Go Big Grad: A Husker Graduation Celebration

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Chancellor Ronnie Green hosts a virtual celebration of 2020 graduates.

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[00:00:00.667](gentle music)
[00:00:06.639]RONNIE GREEN: Good morning and thanks for joining me
[00:00:08.908]for this special celebration
[00:00:10.443]of our 2020 Husker graduates.
[00:00:13.213]Today is a historic celebration in our 151 year history.
[00:00:18.151]We'll award a record number of degrees
[00:00:20.520]and, if this were a normal year, at this very moment
[00:00:24.023]your faculty, family, and friends
[00:00:26.159]would be gathered at Pinnacle Bank Arena
[00:00:28.128]for our formal commencement ceremony.
[00:00:30.730]It's one of my very favorite days of the year.
[00:00:34.534]In fact, the University of Nebraska
[00:00:36.903]has celebrated commencement
[00:00:38.238]with a formal ceremony nearly every year since 1869,
[00:00:42.542]with very few exceptions.
[00:00:44.778]One of those, ironically, was a commencement cancellation,
[00:00:48.248]believe it or not, during the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic.
[00:00:52.452]Back then as now,
[00:00:54.220]we didn't let world events get in the way
[00:00:56.189]of figuring out other ways
[00:00:57.590]to recognize the great accomplishments of our graduates.
[00:01:01.428]Our thanks to NET for making this program available
[00:01:04.964]to all Nebraskans on statewide television
[00:01:07.867]and worldwide on streaming.
[00:01:10.537]We invite you to share in
[00:01:11.771]the celebration on social media using the #GOBIGGRAD.
[00:01:16.509]While we're so happy to celebrate today,
[00:01:18.478]a television show is just not a substitute
[00:01:20.914]for the real thing.
[00:01:22.115]So, we sincerely invite our graduates
[00:01:24.250]to come back to your alma mater
[00:01:26.119]and join us at one of our future ceremonies
[00:01:28.421]at Pinnacle Bank Arena.
[00:01:30.256]You'll get to walk across the stage
[00:01:31.958]and we'll be giving you special recognition
[00:01:34.427]as the class of 2020.
[00:01:37.063]By now, graduates should have received a small gift
[00:01:39.666]from your university.
[00:01:41.167]Our staff have worked tirelessly behind the scenes
[00:01:43.870]preparing and mailing nearly 3,700 celebration boxes
[00:01:47.807]to each of our honorees today.
[00:01:51.744]Among these graduates is a familiar face to Husker fans.
[00:01:55.315](troop chants)
[00:01:56.783]Ramarro Lamar balanced his roles as a Naval ROTC midshipman,
[00:02:02.088]a member of the Nebraska Spirit Squad,
[00:02:04.424]and a recording artist,
[00:02:05.725]all while being a student at Nebraska.
[00:02:08.528]Ramarro just got his Go Big Grad box.
[00:02:10.997]We asked him to help us with an unboxing.
[00:02:14.133]RAMARRO LAMAR: What's up seniors?
[00:02:14.968]So finally got the awesome Go Big Grad box
[00:02:17.637]in the mail today.
[00:02:19.506]I think it's about time we check it out
[00:02:20.740]and see what it's about.
[00:02:21.741]I only got my steak knife here,
[00:02:22.909]so, we'll make it work.
[00:02:26.012]And let's open her up.
[00:02:30.383](laughs) Of course,
[00:02:31.251]some more instructions from the University.
[00:02:35.088]Looks like it's an inventory list of everything
[00:02:37.123]that's in the box.
[00:02:39.192]This is awesome.
[00:02:41.294]Man, I finally got...
[00:02:42.862]Finally got my cap.
[00:02:44.097](laughs)
[00:02:45.064]Can bring it out really quick.
[00:02:47.600]A letter from Chancellor Ronnie Green.
[00:02:49.702]We'll read this later.
[00:02:52.338]Some cool Husker stickers.
[00:02:54.541]Probably gonna throw this on the back of my car.
[00:02:57.010]Maybe a Humvee in the future.
[00:02:58.444]Stationed in Quantico.
[00:03:01.047]This pretty sweet alumni pin.
[00:03:02.815]Can't throw it on a uniform,
[00:03:03.950]but probably find like a nice fresh suit to put that on.
[00:03:07.554]Man, a cool class of 2020 pennant.
[00:03:09.889]This is absolutely unreal.
[00:03:11.691]Time is flying by so fast.
[00:03:15.061]Now let's see what this is.
[00:03:17.063]Like a cool little confetti shaker.
[00:03:19.198]Sweet, you got postcards in here.
[00:03:20.433]Well, definitely be getting some good use of this,
[00:03:22.368]sending some letters back home to Chicago.
[00:03:24.637]Congratulations to every senior in class of 2020.
[00:03:27.307]We finally made it.
[00:03:28.374]We did it. Go Big Red.
[00:03:31.344]GREEN: We wish Ramarro the best of luck in the Marine Corps
[00:03:34.480]and I hope your box
[00:03:35.715]adds a little joy to your family celebration.
[00:03:38.518]Throughout today's program,
[00:03:39.819]we'll hear from some proud alumni and supporters.
[00:03:43.156]In this time of social distancing,
[00:03:45.191]thankfully we have a little help from technology.
[00:03:48.027]The other day,
[00:03:49.028]I took a call from one of our very most famous graduates.
[00:03:53.166]WARREN BUFFETT: Ronnie, how are you doing?
[00:03:54.500]GREEN: I'm doing good.
[00:03:55.735]I hope that you-- BUFFETT: Good for you.
[00:03:57.637]GREEN: Staying well and doing well on this time.
[00:04:00.206]You were a member of the class of 1951,
[00:04:04.010]what advice would you like to share with our graduates?
[00:04:08.014]BUFFETT: All I like to say to all of you graduates
[00:04:10.116]is that investing in yourself
[00:04:11.951]is the best investment you'll ever make.
[00:04:15.088]What I learned at UNL 70 years ago
[00:04:17.223]has delivered huge dividends to me throughout my lifetime,
[00:04:20.893]and it'll do the same for you as well.
[00:04:23.863]So, congratulations to all of you and Go Big Red.
[00:04:28.534]GREEN: Go Big Red indeed Warren.
[00:04:31.304]Best wishes to you.
[00:04:33.072]BUFFETT: Well, I appreciate that
[00:04:34.607]and I'm cheering for every UNL graduate.
[00:04:37.977](upbeat music)
[00:04:41.614]GOV. PETE RICKETTS: Congratulations on your graduation.
[00:04:43.549]I am so sorry that you cannot do
[00:04:45.618]the official graduation ceremony.
[00:04:47.487]But we all understand you're looking through historic times.
[00:04:49.822]You'll be able to look back someday and say,
[00:04:51.290]"Remember when."
[00:04:52.291]But in the meantime, just remember,
[00:04:54.460]♪ Go big red ♪
[00:04:57.997]TED CARTER: To the graduates of the great class of 2020
[00:05:02.235]for The University of Nebraska at Lincoln,
[00:05:04.404]I want to say congratulations to you.
[00:05:06.172]This has certainly been an unpredictable year,
[00:05:09.175]so many things that have been defined by COVID-19,
[00:05:11.811]but this is the one thing that I do know.
[00:05:13.846]The future is very bright for our state, our nation,
[00:05:16.149]and our world because of your great work.
[00:05:18.117]Congratulations, I look forward to seeing all
[00:05:20.553]the great things you're gonna do in the world.
[00:05:22.188]Go Big Red.
[00:05:23.456]JIM PILLEN: Congrats, you are now graduates
[00:05:25.825]of the University of Nebraska.
[00:05:27.827]Because of it your life will be full of opportunities
[00:05:31.564]that are beyond your comprehension.
[00:05:34.200]Go Big Red.
[00:05:35.668]EMILY JOHNSON: Hey, graduates, as excited as I was
[00:05:37.437]to walk across the stage
[00:05:38.271]with all of you in May,
[00:05:39.872]I just want to say how proud I am, we all did it.
[00:05:41.741]We got our diplomas.
[00:05:42.975]Thank you so much for letting me be your president
[00:05:44.677]this past year and Go Big Red.
[00:05:46.512](lively music)
[00:05:48.614]GREEN: The Bob Devaney Sports Center has been home
[00:05:50.817]to Nebraska volleyball since 2013.
[00:05:54.454]Before that, the Huskers played at the NU Coliseum.
[00:05:58.424]Interestingly, we also celebrated commencement
[00:06:01.327]at the NU Coliseum starting in 1926.
[00:06:05.298]Over the years, the ceremony
[00:06:06.799]has been held at various other locations
[00:06:09.135]before bringing the ceremony here
[00:06:11.337]to the Devaney Sports Center in 1976.
[00:06:15.108]In 2013, as volleyball moved into this new renovated arena,
[00:06:20.146]our graduating class outgrew even this large space.
[00:06:24.317]So since then, in normal times,
[00:06:27.120]we hold ceremonies in Pinnacle Bank Arena.
[00:06:30.256]It offers more than 15,000 seats
[00:06:32.959]for family and friends of our graduates.
[00:06:35.695](soft music)
[00:06:36.829]Back to Nebraska volleyball.
[00:06:38.798]We hold a record 268 consecutive sellouts,
[00:06:43.069]and lead the nation in attendance.
[00:06:45.905]And the team is led by my good friend, John Cook.
[00:06:49.575]He's heading into his 21st season here
[00:06:52.044]as Husker volleyball head coach
[00:06:54.113]after leading the Huskers to four national championships,
[00:06:57.817]nine final fours, 12 conference championships,
[00:07:01.554]and 17 top 10 final rankings since the year 2000.
[00:07:06.659]Cook holds multiple coach of the year honors.
[00:07:09.362]But maybe most important,
[00:07:11.264]he's an amazing role model and educator for our students.
[00:07:16.068]And I'm so pleased he is a speaker here today
[00:07:19.505]for our graduation celebration.
[00:07:22.341]His remarks are titled "Dream Big".
[00:07:25.978]Here's John Cook.
[00:07:27.980](soft bright music)
[00:07:28.815]JOHN COOK: Today is one of the greatest honors of my life
[00:07:30.983]to be with the class of 2020
[00:07:32.618]on their graduation date
[00:07:33.853]from the University of Nebraska.
[00:07:35.555]Sometimes through crisis comes opportunity.
[00:07:38.257]We are not gonna let this virus take away
[00:07:40.393]from making this day special.
[00:07:42.295]You all have accomplished something great.
[00:07:44.964]Think of it this way.
[00:07:46.032]You've scored the winning touchdown.
[00:07:47.633]You've made the final kill to win a big match.
[00:07:50.036]You've scored the winning basket,
[00:07:51.704]you hit the walk off home run.
[00:07:53.639]Today is a special day.
[00:07:55.408]Both of my kids graduated from the University of Nebraska.
[00:07:58.911]It was awesome to be there
[00:07:59.812]and watch them go through that.
[00:08:01.814]However, the speakers, I don't remember who they were.
[00:08:06.052]So today, my goal is to make this day really special
[00:08:09.355]and you will take something away from this talk.
[00:08:11.657]And let me just start by saying how special this day is.
[00:08:14.694]The only time I ever saw my dad cry
[00:08:16.596]was the day I graduated from college.
[00:08:18.898]When the chancellor asked me to speak today,
[00:08:22.034]at first, I'm like, "Are you kidding me?
[00:08:24.837]"You want a volleyball coach to talk at graduation?"
[00:08:27.640]So, then I started thinking about it.
[00:08:28.975]Why would the chancellor ask me to talk at graduation?
[00:08:31.978]So here are some of the reasons I came up with.
[00:08:34.313]Well, the first one is I'm a first gen graduate.
[00:08:37.083]Both of my parents were in high school when I was born.
[00:08:40.119]The thought of college never even came up
[00:08:42.255]until a coach took me aside and said,
[00:08:43.923]"Hey, I think you can go to college and do something great."
[00:08:46.726]Maybe it's 'cause we bleed Husker.
[00:08:48.761]Maybe it's because both my kids graduated
[00:08:50.630]from the University of Nebraska and I paid a lot of tuition.
[00:08:52.965]I may be called a coach,
[00:08:54.333]but I'm still a teacher.
[00:08:56.736]Maybe it's because Nebraska volleyball
[00:08:58.204]has 100% graduation rate.
[00:09:00.706](crowd singing)
[00:09:01.540]Maybe it's because you as freshmen started your first day
[00:09:04.744]in Nebraska in Devaney with the chancellor
[00:09:07.513]and all the professors in freshmen orientation.
[00:09:11.150]♪ There is no place like Nebraska ♪
[00:09:14.020]COOK: We have a saying here,
[00:09:14.921]"There's no place like Nebraska"
[00:09:17.890]and I just want you guys to know today,
[00:09:20.192]there's a lot of people working really hard
[00:09:22.194]to make this day special,
[00:09:23.963]even though with all the challenges that we have.
[00:09:26.132]So don't forget that, there is no place like Nebraska.
[00:09:29.068]Today, I also want to share some coaching secrets with you.
[00:09:32.338]Let's keep these between you and I.
[00:09:34.073]I don't want this to get out
[00:09:35.274]in any other schools in the Big 10,
[00:09:37.643]these are our secrets.
[00:09:38.778]The first one is the attitude of gratitude.
[00:09:40.746]I learned about the importance of this with Chick-fil-A.
[00:09:43.382]When our players were camped out
[00:09:44.984]to go to the first opening of the Chick-fil-A in Lincoln,
[00:09:47.353]I'm like, "What is this place?"
[00:09:48.888]I'd never heard of it.
[00:09:49.889]And what I found out is
[00:09:52.058]it's one of the most successful franchises in America.
[00:09:54.527]And the reason it is because when you go in there,
[00:09:56.295]they make you feel appreciated.
[00:09:58.030]What do they say?
[00:09:58.864]They say, "It's my pleasure."
[00:10:01.000]Take that through life.
[00:10:02.468]It's my pleasure.
[00:10:03.302]Show everybody you come in contact with
[00:10:05.137]the attitude of gratitude.
[00:10:06.539]It makes a huge difference.
[00:10:07.940]The second secret I want to share with you is,
[00:10:10.443]the longer I coach, the less I know.
[00:10:12.511]My first year, we went undefeated
[00:10:14.480]and won the national championship.
[00:10:16.148]I thought I knew everything about coaching.
[00:10:18.617]20 years later, I learned more in last year about coaching
[00:10:21.520]than I did in the previous 19,
[00:10:23.489]because I'm open to learning.
[00:10:25.224]It makes it fun.
[00:10:26.692]You grow on the journey that you're going through
[00:10:29.228]with your team.
[00:10:30.229]And it also prevents burnout
[00:10:31.630]because I'm always learning and trying to get better.
[00:10:34.633]The longer I coach, the less I know.
[00:10:36.435]Take that with you.
[00:10:38.104]The next secret is a great story I used to tell
[00:10:40.373]to my seventh-grade boys basketball team,
[00:10:42.108]the first team I coached.
[00:10:43.976]And it was a story about the greatest civilization
[00:10:47.046]and the leaders of this civilization
[00:10:48.647]wanted to pass down generation to generation
[00:10:51.717]why they were so successful.
[00:10:53.652]So, they had the smartest guys write it all down
[00:10:56.222]and they got it down to one sentence
[00:10:58.024]and that one sentence was, there ain't no free lunch.
[00:11:01.027]Nobody's gonna give you anything.
[00:11:02.728]You're gonna go out and have to earn it
[00:11:04.397]and work for it.
[00:11:05.398]There ain't no free lunch.
[00:11:07.500]And the next secret,
[00:11:09.468]I've studied the most successful coaches
[00:11:11.270]and the successful business people
[00:11:13.372]and they all have one thing in common.
[00:11:15.474]A team within a team.
[00:11:17.209]They surround themselves with a group of people
[00:11:19.278]that are gonna help them be the best they can be.
[00:11:21.547]These are trusted advisors,
[00:11:22.848]people they can rely on
[00:11:24.283]and go to and seek counsel.
[00:11:26.018]I have a team within my team.
[00:11:28.054]I encourage you all to surround yourself
[00:11:29.889]with a group of people
[00:11:30.723]that can help you be the best you can be.
[00:11:32.625]And finally, the last secret I want to share with you today
[00:11:35.528]is about trust.
[00:11:37.563]And this is a story about Danny Mancuso.
[00:11:39.965]Where we came up with dream like a champion.
[00:11:42.401]And Danny Mancuso was a player
[00:11:44.036]on our 2016 team from Omaha, Nebraska.
[00:11:46.906]And we were getting ready to play Stanford
[00:11:48.674]for the national championship,
[00:11:50.910]and we were underdogs.
[00:11:52.445]And the night before, we showed them the movie "Miracle on Ice"
[00:11:55.414]about the 1980 hockey team.
[00:11:57.049]'Cause we were underdogs,
[00:11:58.050]I knew we were gonna have to have that mindset.
[00:12:00.786]So that team beat the Russians who had never lost.
[00:12:04.757]So we showed it to them and at 2:14 in the morning
[00:12:06.892]I get a text from her.
[00:12:08.227]It says, "Coach, dream big, dream like a champion."
[00:12:11.997]Not only did she send that text to me,
[00:12:13.666]she sent it to the entire team.
[00:12:15.367]And at that moment I knew we were gonna win
[00:12:17.736]because if she had that much confidence
[00:12:19.772]that she could send out that text,
[00:12:22.374]I knew our team was gonna be in a great place.
[00:12:24.276]We went on the next day to beat Stanford in four
[00:12:26.412]for the national championship.
[00:12:28.481]Dream big, dream like a champion.
[00:12:31.050]Every day, there's three questions I ask myself.
[00:12:33.886]The first one is, who needs me today?
[00:12:37.456]Every day I wake up, somebody's gonna need me.
[00:12:39.425]I gotta figure out who that person is
[00:12:41.060]and take care of them.
[00:12:41.961]It could be in my family, it could be our team.
[00:12:44.296]Somebody needs me every day.
[00:12:46.565]The second question I ask myself,
[00:12:48.200]if they were hiring a volleyball coach at Nebraska today,
[00:12:51.437]would I be doing a good enough job
[00:12:52.872]that they would want to hire me?
[00:12:54.874]I gotta do that every day
[00:12:56.909]so I know that I'm getting it done
[00:12:58.878]and they still want me to be the coach at Nebraska.
[00:13:01.080]And the third question I ask myself every day is this,
[00:13:05.017]would I want to be coached by me?
[00:13:07.520]And there's some days I don't do a good enough job.
[00:13:09.822]I know my players leave
[00:13:11.390]and they don't want to come back.
[00:13:13.592]So, my goal each day,
[00:13:14.827]am I doing a good enough job coaching my team
[00:13:16.962]and working with my staff
[00:13:18.531]that they want to come back and be coached the next day?
[00:13:21.901]I think those three questions are really great questions
[00:13:24.103]to ask yourself every day,
[00:13:25.304]whatever field you're gonna go into.
[00:13:28.474]And the other thing you're gonna have to figure out is
[00:13:30.075]what is your why?
[00:13:31.310]Ask yourself what is your why?
[00:13:32.912]What is gonna inspire you to be great,
[00:13:35.080]to go do great things
[00:13:36.215]and to get up every day and get after it?
[00:13:38.884]And I want to tell you a story
[00:13:41.120]that kind of illustrates the importance of somebody's why.
[00:13:44.256]In 2008 we were playing in the regional finals
[00:13:47.626]at Washington.
[00:13:48.494]They were seated number one.
[00:13:51.463]We lose the first two games.
[00:13:52.998]We come back and win games three and four.
[00:13:54.867]We're down nine three in the fifth, it's over.
[00:13:58.304]Washington's gonna win and go to the final four.
[00:14:01.006]Jordan Larson, after our final timeout, takes over the match.
[00:14:04.310]You can YouTube this and watch the comeback.
[00:14:06.545]We come back and win 15, 13 in the fifth.
[00:14:09.215]Jordan wills her team back.
[00:14:10.883]It was one of the most incredible things I've ever seen.
[00:14:14.019]And then it hit me,
[00:14:16.222]what allowed her to be able to do that?
[00:14:18.123]And it was about her why.
[00:14:19.792]This would have been her senior match,
[00:14:21.660]her last match in a Nebraska uniform.
[00:14:24.029]Her mom was in the hotel
[00:14:26.065]and was too weak and sick from her cancer treatments
[00:14:28.867]to be able to make it to the match.
[00:14:31.470]Jordan was not gonna let her mom miss her final match
[00:14:33.839]of her career at Nebraska.
[00:14:35.808]And because we came back and won,
[00:14:37.409]her mom got to come back
[00:14:38.811]and see her finish out her career
[00:14:40.112]in the final four in Omaha.
[00:14:42.014]That's when I learned the importance of somebody's why,
[00:14:44.950]and how powerful that can be.
[00:14:47.152]When you leave today and you flip over your thing
[00:14:50.356]and you celebrate with your family,
[00:14:52.524]there's three bones you need to make sure
[00:14:54.093]that you've developed and take with you.
[00:14:55.961]The first one is a backbone.
[00:14:57.896]Your backbone needs to be strong.
[00:14:59.431]You need to be able to stand up to challenges.
[00:15:00.933]You need to be able to say no.
[00:15:02.434]You need to know what you're about and who you are.
[00:15:05.037]The second bone is a wishbone.
[00:15:06.405]You need to dream big.
[00:15:07.606]I just talked about Jordan in eighth grade.
[00:15:09.608]She's from Hooper, Nebraska, one stoplight town.
[00:15:12.611]She told me she was gonna win a national championship
[00:15:14.813]and be an Olympian.
[00:15:15.981]She's accomplished all that.
[00:15:17.983]She taught me, every person in this state
[00:15:20.552]and graduates in Nebraska, can dream big.
[00:15:23.489]Set your goals high.
[00:15:25.190]And the third bone is a funny bone,
[00:15:26.692]because whatever you do should be fun,
[00:15:28.994]you should have passion,
[00:15:30.129]and you should be excited
[00:15:31.297]about whatever you're doing each day.
[00:15:33.165]So make sure you have those three bones
[00:15:34.767]when you leave today.
[00:15:36.335]And finally, it's an honor and a privilege
[00:15:39.004]to be with you today.
[00:15:40.606]Go Big Red.
[00:15:41.507]And remember this, it's a great day to be a Husker.
[00:15:45.210](bright upbeat music)
[00:15:48.447]SCOTT FROST: Hello everyone.
[00:15:49.281]As a proud alumnus of the University of Nebraska,
[00:15:51.483]I'd like to congratulate all of you
[00:15:52.918]on earning a degree from our wonderful institution.
[00:15:55.988]Good luck to everybody in the future
[00:15:57.456]and Go Big Red.
[00:15:59.358]ANGELA MERCURIO: I want to wish you congratulations
[00:16:00.726]on this amazing accomplishment.
[00:16:02.428]You should be very proud of yourselves right now.
[00:16:04.363]I wish you all the best in your future endeavors.
[00:16:06.465]Go Big Red.
[00:16:07.800]ERIC CROUCH: Hi one, Eric Crouch here.
[00:16:09.335]First of all, congratulations.
[00:16:11.670]A long journey that's well deserved.
[00:16:14.740]I wish you all the very best in your future endeavors
[00:16:17.676]and Go Big Red.
[00:16:19.445]JORDAN LARSON: Hey guys, Jordan Larson here.
[00:16:20.713]I just wanted to say congratulations.
[00:16:23.215]I know this situation isn't the most ideal,
[00:16:25.250]but you guys did it
[00:16:26.819]and wishing you all the best
[00:16:28.620]and success in the years to come.
[00:16:31.123]NDAMUKOING SUH: Class of 2020, congratulations on graduating.
[00:16:34.827]Enjoy these moments.
[00:16:36.295]Have fun with it.
[00:16:37.496]But prepare for the next endeavors in life.
[00:16:39.698]Go Big Red.
[00:16:40.999]ANTON STEPHENSON: Hello fellow Huskers.
[00:16:42.434]I would like to send my dearest congratulations
[00:16:44.269]to you all for becoming Husker graduates.
[00:16:46.705]Though we cannot be together
[00:16:47.573]to celebrate your successes in person.
[00:16:49.575]I hope you all can take a moment to appreciate
[00:16:51.210]the monumental accomplishments you all have made
[00:16:53.846]and how it's prepared you for the next step in your journey.
[00:16:55.781]Be proud and welcome to the family of Husker alumni.
[00:16:59.251]TOM OSBORNE: Well, congratulations to all of you graduating seniors.
[00:17:02.087]I know this is a little bit of
[00:17:04.056]an interrupted process for you,
[00:17:06.625]but this is the end of a very significant journey.
[00:17:09.561]So, congratulations on your accomplishment.
[00:17:11.997]It's a big deal
[00:17:13.866]and we want to make sure that going forward,
[00:17:16.735]you guys have a great experience
[00:17:18.303]and the rest of your lifetime
[00:17:20.272]and you're proud of your experience
[00:17:21.507]that you had here at the University of Nebraska.
[00:17:23.575]Congratulations.
[00:17:26.412]RONNIE GREEN: I often reflect on the outright grit
[00:17:28.447]that our founders had to have
[00:17:29.882]to establish this great university in 1869.
[00:17:34.353]The first chancellor, Allen Benton,
[00:17:36.622]planned the original four block City Campus
[00:17:39.458]and purchased this land now known as East Campus.
[00:17:43.262]How lucky we are that Nebraska's flagship
[00:17:46.098]land grant university has helped generations experience
[00:17:49.334]the transformative power of higher education.
[00:17:52.571]There are a lot of people here
[00:17:54.173]who continue to build on a bold vision started in 1869.
[00:17:58.710](lively music)
[00:18:01.146]KATHERINE ANKERSON: Congratulations from the College of Architecture
[00:18:03.649]on achieving this milestone in your life.
[00:18:06.885]There has never been a more important time
[00:18:08.720]to use your education to affect a positive world.
[00:18:11.623]So, Go Big Red, Go Big Grad.
[00:18:15.794]JOHN BARTLE: I want to congratulate our students graduating
[00:18:18.096]with a bachelor of science degree
[00:18:19.698]in criminology and criminal justice.
[00:18:22.468]I urge you to use what you've learned
[00:18:24.870]to make our communities safer and more just.
[00:18:28.440]MARK BUTTON: Congratulations to you on this wonderful achievement.
[00:18:31.477]This is a special moment
[00:18:32.811]and we applaud all the hard work
[00:18:34.313]that you've done to get here.
[00:18:35.981]On behalf of everyone in the College of Arts and Sciences,
[00:18:38.517]we wish you every continued success.
[00:18:40.586]Go Big Grad.
[00:18:42.221](lively music)
[00:18:45.023]TIM CARR: In our grit, our glory. Snow Big Red.
[00:18:51.463]KATHY FARRELL: Congratulations graduates.
[00:18:53.098]We are proud of you
[00:18:54.199]and look forward to the many ways you will lead
[00:18:56.668]the future of business.
[00:18:58.904]AMY GOODBURN: Congratulations 2020 Husker graduates.
[00:19:01.740]I know you probably didn't expect
[00:19:03.208]this semester you've experienced.
[00:19:05.043]But you've demonstrated great resilience
[00:19:06.879]and finishing strong.
[00:19:08.347]Good luck and Go Big Red.
[00:19:10.782]TIFFANY HENG-MOSS: CASNR graduates, you did it.
[00:19:12.985]Congratulations on reaching this important milestone.
[00:19:16.288]Go Big Red and welcome to the CASNR alumni.
[00:19:19.892]SHERRI JONES: Congratulations graduates,
[00:19:21.693]you're off to great things.
[00:19:23.161]Go Big Grads and Go Big Red.
[00:19:25.797]CAPT. MARK LAKAMP: Good morning to all our graduates,
[00:19:27.733]both our veterans as well as our ROTC graduates
[00:19:32.104]and all our graduates in general.
[00:19:33.205]Congratulations on this momentous occasion.
[00:19:35.674]Go Big Red and Go Big Grad.
[00:19:38.443]RICHARD MOBERLY: Hey Huskers, go be great leaders.
[00:19:40.412]I can't wait to see what you're gonna do.
[00:19:43.248]CHARLES O'CONNOR: From all of us
[00:19:44.182]in the Hixson Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts,
[00:19:46.385]and to all of our graduates of 2020,
[00:19:49.187]Go Big Red and Go Big Grad. Congratulations.
[00:19:53.625]LANCE PEREZ: On behalf of all of the College of Engineering
[00:19:55.594]faculty and staff, congratulations.
[00:19:58.430]Now go do big things.
[00:20:01.033]AMY STRUTHERS: From all the staff and faculty
[00:20:02.568]at the College of Journalism and Mass Communications,
[00:20:05.103]congratulations to our 2020 May grads.
[00:20:07.806]Go Big Grad.
[00:20:09.975]LT. COL. C. J. ZAWORSKI: Want to take this opportunity to congratulate all of you
[00:20:12.945]on your graduation, especially our veterans, cadets,
[00:20:15.714]and midshipmen in the crowd today.
[00:20:18.216]This is a tremendous accomplishment
[00:20:19.751]and we wish all of you the best of luck.
[00:20:22.354]Go Big Red.
[00:20:26.925]RONNIE GREEN: At Nebraska, we're proud to have students
[00:20:29.161]from every state in the country
[00:20:30.762]and more than a hundred countries around the world.
[00:20:33.932]Our international students bring to campus
[00:20:36.068]an amazing richness of experiences and culture.
[00:20:39.438]In fact, American students often tell me
[00:20:42.040]how their world has expanded thanks to friendships
[00:20:45.143]with our students from abroad.
[00:20:47.245]Members of our global community
[00:20:48.847]want to extend a special greeting to our graduates.
[00:20:52.351]JOSH DAVIS: To all of our international students,
[00:20:54.686]we're so glad that you chose
[00:20:55.921]to make Nebraska your second home.
[00:20:58.290]Your presence has truly enriched our campus.
[00:21:01.226]And we're so proud that you will forever
[00:21:02.861]be a part of the global Husker community.
[00:21:06.431](speaking in Kinyarwanda language)
[00:21:10.602]ZILFA IRAKOZE: Hello Huskers.
[00:21:11.970]What an amazing four years together.
[00:21:14.339](speaking in Arabic language)
[00:21:15.641]MOHAMMED AL LAWATI: Congratulations Husker graduates
[00:21:17.909]and Go Big Red.
[00:21:19.945](speaking in Mandarin Chinese and Malay language)
[00:21:23.915]CHIN MAY TEOH: Thank you UNL, I love you.
[00:21:29.488]GREEN: These columns originally stood
[00:21:31.523]at Omaha's Burlington railway station.
[00:21:34.393]During the remodeling,
[00:21:35.627]they were shipped to this very spot on our campus in 1930.
[00:21:40.198]They frame the original campus gates,
[00:21:42.834]which were part of an iron fence
[00:21:44.436]that surrounded the entire City Campus until 1925.
[00:21:48.974]Through these old Gates
[00:21:50.142]have past generations of Husker alumni.
[00:21:53.278]Let's hear from a few now.
[00:21:57.249]BARBARA HENDRICKS: Congratulations to the class of 2020.
[00:22:01.086]I wish you a successful and fulfilled life
[00:22:05.390]in spite of the uncertain times in which we live.
[00:22:09.127]JOANN MARTIN: To each of you graduates, savor the moment.
[00:22:12.197]Congratulations, your future is bright.
[00:22:15.801]Go for it.
[00:22:17.402]DAVID GRAFF: Congratulations graduates. Go Big Red.
[00:22:20.205]ERLEEN HATFIELD: And I am challenging you
[00:22:21.873]to be a leader, innovator, and risk taker.
[00:22:24.342]To make a positive impact on the world.
[00:22:26.478]Your aspirations will evolve and that's okay.
[00:22:29.047]You have the education to make a difference.
[00:22:31.817]DEEPAK KESHWANI: Congratulations and welcome
[00:22:33.218]to a global community of Nebraska alumni
[00:22:35.087]making a difference in our world.
[00:22:36.788]PAULA LAVIGNE: Just because you won't be walking
[00:22:38.023]across the stage this spring
[00:22:39.391]doesn't mean you can't march out
[00:22:41.059]and take on the world.
[00:22:42.627]How you handle adversity says so much more about you
[00:22:45.263]than any ceremony or celebration.
[00:22:47.966]And if that isn't enough to put this all into perspective,
[00:22:50.936]just remember that this also means
[00:22:52.370]that you get all of the cake to yourself.
[00:22:57.542]GREEN: Nothing pleases me more
[00:22:59.077]than watching as our alumni leverage their education
[00:23:02.481]to find success and impact in life.
[00:23:06.084]And now you're joining that proud family.
[00:23:08.787]Here with a special welcome is Shelley Zaborowski,
[00:23:11.857]executive director of the Nebraska Alumni Association.
[00:23:16.061]SHELLEY ZABOROWSKI: Congratulations graduates.
[00:23:17.696]It is my pleasure to welcome you
[00:23:19.431]to the Nebraska alumni family.
[00:23:21.900]Your college days have come to an unexpected end.
[00:23:24.636]But you're joining a supportive community
[00:23:26.571]of nearly 200,000 alumni living all around the world
[00:23:29.875]who are proud of all you have accomplished.
[00:23:32.210]For the rest of your lives,
[00:23:33.411]you are Nebraska alumni
[00:23:34.913]and I encourage you to stay connected and engaged
[00:23:37.282]with the university as you go forth.
[00:23:39.785]The path for your Nebraska experience
[00:23:41.720]was paved by those who came before you.
[00:23:44.489]It now becomes your privilege
[00:23:46.158]to pay it forward to the next generation of Huskers
[00:23:48.760]through your gifts, not just of treasure,
[00:23:51.163]but of time, talents, and experience.
[00:23:54.466]As a way to say welcome,
[00:23:55.634]I'm proud to offer each member
[00:23:57.269]of the May graduating class of 2020
[00:23:59.838]a complimentary one-year membership
[00:24:01.640]in the Nebraska Alumni Association.
[00:24:04.042]You can claim your membership online at this website.
[00:24:06.845]Then as an alumni association member,
[00:24:09.481]you'll see the many ways
[00:24:10.482]you can stay connected to the university
[00:24:12.284]and to other Huskers.
[00:24:13.885]You have much to offer our alma mater
[00:24:15.987]and your continued involvement
[00:24:17.289]is critical to Nebraska's success.
[00:24:19.858]Once again, congratulations.
[00:24:21.927]Welcome to the alumni family.
[00:24:23.628](soft bright music)
[00:24:26.798]GREEN: We've reached the finale of today's virtual celebration.
[00:24:30.502]If you have your cap nearby,
[00:24:32.337]now's the time to get it ready.
[00:24:34.840]As I put on my academic regalia,
[00:24:37.142]let me tell you a little bit about it.
[00:24:39.611]Academic costumes date back to the 12th and 13th centuries.
[00:24:44.015]The ordinary dress of both students and teachers
[00:24:46.885]was the dress of a cleric.
[00:24:48.954]In the modern era, gowns have symbolic meanings
[00:24:52.057]tied to sleeve length, stoles, hoods, and colors.
[00:24:55.994]Our ceremonies culminate
[00:24:57.696]with the turning of the tassel on your cap.
[00:25:00.565]The tassel before graduation is on your right,
[00:25:03.835]symbolizing your times as a student here at the university.
[00:25:07.973]When moved to the left,
[00:25:09.608]you're identified now as a University of Nebraska graduate.
[00:25:14.779]It's now my honor to confer your degree.
[00:25:18.884]By authority of the State of Nebraska,
[00:25:21.386]vested in the university of Nebraska's Board of Regents
[00:25:24.990]and upon recommendation from the faculty,
[00:25:27.893]I am pleased to confer upon each of you
[00:25:31.096]a degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln
[00:25:34.266]according to your particular curriculum and course of study
[00:25:37.802]with all of the associated honors, privileges,
[00:25:41.473]and responsibilities.
[00:25:43.642]Now to make official your status as Husker graduates,
[00:25:48.380]I've asked an old friend to help us out.
[00:25:51.917]On my direction, I'll ask you to move your tassel
[00:25:55.420]from right to left.
[00:25:58.556]Class of 2020, please turn your tassel.
[00:26:03.828](Husker fight song)
[00:26:08.033]And with that, you are a Nebraska graduate.
[00:26:11.870]I can't wait to see you back on our campus
[00:26:14.205]to participate in a future commencement ceremony
[00:26:17.242]or just to visit your alma mater.
[00:26:19.911]Although everything's disrupted,
[00:26:21.980]we're glad there's one thing they can't cancel,
[00:26:25.317]your bright future and impact on the world.
[00:26:28.920]On behalf of the entire Husker community,
[00:26:31.756]congratulations graduates of the class of 2020.
[00:26:35.527]Stay safe, be strong.
[00:26:37.996]And as always, Go Big Red.
[00:26:41.333](Husker fight song)

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