This video, titled School of Law Commencement, occurred on Saturday, December 15, 2017 in Alumni Gym at Elon University. This was Elon Law’s first class to complete the 2.5-year program. The Commencement program featured welcoming remarks by Veronica Rachel Townsend, President of the Student Bar Association, and Jordan Donavin Thompson, an Elon University undergraduate alumnus elected by his peers to deliver the Elon Law student address. The David Gergen Award for Leadership and Professionalism was presented to Mia Faith Chamberlain. Elon Law Dean Luke Bierman introduced the keynote speaker, The Honorable Martin (Mark) D. Martin. 00:46:30 The Jurist Doctoral Degree program began. 01:12:18 Elon University President Leo M. Lambert, who concluded his presidential tenure February of 2018, used his final charge at an Elon Law Commencement to task graduates with using their knowledge for justice, their intelligence in the pursuit of goodness, and their keen minds for seeking truth. He also asked graduates to remain connected with their law school Alma Mater. "I look forward to a close relationship with you in the years ahead as you, among its earliest alumni, continue to guide this young law school," Lambert said. "Elon Law will become a better institution by the active participation of alumni in determining her destiny." 01:17:18 The processional occurred in Alumni Gym.