最新17年毕业英语演讲稿
studentspeechdeliveredatthewashingtonuniversityengi neeringgraduatestudentrecognitionceremony
15may1997
lorriefaithcranor
faculty,family,friends,andfellowgraduates,goodeveni ng.
iamhonoredtoaddressyoutonight.onbehalfofthegraduati ngmastersanddoctoralstudentsofwashingtonuniversity ’sschoolofengineeringandappliedscience,iwouldliket othankalltheparents,spouses,families,andfriendswhoe ncouragedandsupportedusasweworkedtowardsourgraduate degrees.iwouldespeciallyliketothankmyownfamily,eigh tmembersofwhichareintheaudiencetoday.iwouldalsolike tothankallofthedepartmentsecretariesandotherenginee ringschoolstaffmemberswhoalwaysseemedtobetherewhenc onfusedgraduatestudentsneededhelp.andfinallyiwouldl iketothankthewashingtonuniversityfacultymemberswhos ervedasourinstructors,mentors,andfriends.
asithinkbackontheseven-and-a-halfyearsispentatwashi ngtonuniversity,mymindisfilledwithmemories,happy,sa d,frustrating,andevenhumorous.
tonightiwouldliketosharewithyousomeofthememoriestha titakewithmeasileavewashingtonuniversity.
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itakewithmethememoryoftwoyoungprofessorswhopassedaw aywhileiwasagraduatestudent.annejohnstone,theonlyfe maleprofessorfromwhomitookacourseintheengineeringsc hool,andbobdurr,apoliticalscienceprofessorandamembe rofmydissertationcommittee,bothlostbravebattleswith cancer.irememberthemfondly.
itakewithmethememoryoffailingthefirstexaminoneofthe firstengineeringcoursesitookasanundergraduate.ireme mberthinkingthecoursewasjusttoohardformeandthatiwou ldneverbeabletopassit.soiwenttotalktotheprofessor,r eadytodroptheclass.andhetoldmenottogiveup,hetoldmei couldsucceedinhisclass.forreasonsthatseemedcomplete lyludicrousatthetime,hesaidhehadfaithinme.andaftert hatmygradesintheclassslowlyimproved,andiendedthesem esterwithanaonthefinalexam.irememberhowmotivational itwastoknowthatsomeonebelievedinme.
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itakewithmethememoryoftheshort-最新xx年毕业英语演讲稿livedcomputersciencegraduatestudentsocialcommitteel unches.theideawasthatgroupsofcsgradstudentsweresupp osedtotaketurnscookingamonthlylunch.butafteronegrad studentpreparedapotofchickenthatpoisonedalmosttheen tirecsgradstudentpopulationandoneunluckyfacultymemb erinonefellswoop,therewasn’tmuchenthusiasmforhavin gmorelunches.
itakewithmethememoryofamoresuccessfulgraduatestuden teffort,theestablishmentoftheassociationofgraduatee ngineeringstudents,knownasages.startedbyahandfulofe ngineeringgraduatestudentsbecauseweneededawaytoelec trepresentativestoacampus-widegraduatestudentgovern ment,agessoongrewintoanorganizationthatnowsponsorsa widevarietyofactivitiesandhasbeeninstrumentalinaddr
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