BOULDER — The University of Colorado conferred 5,282 degrees this morning at its spring graduation ceremony.
John Roberts, anchor of CNN’s “American Morning” program started the commencement address telling the graduates to congratulate themselves for their hard work.
“Give yourself an explosion of emotion,” he told them, setting off a roar of laughter and cheers.
Gusts of wind whipped through Folsom Field, and graduates held on to their caps.
Roberts gave advice to the graduates — urging them to be humble, to have fun and to learn something new every day, advice he borrowed from his co-worker Wolf Blitzer.
“Show us there is a different way to run the world,” Roberts said.
Graduates said they are braced for the uncertain economy, with many taking time off to go abroad, apply for graduate school and patiently search for jobs.
Kristen Jorgensen, who earned a communication degree, said she’ll be spending the summer in Boulder before moving to San Francisco with friends and scouring for jobs.
“I’m going to take it slow, I’m not in a rush in this kind of economy,” she said.
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