Mendoza College of Business Undergraduate Diploma Ceremony
TEST TEST TEST CAPITAL C, CATHOLIC PERSPECTIVE, THIS COMPASS IS OUR CATHOLIC FAITH AND ESPECIALLY OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, THE TEACHINGS AND THE SACRAMENTS OF THE CHURCH AND THE EXAMPLE OF THE SAINTS. IN THE SMALL C, LITTLE C CATHOLIC PERSPECTIVE, AS UNIVERSAL, THIS CONSISTS OF UNIVERSAL HUMAN PRINCIPLES, THE INHERITS DIGNITY OF EVERY PERSON, OF SOLIDARITY OF PEOPLE WITH NEEDS AND THE HELP OF GOD AND OTHERS AND OF OUR NEED TO PROVIDE HELP TO OTHERS SO THAT WE, TOGETHER, DEVELOP TOWARD THE BEST VERSION OF OURSELVES. THE NEXT ELEMENT, ALMOST LOST, ARE THREE SMALL ROWING BOATS, WITH EVEN SMALLER PEOPLE.
EACH OF THOSE INDIVIDUAL PEOPLE MATTERS INFINITELY, THOUGH EACH PERSON ALONE WOULD NOT FARE WELL ON SUCH SEAS. YES WE CAN FIND HOPE IN THE PICTURE, BECAUSE THE PEOPLE HAVE BANDED TOGETHER WITH THE THREE BOATS FORM A FLEET. THEY'RE INDEPENDENT FROM ONE ANOTHER TO ACHIEVE A SHARED PURPOSE, OR A COMMON GOOD. WHICH IS TO ARRIVE TOGETHER AT THE SHARED DESTINATION.
THESE THREE TINY BOATS REMIND US THAT WE ARE AT OUR BEST, WHEN WE RECOGNIZE THAT WE ARE PART OF A COMMUNITY WITH A SHARED PURPOSE, OF COMMON GOOD. RESPONSIBLE FOR ONE ANOTHER, AND IN JUST AS MUCH NEED OF HELP OF OTHERS AS WE ARE RESPONSIBLE TO HELP OTHERS. ALL TOGETHER, THIS TRIUNE OF THE WAVE, THE MOUNTAIN AND THE PEOPLE MAPS OUT HOW WE CAN NEGOTIATE TURBULENCE AND ARRIVE AT OUR SHARED DESTINATION VICTORIOUSLY THROUGH SERVING ONE ANOTHER. SO VERY QUICKLY, THEN, I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THREE PRINCIPLES TO BE DRAWN FROM THIS ILLUSTRATION OF WHAT I LIKE TO CALL THE THREE P'S.
FIRST, WE HAVE A SHARED PURPOSE, AND OUR GOAL TO LIVE INTERCONNECTED LIVES, TOWARDS OUR SHARE DESTINY OF EVERY CLOSING COMMUNION WITH GOD AND EACH OTHER. SECOND WE NEED TO SHARE PRIORITIES IN SOLIDARITY SO IF SOMETHING IS IMPORTANT TO YOU, IT'S IMPORTANT TO ME, THIS INVOLVES A PERSONAL COMMITMENT TO SUPPORT EACH OTHER. AND THIRD, WE NEED TO SHARE OUR PRACTICES, DIVIDING OPPORTUNITIES TO OTHER AND HELPING OTHERS GROWING IN VIRTUE YU TO BE THE BEST PERSON OF OURSELVES WHICH REQUIRES GOD'S GRACE AND THE HELP OF OTHERS.
NOW LET'S APPLY THIS TO BUSINESS. THIS IS SUMMARIZED BY THE THREE C'S, THE LETTER C. TO CONTRIBUTE. TO COOPERATE. TO COMPETE. NAMELY THE SHARED PURPOSE OF BUSINESS IS TO CONTRIBUTE.
TO COOPERATE IN SOLIDARITY WITH AUR STAKEHOLDERS AND O TO COMPETE EXTERNALLY IN THE MARKET AND MORE IMPORTANTLY TO COMPETE INTERNALLY TOWARD THE BEST VERSION OF YOURSELF WITH THE HELP OF GOD AND OTHERS. IN CLOSING, WE CAN APPLY THESE THREE CONCEPTS FROM THE GREAT WAVE TO THE CHALLENGES OF THE PAST YEAR AS WELL. COVID HAS BEEN IN THE WAY, WHERE WE NEEDED THE COMPASS OF OUR FAITH LOVE AND HELP AND ADJUST TO NEW CIRCUMSTANCES, AGAIN AND AGAIN.
TO PROTECT EACH OTHER AND ESPECIALLY THOSE MOST AT RISK. LAST WEEK, FATHER JOHN SENT OUT A VIDEO TITLED, "WAS IT WORTH TO BE HERE?" WITH THE WORD HERE IN ALL CAPS, A FAMILIAR THEME ON CAMPUS. IN THE VIDEO, YOUR FELLOW STUDENTS TALKED ABOUT WHAT THE PAST YEAR HAS BEEN LIKE.
WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO BE PUT IN KWAUR RAN TEEN -- QUARANTINE THE DAY BEFORE YOUR GRANDFATHER'S FUNERAL AND TO HUNKY DOWN IN YOUR DORMS TO ISOLATE DOWN IN QUARANTINE. LONG FACES AND DEEP BREATHS AND YET AT THE END OF THE VIDEO EACH STUDENT ANSWERED THE SIMPLE QUESTION, "WAS IT WORTH IT TO BE HERE?" IN THE SAME WAY, YES. ABSOLUTELY, WITHOUT A DOUBT. AS I CLOSE TONIGHT I THINK AGAIN WHAT IT MEANS TO FACE THIS WITH FAITH AS A PART OF SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY, ALWAYS WILL BE WAYS, NATURAL AND OTHERWISE, BUT YOU CAN TAKE COMFORT BECAUSE THERE WILL ALWAYS BE OUR UNMOVABLE MOUNTAIN, GOD, TO SERVE AS YOUR DESTINATION AND POINT TO NAVIGATE BY.
THERE WILL ALWAYS BE YOUR SHEPHERD, THE LORD JESUS CHRIST, TO WALK WITH YOU. THERE WILL ALWAYS BE THE HOLY SPIRIT TO GUIDE YOU AND OUR LADY NOTRE DAME TO PROTECT AND INTERCEDE FOR YOU AND LEAD YOU TO HER SIDE, PEOPLE AROUND YOU TO HELP YOU ON YOUR JOURNEY, WITH LOVE, WITH COMPASSION, AND WITH FRIENDSHIP. I END WHERE I STARTED, SO VERY GRATEFUL TO BE HERE WITH ALL OF YOU, ARRIVING AT THE SHARED DESTINATION OF YOUR GRADUATION. CONGRATULATIONS, GRADUATES, ON YOUR VICTORY.
GOD BLESS YOU, AND GO IRISH! [APPLAUSE] INVITE YOU TO PROCEED TO THE STAGE AND RECEIVE YOUR RECOGNITION FOR THE 2021 GRADUATES. PARENTS AND GUESTS WE HAVE MADE TO BE AS CLOSE TO ALPHABETICAL ORDER WHEN ANNOUNCING YOUR STUDENT CROSSING THE STAGE, SOME OF THE NUANCES AND SOCIAL DISTANCING MIGHT RESULT IN SLIGHT VARIANCES AROUND THE NAME SO BE READY FOR YOUR STUDENT'S NAME TO BE CALLED. IS EVERYBODY WELL HYDRATED GOT YOUR TRACK SHOES ON? MORE FOR YOU GUYS! [LAUGHTER] AT THIS TIME I'D LIKE DR.MUNOZ,
THE ACCOUNTANCY DEPARTMENT CHAIR TO COME TO THE PODIUM TO RECOGNIZE THE ACCOUNTANCY GRADUATES. [APPLAUSE]. >> GOOD EVENING. BEFORE WE BEGIN THE ACCOUNTANCY STUDENTS TO THE STAGE, I WANT TO SHARE THEIR PLANS WITH YOU.
THERE ARE 106 GRADUATES IN THIS CLASS. MOST OF OUR STUDENTS WILL BE EMPLOYED OR ATTENDING GRADUATE SCHOOL. APPROXIMATELY 83% WILL WORK AND THE OTHER 17 PERCENT WILL GO TO GRADUATE SCHOOL OR PERFORM SERVICE. THE GRADUATES WILL WORK FOR DIFFERENT EMPLOYERS AS AUDITORS, TAX ASSOCIATES, ANALYSTS, OR CONSULTANTS. 87 PERCENT WILL GO TO THE BIG FOUR PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRMS, DELOITTE, ERNST & YOUNG, KP & G AND PRICE, WATERHOUSE COOPERS. AND ALSO THEY WILL WORK FOR SOME OTHER GREAT ORGANIZATIONS, CORPORATIONS, AND CONSULTING FIRMS, SUCH AS GRANT THORNTON, PLANT MORAN, THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME AND CAPITAL MANAGEMENT.
SEVERAL OF THE STUDENTS ATTENDING GRADUATE SCHOOL ARE COMING TO NOTRE DAME ACCOUNTANCY PROGRAM, THEREFORE SEVERAL OF YOU WILL BE ABLE TO RETURN FOR ANOTHER GRADUATION CEREMONY A YEAR FROM NOW. STUDENTS ALSO ARE ATTENDING OTHER MASTERS ACCOUNTANCY PROGRAMS, OTHER TYPES OF PROGRAMS AND LAW SCHOOL. WE ARE NOW READY TO RECOGNIZE THE 2021 ACCOUNTANCY GRADUATES. PROFESSOR O'BRIEN WILL ANNOUNCE YOUR NAMES AND HONOR, WILL THE ACCOUNTANCY GRADUATES PLEASE COME FORWARD.
[NAMES ANNOUNCED] THERE YOU HAVE THE ACCOUNTANCY GRADUATES OF 2021. GOD BLESS THEM. >>DALE NEES: DR. ROBERT BATTALIO, THE PROFESSOR OF FINANCE AND THE WILLIAM AND CASSIE DALEY FINANCE DEPARTMENT CHAIR IS UNABLE TO JOIN US TONIGHT, I WILL NOW RECOGNIZE THE FINANCE GRADUATES ON HIS BEHALF. THERE 270 FINANCE GRADUATES HEADING TO 33 DIFFERENT CITIES WITH JUST ABOUT HALF ON THEIR WAY TO EITHER NEW YORK OR CHICAGO. THEY HAVE TAKEN JOBS AT OVER 95 DIFFERENT COMPANIES WITH ABOUT 40 PERCENT GOING INTO INVESTMENT BANKING WITH FIRMS SUCH AS JP MORGAN CHASE, BANK OF AMERICA, CITI GROUP, GOLDMAN SACHS AND CREDIT SUISSE OR CONSULTING LIKE BAIN, HURON, MCKINSEY, PWC OR E & Y AND OTHER COMPANIES LIKE PEPSI, FORD, SALESFORCE AND WAL-MART AND OTHER TRADITIONAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, PRIVATE EQUITY, COMMERCIAL BANKING, REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE, AND TEN WILL BE STARTING GRADUATE SCHOOL.
PROFESSOR JASON REED WILL CALL YOUR NAMES SO PLEASE COME FORWARD. [NAMES RECITED] THOSE ARE YOUR 2021 FINANCE GRADUATES! CHAER -- [CHEERING & APPLAUSE] >>DALE NEES: DR. ROB EASLEY, THE JOHN W. BERRY SENIOR PROFESSOR OF BUSINESS AND THE IT, ANALYTICS, AND OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT CHAIR WILL NOW RECOGNIZE THE BUSINESS AND LIT PARTICULARS AND BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY GRADUATES. >> GOOD EVENING, THANK YOU ASSISTANT DEAN NEES. OUR 2021 BUSINESS ANALYTICS AND BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY GRADUATES ARE PURSUING A FULL RANGE OF OPTIONS BEFORE THEM.
ABOUT TEN PERCENT WILL JOIN GRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMS, ANOTHER TEN PERCENT HAVE OTHER PLANS FOR THE NEAR TERM, SUCH AS JOINING THE ALLIANCE FOR CATHOLIC EDUCATION. THE REMAINING 80 PERCENT SUCCESSFULLY NAVIGATED A CHALLENGING EMPLOYMENT MARKET AND WILL START FULL TIME JOBS AFTER GRADUATION OF THOSE STARTING THEIR CAREERS, 50 PERCENT JOINING CONSULTING FIRMS. OUR GRADUATES FIND POSITIONS FROM THE FULL RANGE OF TOP CONSULTING FIRMS, FROM BAIN, PWC, DELOITTE, BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON. THE REST ARE HEADED TO POSITIONS IN A VARIETY OF INDUSTRIES WHERE ANALYTICS AND TECHNOLOGY SKILLS ARE IN DEMAND RANGING FROM FINANCIAL SERVICESES WITH BANK OF AMERICA AND DISCOVER, TO HEALTHCARE WITH EPIC SYSTEMS. WE ARE NOW READY TO RECOGNIZE THE 2021IT, ANALYTICS AND OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT GRADUATES.
THE BUSINESS ANALYTICS GRADUATES WILL WALK FIRST FOLLOWED BY OUR BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY MAJORS, PROFESS SORRY JEN WADDELL THE ASSISTANT CHAIR OF THE DEPARTMENT WILL BE ANNOUNCING THEIR NAMES, HONORS AND AWARDS, WILL THE ITAO GRADUATES PLEASE COME FORWARD? [NAMES RECITED] THIS CONCLUDES THE GRADUATES FOR THE BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY MAJOR. [APPLAUSE]. >> I GUESS I COULD SAY WHAT EVERYBODY IS THINKING, "HOW COME WE DON'T HAVE THE SAME NUMBER OF FINANCE MAJOR AS BTECH. DR. CRAIG CROSSLAND, THE REVEREND BASIL MOREAU, CSC, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF BUSINESS AND CHAIR OF THE MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION DEPARTMENT WILL NOW RECOGNIZE THE MANAGEMENT CONSULTING GRADUATES.
>>CRAIG CROSSLAND: THANK YOU, DEAN NEES. HELLO EVERYBODY, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. FACULTY IN THE DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT & ORGANIZATION CONDUCT RESEARCH AND TEACH COURSES IN THE AREAS OF ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR, HUMAN RESOURCES, STRATEGY, ETHICS, INNOVATION, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, AND COMMUNICATION. THE MANAGEMENT & ORGANIZATION DEPARTMENT OFFERS A MAJOR IN MANAGEMENT CONSULTING. WE ONLY ALLOW THE CREAM OF THE MENDOZA CROP TO JOIN THIS MAJOR, AND THIS YEAR IS NO EXCEPTION WITH A TOTAL OF 38 ELITE, HAND-PICKED GRADUATES [LAUGHTER] (AS YOU CAN SEE, WE'RE MUCH MORE SELECTIVE THAN SOME OF THOSE OTHER MAJORS. THE DEPARTMENT ALSO OFFERS A MINOR IN INNOVATION & ENTREPRENEURSHIP, WHICH IS OPEN TO ALL UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS AT NOTRE DAME.
IN KEEPING WITH THE BREADTH OF COURSES OFFERED BY OUR DEPARTMENT, WE'RE PROUD OF THE BROAD RANGE OF POSITIONS THAT OUR GRADUATES ENTER UPON LEAVING NOTRE DAME. SOME GO INTO INDUSTRY, WITH GRADUATES ENTERING CONSULTING ROLES, MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS, FAMILY BUSINESSES, START-UP ENTERPRISES, AND MANY OTHER POSITIONS. REPRESENTATIVE EMPLOYERS ARE: DELOITTE, BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON, CAPGEMINI, HURON CONSULTING, AND WEST MONROE PARTNERS. SEVERAL OF OUR MANAGEMENT CONSULTING GRADUATES WILL BE PURSUING FURTHER STUDY AT THE GRADUATE LEVEL. WE ALSO LIKE TO THINK OF OURSELVES AS THE MOST ATHLETIC MAJOR, AS A NUMBER OF OUR GRADUATES WILL BE LEAVING US TO BEGIN CAREERS WITH PROFESSIONAL SPORTS ORGANIZATIONS. WE'RE NOW READY TO RECOGNIZE THE 2021 MANAGEMENT CONSULTING GRADUATES.
PROFESSOR JENNIFER CRONIN, THE DIRECTOR OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES, WILL BE ANNOUNCING YOUR NAMES AND HONORS. WILL THE MANAGEMENT CONSULTING GRADUATES PLEASE COME FORWARD? [NAMES RECITED] >>DALE NEES: DR. SHANKAR GANESAN, THE JOHN CARDINAL O'HARA, C.S.C. PROFESSOR OF BUSINESS AND MARKETING DEPARTMENT CHAIR WILL NOW RECOGNIZE THE MARKETING GRADUATES.
>>SHANKAR GANESAN: THANK YOU, ASSISTANT DEAN NEES. WE ARE IN THE HOME STRETCH, FOLKS. THE MARKETING DEPARTMENT IS GRADUATING 53 MAJORS TODAY. THIS TALENTED COHORT DESERVES SPECIAL PRAISE AS IT HAS DEALT WITH A VERY CHALLENGING SITUATION WITH GRACE, COMPOSURE, AND CALMNESS.
WE ARE PROUD OF YOU. - 68% OF OUR GRADUATING CLASS ARE WOMEN. [APPLAUSE] - AMONG THE FIRMS OUR GRADUATES WILL SOON GUIDE TOWARD GREATER PROFIT AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ARE: - 84.51 - AMAZON WEB SERVICES - AMERICAN EAGLE - COTY - DELOITTE CONSULTING - EBAY - ELI LILLY - KOHL'S - NIELSENIQ - PROCTOR & GAMBLE - SALESFORCE.COM WE ARE ALSO SENDING SOME OF OUR GRADUATES TO NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND GRADUATE PROGRAMS.
MARKET MARKETING MAJORS, AS PROFESSOR JOSEPH CHERIAN CALLS YOUR NAME, PLEASE CROSS THE STAGE AND BE RECOGNIZED. [NAMES RECITED] AND THAT'S IT! [APPLAUSE] >>DALE NEES: CONGRATULATIONS GRADUATES, AND A HEART-FELT THANK YOU TO OUR DEPARTMENT CHAIRS FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP. PLEASE JOIN ME IN ALSO THANKING THE STADIUM STAFF FOR THEIR SUPPORT IN THE USE OF THIS EXCEPTIONAL VENUE. THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME BAND UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF JUSTIN MCMANUS. [APPLAUSE] AND THE STAFF OF THE MENDOZA COLLEGE OF BUSINESS, FOR THEIR HARD WORK IN PLANNING, SUPPORTING, AND EXECUTING TONIGHT'S DIPLOMA CEREMONY. ESPECIALLY LORD -- CORRECTION -- LAURA GLASSFORD.
MENDOZA COLLEGE OF BUSINESS CLASS OF 2021, I NOW GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO STAND AND RECOGNIZE YOUR FAMILY, GUESTS, AND OTHERS WHO HAVE SUPPORTED YOU DURING YOUR EDUCATIONAL JOURNEY. [APPLAUSE] [CHEERING & APPLAUSE] I WAS GOING TO SAY WILL EVERYONE PLEASE RISE FOR THE BENEDICTION BY FATHER PAUL DOYLE AND THEN REMAIN STANDING FOR THE ALMA MATER “NOTRE DAME, OUR MOTHER.” >> DOYLE THANK YOU, DALE, LET US PRAY. DEAR GOD, PLEASE BLEES THESE WOMEN AND WOMEN WHO GRADUATE FROM NOTRE DAME THIS WEEKEND AND BLESS ALL OF US WITH YOUR SPIRIT OF WISDOM, YOUR SPIRIT OF TRUTH.
GIVE EACH ONE OF US THE GENTLEMENNESS AND STRENGTH -- GENTLENESS AND STRENGTH TO ALWAYS SAY TWO THINGS TO YOU AND MEAN THEM WITH EVERY FIBER OF OUR BEING. HELP US TO SAY "THANK YOU" FOR YOUR PRESENCE IN OUR LIVES, AND FOR THE CUES THAT YOU GIVE US EACH DAY. HELP US ALSO TO SAY TO YOU, "YES" YES TO OUR PAST AND YES TO OUR FUTURE. YES TO THOSE WHO EXTEND A HAND. YES TO THOSE WHO NEED A HAND.
AS OUR GRADUATES PROCEED INTO THE MYSTERY AND POSSIBILITIES OF TOMORROW, STRENGTHEN THEIR CONVICTION THAT THE HOLY SPIRIT WHO PREPARED THEM FOR OUR LADY'S UNIVERSITY, THE HOLY SPIRIT WHO GREETED THEM HERE A FEW SHORT YEARS AGO AND GUIDED THEM TO THIS MOMENT, IS THE SAME HOLY SPIRIT WHO AWAITS THEM WHERE THEY GO NEXT. IT IS HUMBLING TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE VERY WORD "COMMENCEMENT" REFERS TO "BEGINNING." AS OUR GRAD YEAHS BEGIN AGAIN AMID THE BLESSINGS OF THIS BEAUTIFUL WEEKEND, MAY THEIR GOAL, THEIR VISION ALWAYS BE SHARPENED BY GRATITUDE, MODIFIED BY HUMBLE SUBMISSION TO YOUR WILL, AND BE REALIZED BY THE STRENGTH OF YOUR ABIDING SPIRIT. WE ASK THIS OF YOU, HEAVENLY FATHER, IN THE POWERFUL NAME OF JESUS CHRIST OUR LORD, AMEN. ♪ ♪ [APPLAUSE]. >>DALE NEES: I AGAIN CONGRATULATE THE MENDOZA COLLEGE OF BUSINESS GRADUATING CLASS OF 2021 ON A JOB WELL DONE! WE NOW CONCLUDE OUR COLLEGE/SCHOOL CEREMONY. WOULD ALL GRADUATES
PLEASE REMAIN IN YOUR SEATS UNTIL THE PLATFORM PARTY HAS LEFT THE STADIUM. GRADUATES, PLEASE FOLLOW THE USHERS AND MARSHAL'S DIRECTIONS AS YOU EXIT THE STADIUM TUNNEL. AFTER COLLECTING YOUR GIFT AT THE TOP OF THE TUNNEL, PLEASE KEEP WALKING TOWARD THE LIBRARY MALL SO THAT THOSE FOLLOWING YOU HAVE ROOM TO EXIT THE TUNNEL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENCE HERE TONIGHT AND TRAVEL SAFELY AS YOU JOURNEY HOME. GOD BLESS ALL OF YOU AND GO IRISH!!!! [CHEERS & [APPLAUSE] ♪ ♪
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