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Aiming High, Being Bold

At each year's commencement, President Shirley M. Tilghman challenges soon-to-be alumni “to continue to aim high and be bold” just as they had done at Princeton. Each one of the six students and recent graduates below is aiming high and being bold in their own unique way—both inside and outside the classroom.

Tiffany Ko '09 Tiffany Ko ’09
Terre Haute, IN
Electrical Engineering major; Daily Princetonian, OpArt cartoonist; Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Student Chapter, president; Princeton Quadrangle Club, social chair

“Through the thick and thin, I look back and realize how much I have grown from the young student who first walked on campus. At Princeton, the wide-open doors of opportunity are everywhere; I just feel lucky to be a part of all of it.”

Gabriel Ivey '08 Gabriel Ivey ’08
Pleasanton, CA
Sociology major; TigerCall, supervisor; Undergraduate Student
Government; Black Student Union; Forbes College Council, chair;
Minority Association of Pre-Health Students; Forbes College residential advisor

“Declaring pre-medicine at the beginning of my sophomore year and finishing all the requirements by the end of my junior year has been the most challenging and rewarding experience that I’ve had at Princeton. I proved to myself that I can accomplish anything I put my mind to, and I positioned myself that much closer to becoming a physician—just fifteen more years.”

Davionshante Chism ’09Davionshante Chism ’09
Lancaster, CA

Politics major; Black Student Union, vice president;
Princeton Association of Black Women, co-president;
Undergraduate Student Government, U-Council member;
SHARE, peer educator; Raks Odalisque, belly-dancing
troupe performer

“One of the things that I’ve enjoyed the most at Princeton is the diversity. I am involved in many student organizations and groups both as a leader and as a member, and each enables me to interact with people who are very different from me culturally. These organizations allow us to interact and connect through our common interests.”

Kellam Conover, graduate student Kellam Conover
Chapel Hill, NC
Graduate Student; Porter Ogden Jacobus Fellow in Classics;
Teacher; Engaged member of the community

“I’ve charted a somewhat unorthodox course in my studies by taking a number of classes outside of Classics, and my department has truly welcomed and encouraged these pursuits. Without the ongoing support of my professors—and without the tremendous financial support provided by the University—I would never have discovered the law, legal history, and a whole world of burning questions.”

Sarah Vander Ploeg '08 Sarah Vander Ploeg ’08
North Haledon, NJ
Woodrow Wilson School major; Pyne Prize winner; Marshall
Scholar; Chapel Choir soloist; Chamber Choir member;
University Orchestra, violist

“The people are my favorite part of Princeton, without question. As a student performer, I've been particularly blown away by how many of my professors want to know about my performances, and who come to as many events as they can… They are scholars who are truly dedicated to teaching as well as to their own research, and I continue to enjoy my interactions with them inside and outside of the classroom.”

Landis Stankievich '08 Landis Stankievich ’08
Trochu, Alberta, Canada
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering major; Rhodes Scholar;
Pyne Prize winner; Varsity Ice Hockey

“One of the things that I’m most grateful for is the flexibility that a liberal arts education at Princeton provides. I am an engineer, but I am also very interested in philosophy, history, economics, and religion, so I appreciate being able to take classes in those subjects too.”

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