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I know you are thinking, well I just arrived; but the time will
pass quickly and important questions for you are: What will
you do with your time here and what legacy will you leave?
Students, what I already know about you because you are
here today, is that you are bright, and capable of achieving
academic excellence, graduating from BSU, and achieving
your dreams.
I also suspect that as you sit here today that some of you
were able to traverse your earlier educational experience with
relative ease to arrive at this point, while others traveled along
a bumpier and perhaps less certain road. Whatever path you
took, take pride and savor the journey and your
accomplishments.
You have arrived.
Each first-year class is unique. This year we have a record
number of students—1,077 students (up 12.3% from last
year). While most of this class hails from the various counties
within the State of Maryland, 19 states and the District of
Columbia are also represented. This first-year class also
includes international students from Saudi Arabia, Nigeria,
India, and Cameroon.
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