May 14,
2007
Commencement Weekend 2007
“Optimize and seize opportunity to do meaningful
work. . . . Count your blessings, count them again, and then use them
wisely,” said Shirley Ann Jackson during the College Commencement
ceremony on May 20. Jackson, the president of Rensselaer Polytechnic
Institute, delivered the commencement address and received an honorary
doctor of science degree.
View of Eastman quad from the Rush Rhees balcony.
Mick Zappia '07, who earned All-American honors in football this year, joins classmates during the recessional.
More than 5,000 guests filled the Eastman Quadrangle
for the event. The morning ceremony was for the 1,101 candidates for
bachelor’s and master’s degrees in the College. This year, the
University conferred a total of 2,402 degrees in all its divisions during
weekend ceremonies.
Multimedia coverage is available online, including
photos, video, and podcasts, at www.rochester.edu
/commencement/2007.
/commencement/2007.
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