Spring Rites: Extension’s 2011 Grads Cross the Stage
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Live as if you will die tomorrow. Learn as if you will live forever.
These were the words of University of Alberta Chancellor Linda Hughes, channeling M. Gandhi in imparting advice to the crowd assembled at the Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium to watch students graduate from their respective programs offered through the Faculty of Extension.
On the Friday afternoon of June 10, 2011, 712 Extension students became part of what U of A Vice-President Debra Pozega Osborne called “University of Alberta’s long history of continuing education.” On-hand to join the celebration were a near-capacity crowd of friends and families, luminaries from the community, Extension, and the University at large. Among those who verbally acknowledged the contributions of the graduates were Gordon Clanaghan (representing the U of A Board of Governors), Extension Dean Katy Campbell, and Edmonton City Councillor Don Iveson, who shared his philosophy on lifelong learning with the crowd: “It’s about striving for excellence and the development of the person,” he said, “In other words, the fulfillment of one’s potential. So, we understand our mortal journey as a learning experience from start to finish; then, in a way, when we stop learning, we stop living.” Congratulations to all our past, current, and future grads for actively pursuing a fuller life through continuing education!
