Title

2007 Commencement Address

Speakers

Barbara Roberts

Files

Date

6-16-2007

Length

19:13

Original Description

Barbara Roberts, Oregon's 34th Governor, spoke to graduates at the Portland State University commencement ceremony on June 16, 2007. She was introduced by former PSU President Daniel Bernstine.

Notes

Using historical examples of personal courage, including moments in her own political career, she enthusiastically encouraged the class of 2007 to act boldly according to principle, with the assurance that the rewards of courageous individual actions are ultimately shared by all of society. "If your cause is just, and if you are determined enough--and sometimes, if you can be brave enough--one person can make a difference."

Original Format

DVD

Rights

This digital access copy is made available as streaming media for personal, educational, and non-commercial use only. It cannot be reproduced in any form, distributed or played for commercial purposes. It is made accessible because of one or more of the following situations: the rights are owned by State Board of Higher Education, on behalf of Portland State University; Portland State University has permission to make it accessible; it is made accessible for education and research purposes under fair use ; or there are no known restrictions on use. In the event that previously unknown information is shared that may change the status of this item, it will be immediately removed from public view until pertinent rights issues are clarified.

Description

This recording was transferred to .mp4 format from DVD video.

Portland State University Archives holds historical materials related to most PSU commencement ceremonies including programs, photographs, and audio or video recordings. These materials can be made available as searchable, downloadable streaming media in this collection by request.

For more information or to make a research appointment, please contact us at specialcollections@pdx.edu.

Persistent Identifier

https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/39044

Recommended Citation

Roberts, Barbara, "2007 Commencement Address" (2007). Commencement. 7.
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/39044