Message from the President

Elaine C. Collins

It is my personal privilege to congratulate our 2020 NVU graduates on your marvelous accomplishments. Special congratulations also to the families of those graduating today. This day is special for many reasons. It is a day of celebration and a day of achievement. It is a celebration of new beginnings. The skills you as students have acquired at NVU will provide a basis for your employment. However, your advancement and future achievement will be substantially affected by your recognition of the world around you as we are all inextricably linked. To that end, I wish for each of you an unquenchable thirst for knowledge and the satisfaction of service to others in whatever career you pursue.

Use your time at NVU to a greater good as you go out into the world. Your families will benefit, and your communities will benefit. Some of you will make a difference in a public way with an amazing invention, maybe by creating a future vaccine that will protect us from the COVID-19 virus. Others may make a profound difference in hospitals and classrooms across this country and beyond. Know that you have the strength and education to change the world. We are excited to see what you will do and where you will go. Go into the world and serve. Lead, and make it better. I am fully confident you will. Please accept my heartfelt congratulations. I will never forget your sacrifices and I hope that our paths will cross again in May when we can celebrate these accomplishments face to face.

Take good care and enjoy your special day.