UNION COLLEGE 2008
in the Town of Schenectady
in the State of New York
Invoking the wisdom of such notable figures as Martin Luther King Jr. and William Faulkner, Brown University President Ruth J. Simmons, urged the newest Union graduates to use their knowledge wisely and generously for the greater good.
“I believe man will not merely endure, he will prevail. He is immortal because he, alone among creatures, has a soul, a spirit, capable of compassion, sacrifice and endurance,” Simmons, quoting Faulkner’s acceptance of his 1949 Nobel Prize for “The Sound and the Fury,” told students, families and guests who gathered in Hull Plaza Sunday for the College’s 214th Commencement.
Some 500 students received diplomas on the walkway in front of Schaffer Library under majestic blue skies on Father’s Day.