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Samantha Power to speak at graduation
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By Christine Stephenson cistephe@iu.edu | @cistephenson23
Samantha Power, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, first took interest in IU for its basketball. When she came to the United States as a child, she quickly learned American sports, she said in an email. As a former basketball player herself, she said she was an avid follower of the Hoosiers in the 1980s and 1990s. Since then, she said she has come to appreciate the university’s academics and has worked with many IU graduates in her career. Power will be speaking at the May 4 IU undergraduate commencement ceremony. Power, who immigrated from Ireland when she was 9 years old, said the rest of the world has never felt “over there” to her. She said her experience as an immigrant as well as reporting as a journalist in countries such as Bosnia, Rwanda and Sudan have helped her develop a dedication to improving U.S. foreign relations. “The major challenges of our time do not confine themselves within borders,” she said. Power served as the youngest-ever U.S. ambassador to the United Nations from 2013 to 2017 and was a member of former President Barack Obama’s cabinet. During this time, she negotiated sanctions against North Korea, lobbied for political prisoners’ release and publicly opposed Russian aggression in Ukraine and Syria She also served on the National Security Council as the special assistant to the president and Senior Director for Multilateral Affairs and Human Rights from 2009 to 2013. In this role, she focused on furthering LGBTQ and women’s rights, protecting religious minorities and preventing human trafficking. “She showed us that the international community has a moral responsibility and a profound interest in resolving conflicts and defending human dignity,” Obama said about Power in 2013. Power graduated from Yale University and Harvard Law School. Now she is back teaching as a professor of practice of global leadership and public SEE POWER, PAGE 8
GRADUATION IU will award 10,008 degrees this weekend to students from all 50 states and 138 countries.
7,281
2,726
11,492
undergraduate degrees awarded at IU-Bloomington
graduate degrees awarded at IU-Bloomington
degrees being awarded across all other IU campuses
21.5% of Almost 70 % of total IU graduates are Indiana residents and students come from all 92 counties in Indiana.
graduates are first-generation college students.
CEO of Cummins to speak at IU By Lilly St. Angelo lstangel@iu.edu | @lilly_st_ang
Tom Linebarger, chairman and CEO of Cummins, will speak May 3 at IU’s graduate program’s commencement ceremony. Cummins is a Columbus, Indiana-based Fortune 500 company which designs and manufactures engines, generators and other machinery. The company employs more than 8,000 people in the Columbus area. Starting at Cummins as an intern in college, Linebarger became a full-time employee in 1993 and worked his way up through the ranks, serving in five administrative roles before becoming chairman and CEO in 2012. He has joint bachelor's degrees in management engineering and mechanical engineering, a master’s in manufacturing systems and a Master of Business Administration degree. Katie Zarich, manager of external communications for Cummins, said Linebarger is grateful for the opportunity to speak at the graduate students’ commencement and will focus on the importance of each individual's potential in his speech. “Mr. Linebarger is an advocate for fairness and justice and each person’s ability to improve the world,” Zarich said in a statement. She said he will speak briefly about an initiative called Cummins Powers Women, a multi-million dollar investment launched last year to address gender inequality and empower women and girls. Cummins will partner with nonprofits who work to empower women and girls around the world. “One way we seek to better communities is by investing in programs that improve the lives of women and girls,” Linebarger said in a 2018 press release. “We’ve seen firsthand the positive transformation that happens when we ensure diversity and inclusion within our organization, bringing more women into our business at every level.”
Each IU school will have senior recognition ceremonies By Joey Bowling jobowl@iu.edu | @jwbowling08
Several schools within IU have different recognition programming and celebrations for their graduating students. Below are the different ceremonies and events for each school, and updated information can be found at commencement.indiana.edu. School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering The graduate students recognition ceremony begins 10 a.m. May 2 at the IU Auditorium with a reception in Luddy Hall. The undergraduate celebration
starts 2 p.m. May 2 in the IU Auditorium followed by a reception in Luddy Hall. Paul H. O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs The doctorate program celebration begins 5 p.m. May 2 in the DeVault Alumni Center. The undergraduate ceremony starts 7 p.m. May 3 in the IU Auditorium. The master's program ceremony begins 9 p.m. May 4 in the IU Auditorium with a reception in the school’s building after. Kelley School of Business The master of business administration ceremony starts 9 a.m.
May 3 at the IU Auditorium. The reception follows 11 a.m. the same day in the Godfrey Graduate and Executive Education Center. The finance graduate program reception begins at 5:30 p.m. May 3 in the Godfrey Graduate and Executive Education Center Rooms 3059 and 3065. The undergraduate recognition event begins at 8:30 p.m. May 3 at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. The graduate accounting program recognition ceremony starts at 8:30 a.m. the same day at the Monroe Convention Center, located at 302 S. College Ave. The information systems graduate program event begins at 5:30
p.m. May 4 at the Monroe Convention Center, located at 302 S. College Ave. The Kelley Direct Master of Business Administration and master of science program celebration starts 7 p.m. May 4 at the IU Auditorium. Media School The Media School’s commencement reception begins at 3 p.m. May 3 at the IU Auditorium. Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies The school will begin its convocation event 5:30 p.m. May 3 in the Whittenberger Auditorium in the Indiana Memorial Union. The
reception will start at 7:15 p.m. in the atrium of the Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies building. School of Optometry The awards dinner and ceremony starts at 5:30 p.m. May 3 at the Monroe Convention Center, located at 302 S. College Ave. School of Education The graduate program event begins 6 p.m. May 3 in the Wendell W. Wright Education Building.The ceremony for all undergraduates except elementary and special edSEE SENIOR, PAGE 8
Student commencement speaker reflects on time at IU By Alex Hardgrave ahardgra@iu.edu | @a_hardgrave
Japanese defense budget policy. The craziest part was I did well on the paper so I was validated in these habits, and the cycle continues.
Senior Krishna Pathak graduated from Carmel High School before coming to IU and pursuing a degree in law and public policy. He was chosen to be this year’s student commencement speaker. Responses have been edited for brevity and clarity.
What is the best part about IU? It has always been meeting the people here. I was very lucky to come in with close friends from high school, but the people I met from outside of high school, to see who they are and get to know them and be introduced to their friends and ultimately making this circle. That happened everyday. That also extends to faculty who served as my teachers but also my mentors and just people to talk to. I think the community at IU was really the best part.
IDS: What is your major? Pathak: Law and public policy. I came in as an education major. I was very gung-ho about teaching after school. Then I thought, “Well you obviously have a broader interest in government and public service,” so the School of Public and Environmental Affairs seemed like a logical place. A degree you get in law and public policy would be a bit more universal than secondary education. What are your plans after college? I’m going to work at the United States Department of Homeland Security as an analyst. I interned there last summer, so I'm going back. Why did you come to IU? The second time I came here for a visit, around spring break of 12th grade, we were at the Indiana Memorial Union, and there was a Super Smash
What are you going to miss most about IU? Campus. It's so nice right now because it’s all green. PHOTO COURTESY OF JAMES BROSHER OF IU COMMUNICATIONS Senior Krishna Pathak is this year’s student commencement speaker. Pathak graduated from Carmel High School before coming to IU and pursuing a degree in law and public policy.
Brothers tournament, a hiphop dance exhibition and in the Whittenberger, they were playing "The Hobbit," and I’m like, “This all happening in the same building at the same time, and it's all organized by students.” Then it was clear to me this is a big school, and you can always learn something new and meet
a new person every day, and it's much better than anywhere else. What are you involved in? I was involved in TEDx Indiana University in the past. This year I joined student government on the Supreme Court where I assisted with student academic and personal misconduct cases. I
also do part-time research for the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education Dr. Dennis Groth. What is your craziest moment at IU? It was fall sophomore year, and I was in Wells Library at 4 a.m. on my third Monster energy drink writing a 15-page paper about
What is the process to get chosen as speaker? Anyone can apply. You have to give an outline of what you want to say and answer some questions about your IU experience in a brief cover letter. I don’t know how many people applied. They pick six, for a final interview in April. You have to give a dry-run of your speech in the interview, and then they ask SEE STUDENT, PAGE 8