See more rocks. That might be an unusual appeal to make to a crowd of soon-to-be college graduates, unless they were all budding geologists. But Dr. Beth McMillan’s point is that whatever the field, students must expand their options by gathering data and putting it all in a mental atlas.

Watch her inspirational speech:

http://youtu.be/6mhykWMWyCg

Thanks to Drs. McMillan, Michael DeAngelis and Laura Ruhl for the photos.