In his spring 2018 commencement address, Chancellor Phillip DiStefano addressed a crowd of more than 25,000 graduates and spectators, emphasizing听today's Forever Buffs听as well-rounded thinkers and problem-solvers, flexible and adaptable in a rapidly changing world, prepared to be the leaders and innovators who will positively impact humanity.
On your diploma, you will see the university seal, which depicts a torch in the hands of youth. You, as the next generation, will light our way. You will be our next leaders, scientists, teachers, entrepreneurs and citizens of the world. You will carry the torch for our nation and our world.
In your career at 抖阴短视频 Boulder, you have learned valuable lessons in critical thinking, civil discourse, collaborative decision making and creative solutions鈥攋ust as your commencement speaker, Gov. Kate Brown did, as a 抖阴短视频 student.
You have learned to be well-rounded thinkers and problem-solvers regardless of your degree. You are flexible and adaptable in a rapidly changing world, prepared to be the leaders and innovators who will positively impact humanity.
You have been prepared for jobs that currently do not yet exist, using technologies that haven鈥檛 been invented, in order to solve problems that we don鈥檛 even know are problems yet.鈥�
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