Page 3 - 2020 CBS Commencement Ceremony Program

A NOTE FROM THE DEAN
Dear graduates,
Well done on reaching this wonderful milestone in your lives! While we cannot all gather to share the occasion in person this spring, please know how incredibly proud we are of you. We know that completing a degree from this College is no easy feat.
Along the way, you overcame challenges, experienced the thrill of discovery and identified passions that will motivate you for years to come. You leave CBS with the knowledge and skills to take on difficult, complex questions and build the collaborations necessary to find success in whatever field you choose.
From the very start of your time here, we asked you to learn biology by doing biology. You absorbed information about how the world works and put it to work solving problems. As we see in this current moment, the world needs problem solvers. The world needs you. Whatever path you choose, the evidence-based ethos that informed your undergraduate experience will serve you well.
On behalf of the CBS community, I wish you success in whatever comes next, and thank you for the chance to work with you. Helping you become who you are today is one of the greatest joys we as your professors and advisors know.
Best regards,
Dean, College of Biological Sciences