SEAS 2010 Commences
Hans Hyttinen gives you the highlights of the SEAS ’10 Class Day.
This year’s SEAS Class Day was marked, as is the norm, by a number of speeches, both funny and inspiring.
Seth Davidovits and Rodney Chang delivered the valedictory and salutatory addresses, respectively. Met with general approval, their speeches were interesting and humorous—especially Seth’s, as he mentioned feeling sorry for the Class of 2013 since the world would end before their Commencement, or at least according to the Discovery and History channels.
Paul Brandt-Rauf, Columbia professor and holder of six (!) Columbia degrees, gave the Class Day Address. Surely aided by his extensive Columbia graduation experience, Brandt-Rauf’s speech, though a tad long, appeared well received. Evidently aware of his audience’s decreased attention span, he admitted, “I can drone on endlessly and say things that nobody will ever recall.”
ESC 2010 President Heather Lee, recipient of her first Columbia degree, also made a fine speech. Most notably, she gave her heartfelt thanks to the parents and professors who had helped SEAS 2010 achieve their goals, especially honoring the professors: “…and thank you for the problem sets, helping keep the ‘C’ in ‘SEAS.’”
The Clefhangers, a student a cappella group, closed the ceremonies with “Stand, Columbia” and “Roar, Lion, Roar.” SEAS 2010, Columbia salutes you!
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- Kevin Shollenberger, Dean of Student Affairs
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- Rodney Chang, Salutatorian
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- Feniosky Peña-Mora, SEAS Dean
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- Lee Bollinger, University President
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- Elizabeth John and Shang-pin Kwei, Senior Fund Co-Chairs
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- Whitney Green, Kandel Medal (et al.) winner
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- Seth Davidovits, Valedictorian
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- Paul Brandt-Rauf, Keynote Speaker
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- Heather Lee, ESC 2010 President
Tags: class day, endings, graduation, seas
17 May 2010 @ 10:27 AM · 9 comments
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hey bwog,
what’s the protest going on outside the gates right now? it’s a bunch of men in construction gear shouting, right in the middle of cc class day
I know you’re probably running on a decreased staff but do you have any idea what they’re protesting on broadway right now?
SEAS 2010!!!
2010!!!!!!!!!
WOOOOO SEAS 2010!!! WE DID IT!!!
YAY
also the post didn’t note that SEAS senior fund set a record with $15,726 in donations
oh wow, thats beyond impressive. what a steep, steep challenge for 2011!
seas 2010 – you were an awesome class, glad i got to meet a lot of you!!! come back, and visit please :)
cc raised $18,626. considering there are 1/3rd the amount of people in seas, that’s quite a feat. so what happens with all this money?
“ESC 2010 President Heather Lee, recipient of her first Columbia degree”
you make it sound like she’s going to get more than one. hell she barely got one.