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This collection includes documents and speeches from commencements at Kalamazoo College.
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Item The College Woman's Ideal(Kalamazoo College, 1905-06-21) Burgess, Stella FisherStella Fisher Burgess was the daughter of Baptist Missionaries and attended Kalamazoo College with her brother Royal H. Fisher. She would graduate in 1905, delivering this speech on Commencement Day, June 21st, 1905. Titled, "The College Woman's Ideal", Burgess expresses how the modern woman has benefited from higher education.Item 2021 Commencement Program(Kalamazoo College, 2021-06-13) Kalamazoo CollegeCommencement program for Kalamazoo College's Class of 2021. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the service took place on Sunday, June 13, 2021 at Angell Field. It included remarks by S. Si Johnson, Chair of the Board of Trustees, Jonathan Cunningham '84, President of the Alumni Association Engagement Board, and Sophia Goebel '21, Senior Speaker. Also speaking was honorary degree recipient, Eula Biss, 2017 Summer Common Reading Author and keynote speaker, Julie Mehretu '92, Visual Artist. Candidates for degrees and recipients of senior awards and honors are also included in the program.Item 2020 Commencement Program(Kalamazoo College, 2021-06-12) Kalamazoo CollegeCommencement program for Kalamazoo College's Class of 2020. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the service took place on Saturday, June 12, 2021 at Angell Field. It included remarks by S. Si Johnson, Chair of the Board of Trustees, Jonathan Cunningham '84, President of the Alumni Association Engagement Board, and Rosella LoChiro '20, Senior Speaker. Also speaking was honorary degree recipient and keynote speaker, Charlotte H. Hall '66. Candidates for degrees and recipients of senior awards and honors are also included in the program.Item 2019 Commencement Program(Kalamazoo College, 2019-06-16) Kalamazoo CollegeCommencement program for Kalamazoo College's Class of 2019. The service took place on June 16, 2019 at the Campus Quadrangle and included remarks by Charlotte H. Hall, Chair of the Board of Trustees, Debra Yourick '80, President of the Alumni Association Engagement Board, and Angelica Rodriquez '19, Senior Speaker. Also speaking were honorary degree recipient, Leslie Jamison, 2015 Summer Common Reading Author, and keynote speaker, Ken Elzinga '63. Candidates for degrees and recipients of senior awards and honors are also included in the program.Item 2018 Commencement Program(Kalamazoo College, 2018-06-17) Kalamazoo CollegeCommencement program for Kalamazoo College's Class of 2018. The service took place on June 17, 2018 at the Campus Quadrangle and included remarks by Charlotte H. Hall, Chair of the Board of Trustees, Erin Mazzoni '07, President of the Alumni Association Executive Board, and Elyse Tuennerman '18, Senior Speaker. Also speaking was honorary degree recipient, Deborah Bial, President and Founder of the Posse Foundation. Candidates for degrees and recipients of senior awards and honors are also included in the program.