The 2009 Centennial Year Commencement Address

June 04, 2009

The 2009 Centennial Year Commencement service on May 24, 2009 opened with the peaceful ring of a Tibetan singing bowl by Director of Student Services Michael Hall. PNCA President Tom Manley followed with, “Creativity and Collaboration in the City of Art,” a meaningful address that centered on collaboration and creative practice.

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* Read the full “Commencement address”:http://www.pnca.willamette.edu/about/president/.
Photo by Barrett Rudich

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