidates for Graduation: January 2014 ---- School of Arts Jorge R. Becerra Boram Choi Angela Drucker Zoe Becker Euysun Choi Wendy Dayana Duran & Sciences Jakia Begum Jin Kyoung Choi Juliana Dutan Kali Begum Mahfuza R. Chowdhury Lisa A. Ehmer Bachelor of Arts Steven Henry Behm Mohammed N. Chowdhury Lisa Nicole Eisenmann Katherine L. Bejarano Caroline Chrzan Alia A. Elhawari AmalAbbass Alan J. Bendezu Jason A. Chung Alon A. Elian Hans Abbott Melissa R. Benenati Rolando Chusan Ruth Erazo Stacey A. Aboagye Norma Benitez Garcia Yulian Chuzhik Najia Elyoumni-Pinedo Seth A. Abrames Liana Benjamin Marcello Cialini Maria Enache Ally A. Abubakar Igor Berezner Robert William Clarke Ruth Erazo Kristina Acheampong Felicia Bernard Elizabeth C. Cohen Katharine A. Ernst J aleel J. Adams Mollie J. Betesh Stephanie Cohen Melanie M. Escalona Mark L. Adler Amanda F. Bezerra Alexandra C. Colello Jessica G. Espinoza Kevin E. Aguirre Fozia Bhaiyat Carlos Collazo Arliza Rache Estaris Habib Ahmad Joanna Bielawska Patricia A. Colon Keith S. Estiler AdnanAhmed Symone A. Biggerstaff Ashley Coneys Jimmy Estimable MubinAhmed Lavina A. Birbal Caseylyn M. Constantino Syed M. Faizan Shahed Ahmed Mukul K. Biswas Jasmin Cosme Danielle M. Falzone Paula Akanni Eyal Bitansky Ashley Cox Arianny Familia Rubena Akhtar Regina D. Black-Middleton Angela Creed Samuel L. Farhi Rubina Akter Shantel L. Blackstock Aja Crim-Logan Kayla N. Farrell Mariam Akther Jacob W Blanchard Regina M. Crotser Esther Faveur Farhana Alauddin Penelope Blum Christina Cruz Anna A. Feitzinger Kathlyn Aldana Michelle A. Boncardo Priscilla Cruz JoshuaJ. Felipe Stavroula Alexandropoulos Ambalika Boodrham Rebecca Rose Cuomo Jackie Feng Waleed N. Alhariri Jennifer L. Boyce Maria Curreri Natalie Fernandez Linda Allen Lina Bracero Kristina E. Curumi Andrea Fernandez Ordonez Akeed I. Alrubay Gillian B. Brill Justyna A. Czeczko John A. Ferrara Esther Amoakohene Asya C. Brown Curlee E. Dabel Diego A. Ferrer Tinamarie Amore Astha Budhathoki Angela Marie Daddona Eric K. Fin Brittany Autumn Anderson Jude Cyril C. Buenaseda Sharisse Daley Jacqueline Fiorillo Michelle Anderson Sharon A. Busani-Halevi Tania Damiano Michael Fivis Bianca A. Andia Maksim Bushuyev Anamika Das Times Fong Sofiya A. Androshchuk Angela M. Byas Shelby L. Dauber Varnessa Fontus Jasmine Anokye Michael Cabral Carissa Davies Marienella Forkel Junise Aranda Marcia Cabrera Timur Davydov Damaris Francis Kimberly N. Argueta Laura M. Cacace Mia Alexis M. De Claro Monica A. Franco Corey S. Arlequin Kevin Cadavid Kunga Dechen Chelsea Franklin Carmenza Arredondo Jesse M. Capello-Colon Selena Delgado Maria Kim-Oanh Frantz Alexander Arslan Vangie Veronica Carrillo Lirayma Delos Santos Jason E. Franzone Diana Arutyunyan Hezron Castaneros Katarzyna W Demczuk Gaetano R. Fratto Zahra Asghar Brittany M. Castillo Jenna Rose Denicola Shavonne L. Frazier Sadaf Aslam Sasha P. Castro Victoria J. Denig Krysten E. Frick Evelyn O. Atiemo Stephanie Castro Randy Deopaul Ashley Chanel Friedman Sarah Attard Jazmin A. Catasus Crystal Dearaj Go Fukasawa