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HIGHLIGHTS E-newsletter from the Office of the President | AUGUST 2017
Now, It Begins Again In a few weeks, we will welcome to Delaware State University the Class of 2021. It is almost hard to believe that the start of a new academic year is already upon us. It seems we just sent forth the Class of 2017 yesterday. The fluidity of time is never more obvious than it is at the start of a new academic year, when a new cohort of aspirants enters in the wake of achievers who have transitioned. For individuals in the education field, the experience is similar to what parents go through as they rear their children, watching infants suddenly become toddlers, then preschoolers and then — almost overnight — go off to college. As educators, we have a parallel experience, in a more condensed form. Freshman enter in the infancy of their journey, toddle into their second year and then run right into the third year. By the fourth year, we suddenly see how much they have grown and, as we look out at their faces during graduation, we pray that we have done a good job in preparing them to leave us. Every year, the cycle repeats itself and each cycle provides us with an opportunity to shape lives and to reshape or expand ideologies. We embrace the challenges that
some students will bring or incur. We will coax them through the culture shock of experiencing new people and situations, maybe for the first time; living without the behavioral filters provided by trusted family and friends; and dealing with the realization that they are responsible for their own success. They will now hold the keys but, like their parents, we have the vehicle. As we hand our students the keys to their future, we will advise them to drive responsibly, to focus, to head straight to their destination without detours and to return the vehicle to us with a full tank of gas. By that, we mean we want them to go forth and prosper, reach back and bless. We enthusiastically accept the charge to prepare our students to face the world with confidence, conviction and a determination to succeed. We are grateful to you for your support and partnership in this noble calling. Sincerely,
President Harry L. Williams
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