Family and friends filled ExtraMile Arena for two ceremonies on Saturday to celebrate more than 2,400 new Boise State University graduates.
Oliver MacDonald was the featured student speaker for the morning ceremony. MacDonald is earning a Bachelor of Science in Engineering, along with three minors in computational science and engineering, applied mathematics and computer science.
“I am not defined by the classes, tests or projects that I have failed nor am I defined by those projects I started that didn’t work out. I am defined by the projects that did succeed, the effort that folks saw me put into the projects I cared about, and my resilience to failure and tough criticism that helped me evolve into the person I am today while helping the communities around me,” said MacDonald. “Hopefully, you’ve had the opportunity to experience this or, through reflection, can start to see how these concepts of failure and the beautiful tragedy of a good life have led you down the paths you now walk on.”
