Commencement - College of Natural Sciences

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bitterly disappointed not to be here as a reminder we ask that all individuals please keep your masks on while indoors on campus in the spirit spirit of rams take care of rams it is part of our culture to ensure that we create a safe environment for all students faculty staff and guests at this university please stand as the air force rotc wing walker honor guard presents the colors and join our student musicians from the school of music theater and dance in singing our natural national anthem oh say can you see by the don't worry and bright stars me me breathe i would ask you to please remain standing we would like to begin our ceremony this afternoon with an acknowledgement of the origins of the land upon which our university was built colorado state acknowledges with respect that the land we are on today is the traditional and ancestral homelands of the arapaho cheyenne and ute nations and peoples this was also a site of trade gathering and healing for numerous other native tribes we recognize the indigenous peoples as the original stewards of this land and all the relatives within it as these words of acknowledgement are spoken and heard the ties nations have to their traditional homelands are renewed and reaffirmed csu is founded as a land-grant institution and we accept that our mission must encompass access to education and inclusion and significantly that our founding came at a dire cost to native nations and peoples whose land this university is built upon this acknowledgement is the education and inclusion we must practice in recognizing our institutional history responsibility and commitment please be seated i now wish to introduce to you the members of the platform party and recognize them for the roles they play in making csu a great university i will ask each person to rise and remain standing throughout the introductions please hold your applause until all have been introduced in the back row our department chairs dr laurie stargill chair of biochemistry and molecular biology dr debra garrity chair of biology dr matthew shaws chair of chemistry dr craig partridge chair of computer science dr jennifer mueller associate chair of mathematics dr jacob roberts chair of physics dr don rojas chair of psychology dr helen wong chair of statistics and in the front row ms diana prieto vice president for equity equal opportunity and title ix dr mary peterson provost and executive vice president dr lubna tatmuni professor and our commencement speaker dr lisa desley associate dean for undergraduate programs and our alumni speaker dr melissa reynolds associate dean for research dr nancy levinger department of chemistry phd university distinguished teaching scholar let us recognize these extraordinary leaders please be seated our college is committed to providing the highest quality of education for our undergraduate and graduate students the strength of the college and its programs is due to the commitment and dedication of our faculty i have the honor of serving with a wonderful group of dedicated scholars teachers and mentors and i know first hand the great satisfaction they and pride they feel in the accomplishments of today's graduates well our faculty members attending today please rise so we may recognize and thank you for your talents and dedication please be seated on behalf of our board of governors and our faculty and administration it is my great pleasure to welcome our graduates and all who have assembled here to the college of natural sciences commencement ceremony class of 2021 you have long anticipated this day some with eagerness some with anxiety and some with a complicated mix of emotions but whatever you are feeling here this afternoon you deserve also to hold a keen sense of pride you have accomplished it you have done it yeah i should say so at this time i'm pleased to introduce to you our commencement speaker professor lubna tatamuni i professor tata muni is a visiting senior research scholar and is a full professor in the department of biology and biotechnology at the hashemite university in jordan where she has been a faculty member since 2005 and has served as chair for two terms between 2011 and 13 and 2017 to 2019. lubna completed her phd here at colorado state university and her masters and undergraduate degrees at the university of jordan her research focuses on cellular alternations in the actin cytoskeleton and in actin binding proteins leading to cancer initiation and development this information can help in creating and improving cancer treatments she collaborates with other researchers interested in basic translational and clinical sciences lubna has been highly successful in securing university and government grants to support her research in publishing numerous articles and in serving on many conference and workshop program committees lubna has always been a strong voice calling for the support and empowerment of arab female students and scientists as such she has recently represented the mediterranean levant region as a woman leader in the eu-funded racer program held in spain and has been awarded several national and international awards notable amongst only the most recent of these are the 2018 nci summer cancer prevention fellowship from our own national institute of national institutes of health and the 2018 arab american frontiers fellowship from the u.s national academy of sciences professor tata muni was recognized in 2017 as one of the outstanding women in science by the venus international foundation and was identified in 2016 by the bbc as amongst the world's 100 most inspirational and influent and influential women lubna has entitled her address to you science towards human unity and equality hello i'm honored to be here today for your commencement from one of the greatest universities in the u.s if not the world colorado state university it is such a privilege to deliver this year's commencement address to the college of natural sciences graduating class of 2021 you graduates are our future your education sets you apart and prepares you for the world set before you your backgrounds in science will take you far and will move our world forward in these difficult times i ask you to share your education broadly today i will share with you what science means to me and how i envision science leading us to unity and equality science is the lighthouse that leads the humans to safety harbors when darkness prevails it is the torch handed down from one generation to another it is the future light that accompanies civilizations as they rise and it is the greatest collective endeavor the progress of science has been and will always remain the greatest element which brings about unity to humanity and has been and will always be common and universal to all humans science is a unifying enterprise bringing us together to solve the problems fueling our sense of wonder and allowing us to understand our place in the world through scientific research we move from studying the minute atoms to cells to the unimaginable spaces of the universe there are many barriers that separate us as human beings language religion ideology and traditions however science transcends all such barriers and boundaries drawn by humans the language of science and its ultimate goal to learn all we can about the world at large and about ourselves through research and experimentation transcend color race gender culture and religion science is the path to knowledge which begins with wonder and tries to answer such simple questions as how why and where science looks beyond belief and demands proof science is neutral it does not align itself with the opinion of an individual or the opinion of the majority rather it relies only on scientific evidence to tell a story science is objective it is not affected by the scientific own feelings opinions or persec perspectives as it is accurate detailed and it is evidence-based and it is cumulative the new facts once proven correct are added to the older yet correct facts as a scientist you face your own doubts and uncertainties and even intellectual and insecurities every day you try to explore new horizons new grounds and new ideas and you often realize just as einstein said the more you learn the more you realize how much you don't know science changes the way we see the world and ourselves the sequence of letters in our dna shows us how closely related we are to each other and to every living thing on this planet the tree you look at from your window and your cat or dog are related to you it sounds unbelievable but even bacteria are related to you whether you like it or not you are part of a bacterium having arising from an ancestral cell an archaean that fused with a bacterial cell and integrated its genes into your dna a literal fusion of two organisms into one science shows us how much we still have to learn which is what makes the whole process the whole scientific journey so beautiful because the more deeply we look the less mysterious and more fascinating our world becomes science explains the mystery of our existence and opens our eyes to the wonders and beauties of nature science has the power to transform us and i am confident that we can come up with ways to promote sustainable and harmonious living if we allow science to lead the way as a society we must focus on unleashing the potential of human beings young and old and work to educate and train everyone who has a desire to learn our greatest accomplishments often come from doing things that at first glance seem impossible i am positively sure that science can and will lead us toward a brighter future one in which we can together realize our common destiny as inhabitants of this small and fragile planet we call mother earth it is an exciting time to be alive to witness all of these such great accomplishments and breakthroughs and i wish for all the human race to become better able to grasp the meaning of science science as a journey is the greatest adventure for all those down the road so let us stop to look closely at the world we share and discover how wonderful it really is more than anything else we could possibly imagine and finally i'd like to leave you with this inspirational quote we were all humans until race disconnected us religion separated us politics divided us and wealth ranked us but i believe that science and you our graduates our 2021 graduates can do all of that and bring us together once again thank you and congratulations so thank you luvna it was truly an honor to have you as our conference speaker please accept this token of our gratitude thank you we are so fortunate today to have mary patterson provost and executive vice president of colorado state university and deanna prieto vice president for equity equal opportunity and title ix joining us this afternoon the academic sector of colorado state university is composed of eight colleges in the graduate school the college of natural sciences is composed of eight departments and the bachelor of science degree is currently awarded in 13 different majors will the candidates for the bachelor of science degree from all our academic part departments please rise provost pedersen it is my pleasure to present to you these students who have completed all of the requirements established by the various departments in the college the college and the university for the bachelor of science degree the faculty council is recommended to the board of governors of the csu system that these candidates receive the bachelor of science degree in their respective disciplines and the board of governors officially voted to confer these degrees it would be our honor to have you officially confer the degrees thank you dr kepner it is my sincere honor to formally declare on behalf of and with the authority of the board of governors of the colorado state university system i hereby confer the bachelors of science degree on each of you together with all of the rights privileges responsibilities at pertaining there unto let us all recognize the achievements of this wonderful group of students please be seated thank you provost pedersen and now for the tassel switch an important tradition in academia is the tassel switch it symbolizes one's transition from candidate to graduate before conferral of your bachelor degree the tassel is worn on the right side of your mortar board now that your degrees have been officially conferred i ask each of you to please move your tassel to the left congratulations in a few moments our fall 2021 graduates will receive their diploma covers at that time we will also recognize those students who through their academic achievements have received various academic honours and distinctions a few words are in order to better appreciate the accomplishments of these students earning the laude designation have distinguished themselves through outstanding academic performance during their time at csu their gpa is in the top 10 percent of their graduating class laude is a latin expression meaning with praise but in this context a more appropriate translation is with distinction those students graduating summa or with highest distinction are students in the top one percent with a gpa of 3.99 or better students designated magna laude or with great distinction make up the next three percent of the class with the gpa above 3.94 and those distinguished laude constitute the next six percent with a gpa above 3.83 those students are wearing golden gowns or with a gold cord over a green honours gown the university honours program offers a challenging and rewarding curriculum for outstanding students and all honours students must maintain at least a 3.5 cumulative gpa these students are wearing green gowns and bachelor hoods will the summer come laude magna laude laude and honours program graduates please stand or raise your hand so that we may applaud your extraordinary academic accomplishments please be seated student achievement is also recognized by initiation into various honor societies all of which require achieving and maintaining a high gpa our graduates are members of many honor societies i ask those students who belong to an honor society to please rise or raise your hand so that we may applaud your achievements please be seated in addition we would like to recognize students completing the teaching licensure program historically csu graduates more science and mathematic teachers than any other college or university in the state blue cords signify those students who are licensed as middle and high school science and mathematics teachers will those students please rise so that we may recognize your dedication to teaching future generations please be seated the dean's office also wishes to recognize those students who have enriched their education in the sciences by completing a second major outside the college of natural sciences the academic enrichment award was established to honour these students for the breadth of their education each of these students will be mailed mailed a certificate from the dean with students with a second major outside our college please rise or raise your hand so we may recognize your achievements please be seated another group the college would like to recognize is our first generation students first generation students are students whose parents have not completed a bachelor's degree these students are a particular point of pride for us all will our first generations graduates and our faculty here in attendance who themselves are first generation graduates please stand so we may applaud your success please be seated shortly we will begin the diploma distribution you our newest graduates will be introduced by professor jacob roberts and receive your diploma covers at that time you will have your picture taken you will then be congratulated by provost mary patterson and the chair of your major department and in some cases by myself i regret to say that due to the ongoing pandemic we will not be shaking hands this year faculty from your department will greet you as you proceed off the stage you will have your individual picture taken pick up your gift from the college and then return to your seat and now on to the most important part of this afternoon celebration marshalls please escort our fall 2021 graduates to the platform so in just a moment i will present the fall 2021 graduates of the college of natural sciences but first let me make a couple of announcements guests attending our ceremony reminded not to block the view of others by standing by taking photographs of the railing and to refrain from the use of air horns graduates will receive digital images from the professional photographer approximately three days after the ceremony this is your commencement we invite you to take photographs during the distribution of diplomas but please do so in orderly manner graduates will proceed across the stage by major beginning with applied computing technology honors graduates will lead each department graduates if you're the first person in your major please let me know when you reach the microphone i'll announce the new major and then each graduate's name and now it is with great pleasure to present to you the fall 2021 graduates of the college of natural sciences graduates receiving a bachelor of science in applied computing technology anthony shang bachelor of science applied computing technology nikhil puri bachelor of science applied computing technology corey patrick delaney bachelor of science applied computing technology cody turner bachelor of science applied computing technology i'll now welcome graduates from the department of biochemistry and molecular biology nicole elise mayhew bachelor of science biochemistry elena arcaroli bachelor of science biochemistry graduating laude amber wilson bachelor of science biochemistry graduating laude gene randall bachelor of science biochemistry graduating laude jennifer elaine sutek bachelor of science biochemistry don trujillo bachelor of science biochemistry maddox lynn kimball bachelor of science biochemistry sepita hund bachelor of science biochemistry nathan john whiting wagner bachelor of science biochemistry abigail marie thompson bachelor of science biochemistry will now recognize graduates with a degree in biological science peter maxwell bachelor of science biological science graduating summa laude julie claire brazilara bachelor of science in biological sciences graduating laude delaney grace libby bachelor of science and biological science graduating summa laude jana sophia hustet bachelor of science from biological science graduating laude megan rose noor bachelor of science and biological science graduating lauding bachelor of science in biological science sydney melissa wayne bachelor of science and biological science kristen yinger bachelor of science in biological science graduating lauding faith renee cunningham bachelor of science in biological science malia eileen ayers bachelor of science in biological science graduating magna laude tiffany anne marie lee bachelor of science and biological science graduating summa laude kaylee marie lask bachelor of science and biological science conor roma king bachelor of science in biological science estrella romero bachelor of science in biological science jacob wilson bachelor of science and biological science marquez bachelor of science in biological science anya mcgrew bachelor of science in biological science michael john alvarez mangabat bachelor science and biological science anne-marie josephine graves bachelor of science in biological science jesse ashton smith bachelor of science in biological science amanda nicole rowina bachelor of science in biological science mackenzie lee geary bachelor of science and biological science casey campbell bachelor of science in biological science justin strike bachelor of science in biological science molly elizabeth creelman bachelor of science in biological science parker lawrence evans bachelor of science in biological science rahel etabarik highland bachelor of science in biological science sarah galindo miranda bachelor of science in biological science bachelor of science in biological science savannah lay mcdaniel bachelor of science in biological science susannah paige lohman bachelor of science in biological science gianna marie brown bachelor of science in biological science casey allison brewton bachelor of science in biological science emily arluk crowe bachelor of science in biological science alexandra june rivera biological master of science and biological science maria de leon bachelor of science in biological science amy bagby bachelor of science in biological science thomas joseph hawkholmer bachelor of science and biological science schuyler perea bachelor of science in biological science leah cassia gelfin bachelor of science in biological science bachelor of science in biological science anna maria mango bachelor of science in biological science shayla kunz bachelor of science and biological science bachelor of science in biological science will now congratulate graduates from the department of chemistry nancy negrete contreras bachelor of science in chemistry stephanie and soderlands bachelor of science and chemistry abdul aziz omir of science in chemistry well next congratulate graduates from the department of human computer science nicholas gallup davidson bachelor of science in computer science graduating cubeladding bachelor of science in computer science graduating magna laude thomas martin gunter bachelor of science in computer science graduating magna laude darin tyler harter bachelor of science and computer science graduating magna laude audrey michelle doran bachelor of science and computer science ryan nicholas trois bachelor of science in computer science and mathematics graduating summa laude diana bilbao bachelor of science in computer science a bachelor of science in mathematics and computer science brandon james northrop with a bachelor of science in computer science hitansh jayesh patel bachelor of science of computer science joshua lindsay with a bachelor of science in computer science maxwell nyberger with a bachelor of science in computer science rebecca and copas with a bachelor of science in computer science morgan may vander reed with a bachelor of science in computer science amy felix with a bachelor of science in computer science daniel mccoy stevenson with the bachelor of science in computer science connor burks with a bachelor of science in computer science morgan stafford died with a bachelor of science in computer science ethan lean with a bachelor of science in computer science trevor jackson young with a bachelor of science in computer science eric walls with a bachelor of science in computer science michael william foster with a bachelor of science in computer science gianni valentine with a bachelor of science in computer science jordan bayless of the bachelor of science in computer science corbin reese walsh was a bachelor of science in computer science samuel galen bazon with a bachelor of science in computer science mark tanaka lease with a bachelor of science in computer science peyton victoria trudell with a bachelor of science in computer science zoe krucky with a bachelor of science in computer science brennan jace brown with a bachelor of science in computer science poor nema goodalco with a master of science in computer science andrew tyler weimore with a bachelor of science in computer science landon williams weigel with a bachelor of science in computer science david cole petty with a bachelor of science in computer science carter bond alexander with a bachelor of science in computer science with a bachelor of science in computer science alexander schultz with a bachelor of science in computer science thank you lonnie edith brooks with the bachelor of science in computer science john jang yang with a bachelor of science in computer science russia lamonde with a master of science of computer science we'll next congratulate graduates in data science ali al-assad bachelor of science at data science well next congratulate graduates from the department of mathematics richard warren wheelock bachelor science and mathematics graduating summa laude matthew mcguire bachelor of science in mathematics graduating laude samuel david charman bachelor of science and mathematics graduating summa laude alexander nicole taylor bachelor of science in mathematics natalie burke with a bachelor of science in mathematics taylor ian andrew rodgers the bachelor of science in mathematics derek james larkins with a bachelor of science in mathematics byron pritchard with a bachelor of science in mathematics taylor hayes jensen with a bachelor of science in mathematics quintessa josephine dawson with a bachelor of science in mathematics jack william curry with a bachelor of science in mathematics christopher michael krawls with a bachelor of science in mathematics nicholas tripp caulfield with a bachelor of science in mathematics we'll next congratulate graduates with a degree in natural sciences hunter benny ridgeway with a bachelor of science in natural sciences zoe lauren milner with a bachelor of science in natural sciences well next congratulate graduates from the department of physics alex luna steiner with a bachelor of science in physics rachel erickson with a bachelor of science in physics well next congratulate graduates from the department of psychology catherine lynn reagan with a bachelor of science in psychology graduate laude taylor rose knox with a bachelor of science in psychology graduating laude jonathan killian eilermann with a bachelor of science in psychology graduating magna laude natasha rose sandochiti with a bachelor of science in psychology graduating magna laude fiona don rodaball with a bachelor of science and psychology graduate laude brooke ashley stensel with a bachelor of science in psychology graduating laude shannon hunter kindlespire with a bachelor of science in psychology graduating laude marina lynn dodie with a bachelor of science at psychology graduate laude brandon antonio pies with a bachelor of science and psychology graduate laude sierra sky snyder with a bachelor of science in psychology graduating magna laude tori morgan kale with a bachelor of science in psychology victoria elise tanner with a bachelor of science in psychology cassandra bevel with a bachelor of science in psychology emily grace story with a bachelor of science in psychology taina pledge who with a bachelor of science in psychology bachelor of science in psychology kirsten rebecca fritzler bachelor of science of psychology ashley alana children bachelor of science in psychology lauren olivia harnack bachelor of science psychology wyatt schneider bachelor of science in psychology chloe caitlin lorraine scruggs bachelor of science in psychology alexandra grace decker bachelor of science in psychology caitlin grace kirkmeyer bachelor of science in psychology bachelor of science and psychology jasmine garcia hernandez bachelor of science and psychology jermaine barnes bachelor of science and psychology harley dakota maxwell suspected bachelor of science and psychology carlton kenneth north bachelor science psychology k zimmerman bachelor of science psychology emma catherine bowen bachelor of science psychology bachelor of science in psychology bachelor of science psychology hannah oh bachelor science psychology julie zhang bachelor of science psychology tristan carpenter bachelor of science psychology natalia varela bachelor of science psychology janet rojas bachelor of science psychology kayla burwell bachelor of science psychology kelsey nicole spagnardi bachelor of science psychology brooke ellison bertard bachelor of science psychology gavin reed streeter bachelor of science psychology arthur contreras bachelor of science psychology janelle arlene irby bachelor of science psychology sophia sophie camille lebron bachelor of science psychology william francis singh master bachelor of science psychology we'll next congratulate graduates from the department of statistics spencer mcguire kuhn bachelor of science in statistics graduating magna laude boston lee bachelor of sciences statistics graduating summa laude eric schultz roberts bachelor of science statistics we'll next recognize graduates earning a degree in zoology alyssa danielle hood bachelor of science and zoology graduating magna laude cole dale carpenter with a bachelor of science in zoology graduating summa laude bethany elise kaminsky with the bachelor of science in zoology graduating magna laude sarah christine delasi with a bachelor of science synthology graduating summa laude emma sudbeck with a bachelor of science in zoology ariana cockrell with a bachelor of science in zoology shelby patricia orth with a bachelor of science in zwolle georgine shallow with a bachelor of science in zoology amy elise gilbert with a bachelor of science in zoology julia nicole heinz with a bachelor of science in zoology cassidy lynn johnson with a bachelor of science in zoology tori hastie with a bachelor of science in zoology nicole russell with a bachelor of science in zoology lesete guiza with the bachelor of science in zoology now and then good afternoon my name is lisa desleski and i serve as the associate dean for undergraduate programs in the college i am also a graduate of colorado state university i am sure that you are excited and proud to have reached this point and we are all excited and proud for you i know that some of you might be feeling a little sentimental or maybe a little bit nervous about taking that back big next step moving away from what may have been some of the greatest times of your life so far time spent at colorado state university but it is now that you begin writing your next chapter tackling your next big adventure and living your purpose each one of you came to csu from a different place and each one of you has a different future ahead but no matter what happens you all have one very important thing in common with each other and with more than one quarter of a million others out there who have come before you you are all alumni of colorado state university you join scientists and poets teachers and engineers food producers care providers and entrepreneurs people who are working every day to make this world a better place and while you may be leaving this campus be assured that your university will not leave you no matter where your personal and professional journey takes you know that your department in college your professors and advisors and the csu alumni association will continue to be here for you every step of the way i am happy to be the first to welcome you to the alumni family congratulations on a job well done and go rams when i look out over the floor here and see all of the students and the faculty in our academic regalia it's all too easy to think that this event is only about us and that you there up in the arena are just the audience for our celebration but of course that is very far from the truth your support and guidance has provided the foundation for their success and we are forever grateful for the many gifts you have given our students not least of which has been seeing them to this point in their education will the parents partners family and friends assembled here please rise or stay or raise your hands and thank you all thank you please be seated so congratulations to each of you i hope you enjoy the rest of the weekend and the entire holiday season with family and friends and once again congratulations but before we end before we end and start our celebrations there are a number of people we need to thank for making today's ceremony possible first i would like to thank the college staff our student employees and our tireless announcer dr jacob roberts i also want to thank the faculty who are here today and our faculty marshals dr joseph de verde and dr carlos olivio delgado from the department of chemistry dr steve benoit from the department of mathematics dr martin galfand from the department of physics and dr ed delosch from the department of psychology thanks also to our soloist lucy logan as well as to the talented ensemble for the music that has added so much to the ceremony and special thanks to our interpreters gina byrd and john fast who translated our ceremony into sign language and once again thank you our platform party provost pedersen deanna prieto and dr tata muni for an inspiring commencement address i would now ask you to please look to the screens around the arena for the lyrics and to stand or raise your hand and join us while we sing the colorado state alma mater lucy logan will lead the singing accompanied by an ensemble from the csu's department of music is to please be seated i i would like to ask the members of the audience to please remain seated until the platform group faculty and students have left the auditorium please meet your graduate outside the building photographers will be circulating outside the auditorium to capture additional photographs of our graduates with their friends and family the grad images staff will be wearing red vests so they'll be highly visible and easy to locate find a photographer in a red vest and take some friends and family shots so finally congratulations class of 2021 please enjoy the rest of this special weekend with your friends and family pretty much so huh huh uh so foreign okay huh

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