Every member of the community—especially students—must be part of the solution. To this end, the Presidential Steering Committee included representation from students, faculty, administrators, and alumni:

Barbara E. Will
A. and R. Newbury Professor of English, chair of the committee

Craig J. Sutton
Associate Professor of Mathematics

Ryan C. Hickox
Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy

Deborah A. Tyson
Senior Assistant Dean, Student Academic Support Services

January 29, 2015 – Remarks as prepared

Good morning, students, faculty, staff and alumni.

We’ve come today to talk about our future. 

But I want to begin the conversation by reaching back into our past.