July 31,
2006
Dear Students,
Let me extend my warm greetings to each of you as you prepare for the upcoming academic year. I am excited about the return of our students and faculty, and anticipate many opportunities to be engaged and enlightened this fall.
On Tuesday, August 29, the College deans and I are hosting a special BBQ dinner for parents of incoming students. A few days later, on Saturday, September 2, I'll join the Class of 2010, faculty, staff, and others in celebrating Wilson Day, the annual College tradition that exemplifies the University's dedication to service. I look forward to working alongside students who are so willing to get involved and make a difference in the local community.
On September 8, the College will celebrate the beginning of the academic year and present Goergen Awards for exemplary teaching that is the essence of a university education.
You also may want to participate in Meliora Weekend, October 6 to 8, an outstanding series of presentations and entertainment. The Second Annual Presidential Symposium on Saturday, October 7, will feature a panel of experts that includes University Trustee Steven Chu '70, a Nobel Prize winner and director of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; Zhou Dadi, director-general of China's Energy Research Institute and a leader in the area of global climate change and energy development; John Holdren, director of the Woods Hole Research Center, the Teresa and John Heinz Professor of Environmental Policy at Harvard, and current president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science; and Susan Tierney, former assistant secretary for policy at the U.S. Department of Energy and a consultant on energy and environmental economics and policy. Moderated by University Trustee and President Emeritus of the University of Chicago Hugo Sonnenschein '61, the discussion will focus on energy sustainability, one of this century's most complex and immediate issues, and will explore promising ideas for significant progress.
As you return to campus, I urge you to aim high. It is a motto that I hope inspires all of us in our unremitting effort to make a great University even better.
Best regards,
President Joel Seligman
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