{"id":79068,"date":"2021-05-07T05:00:43","date_gmt":"2021-05-07T09:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/?p=79068"},"modified":"2022-08-17T08:48:44","modified_gmt":"2022-08-17T12:48:44","slug":"2021-cfa-convocation-student-speakers","status":"publish","type":"bu-article","link":"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/news\/articles\/2021\/2021-cfa-convocation-student-speakers\/","title":{"rendered":"2021 CFA Convocation Student Speakers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar news-prepress-layout-metabar\">\n\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-date\">May 7, 2021<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-credits\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-share js-bu-prepress-share-tools\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-twitter\"><span>Twitter<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-facebook\"><span>Facebook<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-action\"><\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/cfa\/files\/2021\/05\/2021-Student-Speakers-Banner.jpg\" alt=\"Hannah Hooven and Julian Iralu Convocation Speakers 2021\" width=\"1920\" height=\"800\" class=\"size-full wp-image-79071 aligncenter\" srcset=\"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2021\/05\/2021-Student-Speakers-Banner.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2021\/05\/2021-Student-Speakers-Banner-636x265.jpg 636w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2021\/05\/2021-Student-Speakers-Banner-1024x427.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2021\/05\/2021-Student-Speakers-Banner-768x320.jpg 768w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2021\/05\/2021-Student-Speakers-Banner-1536x640.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2021\/05\/2021-Student-Speakers-Banner-1200x500.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2021\/05\/2021-Student-Speakers-Banner-992x413.jpg 992w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2021\/05\/2021-Student-Speakers-Banner-1500x624.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2021\/05\/2021-Student-Speakers-Banner-1628x678.jpg 1628w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It is a tradition in Boston University College of Fine Arts to invite a graduating senior to address the student body at Convocation. This year, CFA welcomes one undergraduate and one graduate student to share their remarks with the community.<\/p>\n<p>Senior <strong>Hannah Hooven<\/strong> and second-year Master of Music student<strong>&nbsp;Julian Iralu<\/strong>, the 2021 student speakers, will address their fellow graduates at BU College of Fine Arts&#8217; convocation ceremony. Boston University College of Fine Arts Convocation<span>&nbsp;<\/span>will be held virtually and will be available at 2pm EDT on Saturday, May 15, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Boston\u2019s Chief of Arts &amp; Culture <strong>Kara Elliott-Ortega<\/strong> will be <a href=\"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/bostons-chief-of-arts-culture-kara-elliot-ortega-will-be-2021-cfa-convocation-speaker\/\">2021 CFA Convocation Speaker<\/a>. Elliot-Ortega<span>&nbsp;is an urban planner in the arts focusing on the role of arts and creativity in the built environment and community development. Prior to becoming the&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boston.gov\/departments\/arts-and-culture\/kara-elliott-ortega\">Chief of Arts and Culture<\/a><span>&nbsp;for the City of Boston, she served as the Director of Policy and Planning for the Mayor\u2019s Office of Arts and Culture. Kara\u2019s work to implement Boston Creates, Boston\u2019s 10-year cultural plan, includes creating new resources for local artists, developing a public art program, and supporting the development of cultural facilities.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/cfa\/files\/2021\/05\/H-Hooven-copy-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-79069\" srcset=\"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2021\/05\/H-Hooven-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2021\/05\/H-Hooven-copy-636x636.jpg 636w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2021\/05\/H-Hooven-copy-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2021\/05\/H-Hooven-copy-768x767.jpg 768w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2021\/05\/H-Hooven-copy-1001x1000.jpg 1001w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2021\/05\/H-Hooven-copy-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2021\/05\/H-Hooven-copy-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2021\/05\/H-Hooven-copy-710x710.jpg 710w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2021\/05\/H-Hooven-copy-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2021\/05\/H-Hooven-copy-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2021\/05\/H-Hooven-copy.jpg 1050w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Hannah Hooven<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Bachelor of Music, Music Education<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Hannah is graduating <em>Summa Cum Laude<\/em> from Boston University College of Fine Arts School of Music. <\/span>with a Bachelor of Music in Music Education. She is a Kilachand Honors College student, a 2020 Pi Kappa Lambda music honor society inductee, and a former President of CFA Student Government. In addition to those activities and accolades, Hannah is also a cofounder of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/articles\/2018\/cfa-students-bring-music-to-roxbury-after-school\/\" title=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/articles\/2018\/cfa-students-bring-music-to-roxbury-after-school\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Boston After-School Music (BAM)<\/a> program and a Teaching Assistant for Boston Children\u2019s Chorus.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/cfa\/files\/2021\/05\/julian-iralu-1080x1080-1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-79070\" srcset=\"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2021\/05\/julian-iralu-1080x1080-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2021\/05\/julian-iralu-1080x1080-1-636x636.jpg 636w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2021\/05\/julian-iralu-1080x1080-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2021\/05\/julian-iralu-1080x1080-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2021\/05\/julian-iralu-1080x1080-1-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2021\/05\/julian-iralu-1080x1080-1-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2021\/05\/julian-iralu-1080x1080-1-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2021\/05\/julian-iralu-1080x1080-1-710x710.jpg 710w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2021\/05\/julian-iralu-1080x1080-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2021\/05\/julian-iralu-1080x1080-1-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2021\/05\/julian-iralu-1080x1080-1.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Julian Iralu<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Master of Music, Trumpet Performance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Julian is graduating CFA School of Music with a Master of Music in Trumpet Performance. She was recently inducted into the Pi Kappa Lambda music honor society, and has served as an emerging Writer Fellow at GrubStreet during her time at BU. She explores the impact that artists have as leaders and members of a community.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span>Follow @BUArts on&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/buarts\/\">Instagram<\/a><span>,&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BUArts\">Facebook<\/a><span>, and&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BUArts\">Twitter<\/a><span>&nbsp;for more updates about the 2021 CFA Convocation!<\/span><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h5>Commencement<\/h5>\n<p>The University is planning two in-person, outdoor Commencement ceremonies at Nickerson Field that are contingent on both the progress made in fighting COVID-19 and decisions made by city or state officials about public gatherings.<span>&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/articles\/2021\/bu-will-hold-two-separate-2021-commencement-ceremonies-may-16-on-nickerson-field\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<\/a><span>&nbsp;<\/span>about the update in<span>&nbsp;<\/span><em>BU Today<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Advanced Degree Commencement Ceremony<\/strong><br>\nSunday, May 16, 2021 \u2022 9:30am EDT<\/p>\n<p><strong>Undergraduate Degree Commencement Ceremony<\/strong><br>\nSunday, May 16, 2021 \u2022 2pm EDT<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hannah Hooven and Julian Iralu, 2021 student speakers, will address their fellow graduates at BU College of Fine Arts&#8217; virtual convocation ceremony.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6310,"featured_media":79072,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"bu_prepress_billboard":"","_bu_prepress_primary_term":"","_bu_prepress_primary_term_manual":""},"tags":[],"bu-publication":[192],"magazine-article-category":[],"magazine-topic":[],"news-article-category":[357,212],"news-topic":[],"bu_edition":[],"media_type":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu-article\/79068"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu-article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/bu-article"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6310"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=79068"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu-article\/79068\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":91185,"href":"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu-article\/79068\/revisions\/91185"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/79072"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=79068"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=79068"},{"taxonomy":"bu-publication","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu-publication?post=79068"},{"taxonomy":"magazine-article-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/magazine-article-category?post=79068"},{"taxonomy":"magazine-topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/magazine-topic?post=79068"},{"taxonomy":"news-article-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-article-category?post=79068"},{"taxonomy":"news-topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-topic?post=79068"},{"taxonomy":"bu_edition","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu_edition?post=79068"},{"taxonomy":"media_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media_type?post=79068"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}