President Roth Gives ECSU Commencement Address

David PesciMay 17, 20121min
He urged the graduates to use innovation and judgement to become "shapers of our economy and culture"

Wesleyan President Michael S. Roth gave the commencement address at the 2012 commencement ceremony for Eastern Connecticut State University, reports Kathy Megan of The Hartford Courant. Among other things, Roth said to the students, “The broad, liberal education you have had at Eastern has developed your capacity for innovation and for judgment,” Roth said. “Those who can imagine how best to reconfigure existing resources and project future results will be the shapers of our economy and culture.”