[ chatter ]
The pumpkin is my friend.
Hi! How ya doing?
Very good! Got coffee, so... we're gonna make it.
Hi!
How are you guys doing? Good ---
It's wet -- [ laughter ]
Whoo! Happy graduation, University of Rochester!
Wringing out the hoods.
I am so excellent right now.
She's like famous.
I'm famous! Guys, I'm graduating and I'm famous!
Whooo!
I was thinking on the top button. Why? --Oh!
[ carillon bells ]
OK? It's just on the rope from the outside.
[ band music ]
Don't fall!
Hi!
Happy graduation!
We're very, very proud of you. You're a great class.
Another great class graduating from a great university.
Fifty years ago - in fact more than 50 years ago -
I saw where you sat.
I was part of the class of 1958.
We were better than good and better than great.
I don't exactly remember what the chairman said
but since I put my fifty years in,
and I've collected a lot of advice along the way,
some very good mentors,
I'm going to give you the formula for life.
It comes in four parts:
Find partners, find passion, find rules, and find a dream.
That's my little piece of advice this morning,
on a non- ahem - cooperative morning.
All right!
There has never been
an unhappy graduation,
rain or shine! We are here to graduate
a great class!
[ cheers ]
I've had a blast this year, and I'd like to thank my
peers for giving me the honor of serving as your class president.
I'm proud to know all of you, and it's my pleasure to address you today.
This moment means a little bit more to me than you'll ever know,
so please excuse me if I take a picture with my iPhone.
if all of you can just smile a bit,
and yes, I did get all of you text messages right now.
so one... two...
three. Thank you.
You heard a little bit about David Kearns earlier,
he was a predecessor of mine,
and he was a distinguished alumni of this university.
and a board member, etc, etc.
He would say the following thing to me all the time, and it hangs on my wall.
It says, "Don't do anything that wouldn't make your mother proud."
All right!
Snap quiz! Greatest film musical comedy of all time?
Why, the answer of course is "Singing in the Rain."
And now, I'm going to ask
those in power to do so, to join us as we all rise
and sing our alma mater "The Genesee."
As flows the river gath'ring force
Along her steadfast way,
May we along life's devious course
Grow stronger day by day.
And may our hearts, where'er we roam,
Forever loyal be
To our beloved college home
Beside the Genesee.
Whoo! [ cheers ]
As we conclude
this part of the commencement festivities,
Let me highlight the brunches, receptions and diploma ceremonies
that will continue into the afternoon
ALL of them, all of them
have one thing in common:
they are all indoors! [ cheers ]
Class of 2011, one more time,
congratulations! You've done it!
[ cheers ]