(triumphant music begins) (crowd cheers and applauds)
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- Hello, Class of 2023.
I'm Bill Berkley, chair of NYU's Board of Trustees,
and a proud 1966 graduate of the Stern School of Business.
Think of this not just as the culmination
of your time at NYU,
but also as the beginning of a lifelong relationship
with your alma mater.
Congratulations, warmest wishes,
and welcome to NYU's alumni family.
(crowd cheers and applauds)
- Good Morning and congratulations to the Class of 2023!
(crowd cheers and applauds)
Today we step into the world
with our torches burning bright.
Let us celebrate the opportunity for all of us
to usher in the day when our society is free from fear,
guided by hope, and bound by an everlasting love
for one another.
This is the task of our generation.
So today I hope you'll join me in becoming a torch bearer.
Thank you and congratulations. (crowd cheers and applauds)
- [Announcer] Those who are about
to receive honorary degrees will now be presented.
- [Andrew Hamilton] Carolyn Ruth Bertozzi,
the cross fertilization of your work in chemistry,
engineering, and medicine for human health
and your collaborative relationships with eminent scientists
and gifted students have translated basic science
into applied discoveries to benefit all of us.
(crowd cheers and applauds)
Misty Danielle Copeland, the first Black principal dancer
with American Ballet Theater.
You have changed the face of the art that you chose,
single-handedly diversified ballet audiences,
and dispelled bigoted assumptions through your example.
(crowd cheers and applauds)
Freeman A. Hrabowski, III.
As university president,
you fostered a culture of inclusive excellence.
Today your principle vision and collaborative creativity
has brought our country closer
to the democratic ideals of education.
(crowd cheers and applauds)
Sanna Marin, governing with honor and honesty,
you model the possibilities of democracy in action
and the courage in standing up for common security
against aggression.
You represent the fulfillment of citizenship
and the impact of humane leadership.
(crowd cheers and applauds)
I am pleased to introduce Sanna Marin,
who will respond on behalf of the honoree degree recipients.
(crowd cheers and applauds)
- Thank you.
My dear Class of 2023,
when you walk out of this stadium today
I want you to remember these three things.
You have to want things to change.
It is your turn to take over.
And most importantly, don't be afraid.
You are enough.
You are capable.
(crowd cheers and applauds)
My warmest congratulations
to the magnificent graduating class of 2023
from New York University.
(crowd cheers and applauds)
- Good Afternoon everyone,
and what a truly glorious day this is.
Welcome to our Class of 2023 graduates.
And to families, and friends, and colleagues,
thank you for joining us for New York University's
190th commencement exercises.
(crowd cheers and applauds)
To the parents and loved ones here today,
thank you for trusting us with your children's education
and thank you for honoring us with your presence here today.
Class of 2023, as you move on to your next chapter
I wish you the very best of good fortune.
Come back and see us often.
And from everyone at NYU,
congratulations to you all.
Well done, Class of 2023!
(crowd cheers and applauds)
- [Speaker 1] We now proceed
to the formal conferral of degrees.
Will all the candidates please now rise.
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- By virtue of the authority vested in me by the trustees,
I admit you to the degrees and certificates
for which you have been recommended.
It is now official.
You are NYU graduates.
Congratulations.
(crowd cheers and applauds)
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- Oh, I'm very proud of him.
- I'm just so honored.
Just so happy that my son graduated.
It's great. - So grateful,
this has been the best five years.
- Yes. - And I wouldn't
have been able to do it without my mom.
- So happy! - Perfect!
Super grateful. - Very proud.
- It was a great event
and we're really proud to have gone to NYU.
- I'm feeling amazing!
We did it!
Woo! - I am so proud of him.
(triumphant music)
- Congratulations, son.
- It's finally the end.
But also the beginning.
- Sad, but also a beginning. - But also the beginning.
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