{"id":37912,"date":"2019-05-18T13:16:49","date_gmt":"2019-05-18T17:16:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/?p=37912"},"modified":"2021-02-03T16:20:19","modified_gmt":"2021-02-03T21:20:19","slug":"pardee-school-celebrates-2019-convocation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/2019\/05\/18\/pardee-school-celebrates-2019-convocation\/","title":{"rendered":"Pardee School Celebrates 2019 Convocation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"bu-slideshow-container convocation-2019 autoplay\" id=\"bu-slideshow-container-38052\" data-slideshow-name=\"convocation-2019\" 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-38052\"><li id=\"bu-slideshow-38052_0\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container 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src=\"\/pardeeschool\/files\/2019\/05\/Convocation31-1024x596.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-38052_29\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/pardeeschool\/files\/2019\/05\/Convocation29-1024x596.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"bu-slideshow-navigation-container\"><ul class=\"bu-slideshow-navigation nav-icon\" id=\"bu-slideshow-nav-38052\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-1\" class=\" active\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>1<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-2\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>2<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-3\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>3<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-4\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>4<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-5\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>5<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-6\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>6<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-7\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>7<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-8\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>8<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-9\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>9<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-10\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>10<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-11\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>11<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-12\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>12<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-13\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>13<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-14\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>14<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-15\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>15<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-16\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>16<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-17\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>17<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-18\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>18<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-19\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>19<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-20\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>20<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-21\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>21<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-22\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>22<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-23\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>23<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-24\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>24<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-25\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>25<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-26\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>26<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-27\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>27<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-28\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>28<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-29\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>29<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-30\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>30<\/span><\/a><\/li> <\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n<p><span>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 2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The convocation was held Saturday, May 18, 2019 at Boston University\u2019s Walter Brown Arena. A beautiful day greeted the approximately 2,000 guests and 30 faculty members\u00a0who celebrated the\u00a0new Pardee School alumni.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There are too many out there who would wish to divide you, who would highlight for you the differences that you have with others &#8212; with the other. Differences of race, of religion, of where you were born, of how you were born, of your lifestyle, even of your age, differences of the color of your skin. Ignore them &#8212; that is my charge to you. Be better than those who have gone before you. Heal wounds. Unite, not divide. Build bridges. Go forth Class of 2019 &#8212; be the builders of bridges. Make the world a better place,&#8221;\u00a0<span>said Pardee School\u00a0<\/span><span>Dean\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/profile\/adil-najam\/\">Adil Najam<\/a><span>, addressing the graduates<\/span><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The 233 undergraduates and 58 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 the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/2019\/05\/18\/pardee-school-2019-student-awards-announced\/\"><span>presentation of the following awards<\/span><\/a><span>:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>The Carole A. Chandler Citizenship Award, to\u00a0<strong>Kristin Bruno<\/strong> and\u00a0<strong>Andrew Benton Chiao<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>The CAS (College of Arts and Sciences) Prize for Undergraduate Academic Excellence, to\u00a0<strong>Masha C. Vernik<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>The Pardee School Graduate Academic Excellence Award, to\u00a0<strong>Leanne Renee Violette<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>The Pardee School Undergraduate Academic Excellence Award, to\u00a0<strong>Christopher William Brown<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Katie Jane Diclemente<\/strong> and\u00a0<strong>Ta-Wei Huang<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>The Amb. Hermann Frederick Eilts Graduate Thesis Award, to\u00a0<\/span><strong>Mohammad Aumar Abaas Chaudhry<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span>The Amb. Hermann Frederick Eilts Undergraduate Thesis Award, to\u00a0<strong>Tal Salomon Dickstein<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/2019\/05\/18\/amb-robert-loftis-awarded-gitner-family-prize\/\"><span>The Gerald and Deanne Gitner Family Prize for Faculty Excellence, to <strong>Amb. Robert Loftis<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>Awards were presented by Najam with assistance from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/profile\/erik-goldstein\/\">Erik Goldstein,<\/a>\u00a0Pardee School Professor of International Relations and History;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/profile\/thomas-berger\/\">Thomas Berger,<\/a>\u00a0Pardee School Professor of International Relations and\u00a0Director of the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/asian\">Center for the Study of Asia (BUCSA)<\/a>;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/profile\/susan-eva-eckstein\/\">Susan Eckstein,<\/a>\u00a0Pardee School Professor of International Relations and Sociology; and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/profile\/william-w-grimes\/\">William Grimes<\/a>, Pardee School Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and\u00a0Professor of International Relations and Political Science.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Pardee School Director of Graduate Studies and Professor of the Practice of International Relations\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/profile\/robert-g-loftis\/\">Amb. Robert Loftis<\/a> was assisted by Director of the African Studies Center and Professor of Anthropology\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/profile\/fallou-ngom\/\">Fallou Ngom<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/profile\/igor-lukes\/\">Igor Lukes<\/a>, Pardee School Professor of International Relations and History,<\/span><span>\u00a0in the conferring of degrees to Master of Arts candidates.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Grimes was assisted in the conferring of degrees to Bachelor of Arts candidates by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/profile\/min-ye\/\">Min Ye<\/a>, Pardee School Director of Undergraduate Studies and Associate Professor of International Relations;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/profile\/timothy-p-longman\/\">Timothy Longman,<\/a>\u00a0Pardee School Associate Professor of International Relations and Political Science and\u00a0Director of\u00a0the Institute on Culture, Religion and World Affairs;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/profile\/adela-e-pineda\/\">Adela Pineda,<\/a>\u00a0Professor of Spanish and Director of the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/las\">Center for Latin American Studies<\/a>;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/profile\/john-woodward\/\">John D. Woodward, Jr<\/a>., Pardee School Professor of the Practice of International Relations; and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/profile\/kevin-p-gallagher\/\">Kevin Gallagher<\/a>, Pardee School Professor of Global Development Policy and Director of the\u00a0Global Development Policy (GDP) Center.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The ceremony also honored the students selected as members of the International Relations Honors Program. They are:\u00a0Ziling Cheng,\u00a0Christopher William Brown, Daniel Abramson,\u00a0Christopher William Brown,\u00a0Hallie Connolly Coyne,\u00a0Tal Salomon Dickstein,\u00a0Rebecca Faroro Giovannetti,\u00a0Yujian He,\u00a0Carolyn Faith\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Hoffman,\u00a0Ta-Wei Huang,\u00a0Grace Siu Hing Taylor Li, Lavanya Prabhakar,\u00a0Sydney Olivia Siwinski,\u00a0Denise-Nicole W. Stone,\u00a0Masha C. Vernik, and Carleen Ann Wenner.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201c<\/span><span>The IR Honors program is a\u00a0<\/span><span>yearlong intensive research project,\u201d said Grimes. \u201cThe students who have been selected\u00a0<\/span><span>to participate in this program are among the most academically\u00a0<\/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><span>Graduating members of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/pardeepride\/deans-ambassadors\/\">Dean\u2019s Ambassadors program<\/a>\u00a0were acknowledged in the Convocation bulletin.\u00a0<\/span><span>Dean\u2019s Ambassadors are comprised of both graduate and undergraduate students and represent the Pardee School Dean and the school at special events,\u00a0<\/span><span>with\u00a0prospective students, alumni, and distinguished guests. They serve<\/span><span>\u00a0as a liaison to the wider BU community as well as prospective students and families. Graduating members of the Dean\u2019s Ambassadors program include:\u00a0Laura Albast,\u00a0Kristin Bruno,\u00a0Roseanna Garcia,\u00a0Xiao Sun,\u00a0Yunhan Chen,\u00a0Michael Mueller, Sarah Ritterspach,\u00a0Ashlie Bermudez,\u00a0Dionel Castillo,\u00a0Hallie Coyne,\u00a0Danica Derriennic,\u00a0Ta-Wei Huang,\u00a0Danielle Innocent,\u00a0Lavanya Prabhakar,\u00a0Nicholas Stenseng, Nebyat Teferra, and Danielle Wallner.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>During the ceremony, Najam\u00a0congratulated Pardee School Professors\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/profile\/michael-woldemariam\/\">Michael Woldemariam<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/profile\/kaija-schilde\/\">Kaija Schilde<\/a>\u00a0on their recent promotions to the rank of Associate Professor with tenture. He\u00a0<\/span>also led a moment of silence in honor of\u00a0the Pardee School faculty members who passed away over the last year including\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/2019\/02\/20\/rip-prof-augustus-richard-norton\/\">Augustus Richard Norton<\/a>,\u00a0Professor Emeritus of International Relations and Anthropology, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/2018\/11\/21\/rip-prof-michael-t-corgan-dies-at-77\/\">Michael T. Corgan<\/a>,\u00a0Associate Professor of International Relations.<\/p>\n<p>After the ceremony, students and guests enjoyed a reception, photobooth and the opportunity to reflect on their rite of passage.\u00a0<span>You can watch a recording of the ceremony below:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/cdnapisec.kaltura.com\/p\/2184561\/sp\/218456100\/embedIframeJs\/uiconf_id\/36328201\/partner_id\/2184561\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div id=\"kaltura_player_1556041007\" style=\"width: 528px; height: 327px;\"><\/div>\n<p><script>\r\nkWidget.thumbEmbed({\r\n  \"targetId\": \"kaltura_player_1556041007\",\r\n  \"wid\": \"_2184561\",\r\n  \"uiconf_id\": 36328201,\r\n  \"flashvars\": {},\r\n  \"cache_st\": 1556041007,\r\n  \"entry_id\": \"1_7h9qt4ac\"\r\n});\r\n<\/script><\/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>\u00a0on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BUPardeeSchool\/\">Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BUPardeeSchool\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bupardeeschool\/\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Pardee School of Global Studies celebrated its 2019 Convocation at the Walter Brown Arena on Saturday, May 19.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11588,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[8411,8414,8416],"tags":[11087,8797,8633],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37912"}],"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=37912"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37912\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47602,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37912\/revisions\/47602"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37912"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37912"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37912"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}