Dean’s Letter

Congratulations on your graduation! You should be proud of your accomplishments that we celebrate today. The importance and potential for discovery in biomedical research has never been greater, and I am sure that your futures will reveal secrets that are unimaginable today. We are at a crossroads in our society where the needs for discoveries and cures outweigh all else. It has made the importance of what you do personal in a way many of us never realized.

I would like to thank the friends and families of our graduates who have supported them through their course of study. Graduate school is demanding, often with irregular and long hours of hard work, and you have made it possible for our graduates to manage these demands. It could not have been accomplished without you and your support.

On behalf of the faculty of the Upstate Medical University College of Graduate Studies let me congratulate and wish you every satisfaction, both scientifically and personally, in the future.

Mark E. Schmitt, PhD Dean College of Graduate Studies