And most of us write in a different voice for different situations. The class is taught by Rolling Stone senior writer and Tisch adjunct instructor Brittany Spanos, who delves into Swifts growth as an artist and creative entrepreneur. You explored new interpretations of foundational works. Note: This list will be updated throughout the commencement season. For example, I had a phase where for the entirety of 2012 I dressed like a 1950s housewife. Joanna Waley-Cohen is the Provost for NYU Shanghai and Julius Silver Professor of History at New York University, where she has taught Chinese history since 1992. Those who told us we could do it when there was absolutely no proof of that. Mar 29, 2022. He picked the wrong woman to mess with. And I wouldnt know because Ive done a lot of things, but Ive never been an expert on chic. NYU Gallatin School of Individualized Study Skip to Gallatin . And this advice often presented itself as thinly veiled warnings. For example, I had a phase where, for the entirety of 2012, I dressed like a 1950s housewife. . The people who want it the most are the people I now hire to work for my company. I know the pressure of living your life through the lens of perfectionism. Even the term cringe might someday be deemed cringe. Were doing this together. I will, however, give you some life hacks I wish I knew when I was starting out my dreams of a career and navigating life, love, pressure, choices, shame, hope and friendship. How do I give advice to this many people about their life choices? 2022 Commencement Keynote Address: Anish Kapoor. Candidates who are scheduled to graduate in May must apply for graduation, using Albert, by Wednesday, February 15, 2023 in order to receive an invitation. Please note: Your academic attire will be the same for both Stern's Undergraduate Baccalaureate and NYU's All-University Commencement ceremonies. The deadline to submit nominations for Convocation Awards is Friday, March 3, 2023. All Stern Fund gifts will support our COVID-19 response for Stern's students and community. The names are then submitted for approval to the University Senate and the board of trustees. I know that words are supposed to be my thing, but I will never be able to find the words to thank my mom and my dad, and my brother, Austin, for the sacrifices they made every day so that I could go from singing in coffee houses to standing up here with you all today because no words would ever be enough. Everything I do is just an extension of my writing, whether its directing videos or short films, creating the visuals for a tour or standing on a stage performing. Rory Meyers College of Nursing. Theres a reason they call it a hook. But you know what? Everything I do is just an extension of my writing, whether its directing videos or a short film, creating the visuals for a tour, or standing on stage performing. I said to you earlier that I dont ever offer advice unless someone asks me for it, and now Ill tell you why. Commencement Speakers. greetings on behalf of the university. Doors open: 9:00am Ceremony begins: 11:00am Ceremony ends: 12:30pm. But then I posted my songs on my MySpace yes, MySpace and I would message with other teenagers like me who loved country music but just didnt have anyone singing from their perspective. As previously announced, we are delighted to host Stern's MBA and PhD Convocation Ceremony for the Class of 2023 in-person on Friday, May 19, 2023 at the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden. School of Professional Studies. I have some terrifying news: Its totally up to you. Telling stories about her . What did Damon Albarn think was going to happen when he said Taylor Swift doesnt write her own songs? Class of 2022's Yusril Nurhidayat gave a moving speech as the student speaker during commencement. Sometimes everything just feels completely pointless. My experience has been that my mistakes led to the best things in my life. This outfit is much more comfortable. Every choice you make leads to the next choice, which leads to the next, and I know its hard to know which path to take. Having journalists write in-depth, oftentimes critical pieces about who they perceive me to be made me feel like I was living in some weird simulation. Join our more than 40,000 students studying in hundreds of programs on six continents all around the globe. Shane Gallagher, for the master's and doctoral degrees. I never got to have a normal college experience, per se. Want to know what everyone in the music business is talking about. Now, you leave the structure and framework of school and chart your own path. How will you know what the right choice is in these crucial moments? NYU President Andrew Hamilton and Trustees Chair William Berkley today officiated at NYU's 188th Commencement at Yankee Stadium. I was having fun. And I know that Im talking to a group of perfectionists because you are here today, graduating from NYU. Even the term cringe might someday be deemed cringe. How do I give advice to this many people about their life choices? CAS senior Anna Cuciurean-Zapan said she fell to her knees when she heard that Swift, of whom she has been a fan for eight years, would be present at one of the most important days of her life. I know the pressure of living your life through the lens of perfectionism. Our 2023 honorees will be announced in Spring 2023. It seems to me that there is a false stigma around eagerness in our culture of unbothered ambivalence. This outlook perpetuates the idea that its not cool to want it. That people who dont try hard are fundamentally more chic than people who do. Thats something really important for the class of 2022 to take away with them as they graduate from NYU.. Having the world treat my love life like a spectator sport in which I lose every single game was not a great way to date in my teens and 20s. Unless your specific emergency was that you desperately needed to hear a song with a catchy hook and an intensely cathartic bridge section. As Provost, she serves as NYU Shanghai's chief academic officer, setting the university's . And you will screw it up sometimes. Connecting talented and ambitious people in the world's greatest cities, our mission is to be a top quality institution. And being embarrassed when you mess up is part of the human experience. Im trying to tell you that losing things doesnt just mean losing. The pop star was honored with an honorary doctorate at NYU's Spring 2022 graduation ceremony. RSVP Start: March 13, 2023 (tentatively) RSVP Deadline: May 1, 2023. I even set the ending of my music video for my song Love Story at my fantasy imaginary college, where I meet a male model reading a book on the grass and with one single glance, we realize we had been in love in our past lives. I know I sound like a consummate optimist, but Im really not. Joint Ceremony for the Classes of 2020, 2021, and 2022. So lets just keep dancing like were the Class of 22.. Our world-class students, faculty, and scholars expect high achievement in pursuit of engaging the world's diverse challenges. The All-University Commencement for the Class of 2023 will take place on Wednesday, May 17, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. Commencement ceremonies will also take place in May at NYU Abu Dhabi and NYU Shanghai, with individual school ceremonies occuring throughout New York City. How will you know what the right choice is in these crucial moments? Facebook Twitter Instagram Youtube LinkedIn TikTok So lets just keep dancing like were greetings on behalf of . New York University is telling Swifties: You need to calm down. faculty representatives. Fresh off of the success of her re-recordings of many of her past albums, singer-songwriter Taylor Swift was announced as NYU's honoree at the Class of 2022's graduation ceremony. You met people different from yourself, discovered new activities, and explored differing, often opposing perspectives. FILE - Taylor Swift canceled her tour in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but she will be back in public in May at the NYU graduation. And when I do, you will most likely read about on the internet. I lose perspective all the time. Someone tried their best to explain every concept in this insanely complex world to the child that was you, as you asked a bazillion questions like how does the moon work and why can we eat salad but not grass. And maybe they didnt do it perfectly. Watch the Live Stream. Youll do things differently than I did them and for different reasons. Some 19,000 students receiving undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees and more than 32,000 family, friends, alumni, faculty, and other NYU community members attended the morning ceremony. She will address the 2020 and 2021 graduating classeswhose ceremonies were postponed due to the pandemic at 6 p.m. I am deeply appreciative of NYU bestowing an honorary doctorate upon me, Heumann wrote to WSN. May 17, 2022. Oftentimes the good things in your life are lighter anyway, so theres more room for them. like and subscribe for more videos#taylorswift #college #commencement And as I would like to say to you, you should be very proud of what youve done with it.. I was having fun. And when I do, you will most likely read about it on the internet. And now I will tell you why. You cant avoid it, so dont try to. In addition to the NYU SPS Convocation ceremonies, NYU will hold two All-University Commencement ceremonies on Wednesday, May 18, at Yankee Stadium. See, I was a teenager in the public eye at a time when our society was absolutely obsessed with the idea of having perfect young female role models. And that meant a different thing to every person who said it to me. Dedicated to collective liberation in all its forms, he has worked in direct clinical practice for the past year and plans to continue pursuing intentional, healing practice after graduation. All speeches must submitted no later than Friday, February 10th at 12:00pm (noon) 2. That day, the Class of 2022 was joined by members of the Classes of 2020 and 2021, whose own commencements had been held virtually due to the pandemic. New York University Holds 188th Commencement at Yankee Stadium, May 18, 2022Singer, songwriter, producer, and director Taylor Swift received a Doctor of Fine. Swift was first announced as the commencement speaker for NYU back in March to mass excitement from fans of the 11-time Grammy winner. You get what you get. Be discerning. Please see the NYU Commencement page for more information, including a Commencement FAQ. The reason has a little something to do with this year's commencement speaker . For all of us at NYU Tandon, few occasions are as eagerly awaited as Commencement Day. I promise you, youre probably doing or wearing something right now that you will look back on later and find revolting and hilarious. I lose perspective all the time. As a kid, I always thought I would go away to college, imagining the posters Id hang on the wall of my freshmen dorm. deans. Relive New York University Abu Dhabi 2022 Commencement. A cryptic caption? Part of growing up and moving into new chapters of your life is about catch and release. I imagine the idea of a normal college experience was all you wanted, too. You write differently in your Instagram stories than you do your senior thesis. Honorary degrees are traditionally awarded to individuals who demonstrate NYUs ideals through exceptional achievements and leadership. Both ceremonies began with faculty and platform party processions, and a march with each of. Eileen Sullivan-Marx, Dean. Sometimes the right thing to do is to throw out the old schools of thought in the name of progress and reform. But in this case, you and I both learned that you dont always get all the things in the bag that you selected from the menu in the delivery service that is life. Anyway, hard things will happen to us. Cringe is unavoidable over a lifetime. And Im not gonna lie, these mistakes will cause you to lose things. Decide what is yours to hold and let the rest go. We will recover. Being publicly humiliated over and over again at a young age was excruciatingly painful but it forced me to devalue the ridiculous notion of minute by minute, ever fluctuating social relevance and likability. I wont. But then Id post my songs on my MySpace and yes, MySpace, and would message with other teenagers like me who loved country music, but just didnt have anyone singing from their perspective. Graduation Application. According to Brown, the process of choosing commencement speakers consists of an official nomination in writing by a member of the NYU community followed by staff deliberation. Tysan Holloman, a Liberal Studies class of 2021 graduate, was disappointed by NYUs choice to separate the two speakers. He was ecstatic when he found out that she would be speaking at his graduation. I imagine the idea of a normal college experience was all you wanted too. As long as we are fortunate enough to be breathing, we will breathe in, breathe through, breathe deep, breathe out. She said her class will impact the world after graduation like Swift has during her career. I guess I have been officially solicited in this situation to impart whatever wisdom I might have, to tell you things that have helped me so far in my life. But I really cant complain about not having a normal college experience to you because you went to NYU during a global pandemic, being essentially locked into your dorms or having to do classes over Zoom. Last time I was in a stadium this size, I was . Student Speaker Hessa AlAbbas delivered a powerful speech to her fellow classmates charging them with trying their very best at everything they do. Getting back up, dusting yourself off and seeing who still wants to hang out with you afterward and laugh about it thats a gift. The evening will feature food, games, and entertainment on the streets around . May 25, 2022. An institution without walls, we draw spirit from our cities and their famous cultural institutions and professional opportunities. So will I. The queen of genre-hopping will deliver the 2022 commencement speech to students at New York University, also receiving an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree, honoris causa, from the school. The thrill of working through ideas and narrowing them down and polishing it all up in the end, editing. Footer Menu. The University confers degrees in September, January, and May to students who finish all outstanding requirements by the respective deadlines. And I wouldnt know because I have been a lot of things but Ive never been an expert on chic. But Im the one whos up here so you have to listen to me when I say this: Never be ashamed of trying. Heres Swifts full commencement speech, which received a standing ovation. Tens of thousands of undergraduate, graduate, doctoral and master's students were celebrated during NYU's first in-person graduation ceremonies since 2019. I started writing songs when I was 12, and since then, its been the compass guiding my life. Looking back and laughing is fun. She hopes that Swift performs or makes a reference to her song 22 to celebrate the class of 2022. China Standard Time. Its been waiting for you. Helayne Seidman; Getty Images. So theres more room for them. Events Calendar / 2022 / May / Gallatin Graduation: Class of 2022 19 May. Someone read stories to you and taught you to dream and offered up some moral code of right and wrong for you to try and live by. Hi, Im Taylor. At Marymount University's upcoming 71st annual commencement ceremonies, newest graduates of the mission-based university will hear from three distinguished speakers - the first female Saudi Arabian ambassador to the U.S., Princess Reema; physicist and former NASA research center director Dr. Julian M. Earls; and global financier and philanthropist David . And that meant a different voice for different reasons there is a false stigma around eagerness in culture. 22 to celebrate the class of 2022 & # x27 ; s and degrees. 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