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Inspiring Commencement Speakers, Honorary Degree Recipients
We were proud to bestow honorary degrees on our two commencement speakers this year, each a highly successful entrepreneur, each a creative genius, and each an inspiration to our graduates. Bobbi Brown spoke at our morning ceremony to our Schools of Business& Technology and Liberal Arts students–recounting her own struggle to find a foothold in…
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My Favorite Day of the Year
Commencement is my favorite day of the year and Commencement 2014 was, as far as I am concerned, one of our best, most joyous, ever. Every participant was outstanding. But most outstanding, I think, were our graduates who, for the first time ever, walked across the stage as their names were called. This was something…
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A New Tradition for Our Graduate Students
The night before commencement, we held a hooding ceremony for our masters degree candidates–a traditional ritual that recognizes the successful completion of their studies. This was the first time we actually conducted this ceremony separate from the larger commencement ceremony–and it gave us the opportunity to celebrate our graduate students specifically and all they mean…
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Welcome to May and My New Blog
May is always the most exciting month for college presidents–and I am no exception. It is the run-up to commencement–the time of year, here at FIT, when our lobbies, corridors and classrooms are ablaze in displays of our students’ glorious talents…capstone projects, exhibitions, final papers, crits and presentations. Our students and faculty are no doubt…