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From YouTube: 9th Annual City Scholars Reception
Description
At Boston University, Mayor Walsh recognizes 36 City of Boston employees for their dedication to public service and ongoing pursuit of a master's degree at Boston University.
A
B
B
Metropolitan
College
it
is
I
would
like
to
thank
the
leadership
of
the
city
of
Boston
to
joining
us,
of
course,
first
and
foremost,
Mayor
Walsh,
but
I
have
a
special
introduction
to
for
them.
So
I'll
start
with
his
team
David's
winning
chief
of
staff,
Patrick
profit,
evaporation
when
Dorsey
chief
of
education,
who
was
our
speaker
last
year,
Bill
Evans
police,
commissioner,
who
we
have
the
privilege
to
have
on
our
faculty,
and
she
was
even
director
of
Neighborhood
Development
important
every
time
when
we
say
that
and
forget
new
students.
B
I'm
also
very
pleased
that
leadership
from
the
academic
side
from
the
department
from
from
the
college
are
present
today
and
from
the
University
I'll
start
with
Jake
Sullivan
I.
Take.
Where
are
you
yes?
Who
is
our
assistant
vice
president
for
government
and
Community
Affairs,
our
life
to
the
outside
world
Mayor
was
there?
Are
there
is
a
lot
more
equipment
when
you
come,
then.
B
B
Legit
kerchief
associate
dean
of
academic
affairs
of
Metropolitan,
College,
Cal,
sessom,
associate
dean
of
enrollment
and
student
affairs
for
Metropolitan,
College
and,
most
importantly,
the
36
city
post,
not
a
city
of
Boston
employees
who
work
across
the
city,
Boston
Police,
Department,
Neighborhood,
Development,
Parks
and
Recreation.
It
is
truly
a
service
across
the
city
and
a
Boston
thanks
also
to
even
Lambert
and
and
then
a
weber
right
there
who
have
been
working
for
with
us
for
years
on
this
program
and
who
have
helped
us
get
the
best
students
and.
B
Have
really
what
is
becoming,
but
a
long-standing
tradition
and
the
pride
of
the
of
the
university?
Now
it
is
my
pleasure
to
introduce
the
mayor
of
the
city
of
Boston
Martin
J
wash.
He
is
a
native
of
the
city
knows
it
was
raised
here
and
knows
its
problems,
its
qualities,
its
prides
and
its
failures
by
heart
intimately,
and
the
failures
are
becoming
here
and
here.
B
If
any,
he
is
the
54th
mayor
sworn
in
on
January
6
2014
and
has
communicated
envision
our
tribe
in
healthy,
innovative
Boston,
a
vision
that
is
not
just
in
words
but
has
a
record
of
accomplishment.
I
can't
go
through
the
whole,
the
record,
because
we
don't
have
that
kind
of
time,
but
I
do
want
to
mention
the
most
salient
achievement
in
in
education
under
Mayor
was
leadership
by
the
way
we
did
get
with
Mayor
Walsh
for
the
first
time
in
chief
of
Education.
B
So
it
was
a
concerted
effort
which
is
strange
in
the
city
which
is
the
atoms
of
America
and
and
the
pride
of
Education
of
the
world.
The
result
is
that
hundreds
of
high
quality,
pre
garden
seats
were
added
extended.
Learning
time
advanced
curricular
work,
funded,
secured
education,
free
Community,
College
for
Boston,
Public,
School
graduate
is
available
and
that's.
B
Just
on
the
on
this
on
the
side
of
everyday
impact
that
we
will
have
an
education.
At
the
same
time,
the
economy
got
special
attention,
more
specifically
by
attracting
industry
leading
private
sectors.
Employees,
employers,
upgrading
the
city's
digital
structure,
using
technology
to
transform
government
services.
B
C
B
B
B
B
I'll
conclude
with
some
milestones
other
milestones,
such
as
the
nation's
first
municipal
office
of
recovery
services,
to
prevent
and
treat
substance
abuse,
a
city's
cultural
plan,
the
first
in
a
generation
to
restore
Boston's
identity
as
an
arts
leader
and
all
of
this
men
typically
take
arts
education.
Where
is
the
money
going
to
come
from?
Well,
the
city
has
its
first
triple
a
bond
rating
and
that,
of
course,
unlocks
investment
opportunity.
B
Finally,
the
mayor
has
invited
the
people
of
Boston
to
help
build
a
blueprint
for
the
city's
future.
It
is
imagine
Boston
2030.
That
is
this
first
citywide
plan
in
half
a
century
there
there
was
more
but
I'll
stop
at
this
point.
In
a
nutshell,
mayor
Walsh
is
leading
Boston
apart
to
success
and
prosperity
that
is
not
reserved
for
the
privileged
few,
but
whose
opportunities
for
all.
D
Thank
you
very
much.
Dean
and
I
should
have
had
you
with
me
in
the
last
six
months
just
going
around
the
city,
but
I
want
to
thank
you.
That
introduction
is
not
is
not
about
me.
It's
about
a
lot
of
the
people
in
this
room
quite
honestly,
and
the
great
work
that
people
in
the
city
who
work
for
the
city
do
and
I
want
to.
Thank
you
for
that.
You
know
I
just
get
the
the
foot
I
get
the
good
fortune
of
being
the
name
on
the
door,
but
as
I
look
around
the
room.
D
A
lot
of
you
that
are
scholars
here
today
do
that
work.
So
thank
you
for
that.
I
want
to
also
thank
Vivienne.
Come
up
in
a
few
minutes.
Review
Leonard
and
regime
is
gonna,
is
Regina
I
get
your
name
right.
Was
regime
regime
right?
That's
good,
Judy's,
going
to
speak
in
a
little
bit
and
Charlene
is
gonna
speak
a
little
bit
so
I
want
to
look
forward
to
that
and
thank
you
and
congratulations.
We're
excited
about
that.
D
I'm
not
gonna
go
into
all
the
people
here,
but
I
want
to
thank
all
you
know
the
Commissioner
and
the
Chiefs,
and
all
the
folks
that
lead
departments
and
lady
areas
in
the
city.
Thank
you
for
you
to
do
every
single
day,
I
want
to
thank
everyone
for
being
here
for
celebrating
33
years
of
city
scholarship
programs
here
at
BU,
Ross
University.
Thank
you,
Jake
Sullivan
for
your
great
work
as
well.
D
It
is
a
great,
exciting
opportunity
and
that's
one
of
the
things
that
I
love
about
having
this
program
in
these
programs
to
give
people
the
opportunity
to
actually
go
back
to
school
and
and
some
people
older
and
like
to
go
back
to
school
I
mean
I,
didn't
graduate
college
size,
47
years
old
and
I.
Think
you
get
more
out
of
it
when
you're
a
little
older,
going
back
to
school
and
then
learning
it
so
I
want
to
congratulate
all
of
you.
This
program
is
also
help
that
city
leadership.
D
It's
made
our
leadership
strong
and
actually,
quite
honestly,
is
propelled
some
people
that
might
not
have
been
in
leadership
into
the
excitement
of
thinking
about
being
in
leadership.
So
I
want
to
thank
you
for
that
as
well.
The
City
Scholars
that
we're
recognizing
today
are
very
different
jobs.
We
have
police
officers
that
our
leave
it
comes.
We
have
enabled
liaisons,
we
have
the
chief
diversity
officer
and
we
have
so
many
other
different
areas.
Housing,
specialists
and
different
people
that
do
different
education
specialists
want
to.
Thank
you
all
for
doing
this.
D
D
We
strive
to
find
new
ways
to
improve
and
how
to
do
things
and
that's
exactly
what
you
have
here
at
Bart's,
University
I
want
you
to
be
proud
of
the
fact
that
you're,
a
public
employee
as
well
I've,
been
in
politics
now
for
20
years,
and
when
I
got
elected
as
a
state
representative,
I
proudly
supported
working
people
I
said
proudly
supported
public
servants,
oftentimes
we'll
get
criticized
for
different
things,
and
people
will
put
a
mark
on
on
public
employees,
but
don't
look
at
it
that
way.
Public
servants
are
in
a
lot
of
ways.
D
You
are
the
cornerstone
of
a
see
in
the
different
areas
that
you
work
in,
because
when
people
are
looking
for
help
in
the
private
sector
oftentimes,
they
turn
to
us
whether
it's
a
police
officer
in
the
street,
whether
it's
a
housing
specialist,
whether
it's
a
chief,
divert
whether
whatever
you
do
do
they
turn
to
us
in
different
areas.
So
I
think
it's
important
all
of
library,
so
I
want
to
again.
Thank
you.
D
We're
trying
to
continue
to
make
our
leader
stronger
in
the
city
of
Boston,
making
sure
I
can
keep
people
serving
in
the
city
of
Boston.
These
scholars
have
a
lot
that
play
people,
the
families
that
are
here.
We
know
that
they
have
a
lot
on
their
plate
because
our
scholars
have
full-time
jobs.
A
lot
of
people
volunteer
their
time
for
different
things
and
they're
raising
a
family,
and
they
still
have
the
opportunity
to
find
time
to
go
to
school.
So
I
wanted
to
congratulate
you
and
could
thank
the
families.
D
Thank
you
for
your
service.
Thank
you
for
your
passion.
Thank
you
for
being
here,
Thank
You,
Boston
University,
for
what
you
do
as
well.
Thank
you
for
continuing
to
offer
this
opportunity
there's
two
events
that
I
go
to
every
day.
I
come
to
this
event
every
year
and
and
I
also
go
to
the
scholarship
event
from
our
boss
and
public
school
kids
that
get
a
chance
to
come
to
Ross
University.
D
Into
the
office
and
I
congratulate
him,
I
could
see
a
smile
on
his
face
and
you
know
I've
known
Donnie.
For
a
long
time,
I
haven't
known
everyone
in
the
program:
that's
getting
getting
graduating,
but
what
I'm
saying
Donnie
what
I
said
Donnie
other
day
it
can
say
to
every
single
one
of
you
here
tonight.
I
am
so
proud
of
you
I'm,
so
proud
of
your
accomplishments.
I'm
so
proud
of
you
sticking
to
it
and
I'm
proud
of
the
fact
that
you,
a
city
employees,
so
thank.
B
B
C
This
in
alphabetical
order,
and
if
you
if
people
would
like
to
bring
their
department
heads
up
with
you
as
well
for
the
photo-op
feel
free
to
do
so
as
well,
and
if
we've
forgotten
anyone
from
this
list,
please
let
us
know
we
were
trying
to
catch
everyone
as
they
came
in.
So
the
first
person
on
here
is
Eugene
barrows.
A
A
A
B
It's
now
my
pleasure
to
introduce
Vivian
Lee
owner,
who
is
our
longtime
friend
and
collaborator.
Vivian,
has
served
as
director
of
human
resources
for
the
city
of
Boston
for
several
years
and
was
reappointed
by
Mayor
Walsh.
She
is
a
Boston
native
and
the
first
female
to
have
the
Human
Services
Department.
B
Vivian
has
extensive
background
in
labor
relations
and
human
resources.
She
has
previously
served
as
the
manager
of
labor
relations
for
the
Boston
Medical
Center
and
director
of
labor
relations
for
the
City
of
Boston
Department
of
Health
and
Hospitals
Vivian
holds
a
bachelor's
of
science
from
Northeastern
and
a
Juris
Doctor
from
Suffolk
University,
Law,
School
she's,
a
member,
most
importantly,
a
Boston
University
urban
affair
report,
Thank
You,
Vivian
and
chair
of
the
YMCA
training
in
partners,
Advisory
Council
Vivian.
F
Boston
is
a
world-class
City
and
like
I
like
I,
say
often
world-class
cities
don't
run
themselves.
It
takes
leadership
of
Mayor
Walsh,
but,
most
importantly,
it
takes
the
crucial
partnership
that
we
formed
with
Boston
University
and
committed
employees
like
you
who
are
undertaking
many
of
the
programs
that
are
offered
here
as
scholars
and
employees.
You
represent
innovative
ideas
that
we
seek
in
terms
of
our
continued
evolution
as
a
world-class
setting.
So
therefore,
to
the
scholars,
I
would
like
to
say
thank
you
for
your
dedication
in
your
service
and
I.
F
Just
want
to
reiterate
with
Mayor
Walsh
says
you
should
be
absolutely
proud
to
be
a
public
servant.
I've
been
a
public
servant
since
I
got
out
of
school
and
I
can
tell
you
initially.
This
is
not
what
I
started
out
to
do,
but
once
I
got
involved
and
really
saw
the
opportunities
and
figured
out
that
I
like
helping
people,
then
you
know
and
continue
to
receive
opportunities
for
promotions.
I
got
sucked
in
and
I'm
in
love
with
it.
F
You
know,
as
a
Boston
native
I
really
do
love
the
city
of
Boston
I'm
glad
that
my
parents
migrated
here
from
the
south,
because
this
is
home
no
matter
where
I
go
I
always
find
myself
saying:
I
want
to
go
back
home.
So
thank
you
very
much
for
everything
that
you
do
so
without
further
ado.
I
do
have
the
pleasure
of
introducing
one
of
your
colleagues
in
the
program
Regine's
is
there
Regine
was
born
and
raised
in
Boston.
F
F
Regine
has
worked
for
the
city
of
Boston
for
two
and
a
half
years.
She
initially
started
off
in
the
registry:
division
of
birth
death
and
marriage
with
Patty,
who
was
her
supervisor
and
Patty,
was
responsible
for
encouraging
Regine
to
apply
for
a
scholarship
and
I
guess.
You
know,
Regina
took
a
little
bit
of
time
to
think
about
it.
Look
at
Patty's
urgent.
She
realized
that
it
was
a
good
thing
for
her
career
to
do.
Regine
currently
works
with
the
City
Clerk's
office,
so
she's
since
got
promoted.
So
that's
very
good
in
her
spare
time.
F
A
This
was
made
possible
through
the
so
this
was
me
possible.
Sorry,
the
beginning
of
this
program,
I
learned
a
lot,
especially
about
myself.
I
learned,
develop
the
balance
between
work
and
school
and,
most
importantly,
family.
So
every
in
every
second
counts,
I
have
met.
I
have
met
some
extraordinary
people
that
work
in
the
city
as
well,
especially
some
great
professors
here
too,
as
well.
A
It
was
exciting
to
have
professors
that
make
that
make
you
think
outside
the
box
and
have
professors
that
have
devoted
passion
for
their
work
again.
I
just
want
to
say
I'm
thankful
for
being
a
recipient
for
this
scholarship,
and
it's
giving
me
the
opportunity
to
work
for
it
towards
my
master
degree
by
this
I
buy.
This
I
will
take.
I
will
like
this
I
will
be
able
to
take
from
this
and
learn
to
pay
for
it
and
be
an
active
member
of
the
City
of
Boston.
F
Next
I
have
the
opportunity
of
introducing
someone
who
I've
known
for
a
while
and
actually
have
had
the
pleasure
of
seeing
her
grow
as
an
individual
as
an
employee
at
the
city
of
Boston
and
I'm
speaking,
none
other
than
of
shardene
Chanel
photo
she's
a
lifelong
resident
of
Boston
and
has
been
with
the
city
since
2006,
where
she
was
first
introduced
to
the
city
by
being
on
the
Youth
Council.
Since
then,
she's
held
several
positions,
but
currently
she
is
employed
in
Fair,
Housing
and
equity,
where
she
is
an
intake
specialist
working
with
Janine.
F
F
F
E
Good
evening,
everyone
last
year
when
I
was
asked
to
give
a
few
words.
I
spoke
as
a
first
semester.
Urban
affairs
student
I
was
just
finding
out
what
City
Planning
meant
and,
to
be
quite
honest,
I
was
scared.
My
time
management
skills
were
non-existent.
I
was
afraid
to
ask
questions,
because
many
of
the
students
already
seemed
like
they've
been
planning
cities
for
decades.
E
Also,
I
wasn't
quite
confident
in
my
collective
experiences
as
a
City
Hall
employee.
There
were
many
times
whether
I
questioned
if
this
was
the
right
program
for
me,
with
encouragement
from
Dion
Irish
who's
a
anyway
alum,
my
former
boss,
and
the
current
commissioner
for
the
election
Department
of
the
city
of
Boston
who's
right.
There
I
started
to
become
less
anxious
about
my
experience
as
a
student.
He
told
me
that
this
experience
he
told
me
about
his
experiences
at
BU.
He
told
me
that
I
shouldn't
be
afraid
to
ask
the
questions.
E
It's
the
only
way
that
I
would
actually
learn.
He
highlighted
a
few
of
the
highlighted,
a
few
other
classes
that
he
took
while
he
was
here
and
I
felt
a
bit
more
at
ease
Plus.
Who
can
forget
his
face
all
over
the
MBTA
buses
and
trains?
Dion
is
iconic
with
guidance
from
just
Janine
and
zelada,
my
current
boss,
an
executive
director
of
the
Office
of
Fair,
Housing
and
equity
who's
right
here
she
gave
me
practical
graduate
school
advice.
E
She
emphasized
what
time
man
looked
like
for
someone
who
wore
several
hats,
and
today
and
I
can
attest
to
how
well
she
wears
each
of
those
hats.
She
told
me
about
her
experiences
as
a
master
student
here
at
BU
and
that,
even
though
it's
a
lot
right
now,
it'll
all
be
worth
it
at
the
end
and
with
constant
reassurance
from
Keith
Williams,
my
mentor
since
I
was
18
years
old,
my
friend
and
current
supervisor
and,
of
course,
Vivian
Leonard.
Who
almost
tells
me
everything
about
myself.
E
Every
time
I
see
her
in
the
halls,
they
always
remind
me
of
how
far
I
come
along
from
my
office
in
turn,
four
Mayor
Menino
to
a
wage
negotiator
under
the
leadership
of
Kathryn
Lusk
and
beyond.
They
constantly
remind
me
of
why
I
deserve
to
be
here,
be
you
and
why
I
can
continue
to
roll
with
the
best
of
them.
Those
moments
are
reassured
reassurance,
truly
propel
me
further
than
they
know
today.
I
stand
before
you
on
the
student
that
has
six
classes
under
her
belt
and
attended.
E
Numerous
lecture
series
and
I
can
confidently
now
say
bring
it
on
this.
Is
this
semester
has
been
one
of
my
most
eye-opening
semesters
that
I've
been
that
I've
had
so
far
at
BU,
my
instructor
for
both
of
my
classes,
the
semester,
my
research
methods
in
urban
economics
courses,
yachine
who's
here
as
well,
have
given
me
one
of
the
greatest
lessons
ever.
E
E
It's
a
benchmark
for
the
work
that
we
do
and
a
constantly
moving
target
that
we
must
continue
to
aim
for
as
public
servants
as
someone
who
avoids
the
numbers
and
calculations
at
all
costs,
you
seem
helped
me
understand
that
the
numbers
we
collect
paint
a
portrait
of
how
we
can
assess
the
needs
of
the
residents
of
the
city
of
Boston.
My
favorite
part
of
the
assignments
was
when
she
asked
us
to
draw
policy
recommendations
from
the
calculations.
E
It
was
the
most
empowering
part
of
the
assignment
because
it
didn't
just
to
look
at
the
numbers
as
comp
with
complicated
economic
calculations,
but
they
were
each
the
constituents
that
walked
through
my
office
every
day.
Each
person
who
walks
through
the
walls
of
City
Hall
is
a
just
foot
traffic
or
someone
who's
looking
to
pay
a
parking
ticket.
It's
someone
who
needs
us
and
what
we
can
get
an
accurate
number
of
the
residents
we
serve
every
day.
E
We
can
assess
the
needs
of
each
person,
then
we'll
be
in
a
better
position
to
serve
the
City
of
Boston.
A
huge
thank
you
to
you
scene
for
teaching
me
another
side
of
city
planning
and
public
service
that
I
always
looked
at
as
an
abstract
concept.
I
can't
say
that
I'll
be
excited
to
calculate
location
quotients
all
the
time,
but
I
can
at
least
explain
what
it
means,
as
it
relates
to
the
city
of
Boston
I'm,
very
thankful
to
Boston
University
in
the
city
for
giving
me
an
opportunity
of
a
lifetime.
E
I'm
also
thankful
for
my
classmates
as
well.
This
has
to
be
the
first
time
that
I've
learned
just
as
much
for
my
instructors
as
I
did,
for
my
classmates
regime
does
ear.
In
particular,
she
truly
taught
me
about
Drive
and
how
no
obstacle
is
too
big
for
anyone
to
overcome
getting.
My
master's
was
never
on
my
radar,
because
I
couldn't
afford
to
go
on
to
two
or
three
more
years
of
school,
without
understanding
where
I
wanted
to
be
in
life
today,
I
know
exactly
where
I'm
supposed
to
be
and
I'm
grateful
for
this.