This document appears to be a transcript of a lecture given by Prof. Hadley at Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD). Some key points from the lecture include encouraging students to be more present and engaged when in class rather than on their phones, to connect to what they are learning and their passions, and to take their education seriously rather than wasting time and money if uninterested in their major. The lecturer emphasizes making human connections and caring about others.

1. Prof.
Hadl ey’s
“Last Lecture”

2. t oday’s
tHeme
“Über Honesty.”
and occasional ranting.

3. 30
y e a r s o Ld

4. 150
Pounds

5. 130
Pounds

6. c Heck
out my
wallet.

7. don’t be
a dick.

8. you guy s
scare tHe
cr a p out
of me.

9. 8am 8am
mond a y wednesday
my first
y e a r t e acH i ng
at s ca d.

10. 2pm 2pm
mond a y wednesday
my second
y e a r t e acH i ng
at s ca d.

11. 5pm 5pm
tu e sd a y thur sday
Last week
t e acH i n g
at s ca d.

12. twist!

13. wH at a coinciden ce !
this may quite possibly be my last lecture ...
... at least for a bit.

14. fall 2009
200 9 fal
not
te ac H i ng
at s ca d.

15. a Hear t y
discl aimer

16. tHe view s of tHis
Presentation are
no t necess arily
tHose of t He
s avann aH college
of ar t and design.

17. t weeting
my sPeecH

18. 140
w orkh ar d beni c e t -
opeop l ed on’tbea d i -
c kd on ’ ttak et h i ng s f o -
r g r an ted d oi tf or m e-
bl o wb u bbl esd os o m t
hin g new ever d ay lo v
e w ha tu d obmor eli k e-
f ra nce l ovei tor l e a v e .

19. Please
grab your
cell and
s tand.

20. tHe
wH i t e H o u se .

21. you ’ r e P l u gge d
i n, b u t y o u ’ re
no t co n ne ct ed.
when you’re in class you a ren’t
really in class. you’re thinking about
facebook. you’re thinking about that
other thing. you aren’t present.

22. s e r i o u s ly ?
you ’ re go nn a
wa s t e $200
a class?
an d m y t i m e ?
even knowing how much i care about
giving you the education you need?

23. y o u a r en ’ t r eal ly
conne c t e d at a l l .
i f y o u s i t d o w n t o do a
P ro j ec t, r eal ly d o it.
pLease d o n ’ t H a l f - ass it.
if you’re the second-most intrested
person in class, you’re already behind.
think about all the “firsts .” in a
hundred different schools. yikes.

24. Ho w m a ny Pro g r a m s a r e t He r e ?
10 0 ? r eal ly?
$1.50
in l ate fees
wisdom .

25. deatH
mat c H

26. be i ng w o r s t i n t H e c l a ss
d o e s n ’ t m e a n a s m ucH
as n o t fi n d i n g a j o b . .. and
n o t f i n d i n g w H er e yo u fi t.
f o r e x a mP l e :
e ar pLu g s a re s ex y.

27. if it’s absol utely tHe
w or st Project in tH e
w orld, find tH e tHing
in it you like.
if you don’t have it, you’d better
cultivate it. start getting curious.
and playful.

30. ma ke miLd m i s cH ie f.

31. an d tH at d o e sn’t
in c l ud e s t e a ling
f8 k e y s o f f all
tHe k e y b oa rd s.

32. da rw i n s t u d i e d f i n cH es.
l o o k w H at H a PPen e d.
wH at a re y o u r f i n cHe s?

33. connect
e ve n t o yo u r sen t en ce s.
“ t H at ’ s c u t e.”
“ l o l .” “ o m g .”
“i l i ke i t.”
“aw eso m e.”
“ ba d - ass.”

34. use
m ore
words.
Plea s e u s e m o r e ef f i n g w or ds.
#*#*!!@#$!

35. “ i l i ke i t ! ”
vs.
i l i k e tH e way tH at d ress
m o v e s . tH e d e l i cat e y ell o w
s t i t cH i n g r e m i n d s m e of my
gr a n d m a’ s aPro n. i l o ve Ho w
t H e f l o w e r s r esem b l e l a r k s ...

36. “ i d o n ’ t H ave
a ny tH i ng .”
al l yo u r s tu f f d o esn ’ t
act u al l y c o n n e c t y ou .

37. w H i ni n g .
it’ s no t
jus t f o r
em o pr i n-
cesses
a nymore .

38. s ca d i s n ’ t Per f ec t, i kno w.
bu t i t’ s Pr et t y i n c r edi b le .
c onn e c t yo u r se l f
t o t H e sc H o o l .
h o w m a n y p e o p l e i n the
wo r l d e v e n g e t a c h ance to
co m pl a i n a b o u t th e choice
of f i v e ca f e te r i a s ? o r only
h aving 1 8 c o mp u t e r labs?

40. co n n e c t
t o yo u r b el i ef s.
m e e t m y g r an d m a H amPt on,
tH e reP u b l i ca n q ua k e r .

41. t He
“ f igH t i n ’ q ua ke r .”

42. e ve n w Hen yo u g et u Pse t,
yo u ’ re u P set at t H e su r face ,
n o t tH e s u b s ta n c e . y ou’re
uP s e t at t H e so u n d b i t e s.
w e ne e d m o r e P o rc He s.
an d P e oPl e t i m e. an d mor e
H u m a n co n n e c t i o ns.

43. it’ s p o p u l a r t o b e d i s co n-
n ected a n d d i si n t er e s t e d.
p e o p l e em b r ac e b ei n g l os t.
th e reas o n people your ag e so m e-
ti m es feel like they have no t h i n g i s
b ecaus e s ociety (adver tisin g ) h as
to ld them t h ey can buy h app in e ss.
F u lF i l l me nt doesn ’t w ork that way.

44. tHe mos t
frigHtening
lecture
ever.

45. wH at a re yo u g o n n a d o t Hat ’s
tH e d i ff er en c e b et w e e n a
m acHi nc e d o i n g i t, i f you
aren ’ t co n n e c t e d t o your
w o rk , a nd i f yo u d o n ’ t ca r e ?
Ho w a r e y o u b e t t e r tHan a
c o m P u t er P ro g r am?

46. if y o u ’ r e a b s e n t f ro m cl ass
o ne day, w o u l d an yone
ac tua l ly n o t i c e
tH at yo u w er e g o n e ?

47. connect
t o y o u r o w n a b i l i t y.
“ i can ’ t d r aw.”
i t’ s y ou r r esPo n si b i li t y.
n o b o dy ’ s g o n n a Pu l l you
tH ro u gH. s o m e t i m e s i s tand
in f ro n t o f m y c l a s s a nd s ay,
“ c ’ m o n ! ” an d yo u d on’t.

48. f o r tH o se o f yo u w H o s at
i n m y cl a s s a n d s e n t text
m e s s ag e s , o r d i d fac e book,
y o u Lo st yo u r c Ha nce .

49. connect
t o yo u r fam i l i es.
if y o u bi c k er o r a rg u e wi t H
yo u r fa m i ly, w e l l tHe n wH at
g o o d ’ s t H at ?
“my grandma buys us pajamas for
christmas every year. it’s so lame.”

50. co n n e c t
t o tH e P eo Pl e a ro u n d you.

51. “ u m , i ’d
L ike a
gr a nde
p Le ase .”
*d o n ’ t b e a di ck .

52. co n n e c t
t o y o u r c o m m u n i t y.
y o u g e t m o r e o u t o f it,
b e cau s e i t ’ s H u m a n c o ntact.
a “ c ” Pl ay i n P e r s o n is a
tH o u s a n d t i m e s b e t t e r t Han
a “ c ” P l ay o n t v.
i fell in love with my guy at the worst
dance recital we ever saw.

53. co n n e c t
t o t H e sc H o o l .
w Ho w e n t t o t H e
i n t e r n at i o n a l f e s t i val?
wH o att en d ed t H e t en n i son
l e c tu re w ed n esday n igHt ?
j ua re z v s . f r a n k ge Hry
c ’ m o n.

54. c on n e c t t o me .
i w r i t e o n e H e l l u va l etter
o f r ec o m m en dat i o n.

55. co n n e c t
t o w H at yo u l o v e .
i f yo u ’ r e b o re d i n c l a sses.
if yo u ’re h e re be c a u se
yo u ’ r e b e i n g f o r c e d . if you
ju s t d o n ’t l i k e y o u r m ajo r.
if yo u ’re mi s e ra ble ...

56. tH e n
wHy
a r e y ou
H e re ?

57. be i nte r es t ed i n i t, o r do i t
e ve n i f yo u d o n ’ t l i ke i t.
som e o f y o u a r e H e r e , because
y o u d o n ’ t wa n t t o g o t o a
“ r ea l” sc H o o l .
s o m e o f y o u a r e n ’ t t rying
Ha rd e n o u g H t o b e g o o d at i t.
s o m e o f yo u a r e t ryi n g, b u t
y o u H at e w H at yo u do.

58. p L e a se
s t op
wa s t i ng
e v e ry
b o d y ’s
ti m e .

59. tak e a y e a r i n tHe Pe ac e cor Ps
o r e u r r a i l i n g o r r e n ting a
m o t o rc yc l e t o t r av e l uP t He
c oa s t. d o t H at b e f o r e you
s tum bl e t H ro u g H an o t H er ye a r
disconn e c t e d . wHy go
i n t o d e b t f o r n o tH i n g? w Hy
no t ta k e t i m e t o f i n d wHat you
reaLLy wan t t o do?

60. be f o re
you
a p pLy
t o g r ad
sc Ho oL
...

61. l e a r n t o car e a b o u t
so m e tH i n g , b e f o r e y o u was te
a n o tH e r y e a r n o t ca ring
a bo ut a n y t Hi n g .
g o i n g t o g r ad sc H o o l i n s t e a d
of ac t ua l ly d o i n g s o m etHing
is a H u g e was t e o f t i m e . Huge .
s t oP ta k i n g uP s Pac e in my
c l a s s be cau se yo u d o n ’t wa nt
t o ac t ua l ly g ro w uP.

62. “ l o v e w H at yo u d o”
d o e s n ’ t m e a n y o u sH o uld do
s o m e tH i n g t H at ’ s ea s y.
it ’s n ot i c e cr e a m .
th e r e’ s n o t e n o u g h i ce
c r e am j o b s i n t h e w o rld.
so m e o f y o u a re ac tu ally
g o i n g to h a v e to work
to fin d f u l f i l l me nt.

63. wH o i s s He?
and w H y d o w e car e a b o ut He r ?

64. s u san b o y Le.
it’s tHe b i g s c e n e i n s o meone’s
l i f e , a n d i t ’ s n o t a P l ay.
th e j u d g e i s c r y i n g b ecause
sh e ’ s m o v e d b y t h e music,
b u t a l s o s h e k n o w s that
person has never had a
ch a n c e . . . u n t i l ...

65. m a k i ng f u n o f ev ery tHi ng
i s n ’t H ealt H y.
m a k i ng f u n o f ev ery tHi ng
and n o t ca r i n g a b o u t a ny tHing
be c o mes Pr et t y em P t y.

66. tHe r e a s o n i t ’ s i mPo r tant, is
b e cau s e wH e n i t ’ s y o u, you
wa nt s o meo n e t o car e back .
y o u wan t so m eo n e t o
con n e c t w i t H you.

67. em patHy
rocks .

68. H i gH
sc Ho oL:
m o r e of
a c Ha L-
L e n g e?

69. y o u sH o u l d e i tH e r b e angry
or a sH a m e d , b u t i t s e e ms like
y o u j u s t d o n ’ t g i v e a sH*t.
we ’ re teac H i n g yo u t Hi ngs
tH at yo u s H o u l d ’ v e been
tau g H t i n ju n i o r H i g H engli sH.
ta k e o w n er sH i P o f y our
ed u cati on, an d o f c r i t i qu e s.

70. pL e a s e
don’t
e m pt y
t He
d raw e r.

71. con ne c t i o ns .
t H e re ’ s a m i sc o n c eP t i o n t Hat
eve ry o n e’ s m ad e i t o n Hi s or
H er o w n. tH i n k H o n e s t ly about
H o w m a n y P e oP l e w o r ked t o
get yo u H er e.

72. yo u o w e i t t o a l l tH e minimum
wag e w o r k e r s wH o ca n ’t Have
a n y tH i n g b e t t e r .
y o u o we i t to th e 8-ye ar - old
k i d s a t the moses jackson
cen te r w h o do n ’ t h a v e c amer as
fo r th e ir p h o to g ra ph y class.
y o u o w e it to the security
g u a rd you see at the
b u i l d i n g every day. you owe
i t to your grandma.

73. y o u o we
it t o me .

74. war n i n g :
yo u ’ r e ab o u t t o He a r
so m e r ea l ly ba d w or ds.

75. c H u c k i e : n o . n o , n o no no . f * ck you,
yo u d o n ’ t o we it to you rsel f man,
y ou ow e it to me. c uz to mo r row i’m
gonna w a k e up and i ’ll be 5 0, and i’ll
sti l l b e d o in ’ th i s sh * t. and that’s
all r i g h t . t hat’s fine. i mean, you’re
sitti n’ o n a w i n n i n ’ l o ttery tick -
et. a nd y o u ’ re to o much o f a p * ssy
to ca s h it in , a n d th a t’ s bu llsh * t.
‘ c ause i ’ d d o f * ckin’ anything to
have w h a t y o u g o t. s o w o u ld any of
the s e f * c kin ’ g u ys. i t’ d be an insult
to u s i f y o u ’ re sti l l h ere i n 20 year s.
h angin ’ a r o un d h ere i s a f * ckin’
wa s t e o f y o ur time.

76. ben
affLeck,
use
mo re
wor ds.

77. t o n y at tH e m o s e s jack son
cen te r i s g o n n a H av e t o w or k
t e n ti m e s H a r d er t o g et wHat
a n y o f y o u Hav e .
an d y o u ’ r e g o n n a waste it?

78. you
owe
it to
t on y.

79. wHo is
miroslav
ticHy?
fa i r wa r n i n g : H e’ s a ta d
o n tH e creepy si de .

81. i f y ou ’ r e rea LLy
c o nn e ct ed , t H en yo u wi ll
sl a s H s o m e o f yo u r d r a ma .
i d o n ’ t wa nt
a n y o f y o u guys
to e v e r a s k for
a g ra d e t h a t
y ou d id n ’ t e a rn.

82. if y o u g et t o c l ass and you
do n ’ t H av e y o u r w o r k , don’t
try t o Pa s s o f f s o m e sH*t you
scra P e d t o g et H er b ef o re Ha nd.
own u p t o it.
e xc uses d o n ’ t c u t i t.

83. disconnect
fro m exc u ses.
“i b ro k e m y f o o t, a n d i can’t
get t o c l ass.”

84. ba.
Lo.
ney.

85. m y c om P u t er c r asH e d.
i H ave “ f em a l e Pro b l e ms.”
i H a d t o m eet m y l a n dl or d.
i d i d n’ t k n o w an y t H i n g wa s due .
i f o rg o t.
i o v er sl ePt.
m y g i r l f r i en d c o o k ed.*
* (f o o d Po i so n i n g .)
m y g ran d m a d i ed . ag a i n.

86. so?
wHat are
you gonna
do about it?

87. i f y o u H o n e s t ly d o n ’ t want
t o be H e re, t H en p L eas e
ta k e a b r ea k . l eav e .

88. LHa d L e y
@sc a d . e d u
your mom
c a n c a L L m e.

89. tH e s e c o n n e c t i o n s
m ay ac t ua l ly H e l P you
l i v e l o n g er .
a l o t l o n g er .

90. case s tu dy: o l d m i n n eso ta nu ns.

91. tHose wH o maintained an interes t in Hobbies,
craft s and activities tHrougHout tHeir lives were
al so tHose wHo lived tHe l onges t and s tronges t.

92. cross w ord
Puzzles grant
l ong life.

93. 3
a sure rival.
___

94. 3
a sure rival.
___
ban.

95. 3
a rescue tower.
___

96. 3
a rescue tower.
___
aaa.

97. 9
a number
of PeoPle.
________

98. 9
a number
of PeoPle.
________
novocaine.

99. connect
to tHe world.
gener al k n o w l e d g e tests
who w ro t e s w a n l ake?
w h o ’ s o u r m a y o r?
nam e s o me o n e i n the
c ur r ent a d mi n i s tra ti on ’ s
c a bi n e t .

100. be more
like
france.

101. do wHat
you tHink
is rigHt.

102. l e t s r e a l ly
c o n n e ct
wi tH e ac H o t He r.

103. grab your
s c a d id
a n d b u b b l es.

104. L e t ’ s go.
b ro u g Ht e n ’s
fi r s t- e v er and
b i gges t- ev er
bu bb l e Pa rad e .

105. and i
don’t
mean
HaLf-
a s s i t.

106. t He
pepsi
ca n
w i sd om.

107. Q &a.