多年来我校工会工作在市教育工会和学校行政办公会的正确领导下在各级领导的关心与支持下认真贯彻实施和修改的演讲稿:毕业演讲稿 studentspeechdeliveredatthewashingtonuniversityengineeringgraduatestudentrecognitionceremony15may1997lorriefaithcranor faculty,family,friends,andfellowgraduates,goodevening. iamhonoredtoaddressyoutonight.onbehalfofthegraduatingmastersanddoctoralstudentsofwashingtonuniversity'sschoolofengineeringandappliedscience,iwouldliketothankalltheparents,spouses,families,andfriendswhoencouragedandsupportedusasweworkedtowardsourgraduatedegrees.iwouldespeciallyliketothankmyownfamily,eightmembersofwhichareintheaudiencetoday.iwouldalsoliketothankallofthedepartmentsecretariesandotherengineeringschoolstaffmemberswhoalwaysseemedtobetherewhenconfusedgraduatestudentsneededhelp.andfinallyiwouldliketothankthewashingtonuniversityfacultymemberswhoservedasourinstructors,mentors,andfriends. asithinkbackontheseven-and-a-halfyearsi围绕学校工作全局坚持突出维权职能推进学校民主管理加强师德建设支持教育教学改革保护和调动了全体教职工教书育人的积极性和创造性
多年来我校工会工作在市教育工会和学校行政办公会的正确领导下在各级领导的关心与支持下认真贯彻实施和修改的spentatwashingtonuniversity,mymindisfilledwithmemories,happy,sad,frustrating,andevenhumorous. tonightiwouldliketosharewithyousomeofthememoriesthatitakewithmeasileavewashingtonuniversity. itakewithmethememoryofmyofficeonthefourthflooroflopatahall-theroomattheendofthehallwaythatwastoohotinsummer,toocoldinwinter,andalwaystoofarawayfromthewomen'srestroom.thewindowwasmyoffice'sbestfeature.wereitnotforthephysicsbuildingacrosstheway,itwouldhaveaffordedmeaclearviewofthearch.butinsteadigotaviewoftheroofofthephysicsbuilding.ialsohadaviewofonecorneroftheroofofurbauerhall,whichseemedtobeafavoriteperchforvariousspeciesofbirdswhoalternatelywonperchingrightsforseveralweeksatatime.andihadaniceviewofthephysicscourtyard,noteworthyasagoodplaceforwatchingpeopleruntheirdogs.it'samazinghowfascinatingtheseviewsbecamethelongeriworkedonmydissertation.butmyfavoriteviewwasofanearbyoaktree.frommyfourth-floorvantagepointihadarather围绕学校工作全局坚持突出维权职能推进学校民主管理加强师德建设支持教育教学改革保护和调动了全体教职工教书育人的积极性和创造性
多年来我校工会工作在市教育工会和学校行政办公会的正确领导下在各级领导的关心与支持下认真贯彻实施和修改的intimateviewofthetreeandthevariousbirdsandsquirrelsthatinhabitit.occasionallyabirdwouldlandonmywindowsill,whichusuallyhadtheeffectofstartlingbothofus. itakewithmethememoryoftwoyoungprofessorswhopassedawaywhileiwasagraduatestudent.annejohnstone,theonlyfemaleprofessorfromwhomitookacourseintheengineeringschool,andbobdurr,apoliticalscienceprofessorandamemberofmydissertationcommittee,bothlostbravebattleswithcancer.irememberthemfondly. itakewithmethememoryoffailingthefirstexaminoneofthefirstengineeringcoursesitookasanundergraduate.irememberthinkingthecoursewasjusttoohardformeandthatiwouldneverbeabletopassit.soiwenttotalktotheprofessor,readytodroptheclass.andhetoldmenottogiveup,he toldmeicouldsucceedinhisclass.forreasonsthatseemedcompletelyludicrousatthetime,hesaidhehadfaithinme.andafterthatmygradesintheclassslowlyimproved,andiendedthesemesterwithanaon围绕学校工作全局坚持突出维权职能推进学校民主管理加强师德建设支持教育教学改革保护和调动了全体教职工教书育人的积极性和创造性
多年来我校工会工作在市教育工会和学校行政办公会的正确领导下在各级领导的关心与支持下认真贯彻实施和修改的thefinalexam.irememberhowmotivationalitwastoknowthatsomeonebelievedinme. itakewithmememoriesofthemidwesternfriendlinessthatsosurprisedmewheniarrivedinst.louis8yearsago.sincemovingtonewjersey,iamsadtosay,nobodyhasaskedmewhereiwenttohighschool. itakewithmethememoryoftheshort-livedcomputersciencegraduatestudentsocialcommitteelunches.theideawasthatgroupsofcsgradstudentsweresupposedtotaketurnscookingamonthlylunch.butafteronegradstudentpreparedapotofchickenthatpoisonedalmosttheentirecsgradstudentpopulationandoneunluckyfacultymemberinonefellswoop,therewasn'tmuchenthusiasmforhavingmorelunches. itakewithmethememoryofamoresuccessfulgraduatestudenteffort,theestablishmentoftheassociationofgraduateengineeringstudents,knownasages.startedbyahandfulofengineeringgraduatestudentsbecauseweneededawaytoelectrepresentativestoacampus-widegraduatestudentgovernment,agessoongrewintoanorganizationthat围绕学校工作全局坚持突出维权职能推进学校民主管理加强师德建设支持教育教学改革保护和调动了全体教职工教书育人的积极性和创造性
多年来我校工会工作在市教育工会和学校行政办公会的正确领导下在各级领导的关心与支持下认真贯彻实施和修改的nowsponsorsawidevarietyofactivitiesandhasbeeninstrumentalinaddressinganumberofengineeringgraduatestudentconcerns. itakewithmethememoryofanengineeringandpolicydepartmentthatoncehadflourishingprogramsforfull-timeundergraduate,masters,anddoctoralstudents. itakewithmememoriesofthe1992 presidentialdebate.eagertogetinvolvedinalltheexcitementivolunteeredtohelpwhereverneeded.irememberspendingseveraldaysinthemakeshiftdebatehqgivingout-of-townreportersdirectionstotheathleticcomplex.irememberbeingthrilledtogetassignedthejobofcollectingfilmfromthephotographersinthedebatehallduringthedebate.andirememberthedisappointmentofdrawingtheshorteststrawamongthestudentvolunteersandbeingtheonewhohadtotakethefilmoutofthedebatehallanddowntothedarkroomfiveminutesintothedebate-withnochancetore-enterthedebatehallafterileft. itakewithmememoriesofuniversityholidayswhichneverseemedtoapplytograduatestudents.i围绕学校工作全局坚持突出维权职能推进学校民主管理加强师德建设支持教育教学改革保护和调动了全体教职工教书育人的积极性和创造性
多年来我校工会工作在市教育工会和学校行政办公会的正确领导下在各级领导的关心与支持下认真贯彻实施和修改的rememberspendingmanyafallbreakandpresident'sdayholidaywithmyfellowgradstudentsinalldaymeetingsbroughttousbythecomputersciencedepartment. itakewithmememoriesofexamsthatseemeddesignedmoretotestenduranceandperseverancethanmasteryofthesubjectmatter.imanagedtoescapetakinganyclassesthatfeaturedinfamous24-hour-take-homeexams,butrememberthesufferingofmylessfortunatecolleagues.andwhatdoctoralstudentcouldforgetthepainandsufferingonemustenduretosurvivethequalifyingexams? itakewithmethememoryoftheseven-minuter ule,whichalwaysseemedtobeanacceptableexcuseforbeingtenminuteslateforanythingoncampus,butwhichdoesn'tseemtoapplyanywhereelseigo. itakewithmethememoryoffridayafternoonacmhappyhours,knownnotforkegsofbeer,butratherbowlsofrainbowsherbetpunch.overtheseveralyearsthatiattendedthesehappyhourstheyenjoyedvaryingdegreesofpopularity,oftenproportionaltothequalityandquantityoftheaccompanyingrefreshments围绕学校工作全局坚持突出维权职能推进学校民主管理加强师德建设支持教育教学改革保护和调动了全体教职工教书育人的积极性和创造性
多年来我校工会工作在市教育工会和学校行政办公会的正确领导下在各级领导的关心与支持下认真贯彻实施和修改的-buttherewasalwaystherainbowsherbertpunch. itakewithmememoriesofpurpleparkingpermits,thewestcampusshuttle,checkingmypendaflex,over-duelibrarybooks,tryingtoprintfromcec,lunchesondelmar,friendswhosleptintheiroffices,miniaturegolfinlopatahall,thegreenwaytalk,divisioniiibasketball,andtryingtoconvincedeanrusselthatyetanotherengineeringschoolruleshouldbechanged. finally,iwouldliketoconclude,notwithamemory,butwithsomeadvice.whatwouldagraduationspeechbewithoutalittleadvice,right?anyway,thisadvicecomesintheformofaversedeliveredtothe1977graduatingclassoflakeforestcollegebytheodoreseussgeisel,betterknowntotheworldasdr.seuss-here'showitgoes: myuncleorderedpopovers fromtherestaurant'sbilloffare. andwhentheywereserved, heregardedthem withapenetratingstare...围绕学校工作全局坚持突出维权职能推进学校民主管理加强师德建设支持教育教学改革保护和调动了全体教职工教书育人的积极性和创造性
多年来我校工会工作在市教育工会和学校行政办公会的正确领导下在各级领导的关心与支持下认真贯彻实施和修改的 thenhespokegreatwordsofwisdom ashesatthereonthatchair: "toeatthesethings," saidmyuncle, "youmustexcercisegreatcare. youmayswallowdownwhat'ssolid... but... youmustspitouttheair!" and... asyoupartakeoftheworld'sbilloffare, that'sdarnedgoodadvicetofollow. doalotofspittingoutthehotair. andbecarefulwhatyouswallow. thankyou.围绕学校工作全局坚持突出维权职能推进学校民主管理加强师德建设支持教育教学改革保护和调动了全体教职工教书育人的积极性和创造性
