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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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