Good Afternoon ladies and gentlemen, honored guests, Madame president, faculty and administrators, graduates, family and friends. I am so pleased to be with you on this happy occasion and I thank Partido State University for the invitation. To the graduates (graduating students of BSOA ladderized), let me be one of the first, to congratulate you on your achievements and wish you all the best for the future. Congratulations are also due to all those who helped you on your way—your families and friends and the faculty and staff of Partido State University. Indeed, this is a time for collective celebration of individual achievements, and I am honored to be a part of this celebration.
Your graduation theme is “Building Excellence, Leading the Way”. In this regard, institutional responses to pursuit of quality and accessible education had been diverse and I commend the school for doing its share.
The Commission on Higher Education gives emphasis on pursuing excellence and empowering students and new entrants to the workforce to become transformational leaders by taking advantage of their educational experiences.
Employers are looking for something in addition to a degree and have become more specific and clear about the skills they seek and more sophisticated in identifying them in their recruitment procedures. In essence, what they look for are skills or attributes that help organizations deal with change... but aside from possessing the desired skills-sets, it is equally
The Salutatorian Addresses, given by Emily Nortnik, Shelbi Ledesma, and Hannah Branson, took the class of 2017 back through the last 13 years of their lives. There were good times and there were challenges, but together they faced life’s ups and downs while unknowingly making cherishable memories. Valedictorians, Lily Lockhart and Elizabeth Ward, graduated with GPAs above 4.3.
“Since then, generations of students from all backgrounds have to this school to be challenged, inspired, and empowered. And they have gone on to become leaders here in Maryland and across the country, running businesses, education young people, leading the high-tech industries that will power our economy for decades to come.”
The speech by Dan Corrou; Called to be companions: The middle east through a Jesuit Lens. Was remarkable, the speech was a perfect description of how people from different communities, cultures, and religious backgrounds managed to put away their differences and look to their similarities to attempt to build a better community, and their tolerance and acceptance, as well as their unselfish ambitions to better and aid the middle east, describes exactly what we as a community must aspire to be like. Dan Corrou clearly showed what it is to be a Jesuit and helped open my eyes to better understand what it is exactly they do and are about. His travels across the middle east, yet being an American and his encounters with people of different faiths, Islam in particular due to the geographic location.
This paper will address the issue with which a lot of people have been plagued: “Do I need a degree or experience for employment?” This is a question that is kind of hard to answer. Some job positions require one or both. There are even jobs that you do not really need one or the other, just plain common sense. But employers are supposed to have a process or procedure that they follow in order to hire the best candidate for the job. That process may include: a job opening, a completed application, an interview, reference check, and then an offer for employment. The prospects should be narrowed down according to the person (or people) that meet the requirements, whether it be education or experience (Hughes, 2005).
While each employer is looking for a unique set of skills from jobseekers for each job opening, certain skills and values are nearly universally sought by hiring managers.Many workers obtain skills through a combination of education, training and job experience. Employees who possess a unique combination of skills are an invaluable resource to employers. The most important
We have placed emphasis on celebrating difference and diversity and we see this as one of the core components in our approach to teaching and learning. We have created a learning environment in which students with a wide range of learning abilities can progress at their own rate, experience success, reach their potential and feel a real sense of belonging in our school community.
Did you know In 2014, 51% of employed college graduates are in a job that does not require a degree. Colleges and universities should prepare for pivotal life circumstances going beyond workforce necessities because the world globally needs change agents, the workforce is not persuasive to all aspects of culture, and those indeed are not often acknowledged by the workforce. Instilling the primary mission colleges and universities should be to prepare students for the workforce. This is a devastating factor in the 21st century since people spend years in college aiming to acquire enough preparation for the real world. Then again, the amount colleges and universities charge for tuition, there should be a mandatory business and workforce etiquette course before graduation. This knowledge will instill leadership, resilience, and preparation into students for professional environments they'll be exposed to.
The majority of the employers are expecting to hire graduates who can apply their skills and experience to increasing the overall performance of the company. As a result, having access to specific career training and accumulating some specialized skills is of huge significance to current students. The book, The New College Reality authored by Bonnie Snyder states that ?if I am smart and well educated, people will want to hire me, there may be some truth to this, but employers (like everyone else) are selfish; they only want to hire people who can understand that they are there to meet the organization?s needs? (Snyder 198). Graduates should be aware of specialized skills. Computer proficiency, office tools, and linguistic capabilities to satisfy the organization?s needs. Snyder points out that there are too many college graduates, and it is unlikely for the market to provide the corresponding number of job openings. College graduates having licenses and certification, for example teaching certificates and nursing registration are exposed to more opportunity for employment. Colleges should teach students more specialized skills for their future jobs. Because of the situation of today?s labor market. Colleges need to realize the importance of teaching specialized skills instead of putting their focus on academic courses. As a consequence, many
Good evening, colleagues, family, friends, staff, and my fellow graduates. It is an honor for me to speak on the behalf of those in my graduating class this evening. This evening we will be recognized for our months and years of hard work, dedication, and passion for what we do. Thank you to our friends and family for their unending support and to the professors and staff here at Walden University for their knowledge, passion, and motivation throughout our time here.
To master your responsibility, you must embrace collaboration, cutting-edge knowledge, competence, innovation, respect, and integrity. These six ingredients are coupled with the term “higher education.” Higher education occurs after high school, and is a transparent catalyst. The mechanism is driven by positive relationships, nurturing, mentoring, and an ability to stimulate impeccable learning opportunities.
I represent the Department of Education, and decided to write this memo for you to better acquaint yourself with our program. Our departments mission is to promote student achievement and preparation for global competitiveness by fostering educational excellence and ensuring equal access. (“Missions,”2011)
To the Coralwood staff, teachers, along with parents, friends, acquaintances, and fellow students it is both a privilege and an honour to stand before you today, during this milestone event as Valedictorian. It has been a long journey filled with both ups and downs, hills and valleys, to finally get here.
With the demands of a constantly evolving market and career field, companies and employers have began to seek more and more college degreed employees. Which has lead to universities being the foundation in creating these degreed specialties, but what critical role do universities play in developing robust employees? Universities are the building blocks in creating knowledgeable employees in which can develop, adapt, and evolve to varies situation. The perfect balance of vocation and liberal art skills has grown vital for universities in developing undergraduates into valued employees. By educating undergraduates on a variety of skills like; communication, problem solving, and collaboration skills, provides them the necessary resources to a
Good morning, fellow classmates, faculties, mom, and dad. It’s my honor to stand here and deliver the last speech of this semester.
Tonight we’ve been able to join together and toast the tradition of excellence that has defined ISU. As you review our history, a pattern emerges. Periodic moments of greatness propel the university forward to higher levels of excellence from Jesse Fell’s visionary campaign to establish the Normal School to President Bone’s vision for a thriving, comprehensive university.