VICE PRESIDENT ENEWS MESSAGES

This weekend we will welcome incoming first-year students to the residence halls through Hunker Down with Housing. I always look forward to walking through the bustling parade of carts and boxes and rolling bags to share well wishes with the eager new students, many of whom have been anticipating this day for months, if not years, to embark on a new chapter in life.
 
Yet each year I also find myself drawn to the others in line, the families and friends who join in this special occasion, one they often find to be bittersweet at times. In those tears and hugs and extended goodbyes, I feel anew the recognition and responsibility that each new student is the precious joy of someone’s life.
 
As we welcome our newest Bulldogs, I urge us all to hold dear the understanding that all of our students, every single one, came here to thrive, and there is someone out there counting on us to push them towards success.