WEBVTT NOTE Created by CaptionSync from Automatic Sync Technologies www.automaticsync.com 00:00:00.366 --> 00:00:03.926 align:middle >> First off, a hearty, hearty congratulations. 00:00:04.246 --> 00:00:05.466 align:middle You did it. 00:00:05.466 --> 00:00:07.526 align:middle Let's give our graduates a round of applause. 00:00:07.526 --> 00:00:09.466 align:middle Give yourself a round of applause. 00:00:10.986 --> 00:00:12.866 align:middle Today is quite a celebration. 00:00:12.866 --> 00:00:15.786 align:middle Use your reactions, clap. 00:00:16.036 --> 00:00:20.546 align:middle Parents, families, feel free to turn on your video and wave and if you haven't already, 00:00:20.546 --> 00:00:24.296 align:middle please state your name and your degree and where you're joining us from. 00:00:25.516 --> 00:00:31.636 align:middle This semester, the Class of Spring 2024 is a special group that marks several milestones 00:00:31.636 --> 00:00:34.286 align:middle for San Jose State School of Information. 00:00:35.046 --> 00:00:41.046 align:middle First, your graduating class has pushed us over the 13,000 alumni mark. 00:00:41.106 --> 00:00:46.166 align:middle Let me say that again, 13,000 alumni nationally and globally. 00:00:47.266 --> 00:00:50.666 align:middle And that is if, as one, if not the largest high school networks 00:00:50.666 --> 00:00:52.146 align:middle in the country, if not the world. 00:00:52.226 --> 00:00:58.316 align:middle Second, your class also has pushed us over 3,000 students simultaneously 00:00:58.736 --> 00:01:01.866 align:middle for this semester across our four programs. 00:01:02.346 --> 00:01:09.096 align:middle MLIS, Master's in Library Information Science, Master's in Informatics, Master's in Archives 00:01:09.096 --> 00:01:13.636 align:middle and Records, and our Bachelor's in Information Science and Data Analytics. 00:01:14.176 --> 00:01:22.166 align:middle We have a total of 483 students graduating this spring, 408 with MLIS, 9 with the MAR degree, 00:01:22.736 --> 00:01:26.996 align:middle 18 with the Master's in Informatics, and 48 in our Bachelor's 00:01:26.996 --> 00:01:30.406 align:middle in Information Science and Data Analytics. 00:01:30.406 --> 00:01:31.836 align:middle So again, congratulations. 00:01:32.656 --> 00:01:36.366 align:middle I want to also especially thank our incredible and hardworking staff 00:01:36.366 --> 00:01:42.936 align:middle that make our day-to-day success possible, semester by semester, year in and year out. 00:01:42.936 --> 00:01:46.086 align:middle Staff, feel free to turn on your video and be recognized 00:01:46.086 --> 00:01:48.746 align:middle and let's give them a loud round of applause as well. 00:01:57.046 --> 00:01:57.386 align:middle Way to go, guys. 00:01:57.386 --> 00:01:58.076 align:middle We really appreciate it. 00:01:58.886 --> 00:01:59.896 align:middle Good to see you, TC. 00:02:00.566 --> 00:02:05.556 align:middle Let's also thank our excellent faculty who join us from all around the nation 00:02:05.556 --> 00:02:09.616 align:middle for their expertise, their dedication, and providing the high quality 00:02:09.616 --> 00:02:11.936 align:middle and relevant education that we are known for. 00:02:12.436 --> 00:02:15.746 align:middle Faculty, feel free to turn on your video and be recognized. 00:02:15.746 --> 00:02:17.866 align:middle Let's also give them a loud round of applause. 00:02:25.046 --> 00:02:33.276 align:middle Because of all of you, the San Jose State iSchool is experiencing exponential growth 00:02:34.736 --> 00:02:42.266 align:middle in applications and admissions across all programs for Fall 2024. 00:02:42.296 --> 00:02:43.016 align:middle We are thriving and flourishing. 00:02:43.046 --> 00:02:43.976 align:middle And let me give you the numbers here. 00:02:52.056 --> 00:03:07.896 align:middle So I want to leave you with a few thoughts taken from a few recent transformational experiences 00:03:07.896 --> 00:03:15.376 align:middle that I've had with the Yurok Tribe that I hope can inform your own careers, 00:03:15.376 --> 00:03:18.186 align:middle lives, and priorities. 00:03:18.186 --> 00:03:27.106 align:middle First, I had the privilege of traveling by boat and bus to donate books at one 00:03:27.106 --> 00:03:35.656 align:middle of their head starts, which was nestled in the mountains of the Redwood National Forest. 00:03:35.656 --> 00:03:40.426 align:middle Because of how remote they are, they're two and a half hours away by car to the nearest town. 00:03:40.426 --> 00:03:47.426 align:middle They're completely reliant on their county library to deliver books 00:03:47.426 --> 00:03:56.926 align:middle into their local Little Free Library book-sharing box. 00:03:56.926 --> 00:04:10.116 align:middle Because of their library's efforts and a community collaboration that has built a robust 00:04:10.116 --> 00:04:15.806 align:middle and sustainable book ecosystem led by, of course, the iSchool, 00:04:15.806 --> 00:04:21.376 align:middle their young children now have increased access to books. 00:04:22.936 --> 00:04:31.586 align:middle This reaffirms how important the work of all LS professionals are and how we must step outside 00:04:31.586 --> 00:04:35.086 align:middle of our walls to go and help the community where they are 00:04:35.086 --> 00:04:41.916 align:middle and deliver services the way they want and can receive those services. 00:04:41.916 --> 00:04:46.816 align:middle Who wouldn't want to live on a mountaintop in the Redwood National Park, right? 00:04:46.816 --> 00:04:53.836 align:middle Most importantly, this helped me better understand what the application of LS looks 00:04:53.866 --> 00:04:55.876 align:middle like in a community I would never have been able to envision without visiting. 00:04:55.906 --> 00:04:58.246 align:middle I continue to learn and grow every day and this experience was transformational for me 00:04:58.276 --> 00:05:00.286 align:middle in understanding our field at a much deeper level and the impact that we have. 00:05:00.316 --> 00:05:01.096 align:middle Be sure to be a lifelong learner. 00:05:01.126 --> 00:05:03.016 align:middle The other is my renewed commitment to sustainability in the environment. 00:05:03.046 --> 00:05:04.936 align:middle So part of my goal, part of our goal is to contribute to the benefit 00:05:04.966 --> 00:05:07.156 align:middle and help the Yurok Tribe, but in many ways they have helped and given me much more. 00:05:07.186 --> 00:05:09.556 align:middle Being with them is a reminder that we are all one big system and that we need to respect 00:05:09.586 --> 00:05:10.666 align:middle and try and take care of all living things. 00:05:10.696 --> 00:05:11.056 align:middle What do I mean? 00:05:11.086 --> 00:05:13.126 align:middle Again, a lesson from the Yurok Tribe who has been around for 10,000 years. 00:05:13.156 --> 00:05:15.346 align:middle Now, a reminder that we're going to be celebrating our 247th [inaudible] birthday 00:05:15.376 --> 00:05:16.336 align:middle on July 4th in the United States. 00:05:16.366 --> 00:05:18.676 align:middle And part of that is how to live in direct harmony with the environment and making it, 00:05:18.706 --> 00:05:20.356 align:middle and how they make it a cultural priority for long-term survival. 00:05:20.386 --> 00:05:21.196 align:middle They don't cut redwood trees down. 00:05:21.226 --> 00:05:22.336 align:middle They use only trees that have already fallen. 00:05:22.366 --> 00:05:23.026 align:middle They don't overfish the river. 00:05:23.056 --> 00:05:24.976 align:middle They ensure they only take what they need and that what they take is sustainable. 00:05:25.066 --> 00:05:31.456 align:middle Another example, after a 20-year legal battle, largely out of the press, 00:05:31.816 --> 00:05:36.556 align:middle they are bringing down four dams on the Klamath River, all of the dams from Oregon 00:05:36.556 --> 00:05:42.566 align:middle down into California on the Klamath River, which were placed there by utility companies 00:05:42.566 --> 00:05:47.136 align:middle who only agreed to bring them down through litigation because they're no longer profitable. 00:05:48.036 --> 00:05:52.206 align:middle The dam removal will improve water quality for everything and everyone. 00:05:52.626 --> 00:05:57.436 align:middle Most directly will help save a rapidly depleted salmon population that could not get back 00:05:57.436 --> 00:06:03.126 align:middle to their regional [inaudible], which in turn will protect the entire ecosystem 00:06:03.546 --> 00:06:06.806 align:middle and allow the Yurok to continue living the way they want to live. 00:06:08.126 --> 00:06:12.116 align:middle The bald eagle and the California Condor populations, for example, 00:06:12.116 --> 00:06:15.286 align:middle are now making a comeback because of the environmental fights 00:06:15.286 --> 00:06:21.076 align:middle that the Yurok Tribe has been doing largely in silence on our behalf. 00:06:21.076 --> 00:06:24.006 align:middle It's an important lesson for all of us and speaks to the essence 00:06:24.006 --> 00:06:25.966 align:middle of equity, diversity and inclusion. 00:06:26.716 --> 00:06:31.446 align:middle That my way, that your way, that our way may not be the right way 00:06:31.446 --> 00:06:34.716 align:middle for others or even the right way at all. 00:06:36.016 --> 00:06:39.846 align:middle Rest assured, all of you are beginning a new journey after today. 00:06:40.476 --> 00:06:45.336 align:middle We're now in a period of artificial intelligence and like the internet, it is disruptive 00:06:45.566 --> 00:06:50.016 align:middle and takes the information professions to unparalleled uncertainty and heights. 00:06:50.516 --> 00:06:56.166 align:middle I encourage you to lean into it, face the uncertainty caused by our unfamiliarity 00:06:56.166 --> 00:07:00.126 align:middle with artificial intelligence so that you can increase your own AI literacy 00:07:00.126 --> 00:07:05.036 align:middle and most importantly help others and ensure equal access to all. 00:07:06.076 --> 00:07:08.606 align:middle Take care of yourselves and your loved ones. 00:07:08.816 --> 00:07:11.976 align:middle Work very hard in both your professional and personal lives. 00:07:12.766 --> 00:07:16.236 align:middle As all sustainable success must be earned and be kind 00:07:16.236 --> 00:07:18.576 align:middle to others regardless of how others may treat you. 00:07:19.016 --> 00:07:21.776 align:middle Grace and dignity is deserved by everyone. 00:07:22.286 --> 00:07:25.006 align:middle We all must give before we can receive. 00:07:25.916 --> 00:07:27.816 align:middle We're all very proud and happy for you. 00:07:28.166 --> 00:07:31.886 align:middle We're honored to be a small part of your life and academic journey. 00:07:32.256 --> 00:07:33.046 align:middle Don't forget us. 00:07:33.046 --> 00:07:34.156 align:middle We'll always be here. 00:07:34.576 --> 00:07:39.316 align:middle And again, a hearty congratulations to all of you and be proud to call yourself a graduate 00:07:39.366 --> 00:07:43.926 align:middle of San Jose State University, Spring Class of 2024. 00:07:44.386 --> 00:07:46.976 align:middle Well done.