What kind of speech does obama is going to give in asu and when?”
Arizona State University may not have granted commencement speaker Barack Obama the customary honorary degree, but the president didn’t let that controversy dampen his spirits. On the contrary, Mr. Obama used the controversy — which stemmed from officials saying “his body of work is yet to come” — to crack a few jokes. Said the president, “I come here not to dispute the suggestion that I haven’t achieved enough in my life. First of all, Michelle concurs with that assessment. She has a long list of things I have not yet done waiting for me when I get home.” Joking aside, Obama went on to explain that one’s work is never truly done, The New York Times reports: I come to embrace the notion that I haven’t done enough in my life. I heartily concur. I come to confirm that one’s title, even a title like president of the United States, says very little about how well one’s life has been led — and that no matter how much you’ve done, or how successful you’ve been, there’s always more to do, alw
Here‘s a confession: I don‘t have much patience for unnecessary stress. And it was heating up to be major-league stress as the days approached for the 2009 Commencement at Arizona State University (ASU) on Wednesday. This event is usually stressful, mainly due to poor organization, as I found last year when I participated for the first time. After that I vowed not to attend another ASU Commencement unless my child or particular students are graduating. Skip to next paragraph click to expand image Agency Barack Obama However, to boost the presence of the faculty at the event, my boss drafted us. He assigned us to two groups: one to attend Fall Commencements and the other the Spring Commencements. I am in the latter group and I couldn‘t talk my way out of it. I duly paid the rent for my academic regalia and resigned myself. About a month ago, the 2009 Spring Commencement didn‘t look so much like torture because there would be a huge payout. Our president, Dr. Michael Crow, announced duri
