Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Commencement speaker Mark Emmert wishes graduates well
It was a "day of great significance" for the 981 graduates of Monmouth University on Wednesday afternoon. Those were the words used by Monmouth University Board of Trustees Chairman Robert Sculthorpe as he addressed the crowd of graduates, parents and teachers who filled the PNC Bank Arts Center. "Remember you are Hawks, and Hawks spread their wings and soar," Sculthorpe said. "You are the reason we do what we do." This year's commencement speaker was NCAA President Mark Emmert, who said he was happy because he "got to be a member of the class of 2012." Emmert spoke of the importance of sports in students lives and said student athletes actually have higher graduation rates than those who are not student athletes. "Sports provide us with …
Ceremony will be held at PNC Bank Arts Center
Members of the Monmouth University Class of 2012 will be ending their college careers today and beginning the next chapters of their lives. The university's graduation will be held at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel this afternoon at 1:30 p.m. NCAA President, Dr. Mark A. Emmert, will be this year's commencement speaker and will address graduates during this year's ceremony. Emmert will also receive an honorary degree from the university. Joan Rechnitz, co-founder of the Two River Theater Company and 1984 Monmouth University graduate, will also receive an honorary degree during the ceremony. This year's ceremony will also mark one of the last for Monmouth University President Paul G. Gaffney II. Gaffney announced earlier this year …
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
NCAA President, Dr. Mark A. Emmert will speak during May 16 graduation ceremony
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Wednesday, May 9, 2012
NCAA President, Dr. Mark A. Emmert, will address Monmouth University graduates at the University’s 80th commencement ceremony and receive an honorary degree on Wednesday, May 16, at 1:30 p.m. at PNC Bank Arts Center. Joan Rechnitz ’84, co-founder of the Two River Theater Company, will also receive an honorary degree during the ceremony. Dr. Mark A. Emmert became the fifth president of the NCAA in October 2010. Prior to assuming his current role, Emmert had been president at his alma mater, University of Washington, since 2004 where he led the university to its standing as second among all public and private institutions in research funding with $1 billion in grants and contracts per year. Before returning to his alma mater, Emmert was …
Thursday, May 19, 2011
University holds ceremony at PNC Bank Arts Center
Monmouth University graduates had a day to remember as they participated in the university's 78th commencement ceremony at PNC Bank Arts Center on Wednesday. The roof of the center guarded the almost 900 graduates from the torrential downpour outside as they prepared to receive their degrees and move on to the next stage of their lives. Another person who received a degree was NASA Administrator Charles F. Bolden Jr. who delivered the commencement address to the graduates and was given an honorary degree. Bolden is a former astronaut, as well as a retired U.S. Marine Corps major general. In 2009, he was nominated by President Barack Obama to serve as the 12th administrator of NASA, becoming the first African-American to serve in the …
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Charles F. Bolden Jr., who has traveled into space four times and was elected to the Astronaut Hall of Fame, will give the 2011 Monmouth University commencement address May 18.
Now that Monmouth University’s 2010-11 year is coming to a close, many are now anticipating graduation, which will take place on May 18 at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel. One of the biggest questions people have about graduation is who will be giving the commencement address. It was recently announced that for the 2011 graduation, NASA Administrator and former astronaut Charles F. Bolden Jr. is the individual who will be giving the address. Bolden will not only give the commencement address during the school’s 78th graduation ceremony, but he will also be receiving an honorary degree during the event, which will kick off at 1:30 p.m. Bolden is a former astronaut, as well as a retired U.S. Marine Corps major general. In 2009, he was …
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Nicola James
11:34 am on Thursday, May 19, 2011
"Space is a harsh environment," he said. "Getting there is hard, and staying there is even harder." A fair analogy. But it's nice that there's also some positivity coming across too: "He instructed the graduates to "dream big" and do what they want to do after they graduate." Personally, I've had enough of the media telling us that the situation is hopeless. No-one's denying that the graduate … more ›