COMMENCEMENT
RAISE A GLASS TO THOSE WHO RAISED YOU
Although their paths will diverge, JWU's Providence Campus graduates
marched into the Dunkin' Donuts Center as one unit that will forever share
the achievement of earning college degrees during JWU's centennial year.
Morgan Dillon '14, student speaker for the morning's culinary arts and
hospitality ceremony, addressed the notion of fear with her fellow
classmates and offered some advice. "Embrace [your fears] and view
them as opportunities for you to grow as an individual. If you're afraid of
something, that's all the more reason to do it. If you face your fears, your
self-confidence, self-esteem and self-respect will rise proportionately."
Samuel Glassoff '14, student speaker for the afternoon's arts and sciences,
technology and business ceremony, was nostalgic with his fellow grads,
recalling that they entered college on the heels of one of the worst
financial collapses in history. He said the current class of millennials is
"the most adaptable and creative generation in history … conditioned to
accept unpredictability."
In his centennial address, Chancellor John J. Bowen '77 asked graduates to
raise a glass and toast those who raised them, noting the importance of
acknowledging the past. "Understand that you share a history with Misses
Johnson and Wales," he said. "You are a part of what has come before you,
just as future generations of Johnson & Wales students will share this
history with you."
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President Mim L. Runey, LP.D. walked alongside
Chancellor John J. Bowen '77 at the university's 100th commencement.
