{"id":22898,"date":"2016-05-14T13:40:45","date_gmt":"2016-05-14T17:40:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/?p=22898"},"modified":"2021-02-03T17:46:05","modified_gmt":"2021-02-03T22:46:05","slug":"pardee-school-celebrates-2016-convocation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/2016\/05\/14\/pardee-school-celebrates-2016-convocation\/","title":{"rendered":"Pardee School Celebrates 2016 Convocation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"bu-slideshow-container convocation-2016 autoplay\" id=\"bu-slideshow-container-22972\" data-slideshow-name=\"convocation-2016\" data-slideshow-delay=\"5000\" style=\"width: auto; \"><div class='slideshow-loader active'><div class='loader-animation'><\/div><p>loading slideshow...<\/p><\/div><div class=\"bu-slideshow-slides\"><ul class=\"bu-slideshow transition-slide\" id=\"bu-slideshow-22972\"><li id=\"bu-slideshow-22972_0\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container 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\/><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-22972_35\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/pardeeschool\/files\/2016\/05\/Grad35-516x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-22972_36\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/pardeeschool\/files\/2016\/05\/Grad36-516x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-22972_37\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/pardeeschool\/files\/2016\/05\/Grad37-516x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-22972_38\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/pardeeschool\/files\/2016\/05\/Grad38-516x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-22972_39\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/pardeeschool\/files\/2016\/05\/Grad39-516x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-22972_40\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/pardeeschool\/files\/2016\/05\/Grad40-516x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-22972_41\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/pardeeschool\/files\/2016\/05\/Grad41-516x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-22972_42\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/pardeeschool\/files\/2016\/05\/Grad42-516x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-22972_43\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/pardeeschool\/files\/2016\/05\/Grad43-516x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n<p>The Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies celebrated\u00a0its Convocation with a ceremony that brought together students, faculty and family for a day that commemorated the achievements of the Class of 2016.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am sure you will all achieve greatness in the various fields you will go into, but let me say this to you &#8212; it is good to be great, but it is great to be good,&#8221; said Pardee School Dean <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/profile\/adil-najam\/\">Adil Najam<\/a>. &#8220;I hope you will continue working not only to prove that you are smart, but to prove that as humans you are good and that you will create a planet which will be defined not just by its great but by those who\u00a0are truly good.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span>The convocation was held Saturday, May 14 at Boston University\u2019s Walter Brown Arena. A beautiful warm day greeted the approximately 2,000 guests and 30 faculty members\u00a0who celebrated the\u00a0freshly-minted Pardee School alumni.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The 227 undergraduates and 45 graduate students will join the more than 9,000 alumni from programs currently under the purview of the Pardee School.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Convocation ceremony included remarks from Najam,\u00a0as well as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/2016\/05\/14\/pardee-school-2016-student-awards-announced\/\">the <\/a><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/2016\/05\/14\/pardee-school-2016-student-awards-announced\/\">presentation of the following awards<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Carole A. Chandler Citizenship Award, to Charlott Sandor Johansen<\/li>\n<li><span>The CAS (College of Arts and Sciences) Prize for Undergraduate Academic Excellence, to Matthew C. Cronin<\/span><\/li>\n<li>The Pardee School Graduate Academic Excellence Award, to Mariana Echaniz Arciga<\/li>\n<li>The Pardee School Undergraduate Academic Excellence Award, to Michelle Abou-Raad, Kelley Gourley, Amal Hechehouche and Susanne Neher<\/li>\n<li><span>The Amb. Hermann Frederick Eilts Graduate Thesis Award, to Mariana Echaniz Arciga and Jocelyn Spottiswoode<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>The Amb. Hermann Frederick Eilts Undergraduate Thesis Award, to Krishna Gall<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/2016\/05\/14\/william-keylor-awarded-gitner-family-prize-for-faculty-excellence\/\"><span>The Gerald and Deanne Gitner Family Prize for Faculty Excellence, to William Keylor<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>Awards were presented by Najam with assistance from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/profile\/erik-goldstein\/\">Erik Goldstein,<\/a><span> Professor of International Relations and History,\u00a0and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/profile\/william-w-grimes\/\">William Grimes,<\/a>\u00a0<span>Associate Dean for Academic Affairs.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Convocation also provided an opportunity to thank and honor Professor of International Relations and Political Science <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/profile\/strom-c-thacker\/\">Strom Thacker<\/a>, who is leaving the Pardee School to become\u00a0Vice President of\u00a0Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty at Union College.\u00a0Professor Emeritus of International Relations and Political Science <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/profile\/david-scott-palmer\/\">David Scott Palmer<\/a>\u00a0delivered a tribute to Thacker.<\/p>\n<p><span><span><span>&#8220;He has served Boston\u00a0University with distinction over the past 20 years, rising through the ranks\u00a0with a diverse array of articles, books, and grants relating to Latin American\u00a0political economy and comparative democracy and development,&#8221; Palmer said. &#8220;Our Latin\u00a0American Studies MA owes its existence to his forbearing craftsmanship.&#8221;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Associate Dean Grimes was assisted by Professor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/profile\/joseph-fewsmith\/\">Joseph Fewsmith<\/a>, Director of Undergraduate Studies, Professor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/profile\/catherine-v-yeh\/\">Catherine Yeh<\/a>, Director of the Center for the Study of Asia, Professor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/profile\/michael-t-corgan\/\">Michael Corgan<\/a> and Professor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/profile\/adela-e-pineda\/\">Adela Pineda<\/a>, Director of Latin American Studies,\u00a0in the conferring of degrees.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Upon receiving their diplomas, graduates were given a commemorative\u00a0coin featuring the Pardee School motto, &#8220;Advancing Human Progress,&#8221; and Boston University seal to mark\u00a0the\u00a0culmination of their academic efforts at the Pardee School.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Please look at this as a memento and also as a reminder of the fact that you are the Pardee School,&#8221; Najam said. &#8220;You will define what the school becomes, you will carry its reputation and you will build its reputation. Therefore we entrust to you a part of ourselves today. Keep it with care.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span>The ceremony also honored the students selected as members of the International Relations Honors Program. They are:\u00a0Michelle Abou-Raad,\u00a0Nour Al Kudsi,\u00a0Jacob Barkin,\u00a0Camila Camborda,\u00a0Aabir Pablo Das,\u00a0Krishna Gall,\u00a0Rachel Goldstein,\u00a0Kelley Gourley,\u00a0Amal Hechehouche,\u00a0Christopher Hourani,\u00a0Lindsay Hover,\u00a0Aidan Iverson,\u00a0Colleen Keating,\u00a0Susannah Keys,\u00a0Abigail Klinedinst,\u00a0Alec Lynde,\u00a0Sara Mejias Gonzalez,\u00a0Danielle Liberman.\u00a0Jasmine Miller,\u00a0Alexandra Neenan,\u00a0Francesca Paranzino,\u00a0Abigail Silber,\u00a0Zahra Spencer,\u00a0Michael Stinnett-Kassoff and\u00a0Janki Viroja.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201c<\/span><span>The IR Honors program is a <\/span><span>yearlong intensive research project,\u201d said Grimes when conferring the degrees. \u201cThe students who have been selected <\/span><span>to participate in this program are among the most academically <\/span><span>accomplished in their class. The program culminates in a thesis defense\u00a0<\/span><span>before a panel of BU professors representing a variety of disciplines.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>After the ceremony, students and guests enjoyed a reception, photobooth and the opportunity to reflect on their rite of passage.<\/p>\n<p><span>For more coverage of the Pardee School convocation ceremony, search the hashtag\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23PardeePride&amp;src=typd&amp;lang=en\">#PardeePride<\/a><span> on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Pardee School of Global Studies celebrated its 2016 Convocation at the Walter Brown Arena on Saturday, May 14.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11588,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[8411,8414],"tags":[9287,8797,9512,8714,8798,8633,8594],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22898"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11588"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22898"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22898\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28642,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22898\/revisions\/28642"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22898"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22898"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22898"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}