The president and others by thanking the family members here with us as well as the faculty and the staff and the mentors that invested so much over the years. I know your support made it possible for each of the graduates out here today to have accomplished all that they have accomplished and i know you are very proud, as mi. Several people mentioned mothers day to avoid getting in trouble at home i want to join those that have recognized mothers day. What i think i will do is just ask all the mothers here to please stand up and be recognized. [applause] i know that some of us have lost our moms along the way and they are in our thoughts and prayers today. I want to take a moment to offer personal condolences for those that have being remembered today. As i have prepared my remarks this past week, i reflected on my own graduation from st. Michaels 40 years ago and i know that probably sounds like engine history to the class of 2017, but i remember quite a bit of detail for my graduati
Over six decades of service. It is very humbling to be here with you. [applause] for the record, you do outrank me. Class of 2017, you would expect me to say it is an honor to be with you, but it really is. I would like to begin by joining the president and others by thanking the family members here with us as well as the faculty and the staff and the mentors that invested so much over the years. I know your support made it possible for each of the graduates out here today to have accomplished all that they have accomplished and i know you are i. Y proud, as am several people mentioned mothers day to avoid getting in trouble at home i want to join those that have recognized mothers day. What i think i will do is just ask all the mothers here to please stand up and be recognized. [applause] i know that some of us have lost our moms along the way and they are in our thoughts and prayers today. I want to take a moment to offer personal condolences for those that have being remembered toda
Over six decades of service. It is very humbling to be here with you. [applause] for the record, you do outrank me. Class of 2017, you would expect me to say it is an honor to be with you, but it really is. I would like to begin by joining the president and others by thanking the family members here with us as well as the faculty and the staff and the mentors that invested so much over the years. I know your support made it possible for each of the graduates out here today to have accomplished all that they have accomplished and i know you are i. Y proud, as am several people mentioned mothers day to avoid getting in trouble at home i want to join those that have recognized mothers day. What i think i will do is just ask all the mothers here to please stand up and be recognized. [applause] i know that some of us have lost our moms along the way and they are in our thoughts and prayers today. I want to take a moment to offer personal condolences for those that have being remembered toda
To thank you all for inviting me to be a part of this day of history in your lives, i want to thank you for allowing me to be a small part of this extraordinary community. I want to congratulate the graduates, and i want to thank everyone who helped to make this possible and when i say everyone, it took so many people to make this day possible. I want to thank the parents and the grandparents, and the family members. I want to thank everyone from the incredible president and astounding provost, all the way up to those people who cleaned floors and manicured lawns and served food to contribute to this community. And so i confessed to you, when i was graduating from college, i felt like i knew a lot and now that im about twice your age, im not as confident in what i know. In fact, i am a person who believes i am in struggle, as we all are. The beautiful thing that ive realized is that were all in this struggle together. We perceive that there are differences between us, gaps and gulfs, b
At 7 00 a. M. Wednesday morning. Join the discussion. Over the next two hours on cspan, commencement addresses from around the country with cory booker, mike pence, illinois senator Tammy Duckworth, former president till clinton, former senator kelly ayotte, and the chair of the joint chiefs of staff general just of dunford. We start with senator booker, who spoke to graduates at the Commencement Ceremony at the university of pennsylvania in philadelphia. Sen. Booker thank you very much. It is incredible to be here and i want to thank you all for inviting me to be a part of this day of history in your lives. Allowing thank you for me to be a small part of this extraordinary community. I want to congratulate the graduates and they want to thank everyone who helped to make this possible. So many helped to make this day possible. I want to thank the parents and the grandparents in the family members. I want to thank everyone, from the incredible president and the founding provost come all