Name: CCNY Commencement 2016: First Lady Michelle Obama, Speaker
Uploaded: 2022-02-19T06:21:41.000Z
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First of all, it is beyond a pleasure and an honor

to be here to celebrate the City College of New York

this has been the most fun I think I've had

Let me start of course by thanking president Coico

I also want to recognize Senator Schumer,

Edward Plotkin as well as your amazing valedictorian,

And your amazing salutatorian, Orubba Almansouri.

I really don't want to follow those two. (laughs)

If anybody is wondering about the quality of education,

And I'm so proud of you both, and to your families,

And of course, let us not forget Elizabeth Aklilu

for her amazing performance of the national anthem

But most of all I want to acknowledge all of you,

the brilliant, talented, ambitious, accomplished,

and all around outstanding members of the class of 2016.

You all have worked so hard and come so far

So I know this is a big day for all of you and your families

and for everyone at this school who supported you

And in many ways this is a big day for me too.

See, this is my very last commencement address

And I think this was the perfect place to be

because this is my last chance to share my love

and admiration and hopefully a little bit of wisdom

that there is a reason why, of all of the colleges

I chose this particular school in this particular city

As the president eloquently said at this school,

you represent more than 150 nationalities.

You speak more than 100 different languages.

You represent just about every possible background,

every color and culture, every faith and walk of life.

And you've taken so many different paths to this moment.

Maybe your family has been in the city for generations

or maybe like my family, they came to this country

But graduates, no matter where your journey started,

you have all made it here today through the same combination

of unyielding determination, sacrifice, and a whole lot

Commuting hours each day to class, some of you.

Juggling multiple jobs to support your families

Studying late into the night, early in the morning

And in those few precious minutes during breaks at work.

And somehow you still found time to give back

to your communities, tutoring young people,

reading to kids, volunteering at hospitals.

Somehow you still manage to do prestigious internships

and research fellowships and join all kinds

And here at this nationally ranked university

with a rigorous curriculum and renowned faculty,

Distinguishing yourselves and your classes,

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CCNY Commencement 2016: First Lady Michelle Obama, Speaker

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