We are the class of 2008
Speech by Class of 2008 President Erin Dacey
We are the class of 2008.
Welcome President Wilson, Trustees, Chancellor MacCormack, Honored Guests, Community Leaders, Faculty, Administrators, Staff, Family, Friends, and my fellow 2008 Graduating Class,
The Class of 2008 is 45% female, 55% male. We represent Massachusetts, and countries other than the US. We entered with an average SAT score of an 1160. We had an average GPA of 3.2. And look at what we've become.
We are presidents and executive board members of organizations. We are members of Greek life. We are 26 athletic teams, 116 student organizations. We are weekly meetings. We are recruitment. We are passing out quarter sheets and flyers.
We are captains of teams. We are NCAA champions. We are Division III title holders. We are all stars. We're record holders and breakers. We're scholarship winners. We're last off the court. We're laps around ring road. We're grass stains that even our mothers can't get out. We're Corsairs.
We are Mr. and Ms. UMD. We are homecoming kings and queens. We love Bev at Rez. We are late nights. We are large Chippis, from Mirasols. We're Horseneck beach combers. We're birthday celebrations at Wasabi. We are grilling at the Dell. We're facebookers. We're searching for parking. We are the Catwalk on Thursday and late for class on Friday (And we are sorry for this). We are two World Series winners. We're two World Series winners. We're die hard fans. We bleed blue and gold.
We are grant writers. We're late nights at the library. We're senior design projects. We're white lab coats. We're out in the community. We are research hours. Practice Hours. Clinical Hours. We are UMassers.
We're also resilient. We're survivors. We're soldiers. We're full time jobs. We're mothers, fathers, sons and daughters, brothers and sisters, husbands and wives. We're first generation graduates. We're underdogs. We're Katrina volunteers. We are humanitarians. We're open hands, hearts, and minds. We're compassionate. We're dreamers. We are achievers.
We're muses, artists, writers, sculptors, composers, creators, painters, and photographers. We're group 6-ers. We're comics and magicians. We're late nights at the star store. We're bilingual and even tri-lingual. We're Kekeli drummers and dancers. We know No Problemo, Spicy Lime & Union Street. We "ride the loop".
We see beauty in the everyday. We're beyond our education. We're confident in our abilities and successes. We've taken memories. We've learned. We've expanded our minds and enriched our spirits. We've grown. We are prepared. We've made bonds and built relationships. We're friends who became a family. We've gained respect and trust with faculty and staff. We're products of this University. Not only have we left our footsteps in the halls of UMass Dartmouth. Here...Today...we have 'cemented' our legacy. We did it!
We ARE the class of 2008!
Welcome President Wilson, Trustees, Chancellor MacCormack, Honored Guests, Community Leaders, Faculty, Administrators, Staff, Family, Friends, and my fellow 2008 Graduating Class,
The Class of 2008 is 45% female, 55% male. We represent Massachusetts, and countries other than the US. We entered with an average SAT score of an 1160. We had an average GPA of 3.2. And look at what we've become.
We are presidents and executive board members of organizations. We are members of Greek life. We are 26 athletic teams, 116 student organizations. We are weekly meetings. We are recruitment. We are passing out quarter sheets and flyers.
We are captains of teams. We are NCAA champions. We are Division III title holders. We are all stars. We're record holders and breakers. We're scholarship winners. We're last off the court. We're laps around ring road. We're grass stains that even our mothers can't get out. We're Corsairs.
We are Mr. and Ms. UMD. We are homecoming kings and queens. We love Bev at Rez. We are late nights. We are large Chippis, from Mirasols. We're Horseneck beach combers. We're birthday celebrations at Wasabi. We are grilling at the Dell. We're facebookers. We're searching for parking. We are the Catwalk on Thursday and late for class on Friday (And we are sorry for this). We are two World Series winners. We're two World Series winners. We're die hard fans. We bleed blue and gold.
We are grant writers. We're late nights at the library. We're senior design projects. We're white lab coats. We're out in the community. We are research hours. Practice Hours. Clinical Hours. We are UMassers.
We're also resilient. We're survivors. We're soldiers. We're full time jobs. We're mothers, fathers, sons and daughters, brothers and sisters, husbands and wives. We're first generation graduates. We're underdogs. We're Katrina volunteers. We are humanitarians. We're open hands, hearts, and minds. We're compassionate. We're dreamers. We are achievers.
We're muses, artists, writers, sculptors, composers, creators, painters, and photographers. We're group 6-ers. We're comics and magicians. We're late nights at the star store. We're bilingual and even tri-lingual. We're Kekeli drummers and dancers. We know No Problemo, Spicy Lime & Union Street. We "ride the loop".
We see beauty in the everyday. We're beyond our education. We're confident in our abilities and successes. We've taken memories. We've learned. We've expanded our minds and enriched our spirits. We've grown. We are prepared. We've made bonds and built relationships. We're friends who became a family. We've gained respect and trust with faculty and staff. We're products of this University. Not only have we left our footsteps in the halls of UMass Dartmouth. Here...Today...we have 'cemented' our legacy. We did it!
We ARE the class of 2008!
