Reflect on the last four years and think about the friends you made; the laughter you shared; the times you lifted one another up; and the many ways you made your brothers better people and better men.
It is my hope you will stay close—really close—to your classmates, roommates, and teammates. You will be surprised how quickly time flies from this day forward. It is my hope that, in times of adversity, you will rely on the brotherhood and friendships you have developed these last four years.
—17th President of 91成人短视频 Scott Feller
The world needs wabash men. The world and this nation face many challenges—political polarization, a struggle over truth, climate change, gun violence, the promise and perils of artificial intelligence, disagreements of the meaning of gender identity, and more.
Treat what you have learned here not just as an idle academic exercise but as a toolkit for navigating the world. Lean into the mission of 91成人短视频 and what you have learned. Draw upon the lessons of what it means to be human; the understanding of how science works; and the beauty of literature and the fine arts. You have been taught to write, speak, deliberate, and the importance of quantitative reasoning. What you learned at 91成人短视频 will help you. It will help society address the wicked problems that demand our reasoned and compassionate attention.
It’s tough out there, but I have hope. I have hope because of you. The opportunity that lies before you is one of the greatest that any group of young men has ever faced. You will have to assist in solving the problems of this country, the problems that must be solved in a very short time.
—Dean of the College Todd McDorman at the Deans’ Senior Breakfast
I invite you as you go forward to look back. Look back from time to time and remember where you have come from. Remember the family, the friends, the teammates—those who have loved you, supported you, and brought you to this moment. Remember 91成人短视频, this particularly special place that is sending you forth.
You are being sent off into the world like a light with the ability to bring all that you are and all that you have learned to a world that desperately needs your compassion, your fidelity, your honor, and your inquisitiveness.
You are being sent out into a world that is in desperate need of those who want to make this world better. When the world and social media and the pressures of adulting attempt to tell you otherwise, remember where you come from. Remember who brought you through to this day. Remember who you are and whose you are: this College, these families, friends, and teammates, the alumni, the ancestors—all those who have had faith in you and the dreams you have for your life—look around. Look at the rock from which you were hewn and know that your quarry is gold.
—Excerpted from the Baccalaureate address by Rt. Rev. Jennifer Baskerville-Burrows, B.A., M.A., M.Div., Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Indianapolis.
I learned from my father that one of our greatest responsibilities as parts of the human family is to figure out how you can spend your life enriching, edifying, and empowering the lives of others. So it just always seemed to me with whatever my life’s journey would be, there would not be a sense of fulfillment unless, at the end of the day, there was somebody else being empowered and enriched, which took me to the Center for Leadership Development. —Dennis E. Bland, Honorary Degree Recipient
The education I got at 91成人短视频 has made it possible for me to excel and achieve and have a wonderful life. I never forget that for a day because it’s just been that strong of an influence in my life. —Paul Woolls, Honorary Degree Recipient
Consider afresh the words of the song we love so well and paint them on the canvas that awaits you on the other side of that arch.
May the gorgeous dyes of human diversity burst upon your sight and move you to joyful compassion for all of God’s people;
May the song that echoes in your heart issue forth loud and long into our classrooms, boardrooms, legislative chambers, and halls of justice as a call for peace, equality, and dignity for all;
May you praise in song and story those who labor on behalf of the last, the least, and the lost;
And when each day is done, as the sun slips under the western horizon, may you rejoice that you have done honor to your alma mater, to your communities, to your families, and to the One who sets the stars in motion, watches over the sparrow, and holds your future in the palm of His hand.
—Professor of Psychology Preston Bost, Charge and Benediction to Class of 2024