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UVA Class of 2020,
congratulations.

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Here's a little music for you.

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[MUSIC - YO YO MA, "APPALACHIA
 WALTZ"]

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[UPBEAT MUSIC]

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Major developments-- a
global health emergency.

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Coronavirus is now considered
a global health emergency.

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This virus doesn't discriminate.

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It attacks everyone.

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Stay at home.

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Stay at home.

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It is not a request anymore.

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I am declaring a
state of emergency.

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The number of coronavirus cases
in Virginia continues rising.

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Charlottesville reported
its first confirmed case

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of coronavirus.

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The University of
Virginia announced today

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it will move all classes
online beginning March 19th.

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UVA has developed its
own COVID-19 test.

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University of Virginia--

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--have developed their
own COVID-19 test.

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--get people results
within 24 hours.

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Well, talk about
a hero's welcome.

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Construction workers
even took a break

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to wave, applaud, and cheer for
the doctors and nurses heading

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into the hospital.

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Faculty and staff found a way
to take 4,200 classes online

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in a week--

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a week.

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A University of Virginia
engineering professor

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is creating stencils
for face masks.

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Another Charlottesville company
is supplying face masks.

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Two former UVA students
wanted to see how they could--

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A free grocery shopping
and delivery service.

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Medical researchers
across the world

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are racing to find an effective
treatment, including at UVA.

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The team there is
trying to develop a--

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[UPLIFTING MUSIC]

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[MUSIC - EDWARD ELGAR, "POMP AND
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Hi, everyone.

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My name is Jim Ryan, and
I am the president of UVA.

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On behalf of the
entire UVA community,

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I'd like to welcome all of you--
graduates, colleagues, family,

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and friends--

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to the celebration
of the Class of 2020.

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This is clearly not
our typical ceremony,

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nor is it the one we
had hoped to have.

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I'm deeply sorry that we
can't be together in person,

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but I look forward to
seeing all of you who

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can make it right
here on the lawn,

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either this fall or next spring.

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In the meantime, we will do our
best to celebrate all of you,

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and it's my job to
officially award the degrees.

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You've worked hard to get
here, and it's my pleasure

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to welcome you into the company
of superbly educated citizen

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leaders.

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We'll begin with Dean Ian
Baucom, who will confer degrees

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on the candidates from the
College and Graduate School

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of Arts and Sciences.

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Ian.

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Mr. President, as dean of the
College and Graduate School

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of Arts and Sciences,
I have the honor

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to present 3,123 candidates
who have fulfilled

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the requirements for the
degrees of Doctor of Philosophy,

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Master of Fine Arts, Master
of Arts, Master of Science,

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Bachelor of Arts, and
Bachelors of Science.

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I confer upon you the degree
of Doctor of Philosophy,

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Master of Fine Arts, Master
of Arts, Master of Science,

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Bachelor of Arts, or
Bachelor of Science,

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with all the rights
and privileges

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there unto belonging.

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I charge you to pursue
truth in all your endeavors

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and to apply the knowledge
you have gained in ways

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that advance social good.

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Mr. President, as dean of
the School of Medicine,

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I have the honor to
present 262 candidates who

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have fulfilled the requirements
for the degrees of Doctor

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of Medicine, Doctor of
Philosophy in Biomedical

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Sciences, Master of Public
Health, or Master of Science.

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I confer upon you the degree
of Doctor of Medicine,

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Doctor of Philosophy
in Biomedical Sciences,

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Master of Public Health,
or Master of Science,

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with all the rights
and privileges

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there unto belonging.

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And I charge you to use
your training, knowledge,

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and research to advance clinical
care, patient outcomes, health

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care, and policies
affecting our communities.

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Mr. President, as dean
of the School of Law,

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I have the honor to
present 376 candidates who

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have fulfilled the requirements
for the degrees of Doctor

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of Juridical Science, Master
of Laws, or Juris Doctor.

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I confer upon you the degree
of Doctor of Juridical Science,

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Master of Laws, or Juris
Doctor, with all the rights

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and privileges there
unto belonging.

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And I charge you to use
your training and knowledge

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to preserve individual
liberties, freedom,

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and justice.

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Mr. President, as dean of
the School of Engineering,

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I have the honor to present 978
candidates who have fulfilled

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the requirements for the
degrees of Doctor of Philosophy

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in Engineering, Master of
Engineering, Master of Science,

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Master of Computer Science,
Master of Materials Science

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and Engineering, or
Bachelor of Science.

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I confer upon you the degree
of Doctor of Philosophy

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in Engineering and
Applied Science,

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Master of Computer Science,
Master of Engineering,

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Master of Materials Science and
Engineering, Master of Science,

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or Bachelor of Science, with
all the rights and privileges

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there unto belonging.

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I encourage you to use
your knowledge and skills

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for the betterment of
human kind and to transform

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the principles of
science and mathematics

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into new and useful
technologies.

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Mr. President, as dean of
the Curry School of Education

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and Human Development,
I have the honor

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to present 674 candidates
who have fulfilled

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the requirements for the
degrees of Doctor of Philosophy

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in Education,
Doctor of Education,

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Education Specialist, Master of
Education, Master of Science,

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Master of Teaching, or Bachelor
of Science in Education.

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I confer upon you the degree
of Doctor of Philosophy

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in Education,
Doctor of Education,

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Education Specialist, Master of
Education, Master of Science,

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Master of Teaching, or Bachelor
of Science in Education,

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with all of the
rights and privileges

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there unto belonging.

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And I charge you to be creative
in stimulating learning

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and to use your knowledge,
skills, and compassion

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to enrich the lives
of the people whom you

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will serve in your profession.

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Mr. President, as dean
of the Darden Graduate

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School of Business
Administration,

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I have the honor to
present 509 candidates who

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have fulfilled the requirements
for the degrees of Doctor

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of Philosophy in
Business Administration,

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Master of Business
Administration,

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or Master of Science
in Business Analytics.

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I confer upon you the degree
of Doctor of Philosophy

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in Business
Administration, Master

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of Business
Administration, or Master

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of Science in
Business Analytics,

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with all the rights
and privileges

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there unto belonging,
and charge you

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to promote innovation and equity
and to bring ethical integrity

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to your leadership in practical
affairs in this nation

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and in the world.

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Mr. President, as dean of
the School of Architecture,

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I have the honor to
present 180 candidates who

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have fulfilled the requirements
for the degrees of Doctor

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of Philosophy in the
Constructed Environment,

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Master of Architecture, Master
of Architectural History,

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Master of Landscape
Architecture,

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Master of Urban and
Environmental Planning,

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Bachelor of
Architectural History,

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Bachelor of Science
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or Bachelor of Urban and
Environmental Planning.

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I confer upon you the degree
of Doctor of Philosophy

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in the Constructed Environment,
Master of Architecture,

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Master of Architectural
History, Master

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of Landscape
Architecture, Master

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of Urban and
Environmental Planning,

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Bachelor of
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Bachelor of Science
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or Bachelor of Urban and
Environmental Planning,

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with all of the
rights and privileges

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there unto belonging.

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I charge you to encourage
rigorous research of built

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human spaces and to use your
knowledge to preserve and shape

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environments that inform and
magnify the quality of life

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itself.

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Mr. President, as dean
of the School of Nursing,

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it is my honor to present
260 candidates who

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have fulfilled the requirements
for the degrees of Doctor

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of Nursing Practice, Doctor
of Philosophy in Nursing,

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Master of Science in Nursing,
and Bachelor of Science

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in Nursing.

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I confer upon you the degree
of Doctor of Nursing Practice,

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Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing,
Master of Science in Nursing,

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or Bachelor of
Science in Nursing,

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with all the rights
and privileges

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there unto belonging.

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I charge you to
apply your knowledge,

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to shape the future
of health care,

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and to promote the
health and well-being

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of the individuals, families,
and communities you serve.

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Mr. President, as dean of the
McIntire School of Commerce,

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I have the honor to
present 696 candidates who

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have fulfilled the requirements
for the Degree of Master

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of Science in Accounting,
Business Analytics, Commerce,

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Global Commerce, or the
Management of Information

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Technology, and the degree
of Bachelor of Science

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in Commerce.

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I confer upon you
the degree of Master

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of Science in Accounting,
Business Analytics, Commerce,

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Global Commerce, or Management
of Information Technology,

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or the degree of Bachelor
of Science in Commerce,

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with all the rights
and privileges

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there unto belonging.

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And I encourage you to improve
the world through your business

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knowledge and skills and
to help organizations

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create value and use their
resources responsibly.

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Mr. President, as dean of
the School of Continuing

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and Professional
Studies, I have the honor

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to present 52
students who fulfill

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the requirements for
the degrees of Bachelor

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of Interdisciplinary
Studies or Bachelor

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of Professional Studies in
Health Sciences Management.

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I confer upon you the degree of
Bachelor of Interdisciplinary

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Studies or Bachelor of
Professional Studies in Health

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Sciences Management, with
all the rights and privileges

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there unto belonging.

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I commend your commitment
to lifelong learning,

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and I challenge you to
continue in that spirit

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as you further your
education, pursue your career,

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and strive to reach other goals.

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Mr. President, as dean
of the Frank Batten

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School of Leadership
and Public Policy,

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it is my honor to present
156 candidates who

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have fulfilled the
requirements for the degrees

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and Master in Public
Policy or Bachelor of Arts

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in Public Policy and Leadership.

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I confer upon you the degree
of Master of Public Policy

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or Bachelor of Arts in
Public Policy and Leadership,

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with all the rights
and privileges

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there unto belonging.

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And I charge you to use your
new knowledge and skills

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to provide strong leadership in
the careers and communities you

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enter and to use what
you have learned here

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to serve our nation and
the world through your work

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in government, education,
nonprofit, and private sectors.

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Mr. President, as dean of
the School of Data Science,

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I have the honor to
present 54 candidates who

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have fulfilled the requirements
for the degree of Master

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of Science in Data Science.

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I confer upon you
the degree of Master

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of Science in Data Science, with
all the rights and privileges

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there unto belonging.

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And I charge you to use
your knowledge and skills

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to continue exploring,
analyzing, and safeguarding

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data to make discoveries
to advance the world,

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while treating data ethically
and with regard to the privacy

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rights of individuals.

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[MUSIC - EDWARD ELGAR - "POMP
 AND CIRCUMSTANCE"]

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[MUSIC - BASTILLE - "POMPEII"]

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(SINGING) Hey, hey-oh, hey-oh.

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Hey, hey-oh, hey-oh.

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Hey, hey-oh, hey-oh.

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Hey, hey-oh, hey-oh.

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Hey, hey-oh, hey-oh.

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Hey, hey-oh, hey-oh.

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Hey, hey-oh, hey-oh.

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Hey, hey-oh, hey-oh.

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I was left to my own devices.

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Many days fell away
with nothing to show.

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But the walls kept tumbling
down in the city that we love.

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Great clouds roll
over the hills,

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bringing darkness from above.

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But if you close your
eyes, does it almost feel

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like nothing changed at all?

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If you close your
eyes, does it almost

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feel like you've
been here before?

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Well, how am I gonna be
an optimist about this?

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Well, how am I gonna be
an optimist about this?

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We were caught up and
lost in all of our voices.

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In your pose as the
dust settled around us.

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And the walls kept tumbling
down in the city that we love.

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Great clouds roll over the hills
bringing darkness from above.

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But if you close your
eyes, does it almost feel

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like nothing changed at all?

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And if you close your
eyes, does it almost feel

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like you've been here before?

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How am I gonna be an
optimist about this?

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How am I gonna be an
optimist about this?

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The rubble or our sins?

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Oh, where do we begin?

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The rubble or our sins?

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And the walls kept tumbling
down in the city that we love.

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Great clouds roll over the hills
bringing darkness from above.

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But if you close your
eyes, does it almost feel

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like nothing changed at all?

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And if you close your
eyes, does it almost feel

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like you've been here before?

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Well, how am I gonna be
an optimist about this?

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How am I gonna be an
optimist about this?

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If you close your
eyes, does it almost

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feel like nothing's
changed at all?

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Oh, yeah!

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[MUSIC PLAYING]

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Congratulations to
the Class of 2020.

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Now, before I begin, I'd like
to ask you to do one thing.

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If you're watching this with
your family and friends,

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please take a moment to
thank them for their support.

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No one makes it to
graduation alone,

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and I hope you'll
take this opportunity

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to thank those who
helped you along the way.

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And I'm serious--

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I'm happy to wait a few seconds.

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OK, now, if this
were a normal year,

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and I were giving a
traditional graduation speech,

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I'd begin by recounting
all that you've experienced

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during your time here,
like electrifying

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national championships,
for example,

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or the terrifying
Unite the Right rally,

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or the bewildering exodus
from Grounds this past March.

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I'd rhapsodize about the Blue
Ridge mountains and Bodo's

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Bagels, the faculty and
friendships, Madison House

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and Mad Ball, the
Range, and the Rotunda.

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We probably share our
laugh about streaking

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the lawn and a knowing
exchange about the complexity

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of Jefferson.

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I'd give a nod to your
collective futures

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and the uncertain
world awaiting you,

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while expressing my
confidence-- which is sincere--

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that you'll figure it
out and make the world

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a better place along the way.

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But this is no normal year, and
this is not a normal ceremony.

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And in fact, I've
been told I only

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have about six to seven
minutes for this speech

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so as not to bore you
to tears and cause you

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to turn this whole program off.

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Which is why I need to dispense
with the traditional messages

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of graduation and focus
on a more pressing topic--

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coffee, or at least
the idea of coffee.

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Let me explain.

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In the summer of
1991, my now-wife,

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then-girlfriend Katie, a
fellow Wahoo, by the way--

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Katie and I went on a three-day
camping trip in Alaska

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with Katie's sister and
her sister's boyfriend,

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a Norwegian guy named
Inge, who was a bush pilot.

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Inge flew us to a
remote cabin miles

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from any trace of civilization.

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The first afternoon and
evening were glorious,

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and all was well until the
next morning when we awoke,

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and I discovered that we had
forgotten to bring coffee.

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Now, I won't say whose fault
it was because it's just not

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that important to rehash the
fact that Katie assured me

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she had packed the
coffee before we left.

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What matters is that
for the next three days,

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Katie and I experienced
caffeine withdrawal, which

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is, in a word, unpleasant.

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When we returned
to civilization,

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Katie and I made quite
different resolutions.

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She resolved never to become
addicted to caffeine again.

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I resolved never again to
be more than 100 yards away

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from coffee.

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You might think the
moral of this story

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is that Katie is a stronger
and better person than I am.

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That is true, but
that's not my point.

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My point is that I've
kept my resolution,

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and coffee has continued to
play a crucial role in my life.

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It's the main character in
my morning ritual, where

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I make a cup of coffee,
greet our two dogs,

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sit next to the window,
take a look at the newspaper

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and watch the birds
at our feeder,

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while our dogs nudge
me to take them out.

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Once I finish my
coffee, I'm awake enough

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to go on a run,
which in turn makes

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me ready to face the day ahead.

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I tell you this story
because deprivation

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has a way of helping you
focus on what's important.

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You've all been
deprived of a great deal

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over these last couple of
months, as have we all.

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We've had to do without much of
what makes up our normal lives.

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My guess is that this has
helped you think about

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what's important to you,
what you can live without,

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and what you can't.

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And my hope is
that as you prepare

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to reenter the
world at some point

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and to start the next
chapter of your lives,

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you're thinking hard about what
you want to bring with you.

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If it helps, you might
even think about a line

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from a Bruce Springsteen song,
as I'm want to do myself.

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The song is called "The
Land of Hope and Dreams."

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It's about a couple who,
for unstated reasons,

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quickly leave their home
to board a train in search

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of a better life.

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And the main character
says to his partner,

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"We'll take what we can carry,
and we'll leave the rest."

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Many of you faced
a similar challenge

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when we asked you
to quickly vacate

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your dorms and apartments.

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What did you carry, I wonder.

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What did you leave behind?

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And did you miss any of it?

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More generally, what have you
discovered or rediscovered

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during this time of
isolation that you

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want to carry with you when
the world reopens and your life

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restarts?

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And what, in particular, do
you want to carry from UVA?

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Now, if I had 15
more minutes or so,

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I might offer some suggestions
about what you should carry

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with you, especially from UVA.

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00:27:55,990 --> 00:27:57,580
I might suggest that
you carry forward

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the values of this place,
like trust, honor, integrity,

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and inclusion; that you bring
with you the willingness

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and capacity to build bridges;
that you carry forward

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qualities that are the hallmarks
of a great and good education,

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like skepticism, so you don't
believe everything you read,

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even when you wrote
it, and empathy,

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so you can see the world
through the eyes of others,

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and passion, so you'll
have something other

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00:28:22,480 --> 00:28:24,850
than coffee that makes
you excited to get up

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00:28:24,850 --> 00:28:27,490
in the morning,
and vulnerability,

404
00:28:27,490 --> 00:28:29,440
because when you
drill down, that's

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at the heart of all
true friendships.

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If we had more
time, I might also

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00:28:34,660 --> 00:28:37,810
tell you that there's one other
thing about my coffee ritual

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00:28:37,810 --> 00:28:39,670
that I forgot to mention.

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00:28:39,670 --> 00:28:43,470
I pour my coffee every
morning into a mug that says,

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00:28:43,470 --> 00:28:48,560
"I Heart Dad," which roughly
translates to "I love Dad."

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00:28:48,560 --> 00:28:52,070
My daughter Phoebe gave me
this mug a couple of years ago,

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and as corny as it might
sound, when I look at that mug,

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I remind myself that
there are people

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in this world whom I
love deeply and those

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who love me in return.

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00:29:03,030 --> 00:29:06,440
And I remind myself to
be grateful for both.

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00:29:06,440 --> 00:29:09,290
This gratitude,
I would tell you,

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is what I try to carry
forward every day,

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and I'm pretty sure I could
leave the rest behind.

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00:29:14,930 --> 00:29:17,240
And so you would get
that it's not really

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00:29:17,240 --> 00:29:19,280
about the coffee after all.

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00:29:19,280 --> 00:29:22,238
The coffee is just a conduit.

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00:29:22,238 --> 00:29:23,780
But there's not time
for all of that,

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00:29:23,780 --> 00:29:26,120
and besides, I shouldn't
answer the question

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00:29:26,120 --> 00:29:27,560
of what you should
carry with you

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and what you should
leave behind.

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00:29:29,270 --> 00:29:32,480
It's far better that you
answer it for yourself.

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My only hope is that
because of your time here,

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you have the proclivity to
ask the question repeatedly,

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00:29:39,470 --> 00:29:42,740
if need be, and that you have
the ability to answer it;

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00:29:42,740 --> 00:29:45,260
that because of
your time at UVA,

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00:29:45,260 --> 00:29:47,180
you're in a better
position to know

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00:29:47,180 --> 00:29:49,760
what you should carry with
you and what you should leave

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00:29:49,760 --> 00:29:53,270
behind; that you're in a better
position, in other words,

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to answer not just the
age-old question of what

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00:29:55,670 --> 00:29:59,900
is the good life, but the
more specific question of what

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00:29:59,900 --> 00:30:01,760
is my good life?

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00:30:01,760 --> 00:30:05,690
Because at the end of the
day, our basic business at UVA

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00:30:05,690 --> 00:30:08,570
is to help people live
their very best lives,

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00:30:08,570 --> 00:30:11,480
and I'm pretty sure that if
you know what to carry with you

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and what to leave behind,
you will do just that.

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Congratulations,
and best of luck.

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[MUSIC PLAYING]

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00:30:30,240 --> 00:30:38,750
Hello, UVA graduating
class of 2020.

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I wore a tie.

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00:30:44,040 --> 00:30:46,720
What a great occasion.

447
00:30:46,720 --> 00:30:51,070
I'm sure you will agree
it is a strange version

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00:30:51,070 --> 00:30:53,570
of this occasion.

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00:30:53,570 --> 00:30:58,990
And so I wish you all
the best in the future,

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00:30:58,990 --> 00:31:03,130
and it is now your
small opportunity

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00:31:03,130 --> 00:31:08,810
to make the world a better
place, as you see fit.

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00:31:11,680 --> 00:31:12,180
Thank you.

453
00:31:15,596 --> 00:31:19,012
[MUSIC - DAVE MATTHEWS, "SINGING
 FROM THE WINDOWS"]

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00:31:26,360 --> 00:31:32,750
(SINGING) When the war
is over, and we go back

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00:31:32,750 --> 00:31:36,980
to every day, every day.

456
00:31:36,980 --> 00:31:44,090
Will it be the same again
when you've been turned inside

457
00:31:44,090 --> 00:31:48,776
out and outside in?

458
00:31:48,776 --> 00:31:50,672
Singing from the windows.

459
00:31:53,900 --> 00:31:58,874
Shadow on the wall,
the way they dance.

460
00:31:58,874 --> 00:32:00,870
Not much of nothing.

461
00:32:03,864 --> 00:32:07,930
But look at this
fire burning bright.

462
00:32:07,930 --> 00:32:10,347
Look at how the children play.

463
00:32:13,090 --> 00:32:18,270
None of us know what's
to come tomorrow.

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00:32:18,270 --> 00:32:20,571
But I'm not going out today.

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00:32:23,220 --> 00:32:27,387
So dance with me like the
time we've got is borrowed.

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00:32:30,190 --> 00:32:32,502
Singing from the windows.

467
00:32:35,340 --> 00:32:40,510
Sirens outside,
where are you going?

468
00:32:40,510 --> 00:32:46,219
Pretend that it's
nothing, but look

469
00:32:46,219 --> 00:32:49,463
at this fire burning bright.

470
00:32:49,463 --> 00:32:59,270
This is how we keep holding
on, all the days, all day long.

471
00:32:59,270 --> 00:33:04,262
But sometimes things
just fall apart.

472
00:33:04,262 --> 00:33:08,784
No matter how we
tried they won't stop.

473
00:33:12,096 --> 00:33:13,988
Singing from the windows.

474
00:33:17,081 --> 00:33:21,230
Something outside,
and I don't know.

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00:33:21,230 --> 00:33:27,530
When the storm is
over, and we go back

476
00:33:27,530 --> 00:33:31,680
to every day, every day.

477
00:33:31,680 --> 00:33:39,140
Memories in picture frames,
trying to put the inside out

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00:33:39,140 --> 00:33:43,140
and the outside in.

479
00:33:43,140 --> 00:33:45,424
Singing from the windows.

480
00:33:48,420 --> 00:33:53,205
Walking down the
hall, nowhere to go.

481
00:33:53,205 --> 00:33:55,150
Be good to see you.

482
00:33:58,550 --> 00:34:02,220
But I suppose when
it's all said and done,

483
00:34:02,220 --> 00:34:12,270
this is how we keep holding
on, all the days, all day long.

484
00:34:12,270 --> 00:34:17,100
Sometimes things
just come apart.

485
00:34:17,100 --> 00:34:21,556
No matter how we
try, they won't stop.

486
00:34:24,879 --> 00:34:27,274
Singing from the windows.

487
00:34:30,148 --> 00:34:33,022
Voices outside and no one knows.

488
00:34:35,553 --> 00:34:40,483
Singing from the windows.

489
00:34:40,483 --> 00:34:47,152
We'll get going again
when the war is over.

490
00:34:51,060 --> 00:34:54,671
Congratulations.

491
00:34:54,671 --> 00:34:58,157
[MUSIC - YO YO MA, "THE GOOD OLD
 SONG"]

492
00:35:51,010 --> 00:35:51,930
Wah-hoo-wa, UVA!

493
00:35:55,050 --> 00:35:59,424
(SINGING) The good old
song of Wah-hoo-wah,

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00:35:59,424 --> 00:36:05,076
we'll sing it o'er and o'er.

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00:36:05,076 --> 00:36:10,290
It cheers our hearts
and warms our blood

496
00:36:10,290 --> 00:36:15,794
to hear them shout and roar.

497
00:36:15,794 --> 00:36:26,030
We come from old Virginia,
where all is bright and gay.

498
00:36:26,030 --> 00:36:34,282
Let's all join hands and
give a yell for dear old UVA.

499
00:36:37,990 --> 00:36:39,110
Wah-hoo-wah, wah-hoo-wah.

500
00:36:39,110 --> 00:36:40,270
Uni-v Virginia.

501
00:36:40,270 --> 00:36:42,650
Hoo-rah-ray, hoo-rah-ray,
ray, ray, UVA!