Gaby Dube Serves as Class Orator at Curry College Commencement

2014 May 19

Gaby Dube of Manchester, Conn. served as the traditional undergraduate Class Orator during Curry College Commencement exercises on Sunday, May 18. In her speech, Dube, a communication major, compared her time at Curry--and that of her classmates--to a sports career; from receiving acceptance letters on "draft day" to their "all-star" four years at the College. Dube urged her fellow graduates to be bold and pursue success as they begin the next phase of their careers--life after graduation.

"We made a choice to take initiative and be a part of something bigger than ourselves. You are the future nurses, biologists, radio broadcasters, actors, dancers, and business consultants; you're soon to be teachers and psychologists and rising entrepreneurs; you're the next software developers for new iPhone apps, public relations specialists, and our new police force. Whatever you decided to major in, hold on to that passion."

During the Commencement ceremony, Karen Kaplan, Chairman and CEO of advertising agency Hill Holliday, served as Commencement speaker and was awarded an honorary Doctor of Business Administration degree.

The College also honored Deborah C. Jackson, President of Cambridge College, with an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree.

Founded in 1879, Curry College is a private, four-year, liberal arts institution located on 131 acres in Milton, MA. Curry extends its educational programs to a continuing education branch campus in Plymouth, MA. Curry offers 20 undergraduate majors, as well as graduate degrees in business, education, criminal justice and nursing, with a combined enrollment of approximately 4,150 students. The student body consists of approximately 2,000 traditional undergraduate students, 1,650 continuing education and 500 graduate students. Curry College students come from 31 states and 7 countries. Over 1,400 of its students reside on the Curry campus. The largest majors are business management, communication, nursing, criminal justice and education. The College offers a wide array of extra-curricular activities ranging from 14 NCAA division III athletic teams to an outstanding theatre program.

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