Colorado College Commencement 2005
The
Class of 2005 received degrees at commencement ceremonies on Monday, May 23,
8:30 a.m. (MDT), in Armstrong Quad.
- View the program (PDF) and photos.
- Listen to recordings (MP3) from the ceremony, with introductions by Richard Celeste.
- Neal Baer, M.D., 1978 alumnus, executive producer of "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" and former executive producer of "ER," gave the commencement address (see more about Baer in an alumni profile available online). Alternatively, read the transcript.
- Ryan Segal, senior class president, gave the senior address.
- Baccalaureate speaker Susannah Heschel, who also received an honorary degree at commencement (see a news release for more about her and the ceremony). Alternatively, read the transcript.
- Read the news release about commencement weekend.
- Learn more about 'Best & Brightest' graduates who have excelled in academics, honors, and extracurricular involvement by reading these profiles.
- Also see where commencement took place on the Armstrong Quad webcam.
- A list of commencement speakers through CC's history -- including links to transcripts back as far as 1996 as available -- is online.
By Bruce Eric Kaplan, from a May 1992 New Yorker (used with permission ©cartoonbank.com)