{"id":1191,"date":"2012-05-22T13:44:35","date_gmt":"2012-05-22T13:44:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/libnews.binghamton.edu\/news\/specialcollections\/?p=1191"},"modified":"2012-05-22T13:44:35","modified_gmt":"2012-05-22T13:44:35","slug":"congratulations-bu-graduates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libnews.binghamton.edu\/specialcollections\/2012\/05\/22\/congratulations-bu-graduates\/","title":{"rendered":"Congratulations BU Graduates!!"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1192\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1192\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/libnews.binghamton.edu\/news\/specialcollections\/files\/2012\/05\/StengerCommence-pik1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1192\" src=\"http:\/\/libnews.binghamton.edu\/news\/specialcollections\/files\/2012\/05\/StengerCommence-pik1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"329\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1192\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">President Harvey Stenger speaks from the stage at the Events Center during a Commencement ceremony on May 20. The University held four Commencement ceremonies on May 19-20. Photo by Jonathan Cohen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>Commencement 2012: Graduates get a \u2018letter\u2019 from the president<\/h3>\n<p>By Eric Coker|\u00a0MAY\u00a021,\u00a02012<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>President Harvey Stenger has much in common with the Class of 2012.<\/p>\n<p>More than five months ago, Stenger was facing the unknown: A new job at Binghamton University that not only required finding a new place to live and new friends, but left him wondering if he would be successful.<\/p>\n<p>Members of the Class of 2012 will soon be facing the unknown, as well, whether it is at a new school or new job. In a personal letter read at Commencement ceremonies to his \u201cnewest friends and colleagues,\u201d Stenger assured graduates that they will overcome their uncertainties and fears like he has.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn four or five months, you will still feel a little bit lost, a little bit lonely and a little bit homesick,\u201d he said. \u201cBut you will also feel a sense of achievement. It\u2019s difficult to imagine right now, but it will happen. I know it will happen for you, because I know how great this University is and how it has helped prepare you for uncertainty and unknowns. Our faculty, staff and your fellow students have been instrumental in that preparation. You will find yourself referring back to those experiences to gain the strength and confidence when you need it most.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Stenger\u2019s first Commencement address as president was one of several highlights in a weekend that saw the University award more than 3,300 bachelor\u2019s, master\u2019s and doctoral degrees. Undergraduate ceremonies were held in the packed Events Center on May 20, while the graduate ceremony was held the night before.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"http:\/\/www.binghamton.edu\/inside\/index.php\/inside\/story\/commencement-2012-graduates-get-a-letter-from-the-president\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Commencement 2012: Graduates get a \u2018letter\u2019 from the president By Eric Coker|\u00a0MAY\u00a021,\u00a02012 President Harvey Stenger has much in common with the Class of 2012. More than five months ago, Stenger was facing the unknown: A new job at Binghamton University that not only required finding a new place to live and new friends, but left [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,16],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1191","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-binghamton-university-events","7":"category-university-archives"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/libnews.binghamton.edu\/specialcollections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1191","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/libnews.binghamton.edu\/specialcollections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/libnews.binghamton.edu\/specialcollections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/libnews.binghamton.edu\/specialcollections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/libnews.binghamton.edu\/specialcollections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1191"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/libnews.binghamton.edu\/specialcollections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1191\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/libnews.binghamton.edu\/specialcollections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1191"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/libnews.binghamton.edu\/specialcollections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1191"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/libnews.binghamton.edu\/specialcollections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1191"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}