Commencement 2009

Saturday, May 9, 2009
3 p.m., Macky Auditorium, University of Colorado

Program

Invocation: Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, PhD Naropa University World Wisdom Chair Professor Emeritus; Founder of the Jewish Renewal and Spiritual Eldering Movements

Welcome Address: Thomas B. Coburn, PhD,
Naropa University President
Commencement 2009, "Of Peaks and Birds"

Commencement Address: “Getting to Yes with Yourself” William Ury, PhD, Co-Founder, Harvard Program on Negotiation; Co-Author, Getting to Yes

Faculty Address: Sarah Harding, Associate Professor, Religious Studies

Master of Arts Student Speaker: Jordan R. Hill, Interdisciplinary Studies: Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution

Presentation of Diplomas: Master of Arts, Master of Divinity, Master of Fine Arts
Stuart J. Sigman, PhD Vice President for Academic Affairs

Presentation of Awards to Faculty, Staff and Students

Bachelor of Arts Student Speaker: Martine Joelle McDonald, Peace Studies

Presentation of Diplomas: Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts

Closing Blessing: Martin W. Janowitz, Chair,
Naropa University Board of Trustees