UNC Spring Commencement: ‘What are you uniquely wired to do?

Posted May 14, 2019
As more than 6,000 Tar Heels participated in Carolina’s graduation ceremony on Sunday, they were challenged to find not just their careers, but their callings, and to ask themselves what they are uniquely wired to do. Jonathan Reckford, a Carolina alumnus and CEO of Habitat for Humanity, delivered the Commencement address for the Class of 2019. (UNC.edu)

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