Commencement 2009 http://commencement09.georgetown.edu Fri, 05 Jun 2009 13:52:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Ceremonies Filled with Lessons and Encouragement Georgetown has more than 2,000 brand new alumni -- including the first from the Doha, Qatar campus -- after the university’s 210th commencement exercises. Each of the university’s nine schools, plus the McDonough School of Business’ MBA program, held individual ceremonies to honor their graduates. The Washington campuses celebrated commencement weekend ... http://commencement09.georgetown.edu/?p=921 Commencement Ceremony Webcasts Video of the following commencement ceremony can be viewed by click on the links below. Friday, May 15, 2009 11:00 AM: McDonough School of Business Commencement Ceremony 2:30 PM: Graduate School Commencement Ceremony Saturday, May 16, 2009 9:00 AM: Walsh School of Foreign Service Commencement Ceremony Sunday, May 17, 2009 2:00 PM: Law Center Questions and Feedback If you ... http://commencement09.georgetown.edu/?p=298 Vladeck: Economic Crisis Should Be Seen as Opportunity for Law Graduates Though graduates may be entering an economy in crisis -- nationally and internationally, Georgetown law professor David Vladeck on May 17 told this year's group of Law Center graduates that lawyers are needed now more than ever. "You are joining the profession at exactly the right moment," Vladeck said during Law ... http://commencement09.georgetown.edu/?p=926 More Than 1,000 Receive Degrees From Law Center On May 17, hundreds gathered on Healy Lawn to celebrate the graduation of more than 1,000 Law Center students this year. WATCH WEBCAST [gallery link="file" order="DESC"] http://commencement09.georgetown.edu/?p=934 New Grads Fulfill Dreams of Becoming M.D.s The dreary weather didn’t keep the crowd from standing outside Constitution Hall prior to the 157th commencement ceremony of the School of Medicine. Graduates stood near their classmates, family members and friends to talk, laugh, take photos and enjoy the last few moments of being medical students. “For once, I’m actually speechless,” ... http://commencement09.georgetown.edu/?p=964 Law Center Operating on SUN Plan for Commencement The Law Center is operating on the SUN plan for Commencement. All graduates and their guests should proceed to the Healy Lawn for the main ceremony. For more information about your diploma distribution and reception sites, visit the Law Center Commencement Web site. http://commencement09.georgetown.edu/?p=895 Graduates May Be Leaving the Hilltop but the Love They Feel Will Not Be Left Behind The honors have been bestowed and the diplomas distributed, but for many of Georgetown’s new graduates there was one more event to attend before they said their goodbyes to the Hilltop. Graduates, their families and members of the university community gathered in McDonough Arena Sunday morning for the Baccalaureate Eucharistic Celebration, ... http://commencement09.georgetown.edu/?p=908 Baccalaureate Eucharist to be Held in McDonough Arena The Sunday Mass celebration will move from Healy Lawn at 9 a.m. this morning to McDonough Arena (gym). http://commencement09.georgetown.edu/?p=889 Grads Called Upon to Lead as Health Challenges Loom With pressing health challenges around the globe -- from the aging baby boomers and health care reform to nursing shortages and rising health care spending, Pulitzer Prize-winning health and science writer Laurie Garrett called the new graduates to lead. Garrett addressed the 2009 graduates from the School of Nursing and Health ... http://commencement09.georgetown.edu/?p=850 Ifill Urges College Class to Question The Things They Encounter — and Themselves Best-selling author and PBS journalist Gwen Ifill encouraged members of the Class of 2009 to question the things they encounter in life with a healthy dose of skeptism. “Being a journalist has taught me the difference between skepticism and cynicism and how (it is) a virtue to have a little bit ... http://commencement09.georgetown.edu/?p=832