The First Lady to speak at UNI graduation this Saturday

[clenz]

This was announced long ago, I just always forgot to post it here.

First Lady Michelle Obama will speak at UNI's spring commencement ceremony at 11 a.m., Saturday, May 7, in the UNI-Dome on the UNI campus. The university will consolidate three ceremonies into one to provide all graduates the opportunity to be addressed by the First Lady.

All 16,500 tickets (free) that were available to be claimed have been claimed.

If you are interested in watching it UNI will live stream it at: live.uni.edu/commencement The commencment will start at 11AM Central.

I'm not entirely sure what the topic of her speech will be. Regardless what I may feel about their political stances I think this is a pretty big deal for UNI.


The crappy part is there are normally 3 graduation ceremonies at UNI. This year all three have been combined into 1 big ceremony so that all 1,900 graduating students can have her as the keynote speaker. All 1,900 are walking across the stage still. Normally a graduation ceremony at UNI is about 2-2.5 hours...this one will probably reach 3.5 hours. It starts at 11 but due to security and the number of people attending it is being suggested those attending be there by 8AM when the doors open.

Security is going to be crazy in Cedar Falls Thursday, Friday, and Saturday to ensure there isn't anything stupid going on.

[citdog]

I wonder if seeing all those kids graduating will "make her proud of her country" for a second time?

[HI54UNI]

Nice feather in UNI's hat to get this. Security and all the hassles that go with it will be a pain for everyone. At least everyone will remember who the commencement speaker was.

[bandl]

Do you guys have a pool on campus? You can use her underbite as a diving board.

[HI54UNI]

Do you guys have a pool on campus? You can use her underbite as a diving board.

Better not. If she falls in all the displaced water will flood the campus.

[ASUG8]

Do you guys have a pool on campus? You can use her underbite as a diving board.

Better not. If she falls in all the displaced water will flood the campus.

Thank goodness she's in charge of kid's nutrition in the US.....

[bandl]

Better not. If she falls in all the displaced water will flood the campus.

Thank goodness she's in charge of kid's nutrition in the US.....

Not sure I follow...are you suggesting she eat more soft foods to help ease and diminish the muscles in that gigantic jaw of hers?

[andy7171]

The Situation Room

[Wedgebuster]

She is the ugliest skank of a first lady since the Quaker Oats Lady of the G.H.W. Bush days, but Babs might the the butt-ugliest of all times, without mentioning that she was also quite possibly the dumbest first lady in history.