Dr. Massey, who delivered the commencement address, cited individuals like Rosa Parks and Vaclav Havel in emphasizing the importance of ethical leadership.
A good commencement speech gets graduates motivated about their futures; a great commencement speech gets cited as a source of inspiration for years after and resonates with more than just college students.
By the time she delivered her commencement address at Wellesley in 1969, she was citing her generation's "indispensable task of criticizing and constructive protest".
Sounding on occasion much like a commencement speaker, he urged students to take their jobs seriously and, citing his charitable foundation, to give back to their communities.
A week before she was to speak at the Smith College commencement, Christine Lagarde, chief of the International Monetary Fund, has withdrawn from the event, citing protests against her and the fund, the college said Monday.
And in delivering the commencement address, the university's provost quoted O'Neal's words along with those of the great poets, citing his remarks earlier this week that he could now do anything because "I am an educated man".
"Before the commencement of this UNICEF-supported programme, the education system in Benin was in a poor state," says Bertin Danvide, Chief of UNICEF's office in Parakou, citing low enrolment, high drop-out rates and fewer girls than boys being sent to school.
Infant hunger or readiness cues were also frequently cited as a reason for commencement of CFs prior to six months.
4 Citation, commencement and extent (1) This Measure may be cited as the Bishops and Priests (Consecration and 20 Ordination of Women) Measure 20.
