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>> You do have passion, and you do have passion for some things, and that's what I want you
to mentally examine for yourself.
Wherein does your passion lie today?
Then to enjoy what you do so much that you no longer consider it work,
and leave your footprint here at Alfred State in the area of your passion.
Individuals here at Alfred State enter our classrooms without direction
and leave with motivation to succeed.
They enter our classrooms without hope and leave with a goal.
They enter with little knowledge and leave with the skill-sets that will help them get a job.
They enter without support systems, and we have a lot of students like that,
and they leave with you as their cheerleader.
They enter Alfred State shy and introverted and leave seasoned leaders.
And they enter our college with little or no experience and leave equipped
with the experiences they need to hit the ground running.
My passion is for students and for their successes, and I'm going to do my best
to leave my footprint in these students' that come to our college.
Ladies and gentlemen, as far as Alfred State is concerned,
I can honestly admit to you this today: I am all in.
There are some things that you can't get all in about, but what we do,
having a passion for our students and knowing that what we do is the real thing,
it's not hard for me to be all in.
But I am all in, and I want you to be all in.
I know most of you are very proud of the fact that you work here and proud
that you are totally invested here at Alfred State, and that you are all in.
And ladies and gentlemen, I will share with you this in closing: I pioneer [inaudible].