The 2018 Commence Ceremony speaker of SJSU will be Barack Obama.
Former President Barack Obama decided to come to SJSU after learning the school as one of the most diverse schools in the nation.
Obama's decision to come to SJSU is to talk about one of the most important characteristics he believes that all people should have.
Obama said, "I believe in one universal trait that one must have in order to succeed. It is to have humility."
Obama was born in Hawaii and worked his way to become a lawyer then a politician in 1996.
The former President Barack Obama was in office from 2009 to 2017.
Obama is known in our recent times as a first African American president who is a great leader of our country who is a strong advocate for social change and equality.
"It was not that hard to get Obama to our ceremony. When I made the phone call, I was nervous that he would not answer but he did" said President Papazian.
Mary Papazian has been the president of SJSU since July 2016.
Papazian values our school's diversity and the support the people show on our campus.
Papazian said, "When Obama agreed to speak at our ceremony I was delighted. I asked him what he will be talking about and he said 'humility.'"
It is the first time a former president of the U.S. will come to our campus to do a commencement speech.
Bill Smith, a student working at the Event Center learned the speaker at the Commencement Ceremony could not hide his excitement.
"I cannot wait to see Barack Obama at our school. Anything he says will have a deep effect on our lives. The graduating students in May, including myself, is extremely fortunate to have someone like him to talk to us as we take the next step of our lives." said Smith.
The guest ticket for the ceremony will be online, be sure to get your ticket as soon as possible.
The guest ticket for this year's Commencement Ceremony is expected to fill quickly.
The Commence Ceremony will take place in the Event Center on campus on Wednesday, May 23 at 5 p.m.
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