[ Music ]
>> Stanford University.
[ Music ]
[ Applause ]
>> Rabbi Patricia Karlin-Neumann: Good afternoon.
I invite you to rise for the invocation.
This moment arriving at Stanford University is one to be marked.
Parents, it was only yesterday that the impressive,
accomplished young person sitting beside you was a tender,
innocent babe you gazed at through tears of gratitude,
wondering what the gift of their presence would bring.
Frosh, it will not be long before this campus,
which receives you today, will be transformed by your energy,
your creativity, your challenges, your attainments.
Between those two moments,
we celebrate today both accomplishment and possibility.
Both gratitude and anticipation.
We celebrate the blessing that you are and have been,
and the blessings you are yet to become.
We ask the source of life, be present with us today,
enable us to drink in anticipation
and pour out gratitude.
To celebrate the wondrous educational
and life adventure ahead.
Open us to the delights of the mind and the heart,
to the excitement of sharing ideas, to the mystery
of exploration, and the companionship of learners.
May we all, students, families, faculty, administrators,
friends treasure the gifts that you have entrusted to us
and mark this moment of possibility
with gratitude and fullness.
Baruch ata Adonai, elohenu melech haolam, shechiyanu,
vekiyaman, vehigianu lazman hazeh.
Let us bless the source of life, who has kept us alive
and has sustained us and enabled us to reach this special moment.
Please be seated.
It is a pleasure to introduce to you the person at Stanford
to whom you are the most grateful, the Dean of Admission
and Financial Aid, Richard Shaw.
[ Applause ]
>> Richard Shaw: President Tessier-Lavigne, Provost Drell,
Trustees, Deans, Faculty, Staff, parents, and friends,
what a spectacular day.
Although slightly hotter than we expected.
[Laughter].
What a glorious celebration.
You have arrived into the class of 2022 and as new transfers,
with your entire entourage of family, friends, and loved ones.
We have been waiting for you.
To mark this exceedingly special and momentous convocation,
as is a recent tradition, we are all going to express,
on the count of three, how great it is to be here.
We are ready up here for an earsplitting cheer,
in our regalia, our finest regalia.
Are you ready?
>> Yes.
>> Richard Shaw: One, two, three.
[ Cheers, applause ]
Yes, indeed.
Go Cardinal.
Yes. Ah, the other page.
[Laughter].
Convocation is my favorite event at Stanford.
It brings together an incredible group of students.
All of you worked hard to get here.
All of you have long anticipated this moment.
Each of you in your unique way will bring something exceptional
to this place.
To those of us who considered your applications,
your potential and promise is breathtaking.
As dean of admission and financial aid,
I could not be more proud.
Over the course of our deliberations,
we got to know you through your own words.
We learned about you from those who contributed
to your education, most notably, your teachers and counselors.
And we imagined the possibilities that lie ahead
for every -- each and every one of you.
I am fortunate to have chosen a career that allows me
to spend much of my time in communication with you,
young people from across the globe.
I have amazing and dedicated colleagues in admission
and financial aid who join me in this effort.
We are the luckiest people in the world because we got
to be part of your journey to Stanford.
I am honored by the truth that you are here now.
Let me tell you about who you are in this class.
As the newest undergraduates, there are actually 2022,
just by default, of you coming from all 50 states.
Yes, that's 50 of 50.
And sixty-two countries.
You are 49 percent women and 51 percent men, hailing from urban,
suburban, and rural communities.
You come from 1230 high schools, and you are transferring
from 23 different colleges.
Eleven percent of you are citizens of other countries.
You speak 41 unique languages in your home
in addition to English.
Eighteen percent of you are among the first in your families
to attend a four-year university.
[ Cheers, applause ]
Nine of you are military veterans, and we salute you.
[ Applause ]
Your talents stretch beyond the classroom to music, athletics,
art, drama, leadership, service, research and writing.
You've shared with us stories of resilience, kindness,
humility and humanity.
You worked hard to master what you love, and you met, head-on,
the challenges of life.
You bring an extraordinary breadth
of life experiences and perspectives.
Two of your classmates here today are
from the Republic of Mauritius.
That is about 11,200 miles away, as the crow flies,
one of the farthest hometowns away from Stanford.
Together you represent the world, and all of you arrived
with absolute intelligence and fantastic potential.
Your academic interests span equally the humanities,
engineering, earth, energy, and environmental sciences,
the natural sciences, and the social sciences.
This breadth of the whole of you will contribute
to the vibrant conversations that are soon to come.
And now, we welcome you to a new sense
of independence and freedom.
You are living in a time and place where you have the freedom
to pursue a university education.
You have the opportunity to listen to and engage with those
around you, to reach out and give back
with a generosity of spirit.
Freedom, well engaged, is best informed by integrity, humility,
and basic human kindness.
Soon you will say goodbye to your family members.
In quiet moments, you will realize the awesome
responsibility of deciding next steps for yourself.
In this moment, you are stepping away from the person you were
to the one you will become.
This is your time, and it will afford you the greatest freedom
of your life.
Be open to each other.
Be open to opportunity.
Welcome to the Farm.
Thank you.
[ Applause ]
And now, I deliver you to the undergraduate schools
and introduce you to the Vice-Provost
for Undergraduate Education, Professor of the Humanities
and Vice President of the Arts, Harry J. Elam, Jr.
[ Applause ]
>> Harry J. Elam: Thank you, Dean Shaw for your remarks
and for bringing to Stanford this amazing new class.
As Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education
and on behalf of the Stanford faculty and staff,
following the ritual of convocation, it is my honor
to accept you from the Dean of Admissions
and welcome our truly remarkable transfer students of 2020 and 21
and the fantastic Frosh class of 2022 to Stanford University.
[ Applause ]
Students, we are so very glad that you're here.
So now begins an exciting new adventure that may pass ever
so quickly in only a few years, but will endure in your hearts
and minds for a lifetime.
So now begins the realization of a dream, built on the realities
of hard work and persistence, sacrifice and commitment,
by you and by those who have always believed in you.
So now begins a Stanford experience
that is singularly yours, but at the same time, communal,
forever linked to that of the other 1700 or so compatriots
that embark with you today on a shared quest to define
and discover the future.
But then what of today?
How to reconcile its meanings and consequence
with those yesterdays now past and tomorrows yet to come?
For today has finally arrived, and yes, the waiting is over.
Earlier this summer you probably started letting yourself imagine
what might be, how you might feel,
who you might meet upon arrival at Stanford.
Your mind may have gone spinning with different outcomes
and scenarios, trying to predict every little detail
of your soon-to- be,
too-long-anticipated life on the Farm.
There are the big questions, who will my friends be?
Would I fit in?
And then the less existential but no less plaguing concerns,
would l like my RA?
What is an RA?
Where do you do laundry, or rather, how do you do laundry?
And just what does happen
when you wash those reds and whites together?
Well, just like you have been waiting for Stanford,
as Dean Shaw said, Stanford has been waiting for you.
And so today, the dean of admissions, the president,
the provost, and I and other administrators all went
around to each frosh dorm shaking hands, welcoming you
and your families and friends to Stanford.
Today as you moved in to your new residence,
staff and fellow students grabbed your bags to help
and your RAs shouted out your name and cheered
as you walked up to register.
Needless to say, this caught some by surprise.
I saw more than one student when they called out their name,
smile and look down to see
if they were wearing a hidden name tag.
Another confided in me that, "Well, Stanford is big
on machine learning and technology,
so I thought maybe Stanford had planted some kind
of tracking device in my Approaching Stanford materials."
[Laughter].
I saw tears trickle down the cheeks of more
than one family member, with the recognition that this gesture
of welcome signals our personal concern for their child.
Yes, this welcoming ritual is a tradition at Stanford
that speaks to a practice of "community,"
which yokes us all together,
for you all are now part of this community.
New students, we hope you will come to recognize that here
at Stanford, you are seen.
That your interests are valued and that you, very much, belong.
You are entering Stanford at a pivotal time in the history,
a moment lifted by the highest possibilities
and greatest hopes, but also a moment made keener
and more poignant by the knowledge that we stand
on the precipice of certain change
and unprecedented national and global challenges.
It is a time when higher education itself is both coveted
and contested.
Consequently, this is a time
that amplifies all the more what it means to be here at Stanford.
Here, at home on the Farm, away from home,
you will find the encouragement to think critically,
the opportunity to engage new perspectives deeply,
the singular potentiality to conjoin service,
social commitment,
and intellectual inquiry productively.
Here, diversity, equity,
and inclusion are not just an empty mantra
but fundamental principles.
Amid the uncertainty of recent events
that have further revealed the terrible fissures still present
in our society, Stanford offers all our students,
regardless of their beliefs, or their background, community,
and support, opportunity and acceptance.
Unburdened by 300 years of Ivy,
Stanford not only champions its traditions but rejoices in
and cultivates the spirit of reinvention.
Stanford's history and unique culture have embraced uncommon,
uncertain routes, the less predictable trail.
This philosophy has been critical
to the university's achievement.
Built on an inclusive vision and expansive ideals,
this upstart university,
with a decidedly west coast vibe has re-centered the academic
universe and changed the world.
Shaped by the ongoing tension between careful design
and extraordinary innovation, Stanford, remains committed
to exploring difference, remains dedicated to discovery,
remains inclined to inspire risk,
just as it has done since its inception.
Over your time at Stanford, you will have agency
in shaping your education as well as in participating
in how this institution continues its own evolution.
Stanford, is a place where your ideas can find support,
where your intellectual dreams can be fostered,
where your doubts can be creatively transformed
into confidence.
Parents, friends and family, we know that you have sacrificed,
in large and small ways, to make this day possible.
And even as you want this so much for your loved one,
you may be feeling that this day, though long awaited,
has somehow, suddenly come too soon.
Well maybe for some, not soon enough.
[Laughter].
I understand.
It never gets easy letting your young people go forth
into the world.
Still, let me attempt to ease some of your concern.
Here, students will be pushed but appreciated,
they will face exceptional academic challenges,
but also find unprecedented encouragement.
They will come to know new worlds, but also come
into new knowledge of themselves and others.
New students, we recognize that you are
in the process of becoming you.
That today marks a new beginning.
That today you to step out with much anticipation into your future.
At a time when this world seems at a turning point,
Stanford offers you pathways to become a part
of an educational community that is at once intimate enough
to be responsive just to you and at the same time capacious
and inclusive enough of others' particularities.
And so, let us take this moment together to honor
and embrace community
and to appreciate the collective power that is here.
As you realize your own individual dreams
and aspirations at Stanford,
we trust you will find not only your way, but also your people.
Rest assured, Stanford will change you.
And in turn, all of you will change us.
The communal adventure that is your undergraduate experience
begins today.
Welcome to Stanford.
[ Applause ]
And now it is my pleasure
to introduce Jasmin Kamruddin, Class of 2019.
[ Applause ]
>> Jasmin Kamruddin: Good afternoon,
President Tessier-Lavigne, Provost Drell,
Vice Provost Elam, Dean Shaw, faculty, trustees,
and our most important guests, all of you,
our new students and your families.
Three years ago, I sat where you all sit now,
listening to these inspirational speeches,
in awe of the beauty around me.
The meticulously detailed Memorial Church
that stood behind me, the gateway in front of me
that previewed the Oval, and the sun that seemed to be shining
at just the right angle.
I sat here beyond excited to start this new journey,
but I also worried about finding my place at Stanford.
I was a low-income student with disabled parents and I worried
where all of that would fit in to the Stanford experience.
My solution was to make a plan
because I believed being a Stanford student meant looking
forward and charging down a rigidly laid out path.
And boy, the 17-year-old me thought she had it all
figured out.
I was going to follow the premed track
on the straight path to medical school.
But after struggling in a course early on,
I started to question my plan
and even my place here at Stanford.
Was belonging really about blindly following a path
if I didn't know why it was important to me?
That spring, I took my thinking matters course,
Reading the Body, taught by Cari Costanzo
and Dr. Abraham Verghese.
This class was the setting of one
of the best lectures I've heard at Stanford.
It was given by Dr. Verghese,
who spoke of his experiences treating AIDS patients
at the start of the epidemic.
As he delivered an emotional lecture and spoke
of his connection to patients and deep commitment
to a community, I thought about my own journey thus far.
Dr. Verghese's words helped me recognize
that my true passion stood in health and social justice,
and perhaps the path to pursuing them was not this plan
to go straight to medical school.
So, over the course of the next few quarters,
I decided to let my plan change.
The questions I had considered after Dr. Verghese's lecture,
who I wanted to be at Stanford, what difference I wanted
to make, forced me to shift my focus from only looking forward
to taking a look back at my family
and where I had come from.
This made me realize that I wanted
to explore the connections
between race, medicine, and policy.
I declared political science and African
and African-American studies as my majors
and found incredible professors willing to not only listen
to my rants about social justice and healthcare,
but who also guided me
to explore nontraditional approaches
to healthcare and advocacy work.
This led me to studying kidney cancer
in Stanford's medical school and taking knowledge pertinent
to patient advocacy through my mentors there
to public policy work in Alameda County's Public
Health Department.
Through this time, I came to realize that belonging
at Stanford didn't mean having it all figured out.
Belonging at Stanford meant finding what I was passionate
about and figuring out how I could best contribute
to these fields through my time here.
By the start of my junior year, I had grown in my sense
of belonging through all the opportunities Stanford had
to offer, I was being exposed to things I had never thought of
and thinking in ways I never had-but life outside was
happening too.
I received devastating news that my dad had passed away.
In that moment, it felt like coming
to Stanford had meant leaving my parents
and the life I had lived before Stanford behind entirely
and I again questioned my place here.
But through that process of looking back at where I had come
from and how far I had gone, I found a new meaning
to belonging at Stanford.
I hadn't left my parents behind but had found my passions
because of them and would be working for them.
Reconciling the parts of my life that seemed
to be polar opposites allowed me
to experience Stanford in a new way.
I tried new things, participated in Stanford in Oxford
and Washington DC, took courses by experts in their fields,
met policy makers, and traveled to new places.
As I continued to discuss social justice and healthcare
through this journey, I was met with mentors
who would develop my knowledge while pushing me to see things
from different perspectives.
Mentors who encouraged me
to bring my own experiences to light.
Through this I learned that finding my place
at Stanford meant taking those moments of reflection
to see those things I thought didn't make me belong,
the low-income student with disabled parents,
had in fact led me to my passions.
So, to the class of 2022, as you embark on the next stage
of your life and move in to your new home, my wish for you is
that you embrace this journey of finding your place at Stanford.
That you recognize the things that make you nervous
about fitting in here can lead you to your passions
and the change you want to make in the world.
And that you always remember you belong here.
Stanford was made for each and every one of you.
To the class of 2022, it is my great privilege
to welcome you home.
[ Applause ]
Thank you.
And now, it is my pleasure to introduce the president
of Stanford University, Marc Tessier-Lavigne.
[ Applause ]
>> Marc Tessier-Lavigne: Well, thank you, so much Jasmin,
for sharing your story with us this afternoon.
To our incoming first year and transfer students,
I'm honored to welcome you to Stanford.
We are thrilled that you've made the decision to join us.
Your experiences, your accomplishments,
and your unique perspectives will enrich our
campus community.
I hope and trust that, likewise,
you will find yourselves challenged and enriched
by your Stanford experience.
To all of the parents and family members who are here with you
to wish you well as you embark on this journey,
I want to thank you for entrusting your loved one to us.
I assure you that we will support and care for them
as they begin taking those first steps toward the future.
We welcome you all to Stanford today.
Now, a moment ago, Jasmin told us that she came to Stanford
with a plan to become a doctor.
But once she got here, she took the opportunity to explore.
She realized that her passion lay down a different path.
And so, she let her plans evolve.
Jasmin has taken on the challenge
that also faces all of you.
At Stanford, you will begin the exploration required
to find your purpose.
It's a process that begins in earnest in college,
but continues throughout your life.
I went through my own exploration in college, and I,
too, changed my plans.
I'd always had a great love for math and science.
I was certain I would become a physicist.
But a course in biology changed my scientific focus,
and then an introductory philosophy course piqued my
interest in that discipline.
The blend of those two interests led me to neuroscience,
which combines biology together with the bigger questions
about consciousness and what it means to be human.
Like Jasmin and like countless other students,
I began to realize that life is not a straight path
from beginning to end.
It has twists, turns, and unexpected departures
that you cannot foresee.
I am sure many of you came here with a plan
for how your future will look.
You may think you have every step laid down in front of you.
But our job is not to give you the keys
to a linear fifty-year career.
In fact, it's highly unlikely
that you'll have a linear fifty-year career.
Rather, our aim is to impart to you the tools and knowledge
that you will need to navigate your own path,
with all of its unique twists and turns.
Now this afternoon, I want to give you three pieces of advice
to help you acquire those tools
and skills during your time here at Stanford.
I encourage you first, to seek experiences, next,
to seek connections, and third,
to seek your own way to contribute.
First, seek experiences.
The next four years will offer you a unique opportunity
to explore your curiosities across many fields.
I want to encourage you to look beyond what you already know
and seek a breadth of experiences here at Stanford.
Whatever your interests are,
there are opportunities here to explore them.
From art history and medieval studies, to computer science,
biomedical engineering, and psychology,
Stanford offers you the opportunity to explore in dozens
of disciplines across the university.
Beyond your coursework, you also can get involved
in countless activities here.
You can serve in student government.
You can write for The Stanford Daily.
You can even play innertube water polo.
[Laughter].
There are quite literally hundreds of student groups
on campus, and I encourage you to find the ones
that spark your curiosity.
And as you explore in your coursework
and in your activities, I also encourage you to see
and experience as much of the world
as you can during your time at Stanford.
Immerse yourself in communities and cultures
through a study abroad program, an internship, or service work
in communities throughout the United States
and around the world.
You may, at times, feel consumed with figuring
out what your professional life will be.
Far from distracting you from that challenge,
exploring broadly will not only enrich your life,
it will also help you discover what you love
and help you refine your plans for the future.
Moreover, the things you try here will impart knowledge
that will pay off down the road, often in unexpected ways.
I can't tell you how many times I have seen serendipity
at work in people's lives.
You may take a course in coding or learn a language just
to explore an interest.
But that knowledge may benefit your life and career
in unanticipated ways.
I'll offer you one more reason to explore, for those of you
who do have employment on your minds.
And if you don't, I expect that at least some
of your parents here may.
[Laughter].
As you prepare yourself to enter the job market,
you will discover that employers are looking for graduates
with a breadth of knowledge across disciplines,
and with the ability to think deeply and critically
and understand varied perspectives.
You may major in English with the goal
of becoming a journalist, but the ability
to interpret scientific data will give you an edge.
Likewise, medical schools are looking for physicians
who have a command of science, of course,
but who also have exposure to the humanities,
which can help them communicate more empathetically
with their patients.
And if you talk with leaders in tech firms, you will learn
that they want to hire employees with a broad background
that includes the arts, or the humanities,
or the social sciences, which can position employees
to develop more human-centered products and anticipate ethical
and societal impacts of their work.
No matter what field you plan to go into, employers want
to hire graduates who are trained to think
and to see the world for all of its complexity and nuance.
The world is changing rapidly.
The best jobs of tomorrow may not even exist today.
So, explore.
By actively exploring new experiences,
you will set yourself up to succeed, not only here
at Stanford, but also in the years that follow.
Next, seek connections.
One of the most lifelong sources of joy
from your college years will be the friendships
that you make here.
You will meet a wide variety of peers
with different backgrounds, different perspectives,
different interests, friends who will open your mind
and broaden your perspectives.
I predict that your best and most lasting memories
of Stanford will be of late-night chats
in the residence halls, long meals in the dining halls
or CoHo, and gathering with your friends in Stanford Stadium.
I think all of us here cherish memories like these
from my university days.
You will, of course, be focused on your studies
and your extracurricular activities.
But it is just as important to devote time and energy
to nurturing your friendships, building friendships takes time.
Besides your peers, I encourage you to make connections
with faculty and other mentors.
Mentorship is one of the best ways
to extend education outside the classroom and can open doors
to research and fieldwork opportunities.
Mentors and peers will also be essential sources of support
when you experience setbacks here at Stanford.
And you will experience setbacks here.
You will get critical feedback on assignments.
You may get your first poor grade.
There will be moments where you will feel discouraged
in the search for your purpose.
That is when you will need to draw on the connections
that you made with others.
In those moments, I encourage you to seek guidance and support
from peers, from RAs, from professors, from coaches,
or from staff from the office
of religious life or student affairs.
Remember, you are not alone.
There will always be help and support for you here.
And remember that setbacks, even failure of one kind or another,
are inescapable in life.
When surgeon Atul Gawande was a Stanford undergraduate,
he got a C in his freshman writing seminar.
He later recalled that he was horrified.
He had never seen a letter like that on his report card before.
But he learned from the experience.
He is now both a practicing physician and a prize-winning
and prolific writer on medicine and healthcare, with four books
and many articles to his name.
But to get to that point, he had to overcome his setbacks
and develop his resilience.
This reminds me of one of my favorite sayings,
"experience is what you get when you don't get what you wanted."
So when you face a setback and you don't get what you wanted,
accept the experience and learn from it, build on it.
Navigating setbacks is how we build resilience
and set ourselves up for future success.
Finally, I encourage you to use your time at Stanford
to find your own way to contribute.
Our goal is to help you become engaged citizens
and purposeful leaders.
We want you to know how to use the skills and knowledge
that you acquire here at Stanford
to make a real impact in the world.
Stanford's founding purpose is "to promote the public welfare
by exercising an influence in behalf
of humanity and civilization."
The university was built with the goal of educating students
and of generating knowledge not only for its own sake,
but also for the betterment of the world.
You will find many, many opportunities here at Stanford
to put these ideals into practice.
For example, through the Cardinal Service program,
you can address community service needs while pursuing
your academic interests
and developing your leadership skills.
This summer, nearly 500 Stanford students completed Cardinal
Quarter Fellowships, which support students
in service-learning experiences around the world,
from across the Bay in Oakland to the Philippines.
Junior Harika Kottakota spent the summer in Uganda,
where she developed an art-based curriculum for children
with developmental disabilities.
Harika's experience challenged her preconceptions
about disability.
It also showed her how community outreach can foster awareness
and acceptance.
Harika, who is majoring in biology with minors
in human rights and global studies, drew on skills
and knowledge she developed at Stanford to make a difference
in the lives of underserved children and their community.
In doing so, she extended her Stanford education
to benefit others.
I encourage each of you to do the same,
to go out into the world and find your own way to contribute.
You will not only be improving our world,
you will also be finding greater meaning and purpose
in your work and in your life.
I want to say a final word to the parents and families
who are able to be here today.
With a college-aged daughter myself,
I know this is a bittersweet moment for you.
There are two thoughts I wish to convey, first,
I want to encourage you to give your kids the space they need
to explore and make new connections here at Stanford.
But, second and at the same time, please, let them know
that you will always be there for them when they need you.
You have raised tremendous young adults.
Now, we will be your partners in supporting them as they develop
into successful citizens
who will offer their own important contributions.
To all of you, thank you so much for joining us this afternoon.
And to the students, I am so happy that you have chosen
to spend the next four years with us.
I can't wait to see the paths that each
of you will take to find your purpose.
Welcome to Stanford.
[ Applause ]
And now, it is my honor to introduce two student soloists,
Cassidy McCleary and Miles Petrie,
to lead us in the Stanford alma mater.
>> Miles Petrie: Please rise
for the Stanford alma mater, Hail Stanford, hail.
>> Cassidy McCleary: We will sing twice.
First on our own and then we will ask you
to join us as we sing it again.
The words are printed on the back of your program.
>> Cassidy McCleary, Miles Petrie:
Where the rolling foothills rise,
up towards mountains higher,
Where at eve the Coast Range lies, In the sunset fire,
Flushing deep and paling,
Here we raise our voices hailing Thee, our Alma Mater.
From the foothills to the bay, It shall ring, As we sing,
It shall ring and float away.
Hail, Stanford, Hail!
Hail, Stanford, Hail!
>> Cassidy McCleary: Please join us as we sing it again.
>> Cassidy McCleary, Miles Petrie:
Where the rolling foothills rise,
up towards mountains higher,
Where at eve the Coast Range lies, In the sunset fire,
Flushing deep and paling,
Here we raise our voices hailing Thee, our Alma Mater.
From the foothills to the bay, It shall ring, As we sing,
It shall ring and float away.
Hail, Stanford, Hail!
Hail, Stanford, Hail!
[ Applause ]
>> Please remain standing for the benediction
that will be given by the Associate Dean
for Religious Life, Sughra Ahmed.
>> Sughra Ahmed: You have come a long way to be here today
and the path that lies before you is full of promise
and opportunity, it is full of hope.
Your journey here at Stanford will take time before you begin
to make friends, feel like you fit in
or even decide on a major.
Whether tomorrow brings the highs or the lows,
trust your process, trust yourself.
Know that you are going to be okay and we are
on this journey with you.
You are not alone.
The important thing is to remember
that this is your unique adventure, unlike anyone else's
and therefore whatever you do, know that it has
to be good because you are good.
Be true to yourself so that those who come
in the future may also benefit
from the blessings you share today.
In this home away from home bring joy to those
around you just as those
who came before you brought happiness here.
We give thanks today for the incoming class
of 2022 and transfers.
May you enjoy your own journey and take strength from all of us
who are supporting and encouraging you
to simply have faith in yourself.
Amen.
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