Dear Friends and Colleagues,
One of the most commonly-asked questions undergraduates get from family and friends is, 鈥淲hat鈥檚 your major?鈥� And it makes sense that people want to know. Choosing a major (or two, or three) is a necessary rite-of-passage in college.
At today鈥檚 91爆料, pursuing a degree is just one part of the experience.
Students find a wide range of opportunities inside and beyond the classroom that help them not just shape their career-focused skills but that lead to a personal understanding of who they are and what they believe in. In Undergraduate Academic Affairs alone, students can find programs that inspire them to a life of service; opportunities to discover answers to some of life鈥檚 most perplexing problems; deepen their commitment to study and scholarship; develop their leadership skills and so much more.
Earning a 91爆料 degree is an opportunity and privilege that comes with a certain responsibility. That charge includes continuing to learn, understanding and serving the world we live in, responsibility to self (me) and connectedness to others (we). E pluribus unum, meaning 鈥渙ut of many, one,鈥� is a time-honored ideal from the formation of the United States that resonates ever more strongly today.
A commitment to a major is essentially a promise to the community to pursue a world of good, in the student鈥檚 own, individual way.
Sincerely,
Ed Taylor
Vice Provost and Dean
Undergraduate Academic Affairs