 WELCOME TO THE WELCOME TO THE 
2017 COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY FOR 
THE COLLEGE OF SOCIAL AND 
BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES. 
WELCOME TO THE 2017 COMMENCEMENT
 CEREMONY FOR THE COLLEGE OF 
SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES. 
WELCOME TO THE 2017 COMMENCEMENT
 CEREMONY FOR THE COLLEGE OF 
SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES. 
WELCOME TO THE 2017 COMMENCEMENT
 CEREMONIES FOR THE COLLEGE OF 
SOCIAL AND 
BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES. 
WELCOME TO THE 2017 COMMENCEMENT
 CEREMONY FOR THE COLLEGE OF 
SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES. 
WELCOME TO THE 2017 COMMENCEMENT
 CEREMONY FOR THE COLLEGE OF 
SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES. 
WELCOME TO THE 2017 COMMENCEMENT
 CEREMONIES FOR THE COLLEGE OF 
SOCIAL AND
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  WILL ALL OF THE BACCALAUREATE 
DEGREE RECIPIENTS
 PLEASE RISE?
IN ACADEMIC TRADITION, THE 
STUDENT WHO HAS NOT YET EARNED A
 DEGREE WEARS THE TASSEL TO THE 
RIGHT OF THE MORTARBOARD. 
WHEN THE DEGREE IS CONFERRED, 
THE SCHOLAR MOVES THE TASSEL TO 
THE LEFT AND JOINS THE SELECT 
COMPANY OF HIGHLY EDUCATED MEN 
AND WOMEN. 
IN RECOGNITION OF YOUR NEW 
STATUS, WILL ALL RECIPIENTS OF 
THE BACCALAUREATE DEGREE MOVE 
THE TASSEL TO YOUR 
LEFT?
I WELCOME YOU INTO THE ALUMNI 
FAMILY OF CALIFORNIA STATE 
UNIVERSITY, NORTHRIDGE. 
THANK YOU, AND PLEASE BE SEATED.
I KNOW. 
RONNIE GOODMAN WILL NOW 
OFFICIALLY WELCOME YOU INTO THE 
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, 
NORTHRIDGE
 ALUMNI 
ASSOCIATION. 
WOW. 
ON BEHALF OF CSUN ALUMNI 
ASSOCIATION AND MORE THAN 
340,000 MATADORS, IT IS MY 
PLEASURE TO DO THE FIRST FORMAL 
ACCEPTANCE WELCOMING YOU INTO 
THE ALUMNI OF OUR GREAT 
UNIVERSITY. 
THAT'S RIGHT. 
NOW, EACH ONE OF YOU MAY ADD THE
 TITLE "ALUMNUS" OR "ALUMNA" TO 
YOUR NAME. 
WE ARE HONORED TO JOIN WITH YOU 
TO CELEBRATE YOUR ACHIEVEMENTS. 
TODAY MARKS THE BEGINNING OF AN 
ENDURING RELATIONSHIP WITH CSUN.
WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO STAY 
CONNECTED AS YOU REALIZE YOUR 
DREAMS AND YOUR ASPIRATIONS. 
IN FACT, YOU WILL FIND MANY 
MATADORS OUT THERE, JUST LIKE 
ME, READY TO BE WILLING TO HELP 
YOU AND REALIZE YOUR POTENTIAL 
AND YOUR FUTURE SUCCESS. 
IN TURN, IN TURN, SOMEDAY WE 
HOPE THAT YOU WILL PAY BACK WITH
 AID THE NEXT GENERATION THAT 
FOLLOW YOU IN YOUR PATH. 
CONGRATULATIONS, AND WELCOME TO 
YOUR CSUN ALUMNI FAMILY. 
WE ARE ALL VERY PROUD OF YOU. 
GOOD LUCK. 
THANK YOU, RONNI. 
SO NOW IT IS EASY. 
GO OUT INTO THE WORLD, 
ACCOMPLISH GREAT THINGS, AND 
COME BACK AND TELL US ABOUT THEM
 SO WE CAN BRAG ABOUT YOU.
TO OFFICIALLY CLOSE THIS 
CEREMONY, I ASK THAT ALL OF OUR 
STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND CSUN 
ALUMNI AND STAFF RISE FOR THE 
UNIVERSITY ALMA MATER, HAIL TO 
THE MATADORS, UNDER THE MUSICAL 
DIRECTION OF MICHAEL MULL AND 
THE CSUN JAZZ "A" BAND AND SUNG 
BY KRISTE JOGA. 
THE WORDS TO THE ALMA MATER ARE 
AT THE BACK OF YOUR COMMENCEMENT
 PROGRAM SHOULD YOU NEED THEM. 
AFTER THE ALMA MATER, PLEASE 
REMAIN AT YOUR SEATS UNTIL THE 
PLATFORM PARTY AND FACULTY HAVE 
RECESSED. 
WE PLEASE ASK THAT ALL PARENTS 
AND GUESTS REMAIN SEATED UNTIL 
THE END OF THE RECESSIONAL. 
AGAIN, THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. 
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 
GRADUATES. 
AND ONCE A MATADOR, ALWAYS
 A MATADOR. 
♪ A MATADOR. 
♪ ALL HAIL TO ALL THE MATADORS 
AND TO OUR SCHOOL SO DEAR ♪ AS
 WE MOVE ALONG THE ROAD OF LIFE,
 LET US KEEP FROM DOUBT OR FEAR 
♪ FOR THE KNOWLEDGE WHICH WE 
FIND HERE, FOR ALL WHO URGE US 
ON ♪ THE SPIRIT OF
 THE RED AND WHITE WILL BRIGHTEN
 EVERY DAWN ♪
 WHERE THE SUN IS SHINING AND 
WHERE TRUTH LEAVES AN OPEN DOOR 
♪ TO HONOR
 STRONG AND COURAGE TALL WE HAIL
 OUR MATADOR! 
♪
SCIENCES. 
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COME ON, GRADUATES. 
LET'S MAKE SOME NOISE [ APPLAUSE
 ]
GOOD EVENING. 
MY NAME IS WILLIAM WATKINS, VICE
 PRESIDENT FOR STUDENT AFFAIRS 
AND DEAN OF STUDENTS. 
AND IT IS MY HONOR TO DECLARE 
THE OPENING OF THE CALIFORNIA 
STATE UNIVERSITY, NORTHRIDGE, 
COMMENCEMENT CEREMONIES FOR THE 
COLLEGE OF SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL
 SCIENCES [ APPLAUSE ]
I ASK THAT YOU ALL NOW PLEASE 
RISE AND REMAIN STANDING WHILE 
THE CSUN JAZZ "A" BAND, UNDER 
THE DIRECTION OF PROFESSOR 
MICHAEL MULL, PLAYS OUR NATIONAL
 ANTHEM, ACCOMPANIED BY KRISTE 
JOGA. 
♪♪ O SAY CAN YOU SEE, BY THE 
♪♪ O SAY CAN YOU SEE, BY THE 
DAWN'S EARLY LIGHT ♪ 
♪ WHAT SO PROUDLY WE HAIL'D AT 
THE TWILIGHT'S LAST GLEAMING ♪
 ♪ WHOSE BROAD STRIPES AND 
BRIGHT STARS THROUGH 
THE PERILOUS FIGHT ♪ 
♪ O'ER THE RAMPARTS WE WATCH'D
 WERE SO GALLANTLY STREAMING ♪ 
♪ AND THE ROCKET'S RED GLARE, 
THE BOMBS BURSTING IN AIR ♪ 
♪ GAVE PROOF THROUGH THE NIGHT
 THAT OUR FLAG WAS STILL THERE 
♪ ♪ O SAY DOES THAT 
STAR-SPANGLED BANNER YET WAVE ♪ 
♪ O'ER THE LAND OF THE FREE 
AND THE HOME OF THE BRAVE ♪♪
 THANK YOU, AND PLEASE BE THANK 
YOU, AND PLEASE BE SEATED. 
CELEBRATING THIS OCCASION WITH 
US TODAY AND SEATED ON THE 
PLATFORM ARE MEMBERS OF THE 
PRESIDENT'S EXTENDED CABINET. 
ALSO FOR THE COLLEGE OF SOCIAL 
AND BEHAVIORAL
 SCIENCES, WE HAVE DEAN STELLA 
THEODOULOU, ASSOCIATE DEAN 
MATTHEW CAHN, AND DEPARTMENT 
CHAIRS THERESA WHITE, AFRICANA 
STUDIES, SABINA MAGLIOCCO, 
ANTHROPOLOGY, ED JACKIEWICZ, 
GEOGRAPHY,
 SUSAN FITZPATRICK-BEHRENS, 
HISTORY,
 LARRY BECKER, POLITICAL 
SCIENCE, REPRESENTING SCIENCE, 
REPRESENTING PSYCHOLOGY, JILL 
COLOSI, ELI BARTLE, SOCIAL WORK,
 KAREN MORGAINE, SOCIOLOGY, ROB 
KENT, URBAN STUDIES AND 
PLANNING, 
IN ADDITION, CSU TRUSTEE STEVEN 
STEPANEK, 
IS HERE WITH US, AS IS CSU 
TRUSTEE JORGE REYES SALINAS, 
FACULTY PRESIDENT ADAM SWENSON, 
ASSOCIATED STUDENTS PRESIDENT 
SEVAG ALEXANIAN, CSUN ALUMNUS 
RONNIE GOODMAN, AND HONORARY 
DOCTORATE 
RECIPIENT MICHAEL WATANABE ARE 
ALL 
JOINING US ON THE PLATFORM 
TODAY. 
WILL ALL MEMBERS OF THE PLATFORM
 PARTY PLEASE RISE AND BE
 RECOGNIZED?
[ APPLAUSE ]
THANK YOU. 
AND NOW IT IS MY PLEASURE TO 
PRESENT TO YOU OUR PRESIDENT,
 DR. DIANNE 
HARRISON. 
THANK YOU, VICE PRESIDENT 
WATKINS. 
AND MY THANKS TO PROFESSOR 
MICHAEL MULL, THE CSUN JAZZ "A" 
BAND, AND KRISTE JOGA FOR THAT 
BEAUTIFUL PERFORMANCE OF OUR 
NATIONAL ANTHEM. 
GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. 
AS PRESIDENT OF THIS UNIVERSITY,
 IT IS MY DISTINCT HONOR TO 
WELCOME YOU TO THE 2017 
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY 
NORTHRIDGE COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY
 FOR THE 2016 AND 2017 GRADUATES
 OF THE COLLEGE OF SOCIAL AND
 BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES. 
ON BEHALF OF OUR FACULTY AND 
STAFF, I CONGRATULATE THE 
GRADUATES BEING HONORED HERE 
TODAY. 
AS I STOOD ON THE STEPS OF THE 
OVIATT JUST ONE YEAR AGO, IT 
SEEMS AS IF WE LIVED IN A 
DIFFERENT WORLD. 
AND WHILE THE LANDSCAPE ACROSS 
THE COUNTRY HAS SHIFTED, EACH OF
 YOU HERE TONIGHT, OUR 
GRADUATES, HAVE DEMONSTRATED 
GREAT PERSEVERANCE TO ACHIEVE 
YOUR GOALS. 
BY PERSEVERING, YOU HAVE SEEN 
WHAT YOU ARE CAPABLE OF, BUT IT 
IS ONLY THE BEGINNING. 
YOUR
 ABILITY TO PERSEVERE AND THE 
SELF-CONFIDENCE IT FOSTERS WILL 
HELP YOU ACHIEVE YOUR DREAMS AND
 MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD.
ISSUES OF IMPORTANCE TO YOU, USE
 THE SKILLS YOU HAVE LEARNED 
HERE AT CSUN, WHETHER THOSE 
SKILLS ARE IN CREATIVE THINKING,
 CRITICAL THINKING, CREATIVITY, 
PROBLEM SOLVING, OR EMPATHY AND 
COMPASSION. 
INCLUDING APPRECIATING AND 
RESPECTING EACH OTHER'S 
PERSPECTIVES AND ADVOCATE FOR 
SOCIAL JUSTICE. 
AND REMEMBER, YOU GRADUATE WITH 
THE ADVANTAGE OF A CSUN 
EDUCATION. 
EVERY YEAR WE HONOR 
DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI WITH AN 
AWARD, AND THIS PAST MONTH WE 
DID THE SAME THING. 
AND THE EXAMPLES OF THOSE WHO 
HAVE COME BEFORE YOU AND WHAT 
THEY HAVE ACHIEVED AND 
ACCOMPLISHED IS TRULY 
MIND-BLOWING. 
AND I HOPE THAT AS YOU SEE AND 
READ ABOUT WHAT MANY OF OUR 
ALUMS, INCLUDING SOON-TO-BE DR. 
WILLIAM WATKINS, VICE PRESIDENT,
 YOU'LL HEAR FROM THIS EVENING, 
YOU'LL SEE THE MANY PATHS AND 
DOORS OF OPPORTUNITY AVAILABLE 
TO YOU WITH A CSUN EDUCATION. 
YOU HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE AND 
ABILITY TO SUCCEED. 
SOME OF YOU MAY CHOOSE TO FOREGO
 COMPLETELY TRADITIONAL 
DISCIPLINE AND DECIDE TO FORGE 
NEW PATHS, NEW DISCIPLINES, AND 
AREAS THAT WE DON'T EVEN KNOW 
EXIST YET. 
AND YOU WILL BE THOSE PIONEERS. 
CSUN GRADUATES TOUCH EVERY 
SECTOR, EVERY INDUSTRY, EVERY 
FIELD, AND HAVE MADE A 
SIGNIFICANT MARK ON THE WORLD.
AND EACH OF YOU HAS THE 
POTENTIAL TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. 
BUT REGARDLESS OF YOUR PATH, AS 
YOU MOVE TO NEW OPPORTUNITIES, 
PLEASE PROMOTE INCLUSIVITY IN 
YOUR COMMUNITIES AS YOU DID AT 
CSUN. 
STAND AGAINST DISCRIMINATION AND
 VALUE AND RESPECT DIVERSITY AND
 THE COMMON HUMANITY SHARED BY 
US ALL. 
PROTECT OUR ENVIRONMENT AND OUR 
NATURAL RESOURCES. 
APPRECIATE SCIENCE AND 
DISCOVERY. 
CONTINUE TO USE THE KNOWLEDGE 
GAINED HERE TO SUPPORT TOLERANCE
 AND STRIVE TO UNDERSTAND 
OTHERS' VIEWS. 
OUR SHARED FUTURE DEPENDS ON IT.
EQUIPPED YOU WELL FOR THESE 
TASKS. 
ALLOW ME TO THANK OUR FACULTY 
AND STAFF WHO ARE HERE TODAY TO 
SHARE IN THE PRIDE OF YOUR 
ACHIEVEMENTS. 
CSUN'S FACULTY AND STAFF HAVE 
PLAYED A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN 
SUPPORTING YOUR SUCCESS BOTH
 IN AND OUT OF THE CLASSROOM IN 
THEIR EFFORTS TO ADVANCE STUDENT
 EXCELLENCE, OUR UNDERSTANDING 
OF THE WORLD THROUGH 
GROUNDBREAKING RESEARCH, AND THE
 UNIVERSITY'S MISSION MAKE THEM 
THE HEART OF THIS UNIVERSITY. 
THANK YOU TO OUR FACULTY AND 
STAFF WHO ARE HERE TODAY. 
[ APPLAUSE ]
MUCH OF YOUR EXPERIENCE AT CSUN 
WAS SHAPED BY THE GENEROSITY OF 
THOSE WHO CAME BEFORE YOU, BUT 
ALUMNI WHO HAVE SUPPORTED 
SCHOLARSHIPS, ENHANCED PROGRAMS,
 AND IMPROVED THE FACILITIES YOU
 LEARNED IN EACH DAY. 
AND THIS YEAR IT WAS GRATIFYING 
TO SEE THAT MORE THAN 6,000 OF 
OUR GRADUATING STUDENTS 
CONTRIBUTED TO THE SENIOR CLASS 
GIFT, AND WE THANK YOU FOR THAT.
UNIVERSITY. 
AND FINALLY, I WANT TO 
ACKNOWLEDGE THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF
 YOUR FAMILIES, YOUR FRIENDS, 
MANY OF WHOM ARE HERE TODAY TO 
JOIN IN THIS CELEBRATION. 
TO THE PARENTS, BROTHERS, 
SISTERS, FAMILY, FRIENDS AND 
LOVED ONES, THE UNIVERSITY 
COMMUNITY AND I THANK YOU FOR 
ENTRUSTING THE MINDS AND THE 
FUTURES OF YOUR GRADUATES TO 
CSUN. 
WE ARE PRIVILEGED TO HAVE THEM 
AS PART OF THE CSUN FAMILY. 
OUR GRADUATES COULD NOT HAVE 
SUCCEEDED WITHOUT YOUR GUIDANCE,
 YOUR LOVE, YOUR ENCOURAGEMENT, 
AND SOMETIMES YOUR SACRIFICE. 
WE ARE PROUD TO SALUTE YOU AND 
ASK THAT YOU STAND FOR A 
WELL-DESERVED ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
 AND SUPPORTERS, PLEASE STAND. 
[ APPLAUSE ]
THANK 
THE COLLEGE OF SOCIAL AND 
BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES WOULD LIKE 
TO GIVE SPECIAL RECOGNITION TO 
THOSE STUDENTS WHO HAVE 
DEMONSTRATED OUTSTANDING 
SCHOLARSHIP WHILE AT THE 
UNIVERSITY. 
THESE STUDENTS MAY BE IDENTIFIED
 BY THE HONORS MEDALLIONS, THE 
CORDS AND THE SASHES THEY ARE 
WEARING. 
WILL THOSE STUDENTS WHO ARE 
GRADUATING WITH ACADEMIC HONORS 
PLEASE
 RISE TO RECEIVE OUR APPLAUSE?
[ APPLAUSE ]
THANK  RISE TO RECEIVE OUR 
APPLAUSE?
[ APPLAUSE ]
THANK YOU, AND PLEASE BE SEATED.
OUR BACCALAUREATE STUDENTS WHO 
HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED 
THEIR DEGREES IN FOUR YEARS 
STARTING AS A FRESHMAN OR TWO 
YEARS AFTER TRANSFERRING TO 
CSUN. 
THESE ARE OUR MATADOR RISING 
SCHOLARS, AND WE ARE PROUD OF 
YOUR EFFORTS AND COMMEND YOU ON 
THIS ACHIEVEMENT. 
WILL OUR MATADOR RISING SCHOLARS
 STUDENTS PLEASE RISE 
AND RECEIVE OUR APPLAUSE?
[ APPLAUSE ]
THANK YOU. 
BE AND RECEIVE OUR APPLAUSE?
[ APPLAUSE ]
THANK YOU. 
BE SEATED. 
AND LET ME REMIND YOU AND ALL OF
 US THAT EVERY SINGLE ONE OF OUR
 GRADUATES WHO ARE HERE THIS 
EVENING, WHETHER THEY ARE HONORS
 STUDENTS, MATADOR RISING 
SCHOLARS, OR THOSE WHO ARE 
GRADUATING REGARDLESS OF HOW 
LONG IT TOOK YOU TO GET HERE 
TODAY, REGARDLESS OF WHAT YOUR 
GPA WAS, BECAUSE IT WAS GOOD 
ENOUGH TO GET YOU HERE AND GET 
YOU YOUR 
DEGREE. 
BUT EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU 
HAVE ACHIEVED A LIFE-ALTERING 
MILESTONE. 
YOUR FAMILIES ARE PROUD, WE ARE 
PROUD, AND YOU SHOULD BE PROUD 
OF YOURSELF AS 
WELL. 
CONGRATULATIONS. 
[ APPLAUSE ]
AT THIS TIME I WOULD INVITE DR. 
STELLA THEODOULOU, DEAN OF THE 
COLLEGE OF SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL
 SCIENCES, TO THE PODIUM TO 
HIGHLIGHT THREE STUDENTS WHO ARE
 DESERVING OF ADDITIONAL 
RECOGNITION AND WHO SERVE AS 
EXAMPLES OF THE EXTRAORDINARY 
ACHIEVEMENT THAT CAN BE FOUND 
AMONG CSUN'S VERY
 ACCOMPLISHED STUDENT BODY. 
THANK YOU [ APPLAUSE ]
THANK YOU, DR. HARRISON. 
GOOD EVENING. 
IT IS MY GREAT PLEASURE TO 
PRESENT TO YOU TODAY THREE 
EXTRAORDINARY STUDENTS WHO 
DESERVE ADDITIONAL RECOGNITION. 
STUDENTS, PLEASE RISE WHEN I 
CALL YOUR NAME AND STAY STANDING
 WHILE I SPEAK BRIEFLY
 ABOUT YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS. 
BROOK CICHOSZ. 
BROOK IS A POLITICAL SCIENCE 
MAJOR WHO HAS EARNED A GPA OF 
3.90 HERE AT CSUN. 
IN ADDITION TO EXCELLING IN HER 
COURSES, BROOK HAS BEEN ACTIVE 
IN SEVERAL CAMPUS ORGANIZATIONS,
 INCLUDING SERVING AS HEAD 
DELEGATE FOR CSUN'S AWARD 
WINNING MODEL
 UNITED NATIONS PROGRAM AND 
STUDYING ABROAD AT YENSEI 
UNIVERSITY IN SOUTH KOREA. 
OFF CAMPUS, BROOK HAS WORKED AS 
A HAROLD SCHULWEIS SOCIAL 
JUSTICE FELLOW WITH JEWISH WORLD
 WATCH, AN ORGANIZATION THAT 
WORKS TO END GENOCIDE AND MASS 
ATROCITIES AROUND THE WORLD BY 
EDUCATING AND MOBILIZING 
INDIVIDUALS ADVOCATING FOR 
POLICY CHANGES, AND FUNDING 
PROJECTS TO BUILD RESILIENCE IN 
CONFLICT-AFFECTED COMMUNITIES.
WHILE AT JEWISH WORLD WATCH, 
BROOK WROTE BLOG POSTS ON THE 
TOPIC OF REFUGEES AND DISPLACED 
PEOPLE WHILE DEVELOPING ACTION 
ITEMS TO LOBBY FOR CONGRESSIONAL
 SUPPORT OF ANTIGEN SIDE AND 
MASS ATROCITY LEGISLATION. 
SHE ALSO ORGANIZED EVENTS ON AND
 OFF CAMPUS TO RAISE AWARENESS 
OF MASS ATROCIIES COMMITTED 
WORLDWIDE, INCLUDING THE WALK TO
 END GENOCIDE IN SANTA ROSA. 
NOT SURPRISINGLY, BROOK IS A 
MEMBER OF THREE HONORS 
SOCIETIES, INCLUDING THE ORDER 
OF OMEGA, A GREEK LEADERSHIP 
HONOR SOCIETY RECOGNIZING THE 
HIGHEST ACHIEVING 3% OF STUDENTS
 INVOLVED IN GREEK LIFE ON 
CAMPUS, PI SIGMA ALPHA, THE 
NATIONAL POLITICAL SCIENCE HONOR
 SOCIETY, AND GAMMA SIGMA ALPHA,
 THE 
NATIONAL GREEK HONOR SOCIETY. 
NEXT YEAR BROOK WILL BE 
TEACHING ENGLISH IN MOROCCO 
BEFORE PURSUING A GRADUATE 
DEGREE IN INTERNATIONAL 
DEVELOPMENT EITHER IN THE UNITED
 STATES OR ABROAD. 
HER ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO BECOME A
 FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICER FOR THE
 U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT, WHILE 
SIMULTANEOUSLY WORKING TO 
EMPOWER WOMEN AND GIRLS IN 
DEVELOPING NATIONS. 
CONGRATULATIONS, BROOK!
OUR SECOND EXTRAORDINARY STUDENT
 TONIGHT IS COURTNEY DYER. 
BORN AND RAISED IN VENTURA, 
CALIFORNIA, COURTNEY KNEW SHE 
WAS GOING TO MAJOR IN HISTORY IN
 COLLEGE AFTER TAKING AN 
ADVANCED PLACEMENT COURSE DURING
 HIGH SCHOOL, WHERE SHE 
REALIZED, AS SHE SAYS, "HISTORY 
IS LIKE A GIANT STORY THAT IS 
WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO TELL IT, 
AND I WANTED TO ADD MY VOICE TO 
THOSE WHO TOLD IT."  
SINCE ENTERING CSUN, COURTNEY 
HAS MADE THE DEAN'S LIST EVERY 
SEMESTER AND IS GRADUATING TODAY
 WITH
 A 3.90 GPA. 
COURTNEY IS A WELL-ROUNDED 
STUDENT WHOSE EXTRAORDINARY 
ACADEMIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS ARE 
BALANCED WITH AN EQUALLY 
IMPRESSIVE LIST OF COCURRICULAR 
EXPERIENCES. 
AS A UNIVERSITY AMBASSADOR, 
COURTNEY CONQUERED HER FEAR OF 
PUBLIC SPEAKING AND HELPED 
COUNTLESS HIGH SCHOOLERS MAKE 
THE DECISION TO CHOOSE CSUN 
THROUGH HER FUNNY BUT 
INFORMATIVE CAMPUS TOURS. 
OFF CAMPUS, SHE VOLUNTEERED AT 
THE MUSEUM OF TOLERANCE AND THE 
RONALD REAGAN PRESIDENTIAL 
LIBRARY. 
SHE ALSO COMPLETED A STUDY 
ABROAD PROGRAM IN POLAND AND 
LITHUANIA, WHERE SHE EXPLORED 
THE IMPACT OF COMMUNISM AND THE 
HOLOCAUST ON JEWISH POPULATIONS.
COURTNEY RECENTLY COMPLETED A 
COMPETITIVE INTERNSHIP AT A 
LEGAL AGENCY PROVIDING FREE 
LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR LOW-INCOME 
RESIDENTS OF LOS ANGELES. 
THERE SHE NOT ONLY FELL IN LOVE 
WITH THE COURTROOM ENVIRONMENT 
BUT ALSO APPRECIATED THE 
OPPORTUNITY TO UTILIZE HER 
EXPERTISE AS A HISTORY MAJOR. 
COURTNEY HAS RECENTLY BEEN 
ACCEPTED INTO SEVERAL 
PRESTIGIOUS LAW SCHOOLS. 
SHE WILL CONTINUE HER EDUCATION 
WITH FUNDING AT PEPPERDINE 
UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL THIS FALL.
 AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION. 
PLEASE JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING
 COURTNEY
 DYER!
WILL ANGELINA FINAU PLEASE 
STAND?
ANGELINA IS GRADUATING TODAY 
WITH A DEGREE IN POLITICAL 
SCIENCE WITH AN EMPHASIS IN LAW 
AND SOCIETY. 
SHE HAS BEEN AN OUTSTANDING 
STUDENT, HAVING EARNED A GPA OF 
3.93. 
IN ADDITION TO HER SUCCESSFUL 
ACADEMIC WORK HERE ON CAMPUS, 
ANGELINA WAS SELECTED
 FOR THE 2015
2015 CSUN PANETTA CONGRESSIONAL 
INTERNSHIP, A HIGHLY SELECTIVE 
INTERNSHIP PROGRAM IN WASHINGTON
 D.C. IN WHICH ONE STUDENT FROM 
EACH CSU CAMPUS IS SELECTED. 
IN THAT ROLE, ANGELINA INTERNED 
INSPECT CAPITOL HILL OFFICE OF 
REPRESENTATIVE GRACE NAPOLITANO.
 LOS ANGELES COUNTY ARTS 
COMMISSION EASTER THEATER GROUP 
DURING SUMMER OF 2016. 
AND SHE IS THE RECIPIENT OF THE 
DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL
 SCIENCE'S 2016 JUDITH AND 
GERALD ROSENBERG AWARD FOR 
SCHOLARLY ACHIEVEMENT. 
THIS PAST YEAR ANGELINA HAS BEEN
 SUPPORTING STUDENT SUCCESS 
ACROSS CAMPUS AS THE STUDENT 
ASSISTANT FOR THE OFFICE OF 
STUDENT SUCCESS
 INNOVATIONS. 
ANGELINA HAS ALSO ENGAGED IN 
EXTENSIVE COMMUNITY WORK, 
INCLUDING VOLUNTEERING AS A 
STUDENT COACH FOR MONROE HIGH 
SCHOOL'S SPEECH AND DEBATE TEAM,
 SERVING AS A TEACHING ASSISTANT
 FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH SPECIAL 
NEEDS AT BOTH THE MILLER CAREER 
AND TRANSITION CENTER AND AT NEW
 HORIZONS. 
SHE ALSO WORKS AT THE SAN 
FERNANDO VALLEY COMMUNITY 
COORDINATOR FOR THE TONGAN 
ALLIANCE ASSOCIATES. 
FINALLY, AT THIS YEAR'S HONORS 
CONVOCATION, ANGELINA WAS NAMED 
THE 2017 WOLFSON SCHOLAR. 
THIS IS THE TOP ACADEMIC AWARD 
PRESENTED TO A MEMBER OF THE 
UNDERGRADUATE CLASS AT CSUN. 
ANGELINA WILL NO DOUBT CONTINUE 
TO EXCEL IN HER FUTURE 
ENDEAVORS, AND IN PREPARING NOW 
TO ENTER LAW SCHOOL IN 2018. 
CONGRATULATIONS, 
ANGELINA!
THE TRUSTEES OF THE CALIFORNIA 
STATE UNIVERSITY HAVE THE 
PRIVILEGE TO AWARD HONORARY 
DOCTORATES TO PERSONS DEEMED TO 
HAVE MADE EXTRAORDINARY 
CONTRIBUTIONS TO SOCIETY. 
THIS YEAR CSUN RECOGNIZES A 
PERSON WORTHY OF THIS HONOR. 
THE NOMINATION WAS APPROVED BY 
OUR BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND IT IS 
A GREAT HONOR FOR US TO PRESENT 
THIS DEGREE AT THIS CEREMONY. 
MR. MICHAEL WATANABE, PLEASE 
COME TO THE PODIUM AND BE 
RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR MANY 
ACHIEVEMENTS. 
MR. WATANABE'S CITATION WILL BE 
READ BY STEPHEN STEPANEK, WHO 
SERVES AS THE TRUSTEE OF THE CSU
 AND WHO WILL JOIN ME IN THE 
FORMAL 
HOODING. 
THANK YOU, AS A MEMBER OF THE 
BOARD OF TRUSTEES, I HAD THE 
PLEASURE TO SUPPORT THE 
NOMINATION OF MR. WATANABE FOR 
THIS HONORARY DEGREE. 
THE DEGREE CITATION NOTES THAT 
MICHAEL N. WATANABE, PRESIDENT 
AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF 
THE ASIAN-AMERICAN DRUG ABUSE 
PROGRAM, WHOSE INSPIRATIONAL AND
 CARING LEADERSHIP AND 
COMMITMENT HAS CHANGED COUNTLESS
 LIVES AND SAVED FAMILIES 
LOCALLY, NATIONALLY AND 
INTERNATIONALLY EXEMPLIFIES THE 
UNIVERSITY'S ASPIRATIONS FOR ITS
 DIVERSE STUDENT BODY. 
IN ADDITION TO HIS IMMENSELY 
SUCCESSFUL CAREER AT AADAP, HE 
HAS SERVED WITH DISTINCTION IN 
NUMEROUS COMMUNITY-BASED 
ORGANIZATIONS AND IS A HIGHLY 
RESPECTED ROLE MODEL BOTH HERE 
AND ABROAD. 
AN ALUMNUS OF CSUN, MR. WATANABE
 SERVED TWO AND A HALF YEARS IN 
THE UNITED STATES ARMY WITH A 
TOUR IN VIETNAM BEFORE RETURNING
 TO THE U.S. AND COMPLETING HIS 
UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES IN 1973.
WHILE PURSUING HIS MASTER'S WORK
 IN SOCIAL WORK, SHE WAS 
INTRODUCED TO THE WORK OF AADAP,
 A NON-PROFIT 
ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO 
SERVING ASIANS, PACIFIC 
ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO 
SERVING ASIANS, PACIFIC 
ISLANDERS AND OTHER UNDERSERVED 
COMMUNITIES. 
AFTER JOINING AADAP IN 1975, MR.
 WATANABE HAS SERVED THERE FOR 
42 YEARS, AND HAS BEEN PRESIDENT
 AND CEO FOR THE PAST 34 YEARS. 
UNDER HIS LEADERSHIP AADAP HAS 
GROWN INTO A LARGE, 
COMPREHENSIVE SERVICE AGENCY 
SERVING A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF
 THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY THROUGH 
TEN SERVICE SITES, HIS SUCCESS 
AT AADAP HAS EARNED RECOGNITION 
AND COMMENDATIONS FROM COMMUNITY
 LEADERS AND PUBLIC OFFICIALS. 
HIS RECORD OF SERVICE ALSO 
INCLUDES IMPORTANT LEADERSHIP 
ROLES ON A VARIETY OF COMMUNITY 
AGENCIES OVER THE YEARS. 
IT IS NOW MY PLEASURE TO ASK 
PRESIDENT HARRISON TO COME 
FORWARD TO CONFER THE HONORARY 
DEGREE. 
IN RECOGNITION OF HIS REMARKABLE
 PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AND 
HIS EXTENSIVE LEADERSHIP AND 
SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY, THE 
BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE 
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY AND 
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, 
NORTHRIDGE ARE VERY PROUD TO 
CONFER UPON MICHAEL N. 
WATANABE THE HONORARY DEGREE OF 
DOCTOR OF HUMANE 
 REMARKS. 
HELLO, GRADUATES. 
CONGRATULATIONS. 
IT IS A BIG DAY FOR YOU. 
LETTERS. 
AND WILL PRESENT HIS BRIEF
IT IS A PRETTY BIG DAY FOR ME 
TOO. 
I CAN'T FULLY EXPRESS HOW DEEPLY
 HONORED I AM TO ACCEPT THIS 
HONORARY DEGREE. 
I WANT TO THANK PRESIDENT DIANNE
 HARRISON, THE CSUN ACADEMIC 
SENATE, AND THE SELECTION 
COMMITTEE. 
YOUR AFFIRMATION OF THE WORK 
THAT I HAVE DONE AT AADAP IS 
DEEPLY APPRECIATED. 
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK CHANCELLOR
 TRINITY WHITE AND THE CSU BOARD
 OF TRUSTEES FOR THE ENDORSEMENT
 OF THIS VERY SPECIAL DEGREE. 
THANK YOU. 
I ALSO WANT TO THANK MY OLD 
FRIEND, DR. HERMAN DUBOIS, PAST 
CHAIRMAN OF THE SOCIOLOGY 
DEPARTMENT, WHO RECOMMENDED ME. 
STAND UP, HERMAN. 
TAKE A BOW. 
HE
 MADE ME DO THAT. 
THE HONORARY DOCTORATE WOULDN'T 
BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE PEOPLE 
AT AADAP, PAST AND PRESENT. 
I WANT TO THANK THE MANY CURRENT
 AND FORMER BOARD MEMBERS, THE 
MANAGERS, AS WELL AS LONGTIME 
FRIENDS WHO SHARE A STRONG 
COMMITMENT TO SOCIAL JUSTICE AND
 SUPPORT OF AADAP. 
WILL YOU ALL PLEASE STAND AND 
ACCEPT YOUR APPLAUSE, AADAP 
FAMILY?
I ESPECIALLY WANT TO THANK TWO
 FOUNDERS, CARL NOBOJUKI, WHO 
WROTE THE PROPOSAL FOR AADAP AND
 DR. FUKUMOTO, WHO ADVOCATED FOR
 IT IN WASHINGTON. 
PLEASE STAND AND BE RECOGNIZED. 
CSUN PLAYED A VERY SPECIAL ROLE 
IN MY LIFE. 
IT WAS HERE THAT THE ROOTS OF MY
 CAREER WERE FORMED. 
I FIRST CAME HERE DURING THE 
CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT AND THE 
PROTEST OF THE VIETNAM WAR IN 
THE 1960s. 
THAT GENERATION WAS ENGAGED IN A
 GREAT STRUGGLE FOR SOCIAL 
JUSTICE, BOTH HERE AND ABROAD.
THE FIGHT FOR CIVIL RIGHTS, THE 
ACTIONS AGAINST POVERTY, THE 
PUSH FOR ETHNIC STUDIES, 
RESISTANCE TO THE WAR ALL 
CONSUMED THAT GENERATION. 
IT TOOK A TOLL ON MANY OF US IN 
DRUG ABUSE, OVERDOSES, VIOLENCE 
IN THE STREETS, AND THE SHOCKING
 ASSASSINATIONS THAT CAME IN 
THAT DECADE. 
PRESIDENT KENNEDY, MALCOLM X., 
MARTIN LUTHER KING, AND FINALLY 
ROBERT KENNEDY. 
ROBERT KENNEDY HIT HARDEST AND 
CLOSEST TO HOME. 
HE SPOKE ON THIS CAMPUS THE 
AFTERNOON OF HIS ASSASSINATION. 
HE SHOOK MY HAND AS HE WALKED 
THROUGH THE CROWD ON HIS WAY TO 
THE AMBASSADOR HOTEL, WHERE HE 
WAS KILLED. 
BY THAT FALL, I COULDN'T RETURN.
I DROPPED OUT, WAS DRAFTED, AND 
WENT TO VIETNAM. 
AFTER MY DISCHARGE, I CAME BACK 
TO CSUN TO PICK UP
 WHERE I HAD LEFT OFF. 
IT WAS HERE THAT I WAS 
INTRODUCED TO THE WORLD OF 
PROFESSIONAL SOCIAL WORK. 
IT WAS AN PIPHANY FOR ME. 
PROFESSIONAL SOCIAL WORK OFFERED
 ME THE FRAMEWORK TO CHANNEL THE
 PASSION THAT I HAD FELT FOR 
YEARS OF SOCIAL AND POLITICAL 
RAGE. 
CSUN GAVE ME THAT STRUCTURE. 
THE SOCIOLOGY DEPARTMENT WAS 
DEVELOPING THE MSW PROGRAM AT 
THE TIME. 
THE NEW FIELD OF DRUG ABUSE WAS 
JUST BEING CREATED. 
CSUN WAS AT THE VANGUARD ON THAT
 BEGINNING. 
IN A RARE OPPORTUNITY AT THIS 
UNDERGRADUATE LEVEL, I WAS 
PLACED ON A COUNTY PANEL THAT 
REVIEWED FUNDING FOR PROPOSALS 
FOR DRUG ABUSE SERVICES. 
IT GAVE ME AN EXPERIENCE OF HOW 
SOCIAL POLICY CAN DRIVE SOCIAL 
JUSTICE. 
FACULTY GUIDED ME TO GRADUATE 
SCHOOL AND BY THE TIME I 
GRADUATED CSUN, MY COURSE WAS 
PRETTY WELL SET TO GO TO 
GRADUATE SCHOOL, WORK IN DRUG 
ABUSE, AND WORK IN THE 
ASIAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY. 
AFTER GRADUATE SCHOOL, I FOUND 
AADAP. 
IT WAS A PERFECT PLACE FOR ME.
I STARTED THERE IN 1975. 
OVER THE
 FOUR DECADES, AADAP HAS GROWN 
AND CHANGED THOUSANDS OF LIVES 
AND SAVED THEIR FAMILIES. 
HUNDREDS OF LEADERS HAVE BEEN 
TRAINED TO PURSUE SOCIAL JUSTICE
 THROUGH THEIR WORK ON AADAP. 
WE ENGAGED IN PUBLIC POLICY AND 
ADVOCATED ON BEHALF OF CLIENTS 
AND FAMILIES, WE PLACED 
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN SOUTH LOS
 ANGELES IN EMPLOYMENT. 
WE ENROLLED HUNDREDS IN 
OBAMACARE. 
ALL OF THESE EFFORTS GUIDED BY 
THE PURSUIT FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE 
THAT BEGAN
 HERE AT CSUN. 
SO I'M AT THE AGE LOOKING BACK, 
BUT UH, YOU ARE JUST BEGINNING 
YOUR JOURNEY. 
AT THE BEGINNING OF MY JOURNEY, 
WE WERE ENGAGED IN A TREMENDOUS 
STRUGGLE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE. 
AND GUESS WHAT?
YOU ARE ON THE CUSP OF ANOTHER 
GREAT STRUGGLE. 
THE PROGRESS WE HAVE MADE OVER 
THE LAST 40 YEARS IN GENERAL AND
 THE LAST EIGHT YEARS IN 
PARTICULAR ARE UNDER ATTACK. 
THE RIGHT TO VOTE, THE RIGHT TO 
HAVE AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE, THE
 RIGHT OF WOMEN TO CONTROL THEIR
 OWN BODIES, RIGHT OF EQUAL 
PROTECTION FOR LGBTQ PEOPLE, THE
 RIGHTS OF RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, 
THE RIGHTS OF IMMIGRANTS, THE 
RIGHT TO SURVIVE GLOBAL WARMING,
 THE RIGHT TO ENJOY A PROTECTED 
ENVIRONMENT, THE RIGHT TO 
RATIONAL DRUG POLICIES, AND THE 
RIGHTS OF THE POOR AND 
MINORITIES. 
ALL OF THESE ARE UNDER ATTACK.
THE RELAUNCHING OF THE WAR ON 
DRUGS BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL 
TWO WEEKS AGO WILL TURN BACK THE
 PROGRESS WE HAVE MADE TO REDUCE
 THE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF 
BLACK AND LATINO PRISONERS IN 
THE JAILS FOR A HEALTH PROBLEM. 
IT WILL SET BACK THE PROGRESS ON
 MEDICAL MARIJUANA AND A
 RATIONAL MARIJUANA POLICY. 
I WAS IN GRAD SCHOOL WHEN 
RICHARD NIXON WAS FORCED TO 
RESIGN FOR OBSTRUCTION OF 
JUSTICE. 
ON TUESDAY, A SPECIAL COUNSEL 
WAS NAMED TO INVESTIGATE THIS 
PRESIDENT IN HIS ROLE IN THE 
RUSSIAN INCURSION IN OUR 
ELECTIONS AND WHETHER HE 
ENGAGED IN 
OBSTRUCTION. 
NEXT MONDAY, MAY 
29TH, IS THE HUNDREDTH BIRTHDAY 
OF PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY. 
IN 1960 AT HIS INAUGURATION, HE 
SAID, "ASK NOT WHAT YOUR COUNTRY
 CAN DO FOR YOU. 
ASK WHAT YOU CAN DO FOR YOUR 
COUNTRY."  
THOSE WORDS LAUNCHED A WAVE OF 
ACTIVISM IN OUR GENERATION. 
THEY PROPELLED DR. DUBOIS AND 
HIS WIFE MAUREEN O'MALLEY TO 
JOIN THE PEACE CORPS AND GO TO 
KENYA. 
THEY PLANTED A SEED IN MY MIND 
THAT LED ME HERE TODAY. 
NEXT MONDAY YOU CAN CELEBRATE 
HIS BIRTHDAY BY TAKING HIS WORDS
 TO HEART AND MAKING A 
COMMITMENT TO SOCIAL JUSTICE. 
I ENCOURAGE ALL OF YOU TO FIND A
 PLACE TO DO YOUR SOCIAL WORK 
WHERE YOU CAN ENGAGE IN THE MOST
 RELEVANT STRUGGLES OF YOUR 
TIME. 
PUT YOUR PASSION ON THE LINE, IN
 THE STREETS, AND DO YOUR SOCIAL
 WORK. 
THE NEXT TWO YEARS, MAYBE FOUR, 
MAY BE THE MOST CRITICAL TIME OF
 YOUR FUTURE AND THE FUTURE OF 
YOUR CHILDREN. 
THANK YOU. 
THANK 
THANK YOU. 
THANK YOU, DR. MIKE, FOR THOSE 
INSPIRING WORDS. 
IT IS NOW MY DISTINCT PLEASURE 
TO INTRODUCE DR. YI LI, OUR 
PROVOST, WHO WILL PRESENT THE 
CANDIDATES FOR THE MASTER'S 
DEGREE. 
THANK YOU, PRESIDENT HARRISON.
WILL ALL CANDIDATES FOR THE 
MASTER'S DEGREE PLEASE RISE?
PRESIDENT HARRISON, FROM THE 
COLLEGE OF SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL
 SCIENCES, I
 PRESENT THE CANDIDATES FOR 
MASTER OF ARTS IN HISTORY, 
MASTER OF
 ARTS IN POLITICAL SCIENCE, 
MASTER OF ARTS IN SOCIOLOGY, 
MASTER OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION,
 MASTER OF SCIENCE IN APPLIED 
BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS, AND THE
 MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK. 
THESE CANDIDATES HAVE COMPLETED 
THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE 
MASTER'S DEGREE AS PRESCRIBED BY
 THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND THE
 TRUSTEES OF THE CALIFORNIA 
STATE UNIVERSITY, AND THEY HAVE 
BEEN RECOMMENDED BY THE FACULTY 
OF CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, 
NORTHRIDGE. 
CANDIDATES, PLEASE CONTINUE 
STANDING AS PRESIDENT HARRISON 
CONFERS THE
 MASTER'S DEGREE UPON YOU. 
UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE 
FACULTY OF CALIFORNIA STATE 
UNIVERSITY, NORTHRIDGE, AND BY 
THE AUTHORITY VESTED IN ME BY 
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, I CONFER 
UPON YOU THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF
 ARTS IN HISTORY, MASTER OF ARTS
 IN POLITICAL SCIENCE, MASTER OF
 ART IN SOCIOLOGY, MASTER OF 
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, MASTER OF
 SCIENCE IN APPLIED BEHAVIOR 
ANALYSIS, AND THE MASTER OF 
SOCIAL WORK. 
WITH ALL OF THE RIGHTS, THE 
HONORS, AND THE RESPONSIBILITIES
 PERTAINING THERETO. 
CONGRATULATIONS TO
 ALL OF YOU.
AND PLEASE
 BE SEATED. 
AT THIS TIME I WILL ASK DR. 
STELLA THEODOULOU, THE DEAN OF 
THE COLLEGE OF SOCIAL AND 
BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES, TO NOW 
PRESENT THE CANDIDATES FOR
 THE BACCALAUREATE DEGREE. 
THERE ARE FIVE DISCIPLINES 
REPRESENTED BY THE GRADUATES IN 
THIS CEREMONY TODAY. 
THEY ARE FROM THE DEPARTMENTS OF
 AFRICANA STUDIES, HISTORY,
 POLITICAL SCIENCE,
 SOCIOLOGY, AND URBAN
 STUDIES AND PLANNING. 
WILL ALL THE CANDIDATES FOR THE 
BACCALAUREATE DEGREE FROM THE 
COLLEGE OF SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL
 SCIENCES PLEASE RISE AND REMAIN
 STANDING?
YES, IT IS YOU. 
PRESIDENT HARRISON, I HAVE THE 
HONOR OF PRESENTING TO YOU THE 
UNDERGRADUATE
 CLASS OF 2017. 
THESE CANDIDATES HAVE COMPLETED 
THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE 
BACCALAUREATE DEGREE AS 
PRESCRIBED BY THE STATE OF 
CALIFORNIA AND THE TRUSTEES OF 
THE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY.
AND THEY HAVE BEEN RECOMMENDED 
FOR THEIR DEGREES BY THE FACULTY
 OF CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY,
 NORTHRIDGE. 
WELL, THEN. 
UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE 
FACULTY OF CALIFORNIA STATE 
UNIVERSITY AND BY THE AUTHORITY 
VESTED IN ME BY THE BOARD OF 
TRUSTEES, I CONFER UPON YOU THE 
DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS IN 
AFRICANA STUDIES, BACHELOR OF 
ARTS IN HISTORY, BACHELOR OF 
ARTS IN POLITICAL SCIENCE, 
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PUBLIC 
SECTOR MANAGEMENT, BACHELOR OF 
ARTS
 IN SOCIOLOGY, AND THE BACHELOR 
OF ARTS IN URBAN STUDIES AND 
PLANNING. 
WITH ALL OF THE RIGHTS, THE 
HONORS, AND THE OPPORTUNITIES 
PERTAINING THERETO. 
CONGRATULATIONS, AND PLEASE
 BE SEATED. 
MEMBERS OF THE PLATFORM PARTY 
AND THE DEPARTMENT CHAIRS WILL 
NOW OFFER CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR
 DEGREE RECIPIENTS. 
I ASK THAT THE DEGREE RECIPIENTS
 PLEASE MOVE TO THE PLATFORM AS 
DIRECTED BY THE MARSHALS. 
PLEASE COME FORWARD AS YOUR NAME
 IS READ. 
YOU WILL BE CONGRATULATED BY A 
MEMBER OF THE PLATFORM PARTY AND
 RECEIVE YOUR DIPLOMA COVER AND 
CERTIFICATE. 
AFTERWARDS, PLEASE RETURN TO 
YOUR SEATS AS DIRECTED BY THE 
MARSHALS, COMMENCEMENT STAFF, 
AND USHERS. 
I ASK THAT GUESTS PLEASE HELP SO
 THAT WE MAY PROCEED IN AN 
ORDERLY MANNER. 
WE REMIND YOU THAT THE AISLES 
MUST BE KEPT OPEN AND YOU ARE 
ASKED TO STAY IN YOUR SEATS 
UNTIL THE END OF THE CEREMONY.
OUT OF RESPECT FOR OUR GRADUATES
 AND THE SAFETY OF OUR GUESTS, 
NOISEMAKERS AND HOPEFULLY 
INFLATABLES ARE
 NOT PERMITTED. 
FINALLY, AND AGAIN, OUT OF 
RESPECT FOR YOUR FELLOW 
GRADUATES, ALL GRADUATES WILL 
REMAIN THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE 
CEREMONY UNTIL ALL DEGREE 
RECIPIENTS HAVE BEEN 
DEPARTMENT OF AFRICANA STUDIES. 
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NOW READING THE NAMES FOR THE 
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WOULD THE CANDIDATES FOR THE 
MASTER'S OF URBAN PLANNING 
PLEASE RISE?
UPON THE APPROVAL OF THE 
FACULTY OF CALIFORNIA STATE 
UNIVERSITY NORTHRIDGE AND BY THE
 POWER VESTED IN ME BY THE BOARD
 OF TRUSTEES, I CONFER UPON YOU 
THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF URBAN 
PLANNING WITH ALL THE RIGHTS, 
THE RESPONSIBILITIES, PERTAINING
 THERETO. 
THANK YOU. 
PLEASE
 BE 
SEATED. 
NOW THESEATED. 
NOW THE READING THE NAMES FOR 
THE DAVID MARIJUANA COLLEGE OF 
BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS. 
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MASTER'S OF SOCIAL WORK. 
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