Mia Goldman, Graduates from St. John's College in Santa Fe, New Mexico with a BA in Liberal Arts.

2014 Jun 4

St. John's College celebrated its 47th commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 24th. Mia Goldman from Trumansburg was among sixty-eight undergraduates, who took part in the ceremony. Graduates represented 24 states including five students from New Mexico and 13 international students representing 10 countries.

The commencement speaker will be John Gray, Elizabeth MacMillan Director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. Mr. Gray currently oversees 234 employees, a budget of more than $34 million, and the renewal of the museum's 120,000-square-foot west exhibition wing with its new exhibit spaces, interior public plazas, a Hall of Music for live performances, a modern education center and a gallery for the Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation.

Mr. Gray was founding president of the Autry National Center of the American West, a consolidation of three cultural organizations in Los Angeles and Denver. Mr. Gray was known for his leadership in banking and government service until he became director of the Autry Museum of Western Heritage in Los Angeles. He enlarged the museum's mission and scope, and, in 2002, merged the museum with Colorado's Women of the West Museum and, in 2004, with Los Angeles' oldest museum, the Southwest Museum of the American Indian. The new organization became the Autry National Center of the American West based in Los Angeles. The Autry National Center has more than 500,000 objects, a 130-member staff and an annual budget of about $16 million. It is accredited by the American Association of Museums and gained national prominence during Mr. Gray's tenure.

About St. John's College

At St. John's College, students think boldly, collaborate effectively, and explore fearlessly. This education is focused on original thinking and original ideas. By studying the most challenging books and wholeheartedly engaging in thoughtful, lively, and participant-driven discussions, students develop excellence of intellect and imagination. They confront for themselves the ideas that have been, and continue to be, fundamental to shaping the world they will navigate and are ready for any path they choose in life.

St. John's is one college with two spectacular campuses--St. John's Annapolis in the East and St. John's Santa Fe in the West. Students enrolled at either campus can transfer to the other. Both campuses are located in historic state capitals full of cultural attractions and distinctive local flavor. The two campuses offer a wide variety of experience, allowing students to adapt to, and enjoy, the uniqueness and diversity of two of America's most treasured cities.