[applause] senator harris ok. All right. Its good to be home. Its good to be home. Bisons. S, president frederick, members of the board, distinguished faculty, thank you for this incredible honor. And to the class of 2017, congratulations. [applause] and to youris families and friends who encouraged you and help you up, thank you for all you did. Lets hear it for them. [applause] senator harris ive had the honor of speaking at many commencements, but this one is particularly special for me because decades ago, i sat just thed use it now, feeling embrace of our Howard Family, as family at its best shares common values and aspirations, a family shares hardships and a connected history. A family looks for ways to support and inspire one another. A youngly includes woman who worked her way through as al and is graduating published poet. [applause] family harris our includes the fourth Rhodes Scholar and howard history. [applause] senator harris it includes a woman who got elected to an Adv
dr. Jackson,s board of trustees, thank you so very much for this great honor and privilege. ] rowd boos secretary devos im honored to become a wildcat, and it is a real honor and privilege to be with you as we celebrate the birth and Cookman University thune of 2017 the be Cookman University class of 2017. Congratulations to all of you. In addition to the graduates, there are so many people deserving of special recognition today. Parents. I would like to ask all the moms who are here celebrating their graduates to stand right now and be recognized. Moms, please stand up. [applause] secretary devos and all the dads, please stand up. [applause] devos grandparents, family members, friends of graduates, thank you for your effort in getting them to this point. ,irst Lady Florence jackson ,hairman, members of the Board Members of the administrative staff and faculty, and the cookmanethune community, thank you for the Important Role you play in making today possible for all these students. Ma
[applause] senator harris ok. All right. Its good to be home. Its good to be home. Bisons. S, president frederick, members of the board, distinguished faculty, thank you for this incredible honor. And to the class of 2017, congratulations. [applause] and to youris families and friends who encouraged you and help you up, thank you for all you did. Lets hear it for them. [applause] senator harris ive had the honor of speaking at many commencements, but this one is particularly special for me because decades ago, i sat just thed use it now, feeling embrace of our Howard Family, as family at its best shares common values and aspirations, a family shares hardships and a connected history. A family looks for ways to support and inspire one another. A youngly includes woman who worked her way through as al and is graduating published poet. [applause] family harris our includes the fourth Rhodes Scholar and howard history. [applause] senator harris it includes a woman who got elected to an Adv
dr. Jackson,s board of trustees, thank you so very much for this great honor and privilege. ] rowd boos secretary devos im honored to become a wildcat, and it is a real honor and privilege to be with you as we celebrate the birth and Cookman University thune of 2017 the be Cookman University class of 2017. Congratulations to all of you. In addition to the graduates, there are so many people deserving of special recognition today. Parents. I would like to ask all the moms who are here celebrating their graduates to stand right now and be recognized. Moms, please stand up. [applause] secretary devos and all the dads, please stand up. [applause] devos grandparents, family members, friends of graduates, thank you for your effort in getting them to this point. ,irst Lady Florence jackson ,hairman, members of the Board Members of the administrative staff and faculty, and the cookmanethune community, thank you for the Important Role you play in making today possible for all these students. Ma
[applause] senator harris all right. It is good to be home. It is good to be home. Greetings. President frederick, members of the board, distinguished faculty, thank you for this incredible honor. To the class of 2017, congratulations. [applause] senator harris and to your families and friends who encourage you and held you up, thank you for all you did. Lets hear it for them. [applause] sen. Harris i have had the honor of speaking at many commencements. But this one is particularly special for me. Because decades ago i sat just where you sit now. Feeling the embrace of our Howard Family. And a family at its best shares common values and aspirations. A family shares hardships and a connective history. A family looks for ways to support and inspire one another. Our family, includes a young woman who worked her way through school and is graduating as a published poet. [applause] sen. Harris our family includes the fourth Rogue Scholar in howard history, cameron clark. [applause] sen. Har