Apparently Barack just hasn't accomplished enough quite yet for a honorary degree from a University of the caliber of Arizona State, or as we like to call it in Tucson, Tempe Normal.
http://regulus2.azstarnet.com/blogs/campuscorrespondent/14810/
I think this honorary degree crap is overdone. Certainly there should be something deeper to motivate it than that someone is willing to speak at your university.
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on May 14, 2009, 05:54:00 AM
I think this honorary degree crap is overdone. Certainly there should be something deeper to motivate it than that someone is willing to speak at your university.
It's the only way i'll ever get a degree :cry:
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on May 14, 2009, 05:54:00 AM
I think this honorary degree crap is overdone. Certainly there should be something deeper to motivate it than that someone is willing to speak at your university.
Gary Locke spoke at my commencement and I don't think he was awarded one, but then again he was already an alumnus of the school.
We didn't give one to Oprah. :cool:
Quote from: garbon on May 14, 2009, 02:37:44 PM
We didn't give one to Oprah. :cool:
OMG OMG Oprah spoke at Princesca's graduation too! Stedman's daughter was in her graduating class. :cool:
Quote from: Caliga on May 14, 2009, 02:39:15 PM
OMG OMG Oprah spoke at Princesca's graduation too! Stedman's daughter was in her graduating class. :cool:
I had lame ass Dana Gioia. He read a poem and then ranted about supporting the arts. :(
Quote from: garbon on May 14, 2009, 02:45:18 PM
Quote from: Caliga on May 14, 2009, 02:39:15 PM
OMG OMG Oprah spoke at Princesca's graduation too! Stedman's daughter was in her graduating class. :cool:
I had lame ass Dana Gioia. He read a poem and then ranted about supporting the arts. :(
I had Newt Gingrich. :bleeding:
Quote from: ulmont on May 14, 2009, 02:48:46 PM
I had Newt Gingrich. :bleeding:
I had Martha Sloan the then President of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers. :)
It might have been a little more special had she not also been a professor at my university. <_<
At least we didn't have to award her an honorary doctorate.
Reminds me of the story about JFK getting an honorary degree from George Washington Uiversity, where his wife had gotten her degree. He mentioned the conversation they had had the night before, wherein she bragged that she got her GWU degree many years earlier than him, and he replied, "Yes, but it took you two years. I bet I can do it in about two minutes!" :lol:
Who gives a fuck? He has a degree from Harvard. I'm sure Obama didn't shed too many tears over not getting some worthless piece of paper.
Quote from: Fireblade on May 14, 2009, 04:38:09 PM
Who gives a fuck? He has a degree from Harvard. I'm sure Obama didn't shed too many tears over not getting some worthless piece of paper.
Seriously. Grad of Harvard, former president of Harvard Law Review... the dude's got more than enough qualifications to keep him afloat.
I'm sure that all of ASU's honorary degree receipients have accomplished much more than a 4 year stint as a senator, authoring two best sellers, a demonstrated commitment to serving underprivlidged communities through community organizing and practicing civil rights law, a stint as a law professor at the University of Chicago, and election as president of the U.S. Good for ASU for upholding their standards and not allowing their honorary degree program to lose all of its meaning.
Quote from: alfred russel on May 14, 2009, 05:00:22 PM
I'm sure that all of ASU's honorary degree receipients have accomplished much more than a 4 year stint as a senator, authoring two best sellers, a demonstrated commitment to serving underprivlidged communities through community organizing and practicing civil rights law, a stint as a law professor at the University of Chicago, and election as president of the U.S. Good for ASU for upholding their standards and not allowing their honorary degree program to lose all of its meaning.
As always I liked The Daily Show's take on this. :D
Is it over a political issue, perhaps? Oxford refused to give Maggie an honorary degree (of some sort or other, she was already an Oxford graduate) because the parliament of the University were opposed to her education policies.
Quote from: alfred russel on May 14, 2009, 05:00:22 PM
stint as a senator
That's a great way of describing it. :)
Aside from the university president, I don't think anyone else spoke at my graduation. :unsure:
Mercifully, my graduation ceremony was short. We all walk in, the president got up, talked for like 2 minutes, then some orchestra covered something weird, like Bob Marley. Then we stood up to walk across the stage to get our diploma cover, sat back down, and that was it. On one hand, the short amateurish ceremony was a pretty fucking perfect metaphor for the university itself. But on the other hand, I had been eating Concerta like candy for about a week straight (it was BAD), so I had slept maybe 8 hours in the last 10 days.
My school was short on money and used student speakers. :P
Quote from: Sheilbh on May 14, 2009, 06:03:13 PM
Is it over a political issue, perhaps? Oxford refused to give Maggie an honorary degree (of some sort or other, she was already an Oxford graduate) because the parliament of the University were opposed to her education policies.
Notre Dame is not giving him one because of abortion. Not sure what the deal is with ASU.
Quote from: Admiral Yi on May 14, 2009, 11:43:05 PM
Notre Dame is not giving him one because of abortion.
No, they're giving him one in spite of it.
Quote from: Admiral Yi on May 14, 2009, 11:43:05 PM
Quote from: Sheilbh on May 14, 2009, 06:03:13 PM
Is it over a political issue, perhaps? Oxford refused to give Maggie an honorary degree (of some sort or other, she was already an Oxford graduate) because the parliament of the University were opposed to her education policies.
Notre Dame is not giving him one because of abortion. Not sure what the deal is with ASU.
Because Obama doesn't party hard enough for ASU.
Obviously it is because Arizona is John McCain's homestate.
*cough*last state to recognize MLK Day*cough*
At least ASU asked Obama to do something appropriate to his skill level - public speaking. :)
Quote from: garbon on May 15, 2009, 09:46:15 AM
At least ASU asked Obama to do something appropriate to his skill level - public speaking. :)
Too much Kenyan hate in you.
Quote from: PDH on May 15, 2009, 10:17:57 AM
Too much Kenyan hate in you.
I said something positive!
He won't deliver a speech but Geoffrey Hill, who's possibly my favourite living poet (Derek Walcott's very strong competition) will be receiving an honorary degree when I graduate :w00t:
We had Georgie Ann Geyer (which went well with my International Relations degree).
Thankfully I didn't graduate the year earlier when they had: Maya Angelou :bleeding:
Quote from: Sheilbh on May 16, 2009, 09:29:43 AM
He won't deliver a speech but Geoffrey Hill, who's possibly my favourite living poet (Derek Walcott's very strong competition) will be receiving an honorary degree when I graduate :w00t:
Apparently Geoffrey Hill's the day before. The day I graduate Daniel Day Lewis is getting an honourary degree :wub: :W00t: