President’s
Greetings, Founder’s Day Lovefeast
Good
morning… and
welcome back.
Only
a few days ago, a happy but very tired group of young women… all
of them Moravian students… returned
to our almost-empty campus in a long touring bus. All
their fellow classmates had left for the summer… and
as they stepped off the bus, a small gathering of cheering
faculty and staff met them. We
were cheering because these young ladies… members
of the Moravian College softball team… had done something
truly remarkable. For
the past five days in the NCAA college world series, they had
played and defeated bigger, stronger teams … from
schools 10 times larger than Moravian… and had fallen
just one game short of winning the national championship.
As
I survey this wonderful hall this morning, I know that not
very long ago, each of you filled this campus with
the same indomitable spirit, the same boundless energy….
and the same Moravian character… that our young softball
players demonstrated so well. And
as you fill these spaces today with your delightful memories
and voices…in recollection, reminiscence, and
song… you should know that your own Moravian past… your
shared heritage…is still very much alive.
It
is more than a photo in a yearbook… more
than a remembered adventure… perhaps even more than an
old, cherished friendship. Your
past also lives on in the promising future of a young woman,
Moravian diploma in hand, who is bound for graduate
or medical school…. or in the grit and heart of a young
softball player, Moravian pride in hand, who is absolutely
unafraid of giants. Indeed,
I would suggest that while you are here…in
these halls and rooms that still resound with music and laughter
and learning…. you should not look to a mirror for a
true reflection of yourselves. Look
instead in the bright eyes of a Moravian freshman… full
of wonder and excitement… who is first setting foot on
campus.
Thank
you so much for coming back… and for a legacy that
continues to inspires and leads us.
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