College or University Graduation Speech Essay

What I just recited was a selection from "Oh, The Places You'll Go!", a graduation speech as prepared by Dr. Seuss. I chose to recite this because its optimism toward beginning a new phase of life seemed to fit our class. It reminded me of our entrance into high school, when as freshmen, we blew away the students and staff at Stoks high School with our incredible enthusiasm and spirit. We didn't allow ourselves to be intimidated by the upperclassmen, or by our new surroundings. By the time we had completed our first Homecoming activities, coming in second place only to the seniors, we had established a certain respect, and it became evident that the Class of 2006 was capable of achieving greatness.

When I was younger, I would often return home to a familiar question: So, what did you learn today? My answer would always be "nothing" or "stuff." As I look back, I never lied, yet, I never told the whole truth. Many people think that you don't know anything with only 18 years of experience; I think they're wrong. I've learned a lot about myself and others from the relationships I have built throughout the years. I believe my most important lessons were "people" lessons. Those are the ones which could never be taught out of a book or in a lecture; you have to go out and experience them for yourself.

WOW! So much has happened since June. The SV FFA and ag department had a rough start to our year losing three of our students who were on the FFA officer team to other schools. Even with this bump in the road, the four officers that remained visited Mt. Shasta City and had a blast bonding and learning more about each other at their officer retreat in August. Once school started we found three new officers and attended COLC (Chapter Officer Leadership Conference) where the entire team learned about their diverse leadership styles and were able to bond together as the official Surprise Valley FFA Chapter Officer Team for the 2017-2018 school year. If you see them around, congratulate President Cindy Hinze, V.P. Maddison Seely, Secretary Maya

Frostburg State University now consists of housing over 150 student organizations, three different colleges, and over 80 specialized programs for students to study. The university also offers some very unique programs like our honors program, for students with outstanding grades and SAT scores. Other programs include the Learning Communities where incoming freshmen take some of the same classes to offer support when making the transition from high school college. The mission statement of Frostburg State University explains how the university offers, “student-centered teaching,” that features experiential learning opportunities. The mission statement further explains how the university offers many bachelors, masters, and doctoral programs. Lastly Frostburg State University, “promotes cultural enrichment, civic responsibility, and sustainability; and prepares future leaders to meet the challenges of a complex and changing global society. I believe that everything expressed in the mission statement of the university proves to be true. This is due to the experiences, and opportunities that I have participated in during my time thus far at Frostburg State

UCAN is a program that weekly, visits local high schools providing them college mentorships. As part of college mentorship, we aid students, in college applications, financial aid, college essays and college preparation. The program is efficiently split into three parts, so mentees and mentors can take most from it. The three parts consist mainly of helping seniors in the college application process, teaching and mentoring sophomores and juniors about college preparation, preparing for next year. I first joined the UCAN program in Fall 2016, an aspect that really captivated my attention was that we could aid high schools, this really interested me because this was an opportunity that I did not count with in high school. I wanted provided the aid and support that could not receive when I was growing up.

When I walked onto the quad on the first day of freshman orientation I was still amazed that I would be the next two years at a prestigious university such as Oxford college of Emory University. The sight in itself was one like no other. Seney hall stood tall and bright as we put our cokes to the sky and made the big Emory coke toast. However, I would soon come to realize that the beauty of Oxford was not just in its spectacular campus and rigorous education. Oxford was a place where one could truly build a community and get involved if they sought out to.

Furthermore, within such a close-knit community, the students themselves respect one another in a way that is often lost. With heavy social activism spreading across schools these last few years, there have been issues of over-sensitivity, aggression, and the want to suppress the free speech of students with unfavored opinions. Opposed to falling into these problems, the students at Bates respect each other's opinions in the light of wanting to educate each other as equals. The annual Sankofa production is a good example of this. One of the co-director’s last year even said that, “you cannot yell at someone who is not educated about something.” In my search for colleges, I was drawn to Bates because it embraces the classic features of a great liberal arts school while creating a warm environment where the students, the faculty, and the administration all honor each other with the collective intention of bettering the

Ms. Earls, administration, faculty members, family, friends and 2016 graduates, today I welcome you to this special day. A day to reflect on the past and focus on the future.

In her 1977 book The Damned and the Beautiful, Paula S. Fass displays the post-World War I influence of colleges and universities on the culture at large. Though contemporary times differ greatly from those she examined, nonetheless, colleges and universities still possess almost unrivaled cultural influence. Students move away to college, young, vivacious, and pliable. After just escaping the oppression of their parents’ rules, their minds readily embrace the next social structure that presents itself. Repeated research has shown that students need structure, something to give them a solid base before they can climb the ladder towards self-actualization and learning. Campus cultures provide more than that, they also provides a lens

A college campus is a place suggested by our third president of the United States, Thomas Jefferson, to be an academical village. Some may then wonder, well, what does that mean? It means that a college campus should not just be a place youths go from morning till noon to learn and then go on their merry way like they have become accustom to in their previous academic years. Rather, it means a campus should be their home. It should be their shelter and their playpen. A place where they can do everything they desire from when they open their eyes in the morning to when they close them at night.

Some may say it’s a cliché to write about the feelings you have when arriving on a college campus for the first time; however, the feeling I got when I stepped foot on the Dickinson College campus is one of the main reasons I decided to apply. Although I visited in June, when there were few students on campus, I still had a feeling of being at home. Through my information session, I was able to grasp an accurate understanding of how Dickinson tries to emanate a family feeling while at college. This is precisely what I’m looking for in a college: a place where I feel I belong and welcomed.

Entering college is like walking into Dulles National Airport! Seeing many different nationalities and cultures come together as one and become united. It was my pleasure interviewing Taylor Dickerson a student, part of The Virginia State University class of 2020. Taylor, unlike myself is more familiar with the Richmond, Virginia area. Virginia State University was more like home to her and her family due to her being from this area. Within her immediate family she was the first to attend an university, but her parents chose another direction and entered the military. Being the first out of three children that her parents have, she was lucky enough to say goodbye to her troublesome siblings that she loves so dearly and sadden to tell her parents

“Learners bring their individual backgrounds, experiences and talents that have been influenced by their families, schools, and communities. As learners grow and mature, they increase their ability to influence, contribute to, and improve their various communities.” (Miller, 2013, p. 4). Experiencing the everyday-college-life for a few weeks now, I have noticed two outstanding things about the university that I attend: the friendliness and the Sooner Pride. These two positive things have profoundly affected the way I view the University of Oklahoma. All optimism aside, there are some challenges that every student faces while entering a life of independence. The most noteworthy challenge I face is with the friends I make. All in all, the effect the University of Oklahoma is having on who I am becoming is one that I foresee to be advantageous.

Well, this is it, the day all of us have been waiting for has finally arrived. It seems like only yesterday we were picking our noses and flicking them at innocent bystanders or yelling childish phrases like, "Liar, liar, pants on fire!" or, wait, that was yesterday. Never mind. Anyways.

I am a student who jumped headfirst into campus life. From the start of my freshman year of college, I’ve always been well involved. Currently, I am Co-President of the Black Student Union, a resident adviser, a fellow in the student leader fellowship program, and an active member in other organizations. I came to Northern and