{"id":27784,"date":"2018-12-17T09:07:16","date_gmt":"2018-12-17T14:07:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/college.unc.edu\/?p=27784"},"modified":"2024-07-02T16:57:51","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T16:57:51","slug":"a-day-of-celebration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/collegearchive.unc.edu\/?p=27784","title":{"rendered":"A day of celebration"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Commencement speaker Winston Crisp told students: \u201cFind your passion \u2014 the thing that makes you want to get up every morning and step outside to meet the day.” (photo courtesy of UNC-Chapel Hill)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Winter Commencement marked the graduation of 1,194 master\u2019s students, 834 undergraduates, 269 doctoral students and 13 professional students.<\/em><\/p>\n

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As Carolina graduates turned their tassels at UNC-Chapel Hill\u2019s Winter Commencement on Dec. 16, former Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Winston Crisp encouraged them to embrace the journey ahead with gratitude and passion.<\/p>\n

\u201cYour education has indeed given you the opportunity to apply the energy of your life to whatever you choose, and I have come to see that as a special gift,\u201d Crisp said in his Commencement address at the Dean E. Smith Center. \u201cI sincerely hope that you have chosen, and will continue to choose, to chase that which lights your soul.\u201d<\/p>\n

Chancellor Carol L. Folt presided over the ceremony, which marked the graduation of 1,194 master\u2019s students, 834 undergraduates, 269 doctoral students and 13 professional students.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a great privilege to be standing here looking out at this sea of Carolina blue and celebrating your hard work and accomplishment with people who have cared for, supported, challenged and loved you,\u201d Folt said. \u201cAll of us owe it to others to help improve our world.\u201d<\/p>\n

In his remarks, Crisp described graduation day as the culmination of \u201cdays born of dreams, passion, commitment and good old elbow grease,\u201d and he noted that no one gets to graduation day alone.<\/p>\n

Reflecting on his own Carolina graduation, Crisp offered three principles for a meaningful life: savor the journey, find what fills your soul and be kind to those you meet along the way.<\/p>\n

\u201cFind your passion \u2014 the thing that makes you want to get up every morning and step outside to meet the day,\u201d he said. \u201cLight your soul\u2019s fire with the knowledge you have and nurture it with every bit of the gift this place has given you.\u201d<\/p>\n

As students rose to toss their caps, Folt congratulated the graduates on their exceptional accomplishments and proud families waved to their graduates \u2014 future physical therapists, teachers, journalists, city planners, scientists, social workers and everything in between.<\/p>\n

\u201cMark Twain once said, \u2018The two most important days in your life are the day you were born and the day you find out why,\u2019\u201d Crisp said. \u201cGo from here, find your why, and with it, change the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

By Emilie Poplett, University Communications<\/em><\/p>\n

Read more about commencement and watch a video recap.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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