"Almost all of us have childhood dreams; for example, being an astronaut, or making movies or video games for a living. Sadly, most people don’t achieve theirs, and I think that’s a shame. I had several specific childhood dreams, and I’ve actually achieved most of them. More importantly, I have found ways, in particular the creation (with Don Marinelli), of CMU’s Entertainment Technology Center of helping many young people actually *achieve* their childhood dreams." - Randy Pausch, Oct. 23, 1960 - July 25, 2008

Carnegie Mellon Professor Randy Pausch, who was dying of pancreatic cancer, gave his last lecture at the university Sept. 18, 2007, before a packed McConomy Auditorium. In his moving talk, "Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams," Pausch talked about his lessons learned and gave advice to students on how to achieve their own career and personal goals.

Pausch, a professor of computer science, human computer interaction and design, co-founded Carnegie Mellon’s Entertainment Technology Center and was the creator of the Alice interactive computing program, which is being used by students worldwide. (http://www.cmu.edu/uls/journeys/randy-pausch/index.html)

The Last Lecture -1.5 hours of video, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji5_MqicxSo

Other links,

Randy Pausch - Carnegie Mellon University (http://www.cmu.edu/uls/journeys/randy-pausch/index.html)

The Last Lecture | Randy Pausch (http://www.thelastlecture.com/)

Randy Pausch ABC Special about the "Last Lecture", April 2008(http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=265263428002185148)

A Final Farewell( http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120951287174854465.html)

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