Samuel Baue's senior reflection at Celebration of Excellence 2018

Mike OConnor Author

05/14/2018 Added

85 Plays

Description

Samuel Baue's senior reflection at the College of Arts and Sciences Celebration of Excellence 2018. He majored in Communication Studies.

Searchable Transcript

Search:

[00:00:04.636]Administrators, faculty and students
[00:00:06.640]of the College of Arts and Sciences, good evening.
[00:00:10.002]My name is Samuel Baue. I'm a communications studies major
[00:00:13.368]psychology minor, and it's my pleasure
[00:00:16.328]to help celebrate the stellar achievements
[00:00:18.393]of the individuals that make up
[00:00:19.840]this fine college and university.
[00:00:22.269]I was born and raised in Columbus Nebraska
[00:00:25.528]a town with a population smaller
[00:00:27.029]than the enrollment at this university.
[00:00:29.299](audience laughing)
[00:00:30.668]After moving to Lincoln and being welcomed
[00:00:31.997]into this community, I'm continually amazed
[00:00:34.648]by the diversity, inclusivity,
[00:00:37.178]and passion that I experience on a daily basis.
[00:00:41.241]That's why after I graduate I'm staying in Lincoln
[00:00:44.389]to attend law school right here
[00:00:46.309]at the University of Nebraska College of Law.
[00:00:49.797](audience applauding)
[00:00:55.691]The University and College of Arts and Sciences
[00:00:58.772]have allowed me to conduct research
[00:01:00.136]that I truly care about, and have allowed me
[00:01:03.037]to be on groups and teams
[00:01:04.546]that compete at the highest level.
[00:01:07.147]Traveling the country advocating
[00:01:08.677]for solutions to problems that 20 years ago
[00:01:11.496]we had no idea even existed.
[00:01:14.648]If you attend this school, and can't find a group
[00:01:17.528]of light-minded individuals
[00:01:19.459]with the same passions as yourself,
[00:01:21.499]who care about you and want you to succeed,
[00:01:24.520]then you probably aren't looking very hard.
[00:01:26.795](audience chuckling)
[00:01:28.296]Social scientists like myself,
[00:01:29.755]and so many of you study society.
[00:01:33.274]We study social problems and social progress,
[00:01:37.040]human suffering and human triumphs.
[00:01:39.907]The social sciences teach theories and formulas
[00:01:43.401]but they also teach world views
[00:01:45.784]and perspectives, and the importance
[00:01:47.846]of empathizing with other human beings
[00:01:50.766]with thoughts and feelings and hopes and dreams
[00:01:53.793]that we can only begin to understand.
[00:01:57.246]So much has changed since I left home
[00:01:58.955]and began my higher education in 2015.
[00:02:02.027]We've seen apathy toward environmental destruction
[00:02:05.507]and disasters that threaten biodiversity and life
[00:02:08.835]for millions across the globe.
[00:02:10.987]We've seen frightening examples of social injustice
[00:02:13.945]and hatred taking innocent lives.
[00:02:18.125]The social problems our society faces
[00:02:20.325]are formidable, but they are not insurmountable.
[00:02:25.915]Over my time at this university
[00:02:26.976]we've also seen young people
[00:02:29.102]in the millions mobilize to protest gun violence,
[00:02:33.206]and the abuses of those in power.
[00:02:35.755]Just yesterday for the first time in history,
[00:02:39.035]the leader of North Korea stepped
[00:02:41.215]onto South Korean soil to discuss a possible end
[00:02:45.175]to decades long conflict and hostilities
[00:02:47.912]that just weeks ago threatened The United States
[00:02:51.355]and its allies with thermonuclear destruction.
[00:02:55.366]I know the people in this room will be
[00:02:57.455]at the forefront of confronting injustice
[00:02:59.886]and human suffering in all of its forms.
[00:03:03.314]Always be curious, always be compassionate,
[00:03:07.896]and never believe that you can't make a difference.
[00:03:11.712]Thank you.
[00:03:12.604](audience applauding)

The screen size you are trying to search captions on is too small!

You can always jump over to MediaHub and check it out there.

Tags:
Student
Communication Studies
Social Science
College of Arts and Sciences

Comments

0 Comments

Samuel Baue's senior reflection at Celebration of Excellence 2018

Description

Searchable Transcript

Comments icon comment

Related Channels

Comments