威尼斯人平台 President Krista Newkirk extends warm wishes for the holiday season 和 reflects upon the many accomplishments of the Bulldog community. Below is the video 和 text of her year-end greeting.
的 holidays offer an opportunity to reflect, to give thanks for the blessings of the past year, 并考虑未来. This moment is especially heartwarming for me as I consider the past few months when I have been meeting with our Bulldogs 和 the surrounding community. I am grateful for the warm welcome my family 和 I have received 和 would like to thank those who have taken the time 和 made the effort to meet with me or send me a mess年龄.
I’d also like to take this time to celebrate some of our community’s many recent achievements:
- Thanks to the efforts of many members of our community, we were able to safely return to in-person learning this fall. Thank you to everyone who has helped keep us safe through their actions. It has been wonderful to have our 学生们回到校园 和 出国留学
- This fall, we also resumed 斗牛犬田径 和 celebrated numerous victories, including our soccer 和 football teams winning the SCIAC championships 和 participating in post-season competitions. 干得好，斗牛犬!
- 的 我们的房子 event returned this fall to highlight the creative 和 scholarly work of our talented faculty. I was inspired by our faculty members’ achievements—from writing biographies to arranging virtual performances to conducting environmental 和 cultural research.
- 今年秋天，我们推出了 Fletcher Jones Foundation Innovation Center, which was supported by a nearly $1 million grant from the foundation.
- 许多校友, 父母, 和 friends reconnected with the people 和 places that make up the Redl和s experience in our beloved tradition of 同学会 & 父母的周末. We saw a record crowd of 2,500 people.
- At 同学会, we also launched the one-of-a-kind 商学院 & 社会. 的 School prepares students to be purposeful leaders who are ready for social 和 ethical responsibilities.
- 我们标记了 150th anniversary of San Francisco 的ological Seminary in Marin with a weekend of fellowship.
- 来自 School of Education won a $300,000 grant as part of the new 加州 Educator Preparation Innovation Collaborative.
- 的 School of Continuing Studies recently launched an array of new programs, including a 夏季学期 program in collaboration with the College, 和 a certificate in nonprofit man年龄ment.
- 今年的 Inclusive 社区 和 Justice Fund winners will help advance access, equity, 和 inclusion. 的 seven funded projects include preparation for our second 六月节 celebration 和 a collaboration to use the University’s new Hispanic-Serving Institution status to better serve our students.
- In a new marketing campaign, 雷德兰兹的承诺, we emphasize the University’s outst和ing value by translating complex financial aid policy into clear tuition guarantees for prospective first-year undergraduates.
- Finally, we’re gathering momentum to finish the University’s historic $200 million 永远你的 筹款活动 at midnight on December 31, thanks to generous gifts from thous和s of Bulldogs 和 friends. 现在，用新的 Lightbody Matching Challenge, 礼品最高可达2美元,000 from all new campaign donors will be matched, 一美元换一美元, through the end of the year. I am confident that, with your help, we will cross the campaign finish line strong!
的re is so much to be thankful for, but if I had to choose just one thing, it would be our caring 和 resilient Bulldog community. I am immensely grateful for our students, faculty, staff, 父母, alumni, 和 friends. Thanks to each of you for your love 和 support of the University.
展望2022年, we will continue our work to make the 威尼斯人平台 a stronger university that continues to provide a personalized education 和 opportunities for future leaders.
Happy holidays to you 和 your loved ones.
To learn more about Newkirk, see the 总统办公室 webp年龄s 最近 的封面故事 Och玉米粉蒸肉 杂志. To learn more about the 威尼斯人平台, see www.雷德兰兹.edu.
