WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:12.000 Music 00:00:38.000 --> 00:00:41.000 Bienvenidos and welcome and good morning to all 00:00:41.000 --> 00:00:44.000 It's a beautiful morning and a fitting tribute for our graduation 00:00:44.000 --> 00:00:46.000 So we're going to take a photo 00:00:46.000 --> 00:00:48.000 On three. 1, 2, 3 00:00:48.000 --> 00:00:51.000 Cheering 00:00:51.000 --> 00:00:55.000 Former president John Adams once said there are two types of education 00:00:55.000 --> 00:00:58.000 One should teach us how to make a living and the other how to live 00:00:58.000 --> 00:00:62.000 Based on my experiences and those of the students receiving their diplomas today 00:01:02.000 --> 00:01:08.000 It is clear that WOU not only meets these requirements but also enhances them by prioritizing community and support 00:01:08.000 --> 00:01:11.000 Well when I went to Western 00:01:11.000 --> 00:01:16.000 My best class was a class called 00:01:16.000 --> 00:01:22.000 classical drama and we had small books 00:01:22.000 --> 00:01:28.000 and believe it or not this one cost three dollars and twenty five cents 00:01:28.000 --> 00:01:31.000 but now I want to talk a little bit about my worst class 00:01:31.000 --> 00:01:38.000 as an English major we had to take this class that was called the nature of the English language 00:01:38.000 --> 00:01:43.000 I assure you I don't have that textbook today 00:01:43.000 --> 00:01:50.000 I threw it in the trash the day of the final 00:01:50.000 --> 00:01:56.000 Applause and cheering 00:01:56.000 --> 00:01:58.000 Yes I'm a real person 00:01:58.000 --> 00:01:67.000 Music 00:02:07.000 --> 00:02:12.000 I hereby confer upon each of you the bachelor's degrees to which you are entitled 00:02:12.000 --> 00:02:16.000 with all of the rights, privileges, and responsibilities pertaining thereto. 00:02:16.000 --> 00:02:18.000 Congratulations 00:02:18.000 --> 00:02:20.000 Applause and cheering 00:02:20.000 --> 00:02:27.000 Music 00:02:27.000 --> 00:02:33.000 Ladies and gentlemen again I present the 2016 graduates of Western Oregon University 00:02:33.000 --> 00:02:36.000 and the graduates of Oregon Health Sciences University 00:02:36.000 --> 00:02:38.000 Congratulations graduates 00:02:38.000 --> 00:02:43.000 Applause and cheering 00:02:43.000 --> 00:02:73.000 Music