[Slide:
On a blue background, the Brandeis seal is shown above white text that reads:
Brandeis University
Computer Science Program
Celebrating the Class of 2020
A slideshow plays.
A small portion of Brandeis' seal is shown. White text reads: Brandeis Memories 2020.
A group of people take a photo at the Louis D. Brandeis statue.
Two people stand in lower campus before a food truck. "Street Grub" is written on the side of the truck.
A spread of bread, dips, crudité, and drinks are shown on a long table.
The Shapiro Science Center is shown from afar.
Students sit in a classroom, the professor stands between the rows of tables, among them.
A row of eleven people stand before a blackboard, giving 'thumbs up' to the camera.
Tim Hickey stands before a whiteboard in a gray suit holding a sign that reads: Tim Hickey.
A newspaper photograph shows students sitting at a table with computers open. Two of the students have their heads thrown back, and one has an arm raised to their mouth. White text above reads: Shack Night. Thursday, January 23rd, 2014. 8 pm, Vertica Lounge, Volen Building.
A whiteboard is shown with red writing depicting a mind-map.
Yellow flower-shaped windmills are shown decorating a lawn in rows.
Students are shown sitting in a lecture room, looking ahead.
The Lights of Reason are shown in the daytime.
Eight students are shown at the front of the class writing on a whiteboard while the other seated students look on.
In a theater on a stage, three panelists sit in chairs, while another sits on the edge of the stage. The audience can be seen.
A classroom setting is shown with students on their laptops and three people stand around the instructor's lectern.
Yellow flower-shaped windmills are shown decorating a lawn in rows.
Asian calligraphy is shown.
A plaque reads: Leonard Bernstein's Piano from the Berstein family home in Sharon, MA. Purchased from the Berstein family in 1951 by Professor and Mrs. Nahum Glatzer. Given as a gift in 2002 by Judith Glatzer Wechsler '62.
Dozens of small American flags decorate the lawn before the Shapiro Campus Center. A student is seen along the path.
A landscape photo shows Brandeis' lower campus with mountains and an expansive partly cloudy sky in the background.
A small whiteboard shows a schedule of meetings for Thursday, Sept. 24.
A portion of Ridgewood Residence Hall is shown.
Students wearing orange sleeveless jerseys play soccer on a large lawn.
Large trees are shown along a side facade of the Shapiro Campus Center.
An outdoor statute made of blue and silver metal has a face with blue features and a large red heart on the outside of its chest.
Students are shown chatting around a computer in a full computer lab.
A small group of six people sit around a conference table with their laptops. A webpage is projected on a screen above them.
Four people dressed in business attire take a photo before a whiteboard with their arms around each other.
Four more people dressed in business attire take a photo before a whiteboard.
In a large lecture hall, many students are shown with laptops open before them.
Notes neatly arranged in boxes are shown written in multiple colors on a whiteboard.
The Shapiro Campus Center is shown from behind a small hill on an overcast day.
A stone statue depicts a nude female figure with long hair reclining on her arm with her legs bent.
Trees with bright red leaves are shown on campus.
An image shows construction being done on the Usen Castle.
The Spingold Theater Center is shown on an overcast day.
A book sits on a marble counter. Two people can be partially seen behind the counter in conversation.
On a whiteboard, four quadrants have been drawn and labeled, and multicolored sticky notes have been placed within them.
Students stand in a hallway surrounding a large poster with many geometric black lines.
A sign reads: Edison Lecks Chemistry Buildings Kalman Science Center. A white arrow points to the left.
A small motherboard is shown with many wires coming from it.
The discarded husk of a lychee fruit is shown.
Professors are shown sitting around a conference table.
A diagram is shown on a whiteboard.
Students and a professor excitedly take a photo, all holding small robots with wheels and other equipment.
Students eat cookies at the front of a classroom.
A student holds a laptop in one hand and pets a small white llama on a leash. A few students look on.
A student attempts to take a piece of a large Rice Krispies Treat in the front of a classroom while other seated students talk amongst themselves.
Students are led in song by a conductor in the Shapiro Campus Center.
Rows of colorful sticky notes are shown.
Students eat pizza in a classroom.
The campus is shown covered in a thick blanket of snow.
A poster reads: I can't live one day without hearing music, playing it, studying it or thinking about it. A black and white photo shows Leonard Bernstein as he conducts.
Photos and leaflets are shown tacked onto a bulletin board.
Two students are shown in the Maker Lab. One smiles at the camera, and the other wears a headset over their eyes.
In a busy fair setting, a student leans over a table to talk to the people sitting behind the table.
A group of students working on laptops is shown.
In a busy fair setting, students type into laptops.
Another student pets the small white llama.
The library's courtyard is shown. A student walks towards the entrance where a white animal stands, alone.
A student is shown at a desk.
Students are shown playing a game with tennis balls outside of the Shapiro Science Center as a professor watches, standing next to a poster on a tripod.
Pengyu Hong poses next to another person.
Students and faculty pose for a picture with their arms around each other.
The sky is shown above the library.
Three students pose outside before a tree.
Three students pose outside before a lawn.
Three more students pose outside before a tree.
Three students pose outside.
A blackboard is shown, covered in notes.
A professor is shown giving a lecture in a full lecture hall.
Students are shown at a fair. A representative stands before a table with a sign that reads: Developing Software for Health Care Organizations, and speaks with a student.
The fair is shown again, very busy.
A projection shows a graphic that reads: Use Your Voice and Vote.
Students are shown working in groups in a large lecture hall.
Students are shown standing and holding laptops in a large lecture hall.
Students are shown sitting in a row before a large window.
A laptop screen is shown.
Students are shown at a table with a few laptops and other equipment.
Again, students are shown at a table, with a few laptops and other equipmetn, looking at the laptops' screens.
Again, students are shown at a table with a few laptops and other equipment, looking at the laptops' screens.
Students are shown sitting at a table before laptops, as students walk past them.
A man in an ice cream truck smiles. Below him are advertisements for different ice cream bars.
The campus is shown at night.
Notes are written in multiple colors on a whiteboard.
Two students present a scientific poster to a professor.
A student poses with professor Antonella Di Lillo while two others watch.
Three students pose with professor Antonella Di Lillo.
Three students pose for a picture before an orange wall.
Students and professors engage at a fair.
Autumn leaves are shown on the edge of campus.
A pamphlet reads: Venture Deals. Be smarter than your lawyer and venture capitalist. Fourth Edition. Wiley.
The Bernstein-Marcus Administration Center is shown at dusk.
Cloud above campus are shown.
A fencing match is shown.
Two people sit in a large room decorated with a few colored lights and balloons and a few large shapes outlined on the ground in tape.
A woman in a long green dress stands in the center of the taped shapes and reads from a piece of paper.
Trees are shown in central campus covered in snow.
Hundreds of people are shown in the Shapiro Campus Center.
A conductor leads a band in the Shapiro Campus Center.
The audience is shown enjoying the performance.
The campus is shown at night, covered in snow.
Professors are shown sitting at desks, one raises a hand, mid-question.
In the same room, four smartly dressed students give a presentation to those professors and a few other people.
Posters are shown in a room with a few people.
Students and professors pose before three posters.
Students pose for a picture mid-discussion with a professor.
A student stands before a computer screen where an image is shown, in conversation with a peer.
A student smiles at the camera before a poster.
A student looks at a whiteboard where three photographs hang and notes are written. A professor gestures at the board, mid-conversation. Another seated student watches.
Five people pose for a picture around a small round table.
A student poses for a picture holding a laptop in their hand, while balancing another on their lap.
Students are shown seated in a lecture hall.
Again, Asian calligraphy is shown.
Fades to black.
Tim Hickey is shown in a suit before a background of the Brandeis campus.]
Tim Hickey: Welcome everyone. I'm Professor Tim Hickey, Chair of the Computer Science department and I'm honored to be emcee for today's celebration for our graduates with degrees in computer science. Let me give you an overview of what the program is today. We'll start off with our student speaker, Lina Ghanim, followed by our faculty speaker, Professor Olga Papaemmanouil. After these two relatively brief speeches, Professor Hongfu Liu will read the names and degrees of all of the graduates with computer science degrees, undergraduates with computer science degrees and you'll be spotlighted. So, if you're here, you need to turn your video on so that you can be spotlighted and you'll have a few seconds to say something. You know, thank you to your parents, or shout-out to your friends or something short. And then we'll move on to the next person. At the end of this, the program will conclude with the Brandeis Chamber Chorus singing the Brandeis Alma Mater and then you'll be able to go to a reception and see faculty in their own Zoom rooms. I believe the link was sent with links to all the faculty Zoom rooms. Mine is not until 1:30 because I'm teaching summer school right now. But, most faculty will be around right afterwards. So, without further ado, let me get this started. So, I would like to introduce Lina Ghanim, our undergraduate speaker.
[Lina Ghanim sits before a white background.]
Lina Ghanim: Thank you, Professor. I am very honored to be speaking to you today and representing the student body at the Computer Science Department at Brandeis University. I can't believe I am here today, after finishing four years of undergrad. I'm glad we're all able to celebrate together today although I wish we were able to share the success together in person.
I came here as a Palestinian from Israel, thanks to a Fulbright Slifka scholarship that I received for giving me this opportunity. I came here not knowing what to expect, but I was sure that I'm going to have more opportunities and adventures that I would not get anywhere else. Since day one, I knew I wanted to study computer science. Little did I realize it has great potential, and I'm so glad I made that choice. As someone who came from a land of conflict, I came with a goal as a pioneer in computer science to change and play a role in prosperity and interactions between people in my community. I did not expect I would love this major so much. I did not find it, as people say, hard and impossible. I found the most exciting and fun subject to study. At this department, I became "the woman" in computer science. I realize the importance and big potential of studying this major, especially as a woman. And I encourage everyone to study it.
In order to be part of the economy and future, it is essential to understand and learn Computer Science. I got the opportunity to be a department representative, President of Girls Who Code, and a TA for one of my favorite professors, Professor Mitch. And through the department, I got to attend and represent huge conferences as a woman in Computer Science, such as Girls Who Code, a Grace Hopper Conference, and We Code at Harvard. I got very inspired, I even created my own computer science camp back home to teach high school girls coding. Throughout my four years, I've seen this department grow and become more diverse. I met the smartest students and made the best connections and friends with professors, faculty, and classmates. And I will treasure those connections forever.
I want to express my sincere thanks and appreciation on behalf of all the students to all the professors who taught us and stood by us throughout, whether it was in class or just by going to you for a chat in the office. What is very special about our professors, other than their academics, of course, is taking care of and giving attention to each individual student in class. Their offices are always also open, and they helped us with internships, recommendations, and overall advice. And I'm sure they will provide the support even after our graduation. I want to also thank the department for supporting all the activities and projects that we asked for and providing assistance. And most importantly, I want to congratulate all of my fellow classmates. You did it! You finished the hardest and most appealing and wanted major.
Computer science is a topic that is important in every field. Technology is part of every aspect in our life and future. We all have bright futures. Use what you learned here and go out and change the world. Everyone knows if you made it through 21 with Professor Antonella, then you can make anywhere. I am happy to be continuing my master's degree at the Business School at Brandeis. And hoping to stay involved and keep in touch with the Computer Science department and with all my fellow classmates and friends and professors of course. I will miss you all, and wish you the best of luck. Thank you.
[Tim is shown.]
Tim: Thank you, Lina. And so our next speaker will be Professor Olga Papaemmanouil, who is our faculty speaker. Thank you, Olga. You're muted.
[Olga Papaemmanouil is shown before the same background of Brandeis' campus.]
Olga Papaemmanouil: Yes, I'm okay now right? Okay. Welcome, everyone. Welcome to the first virtual Computer Science Commencement of Brandeis University. So on behalf of all the faculty, I want to congratulate you all for your hard won achievement. You actually made it. You survived all-nighters, endless, I know frustrating for many of you, debugging sessions, hectic schedules, many many exams. And if those were not enough, you had to graduate through a global pandemic. So you are truly part of history, not only because of your talents, but because of your resilience and your ability to overcome even the most unexpected obstacles.
So I want to pause here and I also want to congratulate your parents and guardians. Thank you for sharing young adults with us. You emphasized to them the importance of great education, and with your support, you set them on on a path of success. I know you all feel very proud of them, but you should also feel very proud of yourselves.
So to our fellow computer scientists, I watch you over the years from 12, to operating systems to databases, learning so much and you truly earned your place here today. But as you move forward to the next chapter of your life, try to remember that as all scientists, you do not have the solution to all the design problems you will face in your career. And that is okay. Actually, none of us has all the answers. What you do have though is something more valuable and more important than the answers. What you do have as you graduate from here is the skills and the toolkits to find the answers to design solutions to any challenges that arise. So as computer scientists, you have the fundamental knowledge to outlast any changes and fluctuations in our field. So this means that when the existing programming languages, the artificial intelligence algorithms we use today, the databases that data analytics platforms become obsolete, you will be the inventors of new ones. You will be the ones that are driving forward this field. So this is great. It's going to feel great. You're gonna enjoy the privilege of being employable in a field that will never run out of problems for you to solve.
But as you enter the workforce either now or a little bit later in life, I want to urge you to think and work on problems that are important. Use your education on things that you are passionate about and can have an impact on the world and those around you. So some examples just drawn from the recent events in everyone's life is secure electronic voting and bias, data analytics, social platforms that promote civic engagement. And I know that by mentioning these few examples, they probably feel a bit overwhelming and extremely challenging just for you. But all the technologies we're using today were once unimaginable, extremely difficult to design, develop, deploy and have people use them. But they were designed actually by computer scientists just like you. And the truth is that none of the problems you will be asked to solve in your professional career and your personal life will be easy. None of it is gonna be an easy task. But it wasn't easy coming to Brandeis. It wasn't easy leaving the safety of your home, for some of you leaving your country. It wasn't easy passing your exams, submitting your assignments, but you did it. And why you're here today is not only because of your extremely curious minds and your many, many talents, but is because you have the determination. You you have perseverance, and you work extremely, extremely hard.
So when things get tough, and they will get tough, try to remember this and try to believe in your abilities and your education. So everybody likes to use the word unprecedented these days. So I thought I couldn't have the speech without it and without that in it. So here's how I like to use that word. So you are entering a world of unprecedented opportunities to make an impact and improve things around you with the technologies you will be able to design. So I urge you to use those opportunities while keeping science, ethics and personal moral values in your forefront. So it doesn't matter how big or small is the task you choose to work on is. Your choices will matter. Your algorithms will matter and your solutions will have an impact and will matter.
So finally, I want you to try to remember Brandeis, your professors, your mentors, your classmates, the friends that you make here. Come back, let us know what you are, what you've seen. Give us your advice. Of course don't hesitate to ask for our advice. What would you like to share with the next generation of Brandeisians when we meet again. So congratulations to you all. We're gonna miss you and we're very proud of you.
[Tim is shown and applauds.]
Tim: Thank you, Olga. So now now we come to the reading of the names for the degrees and Professor Hongfu Liu will read each name and the degree and the IT staff will spotlight you if you have your camera on.
[Hongfu Liu is shown before the same background of Brandeis' campus. Tim is shown.]
Tim: So make sure you have a camera on. You'll be able to say a word or two and then we'll spotlight the next person. Professor Liu will give the IT folks time to find you and you time to talk a little bit. So thank you very much and now Hongfu.
[Hongfu is shown. After reading each name, Hongfu Liu and Tim Hickey are shown briefly onscreen applauding.]
Hongfu Liu: Hello everyone. It is my honor to read the names and your degrees. Actually, I will read your names first and give the IT staff some time to spotlight you, and when you are on spotlighted, I will read your degree, okay? Let's start.
Cody Adams Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science, Minor in Business.
Youbin Ahn Bachelor of Arts Cum Laude in Computer Science, Psychology and Business.
[Khurshedmo Akobirshoeva is shown wearing a sweater reading: Waltham High School in a living room before a red sofa.]
Hongfu: Khurshedmo Akobirshoeva Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science and Classical Studies.
[Hongfu is shown.]
Hongfu: Oh, you're muted?
[Tim is shown.]
Tim: Oh yes, you'll need to unmute yourself if you wanna say something. So you'd be spotlighted. But you still have to hit the unmute button. Did you wanna say something, Sunny?
[Sunny is shown before a brown breakfront and a circular table, and a blue wall where a few paintings hang.]
Sunny: Hold the Spacebar
[Akobirshoeva is shown.]
Akobirshoeva: Just thank you so much. I'm so happy to be a part of the computer science Class of 2020. Thank you.
[Hongfu is shown.]
Hongfu: Arjun Lee Mitra Albert.
[Arjun Lee Mitra Albert is shown before a white cabinet.]
Arjun Lee Mitra Albert: Hey, thank you everyone. Huge thank you to…
Hongfu: Let me read your degree first. Bachelor of Science in Computer Science. Go ahead.
Albert: Yeah, huge thank you to everyone, especially my professors, and most of all Pito Salas for heading up the robotics lab at Brandeis.
[Hongfu is shown.]
Hongfu: Luis Andino Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science.
Victor Bianchi Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Environment Studies.
George Alfred Bousvaros Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Mathematics.
Chen Danbing Bachelor of Arts Cum Laude in Computer Science and Mathematics, Minor in German Studies.
Chen Jiong Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Mathematics.
Chen Shumin Bachelor of Arts Magna Cum Laude in Computer Science and Psychology with high honors.
[Chen Shumin is shown before the same background of Brandeis' campus.]
Chen Shumin: Hi everyone, I'd like to thank my professors and other friends. Thank you for making this journey a really wonderful one. Thank you.
Hongfu: Chen Wenjing Bachelor of Arts Cum Laude in Computer Science and Business.
Ek Kheng Chung.
Ek Kheng Chung: Hi, I wanna thank all faculty, friends…
Hongfu: Let me read your degree first. Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Economics, Minor in Business.
Chung: Thanks to all faculty, friends I've made along the way, and especially my parents.
Hongfu: Raphael Yosef Cohen Bachelor of Science Cum Laude in Computer Science and Applied Mathematics.
Nathaniel Joseph Dimick Bachelor of Science Cum Laude in Computer Science Minor in Economics.
Yael Eiger Bachelor of Science in Computer Science Minors in Social Justice and Social Policy.
Matthew Richard Ekins Bachelor of Arts Magna Cum Laude in Computer Science and Economics.
[Matthew Richard Ekins is shown in a room, his wife sitting behind him.]
Matthew Richard Ekins: Hi everyone, I'm just so glad that I ended up double majoring in Computer Science. Thanks to our faculty and thanks to my wife here.
[Ekins gestures to his wife. Hongfu is shown.]
Hongfu: Congratulations.
Lesbia Elizabeth Espinal Rodriguez Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science and Health Science Society and Policy, Minor in Business.
[Lesbia Elizabeth Espinal Rodriguez is shown before a beige wall and a plant.]
Lesbia Elizabeth Espinal Rodriguez: Hi, thank you to my friends and my parents and a shout out to Professor Hickey. And it was a wonderful experience to be part of the Computer Science Department.
[Hongfu is shown.]
Hongfu: Congratulations.
Josue Flores Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science and Economics.
Brian Gao Bachelor of Science in Magna Cum Laude in Computer Science and Mathematics, Minor in Economics.
[Brian Gao is shown before a white wall.]
Brian Gao: Thank you to my parents and thank you to the professors.
[Hongfu is shown.]
Hongfu: Congratulations.
Daniel García Murillo Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Neuroscience with highest honors. Recipient of the John Lisman '66 Memorial Award for Excellence in Neuroscience Research. Congratulations.
Nicholas Alexander Gassoway Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Minor in Mathematics.
Lina Ghanim Bachelor of Science Magna Cum Laude in Computer Science, Minor in Business.
[Lina is shown, now wearing a graduation cap.]
Lina: Thank you again, everyone. And thank you for giving me the opportunity to speak today and represent the department. Thank you very much.
[Hongfu is shown.]
Hongfu: Congratulations. Theodore Isaac Golob Bachelor of Arts in Magna Cum Laude in Computer Science, Economics and Business.
[Theodore Isaac Golob is shown before a white wall.]
Theodore Isaac Golob: Thank you very much, my friends and family for this honor of the degree. Thank you.
[Hongfu is shown.]
Hongfu: Congratulations.
Benjamin Vance Greene.
[Benjamin Vance Greene is shown wearing a cap and gown.]
Benjamin Vance Greene: Thank you so much everybody.
[Hongfu is shown.]
Hongfu: Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science, Minor in Education. Congratulations.
Guo Haimei. Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science and Economics.
Jeffrey Coe Hart Bachelor of Science Magna Cum Laude in Computer Science and East Asian Studies.
Hou Yaqi Bachelor of Science, Magna Cum Laude in Computer Science and Mathematics Minor in Economics.
[Hou Yaqi is shown before a beige wall.]
Hou Yaqi: Thank you all. I'm honored to be part of class of 2020. Thank you.
[Hongfu is shown.]
Hongfu: Congratulations.
Greg Hsu Bachelor of Science in Computer Science Minor in Business, Economics, and Mathematics.
Huang Qijia Bachelor of Science Cum Laude in Computer Science and Applied Mathematics.
Huang Ruichen Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Minor in Mathematics.
[Huang Ruichen is shown before a beige wall.]
Huang Ruichen: Thank you, everyone. Congratulations. I wanna thank you Professor Hickey for offering GPS. Thank you.
Hongfu: Congratulations.
Maxwell Wye Hunsinger Bachelor of Science Cum Laude in Computer Science and History.
[Maxwell Wye Hunsinger is shown before a dark curtain.]
Maxwell Wye Hunsinger: Thank you to all my friends and professors.
Hongfu: Congratulations.
Lorraine Jemal. Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science, Minor in East Asia and Judaic Studies.
[Lorraine Jemal is shown outside on a woven chair.]
Lorraine Jemal: Hi, I'd like to thank my mom and dad, the friends I made along the way, the computer science faculty and a special shout out to Antonella. I could not have done it without all of you and I'm excited to see where this takes me. So thank you.
[Lin-ye Kaye is shown before a blue wall.]
Hongfu: Congratulation.
Lin-ye Kaye. Bachelor of Science Cum Laude in Computer Science, Minors in English, Sexuality and Queer Studies Lin-ye Kaye, you are muted. Congratulations.
[Hongfu is shown.]
Hongfu: Eleanor Kelman Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Hispanic Studies and Linguistics.
[Eleanor Kelman is shown before a blue wall decorated with posters, circles, and hearts.]
Eleanor Kelman: Thank you so much to everyone, especially my professors not only for teaching me but letting me TA for you multiple times and also to my parents and my family downstairs and to all my peers. We did it!
Hongfu: Okay, congratulations again.
Anat Kleiman Bachelor of Science Summa Cum Laude in Computer Science with honors and Economics. Recipient of the Carol Ann Steinfield Memorial Prize in Economics.
[Anat Kleiman is shown before a beige wall where a few paintings hang.]
Anat Kleiman: Yeah, thank you, everyone. I wanna thank my parents and all the professors I've had especially those who helped me with the grad school application process. So thank you very much.
[Hongfu is shown.]
Hongfu: Congratulations.
Nadezhda Kubatin Bachelor of Science Magna Cum Laude in Computer Science and Biology.
Cho Han Lau Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science and a Psychology, Minor in East Asian Studies.
Solomon Han Lee Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science.
Briana Li Bachelor of Science Cum Laude in Computer Science and Linguistics.
[Brianna Li is shown before a photograph of a Brandeis graduation where students can be seen in seats, and professors stand on stage in regalia.]
Brianna Li: Hi everyone. I just wanted to thank all of my friends and family and my professors for all their support. Thank you.
[Hongfu is shown.]
Hongfu: Congratulations.
Li Yiheng Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Applied Mathematics. Thanks. Too long to Zoom back again.
[Li Yiheng is shown briefly with headphones]
Li Yiheng: Oh, it's all right. Okay.
Li Zhuoheng Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Biochemistry.
[Li Zhuoheng is shown before a white wall.]
Li Zhuoheng: Hi, I just wanna thank my family, my friends and all the faculty for these four years. I had an amazing time at Brandeis.
[Hongfu is shown.]
Hongfu: Congratulations.
Angela Liu Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science, Economics and East of Asian Studies.
[Angela Liu is shown before a white wall.]
Angela Hongfu: Hi! Thank you and congratulations everyone.
[Hongfu is shown.]
Hongfu: Congratulations. Chia-Hua Liu Bachelor of Science Magna Cum Laude in Computer Science and Business.
Liu Xuantong Bachelor of Science Magna Cum Laude in Computer Science, Minors in Business and Mathematics.
Michael Melnikas Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science, Business and Economics. Oh, there we go.
[Michael Melnikas is shown before an image from space of the sun rising over a planet.]
Michael Melnikas: Thank you to my parents and my friends for this once in a lifetime experience.
[Hongfu is shown.]
Hongfu: Congratulations
Alfredo Mendoza Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Minors in Business and Philosophy.
[Alfredo Mendoza is shown before a white wall where a few paintings hang.]
Alfredo Mendoza: I just want to give a thank you to the Computer Science department and my wonderful family for getting up so early to watch this.
[Hongfu is shown.]
Hongfu: Andrew John Mercer Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science.
Matthew Adam Millendorf Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science and Economics.
Brian Mintz Bachelor of Science Summa Cum Laude in Computer Science and Mathematics with high honors, Minor in Sexuality and Queer Studies. Recipient of the Arnold Shapiro Prize in Mathematics. Congratulations.
Addie Monahan-Morang Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Linguistics.
[Addie Monahan-Morang is shown before a white wall.]
Addie Monahan-Morang: Hi everyone. I just wanted to say congratulations everyone and also thank my family and also my professors throughout the year. So thank you.
Hongfu: Congratulations.
Vitor Isaque Mouzinho Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science.
[Vitor Isaque Mouzinho is shown before a window.]
Vitor Isaque Mouzinho: Hello, thank you, everyone. I want to thank my parents — yeah that's it. Thank you.
[Hongfu is shown.]
Hongfu: Congratulations.
Colin Panarra Bachelor of Science in Computer Science.
Adam Harrison Pann Bachelor of Science Cum Laude in Computer Science and Business, Minor in Africa and African Business Studies.
[Adam Harrison Pann is shown wearing a cap and gown before a poster of the Brandeis insignia and a "Congrats Grad!" balloon.]
Adam Harrison Pann: Hi I want to thank my parents. I want to thank my professors for all the assignments that I never procrastinated. And I'd like to thank all my friends that dealt with me when I crammed to finish all those assignments. It has been a great time and I look forward to seeing what everyone does next. [cheering in the background]
[Hongfu is shown.]
Hongfu: Congratulations.
Hwanhee Park. Bachelor of Science in Computer Science.
Rhosung Park Bachelor of Arts, in Computer Science and psychology.
Thomas Pei Bachelor of Arts Magna Cum Laude in Computer Science and Business.
Ivonne Angie Peña Alejo Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Health Science, Society and Policy.
[Ivonne Angie Peña Alejo is shown before a white wall where a painting hangs.]
Ivonne Angie Peña Alejo: Congratulations everyone. And thank you to my family, friends, mentors and professors for supporting me.
[Hongfu is shown.]
Hongfu: Congratulations.
Irving Miguel Perez Santana Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Economics.
[Irving Miguel Perez Santana is shown before a white wall where a flag hangs.]
Irving Miguel Perez Santana: I just wanted to thank my mom and my friends for all their amazing support getting me through this process. So I wanna thank my family for their support, even though they weren't able to fully help me. I just wanted to thank them. And also to the professors for giving me all the amazing opportunities. Especially to Professor Hickey for allowing me to TA for him for three years straight.
[Hongfu is shown.]
Hongfu: Congratulations. Addison Pitha. Bachelor of Cum Laude in Computer Science and Mathematics. Gerald Levy Press Bachelor of Science Magna Cum Laude in Computer Science, Applied Mathematics and Economics. Jordan Prudhomme Bachelor of Science Magna Cum Laude in Computer Science, Minors in Physics and Mathematics.
[Jordan Prudhomme is shown before a white wall.]
Jordan Prudhomme: Hi everyone. I just wanna say congratulations and thank my all my friends and family who've supported me all this time. And good luck to everyone in these crazy times in the U.S.
[Gisaldjo Purbollari is shown before a white wall.]
Hongfu: Congratulations.
Gisaldjo Purbollari Bachelor of Science Magna Cum Laude in Computer Science, Minor in Philosophy.
Gisaldjo Purbollari: Thank you everyone for an amazing four years and I'm looking forward to see what our future holds.
[Nadav-Moshe Raichman is shown before a white wall where a few white flowers hang upside down.]
Hongfu: Congratulations.
Nadav-Moshe Raichman Bachelor of Science Cum Laude in Computer Science and Mathematics.
Nadav-Moshe Raichman: Hi everyone, thank you so much. I really want to thank all my professors, both those that taught me and those that I worked with. I also wanna thank all of my friends that have been there throughout the four years to support me and of course, my amazing family. Thank you.
[Hongfu is shown.]
Hongfu: Congratulations.
Alec Christopher Rodgers Bachelor of Science Cum Laude in Computer Science.
Benjamin Vladimir Rozonoyer Bachelor of Science Magna Cum Laude in Computer Science, Linguistics and Mathematics.
[Benjamin Vladimir Rozonoyer is shown before a white wall where a black clock hangs.]
Benjamin Vladimir Rozonoyer: Hi everyone. I just to say thank you to all my amazing professors, to all my classmates and to my parents and my family.
[Hongfu is shown.]
Hongfu: Congratulations.
Sam Ruditsky Bachelor of Science Magna Cum Laude in Computer Science.
Ritika Saxena
[Ritika Saxena is shown wearing a cap. Three family members stand behind her holding a poster that reads: Congrats Ritika Saxena!]
Ritika Saxena: Hi.
Hongfu: Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Minor in Economics.
Saxena: Hi everyone. Thank you to my family, my professors and my classmates and congrats to all. And I'm excited to see what you guys do in the future.
[Jonathan Isaac Schein is shown wearing a cap and gown before a bouquet of "Congrats Grad!" balloons.]
Hongfu: Congratulations. Jonathan Isaac Schein Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science, Minor in Mathematics.
Jonathan Isaac Schein: Congratulations all my classmates. I'd like to thank all my friends, professors, family and good luck! [people clapping and cheering just off screen. Jonathan is smiling at them]
[Hongfu is shown.]
Hongfu: Samuel Jacob Schweber Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science, Minor in Economics.
Benjamin Shlomo Segal Bachelor of Science Magna Cum Laude in Computer Science and in Neuroscience with highest honors. Recipient of the Michtom Prize for Academic Excellence in Computer Science.
[Benjamin Shlomo Segal is shown sitting before a few windows.]
Benjamin Shlomo Segal: I would like to thank my parents and my family who supported me from far away, to the professors who supported me even when I came with unrealistic ideas, and to the staff, Anne, Michael and Justin who were always there whenever I had a question or something I needed.
[Hongfu is shown.]
Hongfu: Congratulations.
Sha Hongmin Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science, Minor in Business.
Shen Zijie Bachelor of Arts Cum Laude in Computer Science.
Michael Anthony Silveira Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science, Minor in East Asian Studies.
Taylor Lynn Simala Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science.
Taminder Singh Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science and Economics, Minor in Politics and Business.
[Taminder Singh is shown before a white wall.]
Taminder Singh: Thank you everybody. I appreciate everyone who helped through the struggle and a special shout out to Professor Olga for always keeping it real and helping me set realistic expectations. Thank you.
[Hongfu is shown.]
Hongfu: Congratulations.
Song Mingxi Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science.
Song Xinrui Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Biochemistry with high honors.
[Song Xinrui is shown before a white wall.]
Song Xinrui: I just want to say thank you to all the professors and my parents and [inaudible]. Thank you.
Hongfu: Congratulations.
Julia St. Amand Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science and Business.
[Hongfu is shown.]
Hongfu: Samuel Lawrence Stanley Bachelor of Arts Cum Laude in Computer Science and English.
[Samuel Lawrence Stanley is shown before a blue wall next to a photograph of a lighthouse.]
Samuel Lawrence Stanley: Thank you to the Department as well as my friends and family. Thanks.
[Hongfu is shown.]
Hongfu: Congratulations. Jonathan Stern Bachelor of Science Summa Cum Laude in Computer Science with highest honors. Recipient of the Max Chretien Award in Computer Science. Congratulations. [clapping]
Samuel Lawrence Stanley: Wait, I am actually here. [Joshua Stern appears in a room with LP albums hanging on a green wall]. Okay. I wanted to thank my family and friends of course, as well as all the professors in the department, especially Harry Mairson, who advised me on my thesis. To all the students of the department, it's been an honor working alongside all of you and to the staff of the department — Chris, Michael, Justin, Anne — you all keep things running and everybody knows that.
[Hongfu is shown.]
Hongfu: Congratulations.
Tao Yicheng Bachelor of Science Magna Cum Laude in Computer Science and Applied Mathematics.
Allison Sing-Xuan Tien Bachelor of Arts Cum Laude in Computer Science, Minor in Business, International and Global Studies and Economics.
[Allison Sing-Xuan Tien is shown before a wooden desk.]
Allison Sing-Xuan Tien: I just wanna say congratulations to everyone and thank you to all my friends and professors and my family for all their support for all these great years.
[Hongfu is shown.]
Hongfu: Congratulations.
Sabira Ullah Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Biology, Minor in Economics.
[Sabira Ullah and a family member are shown before a white wall where bunting hangs, readings: Congrats Grad. Two posters read: Class of 2020, and balloons sit on either side of the decorations.]
Sabira Ullah: Thank you so much, my professors, family and friends during these unprecedented times for helping us all recognize our achievements, and I can't wait to see all the amazing things we all achieve for the betterment of society.
[Hongfu is shown.]
Hongfu: Congratulations.
Claudia Vacirca Bachelor of Science Cum Laude in Computer Science Business and Economics.
[Claudia Vacirca is shown wearing a graduation cap before a brick wall and two windows.]
Claudia Vacirca: Hi everyone! Congratulations! I would like to thank my support system on campus. So professors and friends and a special thank you to my family. So grazia Mama and Pappa and….e anche Nonni che sono'a casa.
[Hongfu is shown.]
Hongfu: Congratulations. Wang Jiacheng Bachelor of Arts Cum Laude in Computer Science and Economics. Wang Yushan. Bachelor of Science Cum Laude in Computer Science and Economics, Minor in East Asian Studies.
Wang Siyi Bachelor of Arts Magna Cum Laude in Computer Science and Psychology, Minor in Economics.
Wang Zihao Bachelor of Science Magna Cum Laude in Computer Science and Business.
[Wang Zihao is shown before a white wall.]
Wang Zihao: Hi everyone! I want to thank my parents and my friends, and a big shout out to all the professors and I will miss the Vertica Lounge in future.
[Hongfu is shown.]
Hongfu: Congratulations.
Nolan Keith Wheeler Bachelor of Science Magna Cum Laude in Computer Science, Physics and Mathematics with honors.
[Nolan Keith Wheeler is shown before a white wall where a macrame decoration and painting hangs.]
Nolan Keith Wheeler: I just wanna say thank you to everyone who supported me along the way and it's been said many times, many ways, but I really do mean it and Congrats, everyone.
[Wheeler raises a mug to the screen in cheers. Liu is shown.]
Hongfu: Congratulations.
Lucy Wingard Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science, Minor in Chemistry.
[Lucy Wingard is shown before some wooden furniture.]
Lucy Wingard: …journey and a special thank you to Antonella and my friends graduating with me today for inspiring me to pursue computer science.
[Hongfu is shown.]
Hongfu: Congratulations.
Alice Wu Bachelor of Science Cum Laude in Computer Science, Minor in East Asian Studies.
Xia Tianqi Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science and Biology.
Xiao Chuyue Bachelor of Arts Cum Laude in Computer Science.
Xie Lingyan Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science and Economics.
Xu Zhenqi Bachelor of Science Cum Laude in Computer Science and Mathematics.
Yan Zefeng Bachelor of Science Magna Cum Laude in Computer Science and Applied Mathematics.
Enpei Jesse Yang Bachelor of Arts Magna Cum Laude in Computer Science and Economics, Minor in Legal Studies.
[Enpei Jesse Yang is shown before a photograph of the Golden Gate Bridge.]
Enpei Jesse Yang: Congratulations, everyone. I wanted to thank the department faculty and department staff for working tirelessly to keep everything together in our last semester and keeping us together most importantly. Thank you.
[Hongfu is shown.]
Hongfu: Congratulations.
Yu Xiaoyang Bachelor of Science Magna Cum Laude in Computer Science and Mathematics, Minor in Economics.
Aviya Zarur Bachelor of Arts Cum Laude in Computer Science and The Film, Television and Interactive Media, Minor in Hebrew Language, Literature and Culture.
[In white text on a black background reads: Aviya Zarur.]
Aviya Zarur: Thank you to my friends and family and the staff at Brandeis.
[Hongfu is shown.]
Hongfu: Congratulations.
Zhang Jiayi Bachelor of Science Magna Cum Laude in Computer Science, Economics and Mathematics with Honors.
[Zhang Jiayi is shown in a wallpapered room.]
Zhang Jiayi: Congratulations to everyone. I just want to thank my parents and all the amazing faculties in the past two and a half years. Thank you everyone.
[Hongfu is shown.]
Hongfu: Congratulations.
Zhang Xuanpu Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Minor in Business.
[Zhang Xuanpu is shown before white blinds.]
Zhang Xuanpu: Hi. Thank you everyone. I just want to say thank you to all the faculties and all my friends. And especially thank you to my parents. 谢谢.
[Hongfu is shown.]
Hongfu: Congratulations.
Kevin Zhou Bachelor of Science Cum Laude in Computer Science and in Economics.
Zhou Mintian Bachelor of Arts Magna Cum Laude in Computer Science, Mathematics and Economics.
Okay, that's all. Congratulations again to all the students in the class of 2020.
[Tim is shown.]
Tim: Thank you everyone. This truly is a unique and unprecedented time. And we thank everyone for their determination and their flexibility in trying to make all of this happen. We're going to conclude this ceremony with a rendition of the Brandeis Alma Mater by the Brandeis Chamber Chorus. And after that, you'll be able to go and visit with individual faculty in their Zoom rooms if you want. There should be a link that you are sent that'll have a link to all of those. So let's start with the Brandeis Alma Mater. We can all sing along.
[Tim smiles. Fades to black.
Opens to a sweeping view on the Louis Brandeis statue with a springtime campus in foreground. The Brandeis Chamber Singers can be heard singing, “To thee, Alma Mater.”
Singing continues, but the video transitions to Chamber Singers on Zoom. There are twenty-two frames of students in headphones singing from home, set in three rows. Shot focuses on center student before zooming out to include all of them.
Singing:
“We'll always be true.
All hail to thy standard
the white and the blue.”
Transitions to montage of Brandeis campus shots, including shot of stone Brandeis University sign with red flowers in foreground, a drone shot of Louis Brandeis statue and trees, a sweeping view of the Shapiro Campus Center from across the Great Lawn, aerial views of the Shapiro Science Complex with the sports fields and Waltham appearing behind, and a low shot over the grass walking across Chapels Field.
Transitions back to Chamber Singers grid.
Music continues.
Singing:
“Proclaiming thy future,
recalling thy past
our hopes spring from
mem'ries eternally cast.
With sorrows we'll leave thee,
new worlds to create.
May deeds of thy children
make thee forever great.
May deeds of thy children
make thee forever great.”
Fades to black.]