Though the pandemic prevented听an in-person graduation ceremony for the Class of 2021, graduating students and听their families and friends were invited to a livestreamed ceremony听honoring their听accomplishments on听Thursday, May 6 at 3 p.m.听This is the recording of the ceremony, which includes welcoming remarks by ATLAS Director Mark D Gross; an address by Donna Auguste,听who graduated from ATLAS in 2019听with her听PhD; individual recognition of each graduating student; and an informal collection of听personal farewell and congratulatory messages.听
The ceremony officially recognizes students completing听requirements for the following courses of study:
- Master of Science, Creative Technology and Design
- Bachelor of Science, Creative Technology and Design
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Program
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Welcome听
Mark D Gross, Director, ATLAS Institute
Guest Speaker听
Donna Auguste, 听CEO, Auguste Research Group
Donna Auguste earned her PhD in Technology, Media and Society from the University of Colorado's College of Engineering and Applied Science, ATLAS Institute, in 2019. She returned to academia after a distinguished career as an engineer, data scientist, entrepreneur and philanthropist. Since completing her doctorate,听she founded Auguste Research Group near San Diego, California, where she is CEO.听Auguste Research Group conducts research involving sensors and actionable data,听and advocates for diversity in STEM education. Auguste and her team teach hands-on STEM workshops for children, with a focus on including children from communities that are underrepresented in technical fields, including Black, Latinx, indigenous, neuro-diverse and Deaf.听In 2001, Auguste founded the Leave a Little Room Foundation, a non-profit organization that, for 10 years, provided housing, schools, electricity听and medical care for members of impoverished communities around the world. Earlier in her career, Auguste co-founded Freshwater Software听and served as a senior engineering manager at Apple Computer, where she led the software engineering team that developed the Apple Newton, the first personal digital assistant and a forerunner to the iPhone.
Presentation of MS Candidates in Creative Technology and Design
Jill Dupre, Associate Director, ATLAS Institute
Ruscha Cohen, Co-Director, ATLAS Graduate Programs
Presentation of BS Candidates in Creative Technology and Design
Arielle Hein, Director, ATLAS Undergraduate Programs
Aileen Pierce, Associate Director, ATLAS Undergraduate Programs
Parting Words
An informal collection of recorded comments by the Class of 2021 and ATLAS faculty.
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Commemorative Program
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Spring 2021 ATLAS Student Awards听听 听听 Spring 2021 Capstone Projects听听