Tulane President Scott Cowen’s last email to the MBA Class of 2008. For the record, there was no 81 yr old geezer MBA in any of my classes…must have been a part timer.
Dear Students:
What do an 81-year-old earning his MBA after a 53-year interruption, two
undergraduates being honored for public service and a group of nine
receiving their Master’s of Fine Arts degree after a Katrina-imposed delay
have in common?
They are all members of Tulane’s class of 2008 and are among the more than
2,100 graduates who will be honored as Tulane hosts the 10th anniversary of
its Unified Commencement May 17 at 9 a.m. in the Superdome. This year’s
commencement, the first Tulane commencement held in the Superdome since
Katrina, is expected to draw more than 12,000 families, friends and members
of the university community.
America’s political odd couple James Carville and Mary Matalin will deliver
the keynote address. The ceremony will include all the pomp and circumstance
of a traditional commencement along with bagpipes, herald trumpets, confetti
cannons, balloon drops and “only in New Orleans” moments such as
performances by jazz greats Dr. Michael White and Wanda Rouzan and a
rollicking second-line jazz procession.
The day will also feature a new tradition, the first Undergraduate Diploma
Ceremony in which all undergraduates enrolled in Newcomb-Tulane College and
the School of Continuing Studies will come together in a single ceremony to
receive their degrees. Several media outlets, including CBS and the
Associated Press, plan to cover this year’s event.
Commencement, the ultimate celebration of academic achievement, is always
the highlight of my year. I hope to see as many of you there as possible.
Have a great weekend,
President Cowen
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