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This video, titled Experience Elon University, was narrated by Leo M. Lambert in April 2013.  The visuals showed students in maroon caps and gowns during various stages of graduates Commencement day. Lambert stated, “Good Morning Ladies and Gentlemen. You look brilliant. The big day is here and congratulations. You look brilliant, just shining lights. I am really really proud of each and every one of you. Congratulations.” 00:00:31 President Lambert is sitting at his presidential desk with the half-moon windows allowing light into his office. Lambert continued to state, “Next to raising my own children, I can’t think of a greater privilege than to be a president of a university like this. Of course, this is a place where you are going to come and earn a degree. … how are you going to use that degree to make the world a better place.” Visuals included, Lambert mingling with students at College Coffee and interiors of the third floor of Belk Library. Brenna Humphries, Class of 2013, stated, “For me a higher education is an opportunity to better myself and prepare myself for the world. The world is bigger than just ELON or bigger than just the state of North Carolina, but there is so much more out there for me to reach and touch. My purpose and meaning for life really is to reach out beyond myself.” Natalie Lampert, Class of 2013 stated, “I remember flying on the plane from Germany, having no idea what this was going to be like. I knew I had four years to do something.” Eugen Daniel, Class of 2013, stated, “I came in with just excitement and this curiosity of what I was going to be doing. I had no idea this was going to work out, but it did.” Professor Ken Hassell stated, “I think of myself always as a kind of student – someone who’s always in the process of learning. However, long I’ve been doing this work, which is thirty years. I think it’s generally a curiosity about things, be it’s visual, intellectual, or just curious about the things around you and not taking them for granted.” Professor Kathy Matera stated, “The standard response is you want to help educate the people coming up through the ranks. But I mostly just want to introduce students to all the ways that we can explore so much of the phenomenon that happens around us in our world.” Professor Kenn Gaither stated, “When you can tell something has really taken hold, it’s not just the eyes lighting up, but it also comes through in what they say and how they say it, and that’s what makes us want to be teachers.” Amanda Clark, Class of 2013, stated, “When everything falls in place and those one out of a hundred times that something actually works right, it’s really exciting and it gives you the energy you need to continue and keep pushing for it.” Some other names who spoke included: Professor Claudine Moreau, Professor Tina Das, Phil Smith, and John Roman, Class of 2013 (rode a bike across the country and stated how he raised money for people with disabilities). Visuals included students studying in Asia, India, and Africa. Other visuals included very happy families and friends Under the Oaks at Commencement. Courtney Mosley, Class of 2013, spoke of what teaching means to her as a student. Marlee Belmonte, Class of 2013, spoke of majoring in Fine Art. Jay Light, Class of 2013, sat on the Studio A - Phoenix14News set (2004-2010 built by Beaver Construction Company, Graham, North Carolina) Light spoke of making people laugh for his career. A visual shot of stunning tulips on Elon’s campus. Visuals continued with a dance tapper, a swimmer, a violin player, flowers, a runner up Rhode Stadiums steps. Patrick Clanton, Class of 2013 spoke of what you are doing means something. Video shots included Elon Phoenix football practices and exercising. Philip Nemec, Class of 2013, spoke of the patience needed to find conquer success as he played tennis. More visuals of students playing sports, exercising, rowing. Ashley Jobe, Class of 2013, stated that there was no room to doubt yourself at Elon and create an Elon family and your family who are your best friends.  Chase Gotwald, Class of 2013, stated that he knew he would find friends and upon graduation he will miss having everyone right there all the time. Don Grady calling out names for their Commencement diplomas with a variety of graduation video shots. Eugenia Perry, Class of 2013, stated, “I always felt as an outsider and I just finally feel as though I can be me. I would not trade that for anything.” Various video shots included Elon graduates hugging each other, students receiving oak saplings, and being with family and friends. The sound bites do have lower thirds of the visual page.

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