2020-2021 Joint Message from the Presidents

california state university, sacramento
message from the faculty senate
Dear Graduates,
The Faculty Senate of California State University, Sacramento, is pleased to join your family and friends in
congratulating you on your accomplishments. The degree you have earned and the awards ceremony today
represent and celebrate a great achievement and personal milestone in your life.
The success of any graduate comes as the result of years of hard work, sacrifices, perseverance, and
dedication to purpose. Your strength of character, resilience, and grit have taken you to this moment. Today,
you should pause to take pride in your accomplishments and the honor being bestowed on you.
Your progression toward your degree at Sacramento State has given you the chance to acquire skills, values,
and knowledge that are particular to your major field of study as well as an appreciation for the broader
knowledge that distinguishes the University graduate. We hope that you leave Sacramento State with a
dedication to a life of inquiry and learning; the ability to think critically and articulate your positions; and an
appreciation of the value of diversity and working collaboratively with others. These values and skills should
serve you well as you face the future with its challenges, promises, and many opportunities.
We, the faculty of California State University, Sacramento, are extremely proud of you. We truly wish you
the best in your future endeavors, and hope that you remember to never accept the status quo, always ask
questions, be critical in your thinking, innovate, and always be your true authentic self. As you find success in
whatever path you take, we encourage you to seek ways to serve your community so that those who follow
in your footsteps may have the same opportunity to succeed that you have had.
Congratulations, best wishes, and every success now and for the future.
Adam Rechs
Chair, Faculty Senate
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