Dear 2021 Graduating Class,

We are so proud of you. You have finished your degree while grappling with the personal challenges posed by the COVID-19 virus. Congratulations on your perseverance, resilience, and indomitable spirit as you open a new chapter on your life and remember the lesson that you have learned this spring: “It is your reaction to adversity, not the adversity itself, that determines how your life’s story will develop.”