{"id":1182,"date":"2019-07-17T18:18:01","date_gmt":"2019-07-17T18:18:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wcsu.wpengine.com\/news-archives\/blumenthal\/"},"modified":"2019-07-17T18:18:01","modified_gmt":"2019-07-17T18:18:01","slug":"blumenthal","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/news-archives\/blumenthal\/","title":{"rendered":"Blumenthal to address WCSU graduate degree recipients at ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"content\">&#013;<\/p>\n<div id=\"sharingTools\"><!-- #include virtual=\"\/include\/sharingtools.inc\" --><\/div>\n<p>&#013;<\/p>\n<div id=\"breadcrumb\"><!-- #include virtual=\"\/include\/breadcrumb.inc\" --><\/div>\n<p>&#013;<br \/>\n    &#013;<\/p>\n<p><strong>DANBURY, CONN. <\/strong>\u2014 Connecticut State Attorney General Richard Blumenthal will  address Western Connecticut State University\u2019s 2008 graduate degree candidates  at 7 p.m. on Friday, May 16, in the Feldman Arena in the William O\u2019Neill  Athletic and Convocation Center on the university\u2019s Westside campus, Lake  Avenue Extension in Danbury. <\/p>\n<p>&#013;<\/p>\n<p>This second annual commencement exercise solely for students  obtaining a graduate degree is especially auspicious because it marks the first  time the university will confer doctoral degrees. More than a dozen candidates  defended their dissertations to receive education doctorates in instructional  leadership, or Ed.D. degrees.<\/p>\n<p>&#013;<\/p>\n<p>When asked about his selection as commencement speaker,  Blumenthal said, \u201cI am excited about joining in this inspiring and joyous  occasion and addressing the tremendous opportunities for leadership by these  graduates in their careers and communities. The best leadership, in my  experience, is leadership by example \u2014 giving back in service, public interest  work and providing models of good citizenship and civic achievement, as well as  professional accomplishment and private gain.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#013;<\/p>\n<p>Dean of Graduate Studies and External Programs Dr. Ellen  Durnin said the graduate commencement committee unanimously selected Blumenthal  to address degree candidates.<\/p>\n<p>&#013;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMr. Blumenthal is considered a role model and is admired  for his tireless work on behalf of the residents of Connecticut, his passion  and his integrity,\u201d Durnin said. \u201cHe exemplifies many of the wonderful  qualities that we see in our graduate students, who will celebrate the  successful completion of their studies in rigorous graduate programs, while  simultaneously managing career and family responsibilities. We look forward to  hearing Mr. Blumenthal speak about how our graduates can utilize their  education, talent and experience to make a difference in their organizations  and communities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#013;<\/p>\n<p>Blumenthal was first elected in 1990 and currently is  serving his fifth term as Attorney General. His previous public service has  included terms in the Connecticut House of Representatives from 1984 to 1987, and  the State Senate from 1987 to 1990.<\/p>\n<p>&#013;<\/p>\n<p>From 1977 to 1981, Blumenthal served as U.S. Attorney for  Connecticut, the state\u2019s chief federal prosecutor. In this role, he prosecuted  drug traffickers, organized and white-collar criminals, civil rights violators,  perpetrators of consumer fraud and polluters.<\/p>\n<p>&#013;<\/p>\n<p>Blumenthal graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College  and from Yale Law School, where he was editor of the Yale Law Journal.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>&#013;<\/p>\n<p>According to his official state biography, \u201cBlumenthal\u2019s  aggressive law enforcement for consumer protection, environmental stewardship,  labor rights and personal privacy has helped reshape the role of state  attorneys general nationwide \u2014 and recover hundreds of millions of dollars for  Connecticut taxpayers and consumers each year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#013;<\/p>\n<p>For more information, call the Office of University  Relations at (203) 837-8486.<\/p>\n<p>&#013;<\/p>\n<div id=\"facebookShare\"><!-- #include virtual=\"\/include\/facebookshare.inc\" --><\/div>\n<p>&#013;\n        <\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#013; &#013; &#013; &#013; DANBURY, CONN. \u2014 Connecticut State Attorney General Richard Blumenthal will address Western Connecticut State University\u2019s 2008 graduate degree candidates at 7 p.m. on Friday, May 16, in the Feldman Arena in the William O\u2019Neill Athletic and &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1182","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/news-archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1182","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/news-archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/news-archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/news-archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/news-archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1182"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/news-archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1182\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/news-archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1182"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}