2023年年度大学校长在校庆时致辞

2023年年度大学校长在校庆时致辞

2023年度大学校长在校庆时的致辞3篇

Youhavebeenundergraduatesforfouryears.Ihavebeenpresidentfornotquiteone.Youhaveknownthreepresidents;Ioneseniorclass.Wherethenliesthevoiceofexperience?Maybeyoushouldbeofferingthewisdom.PerhapsourrolescouldbereversedandIcould,inHarvardLawSchoolstyle,docoldcallsforthenexthourorso.Wealldoseemtohavemadeittothispoint—moreorlessinonepiece.ThoughIrecentlylearnedthatwehavenotprovidedyouwithdinnersinceMay22.IknowweneedtoweanyoufromHarvardinafigurativesense.Ineverknewwetookitquitesoliterally.Butlet’sreturntothatnotionofcoldcallsforamoment.Let’simaginethiswereabaccalaureateserviceintheformofQoneofyouwilldancetangoandworkindancetherapyinArgentina;anotherwillbeengagedinagriculturaldevelopmentinKenya;another,withanhonorsdegreeinmath,willstudypoetry;anotherwilltrainasapilotwiththeUSAF;anotherwillworktocombatbreastcancer.Numbersofyouwillgotolawschool,medicalschool,andgraduateschool.But,consistentwiththepatternGoldinandKatzhavedocumented,aconsiderablenumberofyouareselectingfinanceandconsulting.TheCrimson’ssurveyoflastyear’sclassreportedthat58percentofmenand43percentofwomenenteringtheworkforcemadethischoice.Thisyear,eveninchallengingeconomictimes,thefigureis39percent.Highsalaries,theallbutirresistiblerecruitingjuggernaut,thereassuranceformanyofyouthatyouwillbeinNewYorkworkingandlivingandenjoyinglifealongsideyourfriends,thepromiseofinterestingwork—therearelotsofwaystoexplainthesechoices.Forsomeofyou,itisacommitmentforonlyayearortwoinanycase.Othersbelievetheywillbestbeabletodogoodbyfirstdoingwell.Yet,youaskmewhyyouarefollowingthispath.Ifindmyselfinsomewayslessinterestedinansweringyourquestionthaninfiguringoutwhyyouareposingit.IfProfessorsGoldinandKatzhaveitright;iffinanceisindeedthe“rationalchoice,”whydoyoukeepraisingthisissuewithme?Whydoesthisseeminglyrationalchoicestrikeanumberofyouasnotunderstandable,asnotentirelyrational,asinsomesenselessafreechoicethanacompulsionornecessity?Whydoesthisseemtobetroublingsomanyofyou?Youareaskingme,Ithink,aboutthemeaningoflife,thoughyouhaveposedyourquestionincode—intermsoftheobservableandmeasurablephenomenonofseniorcareerchoiceratherthantheabstract,unfathomableandalmostembarrassingrealmofmetaphysics.TheMeaningofLife—capitalM,capitalL—isacliché—easiertodealwithastheironictitleofaMontyPythonmovieorthesubjectofaSimpsonsepisodethanasamatteraboutwhichonewoulddareadmittoharboringseriousconcern.Butlet’sforamomentabandonourHarvardsavoirfaire,ourimperturbability,ourpretenseofinvulnerability,andtrytofindthebeginningsofsomeanswerstoyourquestion.Ithinkyouareworriedbecauseyouwantyourlivesnotjusttobeconventionallysuccessful,buttobemeaningful,andyouarenotsurehowthosetwogoalsfittogether.Youarenotsureifagenerousstartingsalaryataprestigiousbrandnameorganizationtogetherwiththepromiseoffuturewealthwillfeedyoursoul.Butmanyofyouarenowwonderinghowthesecommitmentsfitwithacareerchoice.Isitnecessarytodecidebetweenremunerativeworkandmeaningfulwork?Ifitweretobeeither/or,whichwouldyouchoose?Isthereawaytohaveboth?Youareaskingmeandyourselvesfundamentalquestionsaboutvalues,abouttryingtoreconcilepotentiallycompetinggoods,aboutrecognizingthatitmaynotbepossibletohaveitall.Youareatamomentoftransitionthatrequiresmakingchoices.Andselectingoneoption—ajob,acareer,agraduateprogram—meansnotselectingothers.Everydecisionmeanslossaswellasgain—possibilitiesforegoneaswellaspossibilitiesembraced.Yourquestiontomeispartlyaboutthat—aboutlossofroadsnottaken.Finance,WallStreet,“recruiting”havebecomethesymbolofthisdilemma,representingasetofissuesthatismuchbroaderanddeeperthanjustonecareerpath.Theseareissuesthatinonewayoranotherwillatsomepointfaceyouall—asyougraduatefrommedicalschoolandchooseaspecialty—familypracticeordermatology,asyoudecidewhethertouseyourlawdegreetoworkforacorporatefirmorasapublicdefender,asyoudecidewhethertostayinteachingafteryourtwoyearswithTFA.Youareworriedbecauseyouwanttohavebothameaningfullifeandasuccessfulone;youknowyouwereeducatedtomakeadifferencenotjustforyourself,foryourowncomfortandsatisfaction,butfortheworldaroundyou.Andnowyouhavetofigureoutthewaytomakethatpossible.Ithinkthereisasecondreasonyouareworried—relatedtobutnotentirelydistinctfromthefirst.Youwanttobehappy.Youhaveflockedtocourseslike“PositivePsychology”—Psych1504—and“TheScienceofHappiness”insearchoftips.Buthowdowefindhappiness?Icanofferoneencouraginganswer:getolder.Turnsoutthatsurveydatashowolderpeople—thatis,myage—reportthemselveshappierthandoyoungerones.Butperhapsyoudon’twanttowait.AsIhavelistenedtoyoutalkaboutthechoicesaheadofyou,Ihaveheardyouarticulateyourworriesabouttherelationshipofsuccessandhappiness—perhaps,moreaccurately,howtodefinesuccesssothatityieldsandencompassesrealhappiness,notjustmoneyandprestige.Themostremunerativechoice,youfear,maynotbethemostmeaningfulandthemostsatisfying.Butyouwonderhowyouwouldeversurviveasanartistoranactororapublicservantorahighschoolteacher?Howwouldyoueverfigureoutapathbywhichtomakeyourwayinjournalism?WouldyoueverfindajobasanEnglishprofessorafteryoufinishedwhoknowshowmanyyearsofgraduateschoolanddissertationwriting?

Theansweris:youwon’tknowtillyoutry.Butifyoudon’ttrytodowhatyoulove—whetheritispaintingorbiologyorfinance;ifyoudon’tpursuewhatyouthinkwillbemostmeaningful,youwillregretit.Lifeislong.ThereisalwaystimeforPlanB.Butdon’tbeginwithit.Ithinkofthisasmyparkingspacetheoryofcareerchoice,andIhavebeensharingitwithstudentsfordecades.Don’tpark20blocksfromyourdestinationbecauseyouthinkyou’llneverfindaspace.Gowhereyouwanttobeandthencirclebacktowhereyouhavetobe.Youmayloveinvestmentbankingorfinanceorconsulting.Itmightbejustrightforyou.Or,youmightbeliketheseniorImetatlunchatKirklandwhohadjustreturnedfromaninterviewontheWestCoastwithaprestigiousconsultingfirm.“WhyamIdoingthis?”sheasked.“Ihateflying,Ihatehotels,Iwon’tlikethisjob.”Findworkyoulove.Itishardtobehappyifyouspendmorethanhalfyourwakinghoursdoingsomethingyoudon’t.

Butwhatisultimatelymostimportanthereisthatyouareaskingthequestion—notjustofmebutofyourselves.Youarechoosingroadsandatthesametimechallengingyourownchoices.Youhaveanotionofwhatyouwantyourlifetobeandyouarenotsuretheroadyouaretakingisgoingtogetyouthere.Thisisthebestnews.Anditisalso,Ihope,tosomedegree,ourfault.Noticingyourlife,reflectinguponit,consideringhowyoucanliveitwell,wonderinghowyoucandogood:Theseareperhapsthemostvaluablethingsthataliberalartseducationhasequippedyoutodo.Aliberaleducationdemandsthatyouliveself-consciously.Itpreparesyoutoseekanddefinethemeaninginherentinallyoudo.Ithasmadeyouananalystandcriticofyourself,apersoninthiswaysupremelyequippedtotakechargeofyourlifeandhowitunfolds.Itisinthissensethattheliberalartsareliberal—asinliberare—tofree.Theyempoweryouwiththepossibilityofexercisingagency,ofdiscoveringmeaning,ofmakingchoices.Thesurestwaytohaveameaningful,happylifeistocommityourselftostrivingforit.Don’tsettle.Bepreparedtochangeroutes.Remembertheimpossibleexpectationswehaveofyou,andevenasyourecognizetheyareimpossible,rememberhowimportanttheyareasalodestarguidingyoutowardsomethingthatmatterstoyouandtotheworld.Themeaningofyourlifeisforyoutomake.Ican’twaittoseehowyouallturnout.Docomeback,fromtimetotime,andletusknow.

2023年度大学校长在校庆时的致辞篇2

大学校长在XX年新年音乐会上的致辞

三羊开泰奋蹄去，猴年吉利迎春来。

在这辞旧迎新，佳节将至的时刻。在此，我受xxx书记托付，谨代表校党委和行政，向在教学、科研、治理、后勤效劳第一线上辛勤耕耘、悄悄奉献的教职工，向为云大进展建立做出卓越奉献的离退休老同志们，向英姿飒爽、朝气蓬勃、奋勉向上、努力成才的同学们，向心系云大、热心教育，关怀支持云大进展的朋友们，致以亲切的问候和真诚的祝愿。祝大家元旦欢乐，身体安康，学习进步、工作顺当、万事如意！

马上过去的XX年，是感动人心的一年，也是值得纪念的一年。在这一年里，我校的各项事业获得长足进展、一派欣欣向荣。全校师生员工以“三个代表”重要思想为指导，仔细贯彻党的十六大和十六届三中全会精神，实施党建新风、加强校风、教风和学风建立，不断推动依法治校、以德立校、学术兴校；

积极深化教学改革，不断提高教学质量，“学为主体，教为主导”的培育模式和“满渠碧波荡漾”的学术气氛正在形成；

合理规划学科布局，不断调整学科构造，科研经费和获奖工程不断增加；

进一步加强师资队伍和干部队伍建立，学术水平逐步提高，治理效益稳步增长，尤其是学位点建立和新校区建立取得突破性进展，党建和思想政治工作取得崭新的成就。

XX年，我校博士后科研流淌站由2个增至4个，一级学科博士学位授权点由1个增至3个、二级学科博士学位授权点由16个增至36个、硕士学位授权点由59个增至102个，专业硕士授权点由2个增至4个。在教育部、省政府的大力支持下，在校党委的统一领导下，我校用四个半月的时间完成了软件学院的建立，周济部长称这是一大惊喜，充分表达了云南大学同心协力的工作作风和较高的工作效率。软件学院师生现已按期迁入新校区，并顺当通过了教育部专家组的中期评估检查。我校喜获国家根底讨论工程，即“973”工程1项，成为全国获得973工程的24所大学之一，还获得了国家自然科学一等奖，这是由我校和西北大学、南京古生物讨论所联合申报的。XX年云大建校八十周年，金秋10月，我校盛大进行了建校80周年庆祝大会，向海内外各界展现了云南大学80年的辉煌成就，并与八方宾朋、四海校友一道，共同谋划云大更加绚烂辉煌的将来。

回忆过去，我们引以为骄傲；

端详现实，我们信念百倍；

展望将来，我们豪情万丈。XX年，我们又将站在一条新的起跑线上。在新的一年里，我们将连续遵循“立足边疆、效劳云南、办出特色”的办学思路，以进展为第一要务，以改革为动力，以党建和思想政治工作为保障，着力推动学校的国际化和现代化进程。谨遵“自尊、致知、正义、力行”的东陆良训，解放教育思想，更新教学理念，强化教学评估，以人为本，学术兴校。我们将紧紧抓住省部共建云南大学和“211工程”二期建立启动等进展良机，发扬“会泽百家、至公天下”的云大精神，与时俱进，深化改革，扩大开放，加快进展，全面提高教育质量、学术水平和办学效益，朝着“西部一流、国内先进、国际知名的高水平区域性国际大学”的奋斗目标迈进！

2023年度大学校长在校庆时的致辞篇3

大学校长校庆致辞

亲爱的朋友们：您们好！

风雨兼程六十载，桃李飘香五大洲。伴随新世纪的钟声，xx外国语大学将迎来XX年的六十华诞。xx外国语大学是国家教育部直属的一所全国重点大学。建校