With Dr. Mitzel, from left to right: LaMont Wilson, Danielle Brouillette, Devin Smith and Gloria Endicott
Congratulations Class of 2021 President Emeritus Barton D. Darrell '84 addressed the 163-member Class of 2021 at the College's 153rd Annual Commencement at the RiverPark Center. "This wonderful place is better because of you. You have left your fingerprints on this College in a way no other class could ever have done. You won . . . You and your Wesleyan Way would not be defeated by a global pandemic. Is there any doubt you will accomplish anything you want to do going forward? "Here is my challenge to you: BE THE NEXT VIRUS . . . BE THE NEXT PANDEMIC . . . "But be a virus that spreads tolerance, acceptance, love, discipline, and love for knowledge, truth and education. Be the pandemic of love for each other. "IT HAS TO BE YOU! Take the baton and run with it as you did with The Wesleyan Way . . . make us better. You can and you will. It is in your DNA through your time here at Wesleyan."
President Emeritus Barton D. Darrell '84, J.D.
Fall 2021
Barton D. Darrell addresses the Class of 2021
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