I hope that you will continue to carry inside of you

not just the memories of your time here

but other features of our world of inquiry and discovery

not just in relationship to your chosen fields

but for your life in general

You have earned your degree

but your education has just begun

What it means to me, to be a UCI graduate

is that I have a wonderful

four years of education, but really what I learned is that

a quality education, doesn't stop

on the day of graduation

and that being an anteater

means being an anteater for life

and continuing to learn and continuing to grow

and continuing to challenge yourself

This is a great school and if you have the opportunity to come here

it's so special

and so rewarding

Being a UCI grad, means a lot to me

First in my immediate family

So hoping to start a legacy

Really proud to be a UCI graduate

I feel like we're a great school

and we're going to go to great places

Class of 2015

we will be the leaders, who bring out the best in others

by demanding it from ourselves

Be passionate

Be relentless

and be confident in your ability to succeed

In recognition

of your new status,

bachelors, turn your tassels

[cheering]

Plans for the future, you know

I'm working now as an engineer

So I'm going to keep that going

I've been working since a month ago so

we'll see how that goes

UCI, is

a place of diversity and acceptance and

there's a lot of different people here, so it's a very

open and accepting community

The most memorable experience I had at UCI

was probably being a part of the cross country and track team

for three-years

I made a lot of good memories and a lot of good friends so that was the best part

I hope that when you reflect back on your time here

you will think of UCI, as a place

not only where you aquired specific

depth knowledge in the fields that you cared most about

but more generally as a place that cultivated and enriched

both your mind and your spirit

and as having prepared you for your ongoing development as a

free

and educated human being

UCI, class of 2015

Zot, zot, zot!

[cheering]