ARCHIE'S INSIGHTS
Ohio State had a record graduating class this past Sunday, which was a wonderful thing to see. To be exact, 8,162 students graduated, which marks our largest class ever.
Those on hand had the good fortune to hear remarks from Senator John Glenn, who spoke about the importance of serving your community once you graduate.
This is a fantastic message and one that our students are no doubt going to act upon.
Some of our members of Student-Alumni Council have already selected paths that will allow them to serve. Two SAC members (Katie Whipkey and Erin Orndorff) intend to serve in Americorps. Two more (Grant Underwood and Marissa Ring) will participate in the Teach for America program.
It is always impressive for me to see young people who use the tools they gathered in college to help do good. It's clear that these four students and many more will take Ohio State's motto of Education for citizenship and put it into practice.
There is still another graduate I wanted to highlight.
About two weeks ago the College of Medicine held its graduation. At the top of the class was Cedric Pritchett, who graduated Summa Cum Laude. It is believed that Cedric is the first African American student to graduate at the top of the College of Medicine class.
I am so very proud to see Cedric succeed. In this day and age, all you can ask is that students be presented with every opportunity to succeed. It's wonderful to see Cedric and our other graduates taking full advantage of the educational opportunities in front of them.
-Archie
