HMC to Celebrate 55th Commencement
April 22, 2013Share story
无忧视频 will celebrate its 55th Commencement ceremony in the Mudd Quadrangle at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, May 19, 2013.
The College expects to confer bachelor of science degrees upon 190 students.
鈥淲e are so proud of the Class of 2013, and we look forward, with great anticipation, to their positive impact on our world,鈥� said HMC President Maria Klawe. 鈥淎t 无忧视频, they tackled hard problems, developed innovative skills and experienced the power inherent in teamwork. I know they can do great things, and I believe they will do great things.”
The Class of 2013 played an integral role in shaping HMC鈥檚 new Core curriculum. They were the first class to test aspects of the new curriculum, including piloting new engineering and mathematics courses. Some of this year鈥檚 graduating seniors were among the first to take the College鈥檚 innovative Writing 1 course, an introduction to academic writing taught by faculty from all disciplines.
HMC鈥檚 55th Commencement ceremony will be streamed live online beginning at 1 p.m. (PDT) Sunday, May 19.
Engineering major Alec Storrie-Lombardi will deliver the senior keynote address.
Nobel Laureate Carl Wieman, professor of physics and director of the Carl Wieman Science Education Initiative at the University of British Columbia, will deliver the commencement address. Wieman received the 2001 Nobel Prize in Physics for the creation of the first Bose鈥揈instein condensate, a new form of matter predicted in 1924 by Albert Einstein.
An outspoken advocate for improving science education, Wieman asserts a more scientifically informed population will be better prepared to deal with national and global problems. He aims to transform science education by encouraging the widespread use of effective, research-based teaching practices. He founded the at the University of Colorado and the at the University of British Columbia. The two centers work to improve teaching in large, research-intensive science departments by creating and rigorously testing innovative teaching methods and technologies.