Arizona Commencement: 2020 Keynote Speaker

Arizona Commencement: 2020 Keynote Speaker Subscribe: http://go.arizona.edu/yt-subscribe University of Arizona President Robert C. Robbins speaks with this year’s keynote speaker for the 156th Annual Arizona Commencement to be streamed Friday, May 15, 2020, at 6:00 PM. For more information and regular updates, visit commencement.arizona.edu. Alison Levine has made a career out of breaking boundaries and inspiring others to achieve more than they ever thought possible. A history-making polar explorer and mountaineer, she served as team captain of the first American Women’s Everest Expedition, climbed the highest peak on each continent and skied to both the North and South poles – a feat known as the Adventure Grand Slam, which fewer than 20 people in the world have achieved. In January 2008, Levine made history as the first American to travel 600 miles on skis across west Antarctica to the South Pole, following the route of legendary Italian explorer Reinhold Messner. She made history again in 2016 when she completed first ascents – or the first successful documented climbs to the top – of two mountains: Hall Peak in Antarctica and Khang Karpo in Nepal. Levine was inducted into the Arizona Women’s Hall of Fame in 2018. She holds a bachelor's degree in communication from the University of Arizona and an MBA from Duke University, where she currently serves on the Board of Visitors. Follow University of Arizona: Facebook: https://facebook.com/uarizona Instagram: https://instagram.com/uarizona/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/uarizona Official Website: https://www.arizona.edu/ Watch More: POPULAR PLAYLIST 1: /playlist/PLMrsYOKrP2J8UbSQJjKtzpc3qqrOk9iAC POPULAR PLAYLIST 2: /playlist/PLMrsYOKrP2J-b0q-u8M8buw9_BFdChltC POPULAR PLAYLIST 3: /playlist/PLCCE7A9F739BD5ADA About the University of Arizona: Universities are defined by their people, and you could say the people here were born to challenge "business as usual." The University of Arizona existed before Arizona was a state. Our first graduating class in 1895 consisted of two women and one male. Since then, we've learned that we're better together. We do more when we work across backgrounds, skills and perspectives. That's how we've become long-time partners with NASA, leaders in both the arts and sciences, and able to prepare students to succeed in a world where most of the jobs today's kindergartners will have don't even exist yet. We know how to converge. #universityofarizona #arizona #university

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