2008 CMU Commencement Speaker

quantus · Post by **quantus** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 7:48 pm

My major was psychology-which was the easiest major I could find.

heh, smart!

Why couldn't we get someone like him for our commencement? Would've been more interesting...

quantus · Post by **quantus** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 7:43 pm

Apparently I lied...

AL GORE TO GIVE KEYNOTE ADDRESS AT COMMENCEMENT, MAY 18

Former U.S. Vice President and 2007 Nobel Peace Prize winner Al Gore will
speak at Carnegie Mellon's 111th commencement ceremony at 11 a.m., Sunday,
May 18 in Gesling Stadium.

"We are very pleased that Al Gore, the nation's leading advocate for the
environment, will speak to our graduates at commencement," said Carnegie
Mellon President Jared L. Cohon. "He is an inspiring and committed leader,
whose beliefs fit well with our university, an institution committed to
sustainable, green practices. His impassioned campaigns have led him to some
of the world's greatest honors. And we are greatly honored to have him at
Carnegie Mellon.

Gore is the author of the bestsellers "Earth in the Balance" and "An
Inconvenient Truth," which was the subject of an Oscar-winning documentary
that detailed the devastating effects of global warming. He is the
co-winner, with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, of the 2007
Nobel Peace Prize for "informing the world of the dangers posed by climate
change." Carnegie Mellon Engineering and Public Policy Professor Ed Rubin
was a member of that panel.

For more on commencement, visit http://www.cmu.edu/commencement.

Dave · Post by **Dave** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 8:23 pm

I wonder how much his fee was.

speaking of which, anyone donated any money to the cmu spam?

Post by **Jonathan** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 8:38 pm

Nope.