by David Hoffman
Somehow Craig Berger and I have lucked into the annual privilege of leading the procession of new students to Convocation. Here is some of what we saw, from assembly outside the Albin O. Kuhn Library to the pinning ceremony.
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Somehow Craig Berger and I have lucked into the annual privilege of leading the procession of new students to Convocation. Here is some of what we saw, from assembly outside the Albin O. Kuhn Library to the pinning ceremony.
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| The theme of the Retriever statue in the foreground is: Minds Unleashed. Sounds about right! |
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| Still waiting ... |
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| And we're off! |
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| A brief pause while our faculty and staff get into position to cheer this group on ... |
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| Vice Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Education Diane Lee described how UMBC faculty members engage students as active learners |
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| Professor Marie desJardins shared stories of persisting through failure to success. Stubbornness can be a virtue! |
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| SGA President Ganesh Mysore spoke of discovering how much he had to learn from his peers, and emphasized that all UMBC students are expected to be creators of UMBC, not just consumers. |
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| Undergraduate Caroline Taylor, Campus Chairperson for Global Brigades, highlighted the turning point in her UMBC career: when she accepted the challenge to get involved and lead. |
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| President Freeman Hrabowski reminded students that a college class with their diversity would have been unimaginable just 50 years ago, and urged them to seize the opportunity to learn and grow. "Watch your character, for it becomes your destiny." |
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| Vice President for Student Affairs Nancy Young led the pinning ceremony. |
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| The Leave Your Mark canvas, featuring new students' hopes and dreams, will hang in The Commons for years to come. |
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| And when it was done, there was plenty of free food ... |
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