Celebrating Honors Graduates - May 2020

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Recognizing the May 2020 Honors Graduates from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

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[00:00:02.210]Congratulations, honors graduates.
[00:00:05.060]My name is Dr. Patrice McMahon.
[00:00:07.380]I'm the director of the University Honors Program.
[00:00:10.660]Although we cannot be in person today,
[00:00:13.070]I want to offer you my heartfelt congratulations.
[00:00:17.500]On behalf of the Honors Program
[00:00:19.440]and all the staff and faculty
[00:00:21.420]who have worked so closely with you, I say, job well done.
[00:00:26.960]You should know that I also have a daughter
[00:00:29.440]who is graduating from university this year.
[00:00:32.090]And as a parent, I can tell you
[00:00:34.390]that I was really looking forward
[00:00:36.470]to watching her across the stage.
[00:00:38.970]Whether you realize this or not, this is something
[00:00:42.210]that most parents look forward to, and cherish.
[00:00:46.130]Although you will not have that opportunity today,
[00:00:50.700]do take some time to celebrate your many accomplishments,
[00:00:54.310]your hard work, and the family and friends
[00:00:57.150]who have helped you along the way.
[00:00:59.400]By distinguishing yourself in the Honors Program,
[00:01:02.410]you demonstrated that you are smart,
[00:01:05.280]you are hardworking, and you know how to persevere.
[00:01:09.670]And as we know from our recent challenges,
[00:01:12.400]and the surprises that have been pushed on us,
[00:01:15.280]hard work and perseverance matter a lot.
[00:01:19.150]For four years, you have taken the harder path.
[00:01:22.700]You have chosen classes
[00:01:24.590]that pushed you and stretched your abilities.
[00:01:28.480]I am confident in you and your abilities.
[00:01:31.610]And regardless of the challenges you will face,
[00:01:34.480]and there will be more, you will rise to the top
[00:01:37.920]and you will make yourself and others proud.
[00:01:41.200]But for today, try not to think about those challenges,
[00:01:44.740]or even what the future will bring, just enjoy today.
[00:01:48.970]I truly hope you're able to be with your family.
[00:01:52.150]Give them hugs and say thank you
[00:01:54.530]for helping you achieve this milestone.
[00:01:57.380]Reach out to your friends and tell them hello.
[00:02:00.160]And do take some time to pause
[00:02:02.820]and to celebrate what you have accomplished,
[00:02:05.450]and more importantly,
[00:02:06.680]to celebrate the person you have become.
[00:02:09.500]Congratulations to the Class of 2020.
[00:02:12.510]Be safe, be healthy, do good things, and keep in touch.
[00:02:17.270]Thank you.
[00:02:19.610]The faculty and staff
[00:02:20.940]of the University Honors Program
[00:02:23.070]extend our most heartfelt congratulations
[00:02:26.120]to the May 2020 honors graduates
[00:02:28.910]of the University of Nebraska Lincoln.
[00:02:32.140]Although we cannot be together to celebrate in person,
[00:02:35.090]we are delighted to see so many honors students graduating.
[00:02:39.770]We hope that you will bask in this accomplishment
[00:02:42.760]in spite of the distance between us
[00:02:45.150]and that you will join us
[00:02:46.310]for a future honors graduation celebration in person.
[00:02:50.980]We know the future seems a little uncertain right now,
[00:02:54.030]and that may 2020 graduates
[00:02:56.370]faced more obstacles than the average graduate.
[00:02:59.290]As you pursue employment, post-baccalaureate degrees
[00:03:02.970]and other opportunities.
[00:03:05.760]A graduating not just from the University of Nebraska,
[00:03:09.400]which is a notable feat in its own right,
[00:03:12.430]but also from the University Honors Program,
[00:03:16.000]each of you have demonstrated a level of commitment
[00:03:19.330]and dedication to going above and beyond
[00:03:22.080]that will serve you well in the future.
[00:03:24.740]Regardless of what challenges that future might hold.
[00:03:29.130]Individually, you can each claim numerous achievements,
[00:03:33.270]awards and successes,
[00:03:35.740]but combined, we are awed
[00:03:39.070]by what you as a class have accomplished.
[00:03:43.070]This class is comprised of 177 graduating seniors,
[00:03:49.247]the largest group to ever graduate
[00:03:51.540]from the University Honors Program in a single term.
[00:03:55.650]On Saturday, May 9th, you will earn 193 separate degrees,
[00:04:01.560]142 of those degrees, or a whopping 73%,
[00:04:07.630]will be earned with distinction,
[00:04:09.830]high distinction, or highest distinction.
[00:04:14.150]Your collective college GPA is 3.84, which you have earned
[00:04:19.690]while completing over 24,000 college credit hours,
[00:04:25.450]over 5,700 of which were honors hours.
[00:04:29.830]Among you and your peers, 33 of you are members
[00:04:34.180]of highly competitive senior honor societies,
[00:04:37.750]including Innocents, Mortar Board, and Omnicom Delta Kappa.
[00:04:43.020]16 of you have maintained a perfect 4.0 GPA
[00:04:47.120]throughout college.
[00:04:49.180]Three of you have been recognized
[00:04:51.280]as student luminaries on our campus,
[00:04:53.810]standing out among all students
[00:04:56.310]for exceptional leadership and extraordinary commitment
[00:05:00.010]to improving the campus and community
[00:05:03.000]while excelling in academic pursuits.
[00:05:06.510]Several of you have earned highly selective
[00:05:09.020]and prestigious national awards,
[00:05:11.720]all of which are chosen from among applicants
[00:05:14.760]from across the United States.
[00:05:17.630]These awards include three Fulbright awards
[00:05:21.800]to represent the United States
[00:05:23.850]in Spain and Bulgaria next year.
[00:05:27.200]Few Critical Language Scholarships
[00:05:29.590]to study Korean and Russian
[00:05:31.900]in South Korea and Georgia, respectively.
[00:05:35.810]Three Goldwater Scholarships,
[00:05:38.290]recognizing students who demonstrate intellectual curiosity
[00:05:42.000]and intensity and who possess the potential
[00:05:44.790]for significant contributions to mathematics or science.
[00:05:50.560]And one Truman Scholarship,
[00:05:53.520]only the 17th in the university's history.
[00:05:57.460]The Truman Scholarship
[00:05:58.640]is the most competitive American fellowship
[00:06:01.890]to support graduate study and leadership development.
[00:06:06.390]Collectively, you are the authors
[00:06:08.660]of 177 honors senior projects and theses
[00:06:14.050]on a wide variety of topics,
[00:06:16.500]ranging from treatments for children with autism,
[00:06:21.060]the ways that different family communication styles
[00:06:23.770]affect financial literacy,
[00:06:26.420]factors influencing the diets of sea otters,
[00:06:31.300]strategies to increase motivation to learn
[00:06:34.140]in mathematics classrooms.
[00:06:37.250]These accomplishments are just the tip of the iceberg.
[00:06:40.670]You all have earned countless honors, awards,
[00:06:43.900]and recognitions of which you should be proud.
[00:06:47.300]We are certainly proud of you.
[00:06:51.090]Let us turn our attention to your future.
[00:06:53.790]As a class, you have big plans.
[00:06:57.190]51% of you are headed to graduate or professional school,
[00:07:01.290]studying subjects ranging from medicine
[00:07:03.780]to percussion performance.
[00:07:05.770]From plant pathology to library science,
[00:07:08.720]from law to aeronautics, and from robotics to English.
[00:07:14.820]Graduate schools to which you have been admitted,
[00:07:17.570]include Stanford, Michigan, Georgia,
[00:07:21.260]UC Berkeley, Purdue, Arizona State, and Nebraska.
[00:07:25.740]Law schools to which you have been admitted
[00:07:28.130]include Harvard, Georgetown,
[00:07:30.600]Northwestern, Minnesota, and Nebraska.
[00:07:34.530]And healthcare fields in which you will begin training
[00:07:37.950]include traditional medicine, physician's assistant,
[00:07:41.530]physical therapy, chiropractic, dentistry,
[00:07:45.170]and clinical psychology.
[00:07:48.230]53% of you have a job lined up and waiting for you
[00:07:51.540]in your career field.
[00:07:54.090]And an additional 3%
[00:07:55.810]have work plans outside of your career field.
[00:07:59.260]You will begin your careers working for companies
[00:08:02.060]and agencies including Microsoft, US Bank,
[00:08:05.880]Mutual of Omaha, Emeritus, Facebook, Google,
[00:08:09.810]Deloitte, the US Park Service,
[00:08:12.750]Lincoln Public Schools, all state Garmin,
[00:08:15.740]Lincoln Financial Group,
[00:08:17.190]Ernst & Young and Omaha Performing Arts.
[00:08:21.610]10% of you have plans to volunteer, work, or travel abroad,
[00:08:26.410]as soon as that becomes possible.
[00:08:29.730]5% of you have committed to military service,
[00:08:33.380]religious service, or a civil service program,
[00:08:36.520]like Teach for America, or the Peace Corps
[00:08:39.350]for the next chapter in your story.
[00:08:42.400]Now, some of you are doing more than one of these things.
[00:08:45.820]We know because if you add up all of those percentages,
[00:08:49.080]you get 119%.
[00:08:52.660]But that's an apt figure.
[00:08:55.100]You've certainly given at least that much effort
[00:08:57.300]and dedication to your college years.
[00:09:00.710]We have no doubts that you will continue to be as incredible
[00:09:04.500]as accomplished, and as amazing
[00:09:06.850]in the next stage of your life.
[00:09:09.690]We are humbled to be given the opportunity
[00:09:11.820]to help you along the way,
[00:09:13.600]and we look forward to seeing what you do next.
[00:09:17.420]Graduates, we offer you our heartiest congratulations,
[00:09:20.860]and warmest wishes for future endeavors.
[00:09:23.870]We look forward to seeing you
[00:09:25.670]at a future in-person graduation celebration,
[00:09:29.010]or at some of our alumni events.
[00:09:31.480]Again, congratulations.
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