Carl Croneberg

APPLE CEO TIM COOK CHALLENGES GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY GRADUATES: "WHATEVER YOU DO, LEAD WITH YOUR VALUES"

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Saturday, May 14, 2022

WASHINGTON, May 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Gallaudet University celebrated the achievements of over 400 undergraduate and graduate students as they received their degrees during the University's 152nd Commencement ceremony in the Field House on the school's Washington, D.C. campus. Gallaudet is the only university in the world where deaf, deafblind and hard of hearing students live and learn bilingually in American Sign Language and English. To view both ceremonies please visit: Graduate Commencement Ceremony and Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony. 

Key Points: 
  • Gallaudet is the only university in the world where deaf, deafblind and hard of hearing students live and learn bilingually in American Sign Language and English.
  • Apple CEO Tim Cook, the leader of one of the world's most innovative companies, delivered the keynote address .
  • "Gallaudet has prepared you for a lifetime of discovery," said Cook.
  • The university enrolls over 1,600 students in more than 40 undergraduate majors and many master's and doctoral programs.