Reflecting on last week's Commencement ceremony-my second at the McCormack Graduate School-this adage strikes me as relevant to both our newest alumni and our current graduate students. Enrolling in a graduate program takes both a can-do attitude and perseverance; going beyond the classroom to meaningfully engage in the world takes an added dose of courage.
Photo: McCormack Leadership Council member Robert L. Beal (left) poses with Christiana Figueres and Dean Jackson at a reception Beal hosted in her honor. See more pictures below.
McCormack Hosts Reception for Commencement Speaker Christiana Figueres
On Friday evening following Commencement, Dean Ira A. Jackson co-hosted a reception in honor of Christiana Figueres at the home of McCormack Leadership Council member, Robert L. Beal.
Iqbal Quadir, Director of the Legatum Center at MIT, and David Strauss,
of A Better City, amidst Robert L. Beal's masterful art collection
McCormack Leadership Council members Joyce Linehan (Chief of Policy, City of Boston) and Linda Pizzuti Henry (Managing Director, Boston Globe) with Ian Cain
McCormack Leadership Council member David Belluck with Christiana Figueres, Mindy Lubber (President, Ceres), and Dean Jackson
Center for Governance and Sustainability co-directors Craig Murphy and Maria Ivanova with Christiana Figueres
Ron Prinn of MIT addresses a question to Secretary Figueres as others listen
McCormack Leadership Council member Ben Taylor with wife, Kate, and Dean Jackson
Photos: Roger Farrington for UMass Boston.
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