DESIGNERS.  WENDY IS A SUPPORTER
OF JEFFERSON STUDENTS.  WENDY 
CONTINUES TO BE A MENTOR AND 
HOST STUDENTS AS PART OF THE 
JEFFERSON EMERSION EXPERIENCE.  
SHE COORDINATES THE FASHION 
STUDENTS ON SPRING BREAK SHORT 
COURSE TRIP TO CHINA.  I HAVE 
BEEN TOLD THAT THIS IS VERY 
SPECIAL AND WENDY COULD NOT 
ATTEND HER OWN GRADUATION IN 
1983 BECAUSE SHE WAS ALREADY 
WORKING.  
THIS IS A TEST TO TJU'S VALUE 
PROPOSITION OF PROFESSIONAL 
EXCELLENT EDUCATION WITH AN 
AMAZING GRADUATE EMPLOYMENT RATE
OF OVER 95%.  WE ARE HONORED TO 
BRING WENDY BACK TO PARTICIPATE 
IN THIS GRADUATION.  
[APPLAUSE].
CONGRATULATIONS, CLASS OF 2019.
I HAVE BEEN TOLD I'M THE CLEAN 
UP BATTER.  SO I PROMISE I'M 
GOING TO MAKE IT FAST. 
I AM THRILLED TO JOIN YOU AS A 
FELLOW ALUM IN THIS MAGICAL DAY 
THAT YOU WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER.
THANK YOU, DR. BAKER FOR THAT 
INTRODUCTION. 
THANK YOU PRESIDENT KLASKO, AND 
CHAIRMAN CRANE AND PROVOST 
TYKORCINSKI.  WHEN I MISSED MY 
OWN GRADUATION A WHILE AGO, I 
NEVER IMAGINED THAT I WOULD BE 
SITTING ON STAGE WITH THE GREAT 
HONOR OF WELCOMING THE CLASS OF 
2019 JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY 
GRADUATES.  I ASK YOU ALL FOR A 
FAVOR.  
PLEASE TAKE A MOMENT AND LOOK TO
YOUR LEFT.  TO YOUR RIGHT.  YOUR
OTHER RIGHT.  OKAY. 
THESE ARE THE PEOPLE THAT ARE 
NOW AND FOREVER PART OF YOUR 
EXTENDED FAMILY.    I HAVE HAD 
THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH 
SOME OF YOU DURING YOUR TIME AT 
JEFFERSON AND I CAN ATTEST TO 
THE FACT THAT YOU ARE AMONG THE 
TOP TALENTS AND CREATIVES 
ENTERING OUR INDUSTRY TODAY.
KEEP IN TOUCH WITH EACH OTHER, 
KEEP IN TOUCH WITH US, JOIN THE 
ALUM ASSOCIATIONS, ATTEND 
EVENTS, TAKE ON INTERNS.  LOOK 
OUT FOR ONE ANOTHER.  WE ARE 
FOREVER FAMILY OF THE BEFORE I 
GO, 3 QUICK LIFE LESSONS I HAVE 
LEARNED DURING MY
JOURNEY - ONE, DON'T WORRY HOW 
LONG THE PATH IS FROM TODAY TO 
YOUR ULTIMATE GOAL.  NO ONE 
KNOWS THE TWISTS AND TURNS IT 
WILL TAKE.  JUST KNOW YOU WILL 
END UP WHERE YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO 
BE.  HAVE FAITH AND SAY YES TO 
ALL OPPORTUNITIES. 
EVEN IF THEY ARE NOT PERFECT.  
YOU WILL ALWAYS LEARN SOMETHING 
TO TAKE ON YOUR LIFE VENTURE.
TWO, BE DISRUPTIVE.   THE BIG 
WINNERS ARE THOSE THAT THINK 
DIFFERENTLY.  THE AMAZONS, THE 
UBERS, THE AIR B&BS.  WAKE UP 
EVERY MORNING AND ASK YOURSELF, 
HOW CAN I DO IT DIFFERENTLY 
TODAY.
THREE, AND MAYBE THE MOST 
IMPORTANT ONE - CHECK TWICE, 
PRESS SEND ONCE! 
CONGRATULATIONS AND ENJOY THE 
ROAD AHEAD.  
[APPLAUSE] 
THAT'S IT, I WOULD ASK OUR 
GUESTS TO REMAINED SEATED WHILE 
WE DO THE PROCESSIONAL.  
CONGRATULATIONS, EVERYONE.  
LET'S HAVE A GREAT DAY AND THANK
YOU, RAIN, FOR HOLDING UP!
PROCEEDINGS.  [APPLAUSE]
SHINING THROUGH. 
BUT I REALIZED THAT I HAD TO 
TALK TO YOU ABOUT DIFFERENCE 
BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN MY GREATEST 
TEACHER. 
DIFFERENCE AND I DID NOT START 
OUT AS FRIENDS. WE USED TO HATE 
EACH OTHER. I PRETENDED AS IF I 
DIDN'T SEE IT STANDING RIGHT 
NEXT TO ME. SO MUCH THAT IT 
BECAME THIS HUGE ELEPHANT IN THE
ROOM. YOU SEE, WHEN I LOST MY 
HEARING AT THE AGE OF TEN, MY 
GOAL BECAME TO APPEAR AS 
ﾓNORMALﾔ AS POSSIBLE. I GREW MY 
HAIR OUT SO THAT I COULD HIDE MY
HEARING AID. I WORKED 
RELENTLESSLY TO DEVELOP LIP 
READING SKILLS SO I DIDN'T HAVE 
TO ASK ﾓWHAT?ﾔ REPEATEDLY. I 
MIMICKED FACIAL EXPRESSIONS SO 
IT APPEARED AS IF I WAS 
FOLLOWING THE CONVERSATION. YOU 
WOULDN'T BELIEVE HOW EASY IT IS 
TO MAKE PEOPLE FEEL LISTENED TO 
JUST BY NODDING AND SMILING WITH
THEM. 
I QUICKLY LEARNED, THOUGH, THAT 
WHEN WE REJECT OUR DIFFERENCE, 
WHETHER IT'S IN OURSELVES OR 
ACCEPTING THE WAY OUR WORLD 
CONSTANTLY CHANGES, WE CREATE 
FRICTION. BY HIDING MY HEARING 
LOSS, I OFTEN FOUND MYSELF IN 
SITUATIONS WHERE, NOT COMPLETELY
UNDERSTANDING WHAT WAS SAID, I 
RESPONDED WITH COMMENTS THAT 
SEEMED COMPLETELY RANDOM, TO 
WHICH OTHERS OFTEN RESPONDED 
WITH - HUH? THINKING I WAS WEIRD
OR EVEN RUDE. IRONICALLY, WHILE 
TRYING SO HARD TO APPEAR NORMAL 
I JUST MADE MATTERS MUCH WORSE. 
YEARS LATER, ON A WHIM, I GOT A 
RED HEARING AID. I'M NOT SURE 
WHAT OVERTOOK ME, BUT IT WAS ONE
OF THE BEST DECISIONS I HAVE 
EVER MADE. YOU SEE, ALL OF A 
SUDDEN, MY HEARING LOSS BECAME 
COOL. PEOPLE STARTED SAYING 
THINGS LIKE, ﾓOH, I LOVE THE 
RED!ﾔ IF I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND 
SOMEONE, THEY NO LONGER LOOKED 
AT ME PUZZLED, BUT INSTEAD SAW 
THE AID AND HELPED ME - OFFERING
TO WRITE THINGS DOWN OR 
COMMUNICATE VISUALLY. AND 
SLOWLY, DIFFERENCE AND I BEGAN 
TO BE FRIENDS. I REALIZED THAT 
TO BE ACCEPTED I DIDN'T NEED TO 
BE THE SAME AS OTHERS BUT RATHER
I NEEDED TO CELEBRATE MY 
DIFFERENCES. 
HOW MANY OF YOU HAVE STRUGGLED 
TO FIT IN AT SOME POINT IN YOUR 
LIFE? FEELING EXCLUDED IS 
UNIVERSAL. IT IS SOMETHING THAT 
WE HAVE ALL EXPERIENCED WHETHER 
YOU WERE EXCLUDED BECAUSE YOU 
ARE FROM A DIFFERENT CULTURE, 
RACE, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, LEVEL 
OF ATHLETIC PROWESS, OR MAYBE 
YOU ARE JUST A SECRET FAN OF 
DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS.
THE FACT IS, WE ARE ALL 
DIFFERENT. HOWEVER, IN THIS 
DIFFERENCE LIES THE RICHEST 
LESSONS YOU WILL EVER FIND IN 
LIFE. IT IS WHERE YOU WILL FIND 
STRENGTH. IT IS WHERE YOU WILL 
FIND ACCEPTANCE. IT IS WHERE YOU
WILL FIND ANSWERS TO PREVIOUSLY 
UNSOLVABLE PROBLEMS. IT IS WHERE
YOU WILL FORM DEEP CONNECTIONS 
WITH OTHERS THAT WILL SUSTAIN 
YOUR HEART FOR DECADES. 
DIFFERENCE WILL TEACH YOU THE 
VALUE OF FAILURE. IT WILL MAKE 
YOU RESILIENT. IT IS THE KEY TO 
BEING ABLE TO LEAD. IT IS WHAT 
MAKES YOU ADAPTABLE TO THE 
CHALLENGES THAT LIFE INEVITABLY 
THROWS AT YOU BECAUSE, IF I HAVE
LEARNED ONE THING ABOUT LIFE, IT
IS THAT IT IS UNPREDICTABLE. AND
THE BEST WAY TO BE READY FOR 
THAT IS TO BE COMFORTABLE WITH 
CHANGE, WITH DIFFERENCE. 
THIS UNIVERSAL EXPERIENCE IS 
WHAT BOTH SEPARATES AND BINDS 
US. ﾓSAME, SAME, BUT DIFFERENT.ﾔ
AS HUMANS, IT IS IN OUR NATURE 
TO AVOID DIFFERENCE. THIS FEAR 
OF DIFFERENCE, ESPECIALLY WHEN 
WE COME ACROSS OUTSIDERS IS WHAT
ENABLED OUR ANCESTORS TO 
SURVIVE. IT HELPED US RECOGNIZE 
THREATS TO OUR ENVIRONMENT. 
INDEED, THIS FEAR SOMETIMES 
GIVES RISE TO OUR WORST 
INSTINCTS TO DESTROY THOSE WHO 
WE THINK ARE DIFFERENT. THIS IS 
WHY WE OFTEN FIGHT AGAINST 
EMBRACING DIFFERENCE. BUT 
IRONICALLY TO SURVIVE- NO 
THRIVE- IN TODAY'S WORLD, WE 
MUST CULTIVATE DIFFERENCE -BOTH 
IN OURSELVES AND IN OTHERS.
MY WORK IS ALL ABOUT BRIDGING 
GAPS - HUMAN TO HUMAN GAPS AND 
HUMAN TO TECHNOLOGY GAPS. I HAVE
FOUND THAT THE BIGGER THE GAP WE
BRIDGE, THE MORE REWARDING IT 
IS. THIS IS TRUE BOTH IN MY 
PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL LIFE.
RECENTLY, I MET SOMEONE WHO 
SPENT HER CAREER WORKING FOR 
CONSERVATIVE POLITICIANS. SHE IS
EXTREMELY SUCCESSFUL IN THIS 
FIELD - REACHING SOME OF THE 
HIGHEST POSITIONS THAT A WOMAN 
HAS ATTAINED IN A REPUBLICAN 
ADMINISTRATION. HER MENTOR, WHO 
SHE CONSIDERS A SECOND FATHER, 
IS ONE OF THE MOST POLARIZING 
MEMBERS OF CONGRESS TODAY. I, ON
THE OTHER HAND, AM A FIERCE 
LIBERAL. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I WAS 
WARY OF HER AT FIRST. 
AT ONE POINT, SHE SHARED WITH ME
HOW HER MENTOR WAS THE FIRST 
PERSON IN HER LIFE WHO PRACTICED
UNCONDITIONAL LOVE. WHILE HE 
PUSHED HER TO ACHIEVE, HE NEVER 
GOT UPSET WITH HER FOR MAKING 
MISTAKES. HE ONLY POINTED OUT 
THE LESSONS TO LEARN. THIS WAS 
COMPLETELY OPPOSITE OF HOW SHE 
WAS RAISED. SHE WAS USED TO 
HAVING TO BE PERFECT AND GETTING
YELLED AT IF SHE DEVIATED AT ALL
FROM THIS. THIS STORY NOT ONLY 
HUMANIZED HER MENTOR, BUT IT 
ALSO MADE ME CONNECT WITH HER. 
IT BRIDGED THE GAP THAT EXISTED 
BETWEEN US. WE FOUND THAT 
DESPITE OUR DIFFERENCES, WE 
SHARED A COMMON HUMAN 
EXPERIENCE. BRIDGING THOSE GAPS 
HAS GIVEN ME THE GIFT OF A 
STRONG, BRILLIANT MENTOR WHO HAS
TAUGHT ME SOME OF LIFE'S 
GREATEST LESSONS AND WHO HAS 
FOUGHT FOR ME TO SUCCEED. IT'S A
BEAUTIFUL THING WHEN TWO PEOPLE 
WHO WOULD TRADITIONALLY FIGHT 
EACH OTHER COME TOGETHER TO 
FIGHT FOR EACH OTHER. 
THIS ALSO HIGHLIGHTS THE ﾓDANGER
OF A SINGLE STORY,ﾔ AS 
CHIM-AMANDA ADICHIE STATES. 
EVERYONE HAS MULTIPLE STORIES. 
YET WE SO OFTEN ASSIGN A SINGLE 
ONE TO THE PEOPLE WE MEET. WHEN 
WE DO THIS, WE MISS THE 
HEMINGWAY'S, THE POE'S AND THE 
ROWLING'S OF THE WORLD. 
IF WE DON'T CONSTANTLY QUESTION 
THE STORY WE ARE SEEING, IT CAN 
COST US DEARLY. FOR YEARS, WE 
USED TO TEST CARS USING CRASH 
DUMMIES THAT WERE THE SIZE OF 
THE AVERAGE MALE. STATISTICS 
KEPT SHOWING THAT WOMEN AND 
CHILDREN WERE DYING, AT A MUCH 
HIGHER RATE THAN MEN. 
PEOPLE ASSUMED THIS WAS BECAUSE 
THEY WERE MORE FRAGILE. THIS 
CONTINUED FOR DECADES UNTIL 
SOMEONE RECOGNIZED THAT THEY 
WERE LOOKING AT CAR SAFETY FROM 
A SINGLE POINT OF VIEW - THE 
AVERAGE MALE. FINALLY, THEY 
BEGAN TESTING CARS WITH DUMMIES 
THE SIZES TYPICAL OF WOMEN AND 
CHILDREN AND THE STATISTICS 
EVENED OUT. JUST THINK OF HOW 
MANY LIVES WERE LOST BECAUSE WE 
LOOKED AT SAFETY FROM A SINGLE 
PERSPECTIVE, A SINGLE STORY. 
ﾓSAME, SAME, BUT DIFFERENT.ﾔ TO 
BE OPEN TO EMBRACING DIFFERENCE,
WE MUST ASK QUESTIONS. BUT WE 
ALSO MUST BE WILLING TO LISTEN 
AND RECOGNIZE OUR UNCONSCIOUS 
BIASES.
ROSELINDE TORRES, A RESPECTED 
WE INCLUDE PEOPLE FROM PARALLEL 
DISCIPLINES.  THOSE THAT ARE 
MOST EXCLUDED.  THE OUTLIERS, 
OFTEN PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES. 
WHY?  CONTRARY TO POPULAR 
BELIEF,
WE SOLVE FOR DIFFERENCE.
TAKE OUR SMART PHONES - ONE OF 
THE MOST GROUND BREAKING 
INNOVATIONS TODAY. NOW, IMAGINE 
THEM WITHOUT GESTURE 
RECOGNITION, WITHOUT THE SCREEN 
THAT ADAPTS TO DIFFERENT 
LIGHTING.  WITHOUT EMAIL, TEXT 
MESSAGES, WITHOUT THE TELEPHONE,
WITHOUT SIRI.  WHAT'S LEFT?  NOT
MUCH, RIGHT? 
THAT'S WHAT YOU GET WHEN YOU 
DESIGN FOR AVERAGE. EVERYTHING 
THAT WE JUST TOOK OUT, WAS 
DESIGNED BY SOLVING FOR 
DIFFERENCE - FOR DISABILITY. WHY
HASN'T SOCIETY RECOGNIZED THIS 
AMAZING POWER OF DESIGNING FOR 
DIFFERENCE YET? BECAUSE MANY OF 
US HAVE DIFFICULTY ABANDONING 
PAST NOTIONS AND LOOKING AT 
PEOPLE WITH DIFFERING ABILITIES,
IN A DIFFERENT BUT MUCH DESERVED
WAY AS ASSETS. 
EXPOSING
YOURSELF TO DIFFERENCE AND 
DEVIATING FROM THE TRADITIONAL 
PATH ALSO MAKES YOU VERSATILE. 
ADAPTABILITY IS GOING TO BE ONE 
OF THE MOST VALUABLE SKILLS FOR 
THE NEXT GENERATION. WHY? OUR 
WORLD IS CHANGING AT AN 
UNPRECEDENTED 
PACE AND YOU MUST BE ABLE TO 
ACCOMMODATE THAT CHANGE. 
FOR MY CLASSES AT THE UNIVERSITY
OF REAL LIFE, I LOADED UP ON 
COURSES IN DIFFERENCE BY 
TRAVELLING ALL OVER THE WORLD, 
STAYING FOR PERIODS IN AFRICA, 
HAITI, SOUTHEAST ASIA, AND THE 
GULF REGION. NOT TO SIGHTSEE. 
BUT TO TRULY IMMERSE MYSELF AND 
EXPERIENCE THE BEAUTY OF THEIR 
DIVERSE CULTURES. IN AFRICA, I 
LEARNED HOW SOME OF THE POOREST 
PEOPLE IN THE WORLD WERE ALSO 
SOME OF THE RICHEST. IN HAITI, I
EXPERIENCED WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO 
BE A RACIAL MINORITY AND HIGHLY 
DISCRIMINATED AGAINST. IN THE 
GULF, I SAW HOW A CULTURE COULD 
BE BOTH BEAUTIFUL AND 
OPPRESSIVE. AND IN SOUTHEAST 
ASIA, I MET PEOPLE WHO WERE 
FORCED INTO MARRIAGE UNDER THE 
KHMER REGIME BUT WHO STILL FOUND
LOVE DESPITE THIS. 
I ALSO CONSTANTLY REINVENTED 
MYSELF IN MY QUEST TO FIND WORK 
THAT I WAS TRULY PASSIONATE 
ABOUT. I HAVE BEEN A LAWYER, A 
FABRICATOR OF REPURPOSED HOME 
FURNISHINGS, A SOCCER COACH, AN 
ADVERTISING CREATIVE - ALL 
BEFORE BECOMING AN INCLUSIVE 
DESIGNER. WITH EACH OF THESE 
ROLES, I GOT A LITTLE CLOSER TO 
WHAT I WAS SEEKING AND ALONG THE
WAY, I LEARNED VALUABLE LESSONS 
THAT INFORM THE WORK THAT I DO 
TODAY. 
DON'T GET ANY ROMANTIC NOTIONS. 
THIS DIFFERENT PATH WAS NOT 
EASY. I FAILED A LOT ALONG THE 
WAY. THERE WERE MANY TIMES WHEN 
I WAS TEMPTED TO GIVE UP, WHEN I
REACHED POINTS WHERE I DIDN'T 
KNOW IF I WOULD MAKE RENT THE 
NEXT MONTH. IN DOING SOMETHING 
DIFFERENT, TAKING THAT DIFFERENT
PATH, YOU WILL FAIL. THIS IS 
PRECISELY BECAUSE IT IS A 
DIFFERENT PATH. BUT IT WILL ALSO
BUILD THE RESILIENCY THAT WILL 
HELP YOU BRILLIANTLY SUCCEED. IF
YOU DON'T FAIL IN YOUR LIFE, YOU
AREN'T DOING SOMETHING RIGHT. 
YOU AREN'T CHALLENGING YOURSELF.
YOU ARE SITTING ON YOUR 
POTENTIAL. AS PRODUCT DESIGNERS,
WE KNOW WE WILL FAIL. WE EVEN 
ENCOURAGE IT. BUT WE KNOW THAT 
WITH EACH FAILURE COMES A NEW 
DISCOVERY. AND WITH EACH NEW 
DISCOVERY, WE DEVELOP A RICHER 
PRODUCT. 
 YOU HAVE A BRIGHT NEW FUTURE 
AHEAD OF YOU.  I CAN'T WAIT TO 
HEAR ABOUT ALL THAT YOU WILL 
ACCOMPLISH AND THE WONDERFUL 
DIFFERENCES THAT YOU WILL ENRICH
OUR WORLD WITH.  AND REMEMBER, 
ALWAYS, SAME BUT DIFFERENT.  YOU
WILL MAKE THE DIFFERENCE IN YOUR
LIFE AND IN OTHERS.  
CONGRATULATIONS, CLASS OF 2019. 
[APPLAUSE]
>>  I WOULD LIKE
TO RECOGNIZE THIS YEAR'S
VALEDICTORIAN SONIA SAINI.  HER 
IMPRESSIVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS ARE 
IN THE PAMPHLET THAT YOU ALL 
HAVE GOTTEN.  THANK YOU.  AND
THEN I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE THIS
YEAR'S PROVOST
AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE AND STUDENT
SPEAKER, VANESSA FATH TO
COME TO THE STAGE.  [APPLAUSE]
. 
THANK YOU FOR THIS I'M CREDIBLE 
AWARD.  THANK YOU PRESIDENT 
KLASKO, PROVOST, THE WHOLE 
CHAIR, PR TEAM, FACULTY AND 
STAFF.  THANK YOU.  THANK YOU TO
OUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS WHO ARE 
HERE.  THANK YOU TO MY FAMILY, 
SISTERS, SHOUT OUT TO THE 
FASHION DESIGN DEPARTMENT.  ALL 
OF YOUR SUPPORT IN THIS AMAZING 
MOMENT IS TRULY UN-PARALLEL.  
ALL RIGHT, GRADUATES, LET'S DO 
THIS!
GOOD MORNING FELLOW GRADUATES OF
THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY. AS 
YOUR STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT, 
YOUR PEER, AND YOUR FRIEND, 
CONGRATULATIONS. WE DID IT. 
TODAY WE CELEBRATE ALL OF OUR 
TRIUMPHS AND EXPERIENCES THAT 
BROUGHT US TO THIS MOMENT.
IN OUR TIME HERE AS STUDENTS, WE
HAVE BEEN A PART OF ONE OF THE 
MOST INFLUENTIAL MERGES IN OUR 
NATION. SOME OF YOU STARTED AT 
JEFFERSON, MOST OF US AT 
PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY.  
[APPLAUSE]
AT FIRST, THIS MERGE SEEMED A 
BIT SURPRISING. A MEDICAL 
POWERHOUSE AND A REBELLIOUS, 
UNIQUE DESIGN SCHOOL COMING 
TOGETHER MAY HAVE SEEMED 
UNLIKELY - MAYBE EVEN AS 
UNLIKELY AS THE BIRDS WINNING 
THE SUPER BOWL.  
BUT WE ALL KNOW THAT WITH THE 
RIGHT PEOPLE, ENOUGH PASSION, 
AND THE GRIT OF PHILADELPHIA, 
ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE.  WE THE 
STUDENTS ARE THE FACE OF THIS 
UNPRECEDENTED UNION.  WE
WEATHERED THE CHANGE.  AND WE 
ARE STRONGER THAN IMAGINED. 
AS A RESULT OF THIS GROWTH, WE 
ARE REDEFINING WHAT IT MEANS TO 
BE JEFFERSON ALUM. AS WE ENTER 
OUR INDUSTRIES, WE WILL BE THE 
ONES USING OUR UNDERGRADUATE 
FOUNDATION TO CHANGE THE 
STANDARDS.
THERE ARE MANY REASONS WHY I CAN
PROUDLY STAND HERE TODAY, 
SPEAKING TO ALL OF YOU UNDER ONE
POWERFUL JEFFERSON NAME. AT THE 
CORE, THESE TWO INSTITUTIONS 
SHARED MANY SIMILAR BELIEFS. IN 
PRACTICE, BOTH JEFFERSON AND 
PHILAU STRONGLY IMPLEMENT THE 
DRIVE TO ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO 
CONSTANTLY PUSH BOUNDARIES AND 
EXPLORE NEW POTENTIALS. MORE 
SIMPLY, WE EMBODY CREATIVITY. 
AS A FASHION DESIGN STUDENT, I 
HEAR THIS WORD A LOT, AND I FEEL
IT GETS SIDED MOST OFTEN WITH 
THE ARTS. SO FOR MY PEERS IN 
MEDICINE AND HEALTH, THINK 
INNOVATIVE. AND FOR THOSE IN 
BUSINESS, UNCONVENTIONAL. NOVEL,
AVANTE-GARDE, UNPRECEDENTED, 
DIFFERENT, WEIRD. WHATEVER THE 
WORD IS FOR YOU, HOLD ON TO THAT
AND TAKE IT WITH YOU INTO YOUR 
FUTURE STUDIES AND WORK. OWN IT,
EMBODY IT, ENCOURAGE OTHERS WITH
IT, MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER 
PLACE WITH IT.
WORK HARD TO MAKE AN IMPACT WITH
YOUR CREATIVITY. 
BECAUSE CREATIVITY IS MORE THAN 
JUST AN ARTISTIC OUTLET. IT IS 
HOW WE THINK, ACT, AND INTERACT 
WITH ONE ANOTHER AND OUR 
ENVIRONMENT.  IT IS HOW WE 
CHALLENGE OURSELVES TO SEE THE 
WORLD THROUGH AN UNEXPECTED LENS
AND THROUGH THE EYES OF
THE PEOPLE AROUND US. 
IT IS BEING ABLE TO SEE BEYOND 
THE SIMPLE FACTS. FACTS CAN TELL
US WHAT HAS HAPPENED AND PROVE 
WHAT HAS BEEN DONE. CREATIVITY 
ALLOWS US TO TAKE THESES FACTS 
AND BLEND THEM WITH OUR IDEAS TO
ENGINEER NEW GROUNDS.  WE LEARN 
FROM THE 
PAST, USE OUR FACTS AND DESIGN A
FUTURE THAT WE CAN
AUTHENTICALLY EXIST WITHIN. 
WITH THE FOUNDATION THAT WE HAVE
BEEN GIVEN, WE ARE THE LEADERS 
OF INTERNATIONAL CREATIVE 
CHANGE. 
OUR CREATIVE CHANGE STARTS WITH 
OUR ABILITY TO SUPPORT ONE 
ANOTHER, CHALLENGE EACH OTHER, 
AND BUILD AN INCLUSIVE 
ENVIRONMENT FOR EVERYONE AROUND 
US. THIS IS OUR CORE. IT HAS 
INSPIRED COLLABORATIONS WITH OUR
PEERS - DESIGN, HEALTH, AND 
BUSINESS TOGETHER - THAT CREATED
NEVER BEFORE SEEN PRODUCTS. 
WHETHER WE WENT TO THEM OR THEY 
CAME TO US, INTERNATIONAL 
STUDIES HAVE BROADENED OUR 
CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING. WE HAVE 
TAKEN ACTION TO SHINE A LIGHT ON
THE IMPORTANCE OF INCLUSION ON 
OUR CAMPUS. AND ALL OF THIS HAS 
ALREADY PROVEN TO BE OF USE IN 
THE WORLD, AS HAS SHOWN WITH OUR
COLLABORATIONS WITH INDUSTRY 
CLIENTS AND COMPANIES. THIS 
SCHOOL HAS PROVIDED US PROGRAMS,
OUTLETS, RESOURCES, AND A STRONG
CORE, TO DO THESE OUTSTANDING 
THINGS.  BY PUSHING THE LIMITS, 
WE HAVE STARTED COMPANIES, WON 
NATIONAL COMPETITIONS AND SHOWN 
OUR WORK ON INTERNATIONAL 
PLATFORMS.  
TOGETHER, WE HAVE CREATED THE 
MOST INCREDIBLE RESULTS.
AT THIS INSTITUTION, WE HAVE 
BEEN NURTURED BY PROFESSORS, 
FACULTY, ADMINISTRATORS AND 
STAFF THAT HAVE TRULY CARED 
ABOUT OUR PERSONAL GROWTH AND 
POTENTIAL FOR INFINITE SUCCESS. 
THEY HAVE SUPPORTED OUR 
QUESTIONS, CHALLENGED US WITH 
MORE, AND CONTINUALLY PUSHED US 
TO KEEP THINKING. WE HAVE BEEN 
TAUGHT DIFFERENTLY THAN WE WOULD
AT ANY OTHER INSTITUTION AND 
BUILT RELATIONSHIPS THROUGH OUR 
INTIMATE CLASSES AND 
CONNECTIONS. THROUGH GREAT 
PEOPLE AND FORWARD THINKING, 
THIS CAMPUS HAS TRULY FOSTERED 
THE CHANGE MAKERS OF TOMORROW. 
WHILE WE STRIVE TO CHALLENGE AND
CHANGE THE WORLD, WE MUST STAY 
HUNGRY, BUT SINCERELY HUMBLE. 
THANK YOU TO THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE
SUPPORTED US THROUGH THIS 
JOURNEY, IN OUR PROFESSIONAL AND
PERSONAL LIVES. FELLOW 
GRADUATES, I ENCOURAGE YOU ALL 
TO GIVE PERSONAL THANK YOU'S TO 
ALL THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE MADE AND
IMPACT ON YOUR LIFE. GRATITUDE 
IS AS BEAUTIFUL TO THE RECEIVER 
AS IT IS THE GIVER. FUEL THESE 
RELATIONSHIPS, AS THEIR 
UNPARALLELED SUPPORT WILL 
CONTINUE TO BUILD US INTO THE 
PEOPLE WE STRIVE TO BE. 
OUR TIME HERE AT JEFFERSON HAS 
BEEN ONE CRAZY, INCREDIBLE RIDE.
 LET'S LET EVERYONE KNOW WHAT 
WE'RE MADE OF. CONTINUE TO SHOCK
THE WORLD, AND HAVE FUN DOING 
IT.
WE GOT THIS.  CONGRATULATIONS, 
AGAIN, TO THE CLASS OF
2019!
I AM SO HONORED TO SHARE THIS 
MOMENT WITH ALL OF YOU.  THANK 
YOU!
[APPLAUSE]
GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY.  I'M
BARBARA KLINKHAMMER, DEAN OF THE
SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE.  WILL 
THE GRADUATING STUDENTS OF 
JEFFERSON COLLEGE OF 
ARCHITECTURE AND THE BUILT 
ENVIRONMENT PLEASE STAND?  
PRESIDENT KLASKO, ON BEHALF OF 
THE FACULTY, I HAVE THE HONOR TO
PRESENT TO YOU THE CANDIDATES 
FOR THE DEGREES OF BACHELOR OF 
ARCHITECTURE, BACHELOR OF 
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE AND 
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE.  
>>  THANK YOU, DEAN KLINKHAMMER.
BY THE VIRTUE OF THE AUTHORITY 
VESTED IN ME BY THOMAS JEFFERSON
UNIVERSITY AND COMMONWEALTH OF 
PENNSYLVANIA, I CONFER UPON ALL 
OF YOU, THE DEGREE WHICH YOU 
HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED BY YOUR 
FACULTY WITH ALL OF THE RIGHTS, 
PRIVILEGES AND OBLIGATIONS TO 
WHICH ITS ENTITLED.  IN 
TESTIMONY TO THIS, YOU'LL 
RECEIVE A DIPLOMA SIGNED 
OFFICIALLY BEARING THE ZEAL OF 
THE UNIVERSITY.  
CONGRATULATIONS, GRADUATES.  
[APPLAUSE]. 
THE NAMES OF ALL GRADUATES ARE 
LISTED IN THE OFFICIAL 
COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM.  ONLY THE 
NAMES OF GRADUATES PRESENT AT 
THESE EXERCISES WILL BE 
ANNOUNCED.  THE FOLLOWING HAVE 
RECEIVED THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR 
OF ARCHITECTURE.  
[READING NAMES OF GRADUATES]
. 
THE FOLLOWING HAVE RECEIVED THE 
DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF LANDSCAPE 
ARCHITECTURE.  
[READING NAMES OF GRADUATES]. 
THE FOLLOWING HAVE RECEIVED THE 
DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN
ARCHITECTURE STUDIES.  
[READING NAMES OF GRADUATES]. 
THE FOLLOWING HAVE RECEIVED THE 
DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN
CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT.  
[READING NAMES OF GRADUATES]. 
THE FOLLOWING HAVE RECEIVED THE 
DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN
INTERIOR DESIGN.  
 [READING NAMES OF GRADUATES]. 
GOOD MORNING.  I AM MICHAEL 
DRYER, DEAN OF THE COLLEGE OF 
HEALTH PROFESSIONS.  WOULD THE 
CANDIDATES IN THE COLLEGE OF 
HEALTH PROFESSIONS PLEASE STAND?
[APPLAUSE]
. 
PRESIDENT KLASKO, ON BEHALF OF 
THE FACULTY AND THE COLLEGE OF 
HEALTH PROFESSIONS, I HAVE THE 
HONOR TO PRESENT TO YOU THE 
CANDIDATES OF THE DEGREES OF 
BACHELOR OF HEALTH SCIENCES, 
MEDICAL IMAGING AND RADIATION 
SCIENCES AND DEGREE OF BACHELOR 
OF SCIENCES IN MEDICAL 
LABORATORY SCIENCES IN 
BIOTECHNOLOGY.  
BY VIRTUE OF THE AUTHORITY 
VESTED IN ME BY THE BOARD OF 
TRUSTEES BY THOMAS JEFFERSON 
UNIVERSITY AND THE COMMONWEALTH 
OF PENNSYLVANIA, I CONFER UPON 
ALL OF YOU THE DEGREE TO WHICH 
YOU HAVE BEEN RECOMMENDED BY 
YOUR FACULTY, WITH ALL OF THE 
RIGHTS, PRIVILEGES AND 
OBLIGATIONS TO WHICH IT IS 
ENTITLED.  IN TESTIMONY OF THIS,
YOU WILL RECEIVE A DIPLOMA 
SIGNED OFFICIALLY AND BEARING
THE ZEAL OF THE UNIVERSITY.  
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL 
GRADUATES.  THE NAMES OF ALL 
GRADUATES ARE LISTED IN THE 
COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM.  ONLY THE 
GRADUATES PRESENT AT THESE 
EXERCISES WILL BE ANNOUNCED.  
THE FOLLOWING HAVE RECEIVED THE 
DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN
HEALTH SCIENCES.  
[READING NAMES OF GRADUATES]
. 
THIS IS THE LAST GRADUATE FOR 
THIS PROGRAM.  
THE FOLLOWING HAVE RECEIVED THE 
DEGREE BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN 
MEDICAL IMAGING AND
RADIATION SCIENCES.  
[READING NAMES OF GRADUATES]
. 
THE NAMES OF ALL GRADUATES ARE 
LISTED IN THE OFFICIAL 
COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM.  ONLY THE 
NAMES OF THE GRADUATES PRESENT 
AT THESE EXERCISES WILL BE 
ANNOUNCED.  THE FOLLOWING HAVE 
RECEIVED THE DEGREE OF
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN MEDICAL 
SCIENCES AND BIOTECHNOLOGY.  
[READING NAMES OF GRADUATES]. 
GOOD MORNING, I'M BARBARA 
KIMMELMANKIMMELMAN, DEAN OF 
COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES AND 
COLLEGE OF SCIENCES.  WOULD 
CANDIDATES FOR THE DEGREE OF 
BACHELOR OF SCIENCES IN THE 
COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES PLEASE 
STAND?  
PRESIDENT KLASKO, ON BEHALF OF 
THE FACULTY, I AM PROUD TO 
PRESENT TO YOU THE COLLEGE OF 
HUMANITIES AND SCIENCES 
CANDIDATES FOR THE DEGREE OF 
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE.  
BY VIRTUE OF THE AUTHORITY 
VESTED IN ME BY THE BOARD OF 
TRUSTEES OF THOMAS JEFFERSON 
UNIVERSITY AND THE COMMONWEALTH 
OF PENNSYLVANIA, I CONFER UPON 
ALL OF YOU THE DEGREE TO WHICH 
YOU HAVE BEEN RECOMMENDED BY 
YOUR FACULTY WITH ALL THE 
RIGHTS, PRIVILEGES AND 
OBLIGATIONS TO WHICH IT IS 
ENTITLED.  IN TESTIMONY OF THIS 
YOU WILL RECEIVE
A DIPLOMA WITH THE UNIVERSITY 
SEAL.  
CONGRATULATIONS, NEW GRADUATES. 
THE NAMES OF ALL GRADUATES ARE 
LISTED IN THE OFFICIAL 
COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM.  ONLY THE 
NAMES OF GRADUATES PRESENT AT 
THESE EXERCISES WILL BE 
ANNOUNCED.  
THE FOLLOWING ARE RECEIVING THE 
DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE 
AND BIOPSYCHOLOGY.  
[READING NAMES OF GRADUATES]
. 
THE FOLLOWING ARE RECEIVING THE 
DEGREE OF
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE AND 
COMMUNICATION.  
[READING NAMES OF GRADUATES]
. 
THE FOLLOWING ARE RECEIVING THE 
DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY.  
[READING NAMES OF GRADUATES].  
THE FOLLOWING ARE RECEIVING THE 
DEGREE OF
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE.  
[READING NAMES OF GRADUATES]. 
THE FOLLOWING ARE RECEIVING THE 
DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN
PSYCHOLOGY.  
[READING NAMES OF GRADUATES]. 
GOOD MORNING EVERYONE, I'M DR. 
GERALD GRUNWALD, DEAN OF THE 
COLLEGE OF LIFE SCIENCES.  WOULD
OUR 2019 CANDIDATES FOR THE 
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN 
BIOLOGY DEGREE AND PREMEDICAL 
STUDIES PLEASE STAND?  
[APPLAUSE] 
PRESIDENT KLASKO, ON BEHALF OF 
THE FACULTY OF THE JEFFERSON 
COLLEGE OF LIFE SCIENCES, I'M 
PLEASED AND PROUD TO PRESENT TO 
YOU OUR CANDIDATES OF THE 
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOLOGY 
AND PREMEDICAL STUDIES.  
THANK YOU DEAN GRUNWALD.  BY 
VIRTUE OF THE AUTHORITY VESTED 
IN ME BY THE
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, IN
TESTIMONY OF THIS, YOU WILL 
RECEIVE A DIPLOMA SIGNED 
OFFICIALLY BEARING THE SEAL OF 
THE UNIVERSITY.  
CONGRATULATIONS, GRADUATES.  
[APPLAUSE]. 
THE NAMES OF ALL THE GRADUATES 
ARE LISTED IN THE OFFICIAL 
COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM.  ONLY THE 
NAMES OF THE GRADUATES PRESENT 
AT THESE EXERCISES WILL BE 
ANNOUNCED.  THE FOLLOWING HAVE 
RECEIVED THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR 
OF SCIENCE IN BIOLOGY. 
[READING NAMES OF GRADUATES]. 
THE FOLLOWING HAVE RECEIVED THE 
DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN
PREMEDICAL STUDIES.  
[READING NAMES OF GRADUATES]. 
HELLO, MY NAME IS SHELLEY 
OSAGIE, DEAN OF THE SCHOOL OF 
CONTINUING AND PROFESSIONAL 
STUDIES.  
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] 
WILL THE CANDIDATES FOR THE 
JEFFERSON SCHOOL OF CONTINUING 
AND PROFESSIONAL STUDIES PLEASE 
STAND?  
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] 
PRESIDENT KLASKO, ON BEHALF OF 
THE FACULTY, AND THE SCHOOL OF 
CONTINUING AND PROFESSIONAL 
STUDIES IT'S MY GREAT HONOR TO 
PRESENT TO YOU THE CANDIDATES 
FOR THE BACHELOR OF SCIENCE AND 
ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE.  
THANK YOU, DEAN.  YOU HAVE A 
PASSIONATE GROUP OUT THERE.  BY 
VIRTUE IN THE AUTHORITY VESTED 
IN ME, BY THOMAS JEFFERSON 
UNIVERSITY AND COMMONWEALTH OF 
PENNSYLVANIA, I CONFER UPON ALL 
OF YOU, THE DEGREE WHICH YOU 
HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED BY YOUR 
FACULTY WITH ALL OF THE RIGHTS, 
PRIVILEGES AND OBLIGATIONS TO 
WHICH ITS ENTITLED.  IN 
TESTIMONY TO THIS, YOU'LL 
RECEIVE A DIPLOMA SIGNED 
OFFICIALLY BEARING THE SEAL OF 
THE UNIVERSITY 
CONGRATULATIONS, NEW GRADUATES!
[APPLAUSE].  
THE NAMES OF ALL GRADUATES ARE 
LISTED IN THE PROGRAM.  ONLY THE
NAMES OF GRADUATES PRESENT AT 
THESE EXERCISES WILL BE 
ANNOUNCED.  THE FOLLOWING HAVE 
RECEIVED THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR 
OF SCIENCE IN ACCOUNTING.  
[READING NAMES OF GRADUATES].  
THE FOLLOWING HAVE RECEIVED THE 
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN 
BEHAVIORAL AND HEALTH SERVICES. 
[READING NAMES OF GRADUATES]. 
THE FOLLOWING STUDENTS HAVE 
RECEIVED THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR 
OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS 
MANAGEMENT.  
[READING NAMES OF GRADUATES]. 
THE FOLLOWING HAVE RECEIVED THE 
DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN
HEALTH SCIENCES.  
[READING NAMES OF GRADUATES]. 
THE FOLLOWING HAVE RECEIVED THE 
DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN
HEALTH SERVICES MANAGEMENT.  
[READING NAMES OF GRADUATES]. 
THE FOLLOWING HAVE RECEIVED THE 
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN HEALTH 
SERVICES MANAGEMENT AND 
INFORMATION SYSTEMS.  
[READING NAMES OF GRADUATES].  
THE FOLLOWING HAVE RECEIVED THE 
DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN
HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT.  
[READING NAMES OF GRADUATES]. 
THE FOLLOWING HAVE RECEIVED THE 
DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.  
[READING NAMES OF GRADUATES]. 
THE FOLLOWING HAVE RECEIVED THE 
DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN
LAW ENFORCEMENT LEADERSHIP. 
[READING NAMES OF GRADUATES] 
THE FOLLOWING HAVE RECEIVED THE 
DEGREE IN BACHELOR OF SCIENCE, 
LEADERSHIP AND EMERGENCY 
SERVICES.  
[READING NAMES OF GRADUATES]. 
THE FOLLOWING HAVE RECEIVED THE 
DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE 
AND ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP.  
[READING NAMES OF GRADUATES]. 
THE FOLLOWING HAVE RECEIVED THE 
DEGREE OF PROFESSIONAL SCIENCE 
AND EMERGNG
MEDIA.  
[READING NAMES OF GRADUATES]. 
THE FOLLOWING HAVE RECEIVED THE 
DEGREE OF ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE 
OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.  
[READING NAMES OF GRADUATES]. 
THE FOLLOWING HAVE RECEIVED THE 
DEGREE OF THE ASSOCIATE OF 
SCIENCE IN HEALTH AND HUMAN 
SERVICES, RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGY.
[READING NAMES OF GRADUATES]. 
THE FOLLOWING HAVE RECEIVED THE 
DEGREE OF ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE 
AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY 
ASSISTANT.  
[READING NAMES OF GRADUATES]. 
HELLO, EVERYONE.  MY NAME IS RON
KANDER.  I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE TO
SERVE AS THE AWESOME DEAN OF THE
KANBAR COLLEGE OF DESIGN 
ENGINEERING AND COMMERCE.  WILL 
THE CANDIDATES FOR GRADUATION 
FROM THE KANBAR COLLEGE OF 
DESIGN, ENGINEERING AND COMMERCE
PLEASE STAND?  ON BEHALF OF THE 
FACULTY AND KANBAR COLLEGE, I 
HAVE THE HONOR TO PRESENT TO YOU
THE INCREDIBLE CANDIDATES FOR 
THE BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN THE 
SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, BACHELOR OF 
SCIENCE IN ENGINEERING AND 
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN 
ENGINEERING FROM THE SCHOOL OF 
DESIGN AND ENGINEERING.  
THANK YOU DEAN KANDER FOR 
PRESIDING OVER THE ROWDIEST 
COLLEGE OF OUR UNIVERSITY.  
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]. 
BY VIRTUE OF THE AUTHORITY 
VESTED IN ME BY THOMAS JEFFERSON
UNIVERSITY AND COMMONWEALTH OF 
PENNSYLVANIA, I CONFER UPON ALL 
OF YOU, THE DEGREE WHICH YOU 
HAVE BEEN RECOMMENDED BY YOUR 
FACULTY, WITH ALL OF THE RIGHTS,
PRIVILEGES AND OBLIGATIONS TO 
WHICH ITS ENTITLED.  IN 
TESTIMONY TO THIS, YOU'LL 
RECEIVE A DIPLOMA SIGNED 
OFFICIALLY BEARING THE SEAL OF 
THE UNIVERSITY 
CONGRATULATIONS, GRADUATES. 
THE NAMES OF ALL OF THE 
GRADUATES ARE LISTED IN THE 
OFFICIAL COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM.  
ONLY THE NAMES OF THE GRADUATES 
PRESENT AT THESE EXERCISES WILL 
BE ANNOUNCED.  
THE FOLLOWING STUDENTS HAVE 
ACHIEVED THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR 
OF SCIENCE IN ACCOUNTING.  
[READING NAMES OF GRADUATES]. 
THE FOLLOWING STUDENTS HAVE 
RECEIVED A DEGREE
IN BACHELOR OF SCIENCE OF
MERCHANDISING AND MANAGEMENT.  
[READING NAMES OF GRADUATES]. 
THE FOLLOWING
STUDENTS HAVE ACHIEVED THE 
DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN
FINANCE.  
[READING NAMES OF GRADUATES]. 
THE FOLLOWING STUDENTS HAVE
RECEIVED THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR 
OF SCIENCE.  
[READING NAMES OF GRADUATES]. 
THE
FOLLOWING STUDENTS HAVE ACHIEVED
THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF 
SCIENCE IN MANAGEMENT.  
[READING NAMES OF GRADUATES]. 
HAVE EARNED THE DEGREE OF 
BACHELOR 
THE FOLLOWING STUDENTS OF 
SCIENCE IN MARKETING.  
[READING NAMES OF GRADUATES].
THE NAMES OF ALL GRADUATES ARE 
LISTED IN THE OFFICIAL 
COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM.  ONLY THE 
NAMES OF GRADUATES PRESENT AT 
THESE EXERCISES WILL BE 
ANNOUNCED.  THE FOLLOWING HAVE 
RECEIVED THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR 
OF SCIENCE IN ANIMATION.  
[READING NAMES OF GRADUATES]. 
THE FOLLOWING HAVE RECEIVED THE 
DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN
ANIMATION AND DIGITAL MEDIA. 
[READING NAMES OF
GRADUATES].  
THE FOLLOWING HAVE RECEIVED THE 
DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN
ENGINEERING.  
[READING NAMES OF
GRADUATES].  
THE FOLLOWING HAVE ACHIEVED THE 
DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN
ENGINEERING, MECHANICAL 
ENGINEERING.  
[READING NAMES OF GRADUATES]. 
THE FOLLOWING HAVE RECEIVED A 
DEGREE IN FASHION DESIGN.  
[READING NAMES OF GRADUATES]. 
THE FOLLOWING HAVE ACHIEVED A 
DEGREE IN BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN
COMMUNICATION.  
THE FOLLOWING HAVE ACHIEVED THE 
DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN.  
[READING NAMES OF GRADUATES]. 
THE FOLLOWING HAVE RECEIVED THE 
DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN
INTERACTIVE DESIGN AND 
DEVELOPMENT.  
[READING NAMES OF GRADUATES]. 
THE FOLLOWING STUDENTS HAVE 
ACHIEVED THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR 
OF SCIENCE IN TEXTILE DESIGN.  
[READING NAMES OF GRADUATES]. 
THE FOLLOWING HAVE RECEIVED THE 
DEGREE OF TEXTILE TECHNOLOGY.  
[READING NAMES OF GRADUATES].  
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
OKAY.  SO FIRST OF ALL, BEFORE 
WE CLOSE, I WOULD LIKE EVERYBODY
IN THE CHEAPER SEATS TO THANK 
AND CONGRATULATE THE GRADUATES 
OF THE MOST AMAZING CLASS EVER, 
THE CLASS OF 2019!
SECOND, I WOULD LIKE ALL OF THE 
GRADUATES TO STAND ONE MORE 
TIME, TURN AROUND AND THANK ALL 
THOSE PEOPLE THAT CAME HERE FOR 
YOU AND WERE HOOPING AND
HOLLERING.  
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] 
AND WHILE YOU'RE AT IT, WHILE 
YOU'RE AT IT, GRADUATES, TO 
SIMPLIZE YOUR TRANSITION FROM 
STUDENT TO ALUMNI, TAKE THAT 
LITTLE TASSEL AND MOVE IT FROM 
THE RIGHT TO THE LEFT! 
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE].  
I JUST WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO 
THANK ALL THE PEOPLE WHO 
ASSISTED IN THIS PROGRAM.  OUR 
MARSHALS.  ESPECIALLY OUR GRAND 
MARSHAL, DR. JOHN PIERCE.  AND I
ALSO WANT TO THANK BRITTANY WHO 
TOOK 628 PICTURES OF ALL OF YOU.
THANK YOU, TO OUR PHOTOGRAPHER. 
AND THE LAST THING IS, 
GRADUATES, I JUST WANT YOU 
PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, REMEMBER
THAT FEELING THAT YOU GOT WHEN 
YOU GOT THAT LETTER FROM US.  
NOT THE ONE WITH THE TUITION 
BILL.  THE ONE THAT YOU GOT IN, 
ABOUT THE NO-LIMITS APPROACH 
THAT YOU HAVE VIEWED YOUR TIME 
HERE AND JUST TAKE THAT WITH 
YOU.  THANK YOU, CLASS OF 2019! 
THANK YOU, EVERYBODY ELSE.  
THANK YOU, RAIN FOR HOLDING UP! 
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] 
THANK YOU.  MY PLEASURE, THIS IS
COMING TO THE END, THIS IS MY 
PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE OUR ALUMNI
WELCOME SPEAKER, WENDY WEST 
SANTANA A 
1983
ALUMNUS OF PHILADELPHIA 
UNIVERSITY.  
CURRENTLY THE EXECUTIVE VICE 
PRESIDENT FOR SALES OF LEE AND 
FUNG, LEADING SUPPLY CHAIN 
MANAGEMENT COMPANY.  WENDY 
STARTED HER FASHION CAREER 
DIRECTLY AFTER GRADUATING FROM 
PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY IN 
INTIMATE APPAREL AND AFTER 
WORKING THERE FOR FIFTEEN YEARS,
HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO NEW
YORK TO WORK FOR OXFORD 
INDUSTRIES LATER ACQUIRED.  OVER
THE NEXT 20 YEARS, WORKED HER 
WAY UP TO BECOME THE EXECUTIVE 
VICE PRESIDENT OF SALES WHERE 
SHE OVERSEAS WOMEN'S COLLECTIONS
AND COLLABORATIONS.  IN 2005, 
SHE HELPED LAUNCH TO DESIGN HER 
COLLABORATION BUSINESS FOLLOWED 
WITH RETAILERS WORKING WITH 50 
