Thunderbird School Of Global Management At ASU Innovates With Robotic Commencement
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PHOENIX, May 12, 2020 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --
-- Class of 2020 "walks" using telepresence robots
Today Thunderbird's global community celebrated graduates in a reinvented
digital commencement featuring mobile telepresence robots that allowed
graduates to "walk" virtually. One day these students will tell future
generations that they not only successfully graduated during COVID-19 but they
were also the first class to do so as avatar robots.
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"Thunderbird transformed spring graduation ceremonies in order to celebrate our
students with a ceremony that honored our historic traditions of bringing the
world together – like our parade of flags from around the world. We also
designed one that reflected our community's resilience, compassion and
creativity," said Thunderbird Director General and Dean, Dr. Sanjeev Khagram.
"We teach our students how to maximize the benefits of the Fourth Industrial
Revolution by embracing global ingenuity and innovation, so leveraging
transformative technologies like mobile telepresence robots for an
unprecedented commencement was a fitting final lesson for the Class of 2020.
"We plan to celebrate our graduates again together in person when Thunderbird
holds the grand opening of its new high-tech state-of-the-art global
headquarters in 2021 in Downtown Phoenix," said Dr. Khagram.
About Thunderbird School of Global Management (
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Thunderbird School of Global Management is a unit of the Arizona State
University Enterprise. For more than 70 years, Thunderbird has been the
vanguard of global management and leadership education, creating inclusive and
sustainable prosperity worldwide by educating future-ready global leaders
capable of tackling the world's greatest challenges. Thunderbird's Master of
Global Management was ranked #1 in the world for 2019 by the Wall Street
Journal/Times Higher Education. ASU is ranked No. 1 "Most Innovative School" in
the nation by U.S. News & World Report for five years in succession.
About ASU (
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Arizona State University has developed a new model for the American Research
University, creating an institution that is committed to access, excellence and
impact. ASU measures itself by those it includes, not by those it excludes. As
the prototype for a New American University, ASU pursues research that
contributes to the public good, and ASU assumes major responsibility for the
economic, social and cultural vitality of the communities that surround it.
CONTACT:
Jonathan Ward – Media Relations Manager
Jonathan.Ward@thunderbird.asu.edu
+1 480.490.9773
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SOURCE: Thunderbird School of Global Management
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