As we put the final touches on the semester and the academic year, I
want to take a moment to thank you for all you’ve done to make it
another amazing year for our students, our campus and our community.
The work that takes place in our classrooms and labs never ceases to
amaze and inspire. Going through the recent Student Scholars Showcase
and Reach Higher Showcase showed how Lakers are solving problems and
building the future through remarkable research and ideation. We hear
from our community partners how well-prepared our learners are, thanks
to our combination of liberal education and real-world experience, and
that is a reflection of the obligation we all feel to serve our
students. So, thank you.
This year has been powerful, impactful yet imperfect, as they all
are. As we celebrate this week, we are simultaneously enhancing our
work, examining our opportunities and ideating for a stronger tomorrow
and a university inspired by its opportunities to meet the future.
Thank you for helping us meet our responsibility to our students, to
our faculty and staff, and to our community to do the hard work to
educate, nurture and prepare our learners for the world that they will
inherit and lead. I look forward to what we will achieve together in
the years ahead.