Let me start by offering you a quote. It’s not mine, but I think it goes to the heart of your time here, and your time to come: “I choose to live, not just exist.”
See, you come from a long line—a rich history—of people who have come to this campus and decided to live, not just existto stand up and speak out and act and do and make and build and create.
In the digital age, analysis and interpretation are even more important than factual knowledge. As graduates of Virginia Tech, you are better poised than anyone to both understand this, and to bring it to bright, gleaming life.