詹妮弗·k·森田著

2023年8月25日

President Luke Wood, along with faculty and staff, welcomed more than 700 new students to the 萨克拉门托 State “hive” during the University’s inaugural New Student and Family Convocation on Aug. 24.

“Think of our hive as the community of people who reside within the 囊状态 family,” Wood said. “That is why you may hear me refer to the University as ‘our 萨克拉门托 State.’ Our 囊状态 means that the University belongs to this community.”

“This University belongs to you. 你不是客人。 这是你的蜂巢。 This is your home.”

The event marked the University’s first Convocation for incoming Hornets, a rite of passage symbolizing the beginning of a student’s academic career, much the way Commencement marks the completion.

所有新入学的一年级学生、转学生和研究生都被邀请与他们的家人和支持者一起参加在大学联合宴会厅举行的两场仪式。 700多名学生报名参加，每次仪式都吸引了大约1000人参加，其中包括教职员工。

“It gives you some motivation as you’re coming into school. It really shows you the community at 囊状态 and the people you’re surrounded with and how great the experience is going to be." -- Sukhdeep Hayer, first-year Business student

Wood acknowledged the ceremony’s connection to Commencement, the two milestones serving as bookends to students’ time at 囊状态.

“There’s nothing I look forward to more than when I will have the privilege of hearing your name read and seeing you walk across the stage and honoring your achievements,” Wood said.

当学生和家属进入舞厅时，萨克州立大学的啦啦队长和军乐队向他们致意。 与毕业典礼如出一辙的是，大学的行政人员和院长们身着正式的学术礼服，列队入场。 后来，每个学院的院长都认可了他们麾下的新学生。

To symbolize their induction into the 大黄蜂的家庭, parents and supporters affixed enamel “Hornet for Life” pins to their students, who in turn acknowledged their loved ones by presenting them with their own welcome pins reading “大黄蜂的家庭.”

“The pins for me and my family were something … memorable,” first-year student Josue Pallares said. “My mom got emotional when I did it, so it’s something she enjoyed.”

Wood assured students’ families and supporters that 囊状态 faculty and staff share a vested interest in their success.

“We will not rest, we will not stand still until we support them in achieving their goals and walk across that stage,” Wood said.

来自洛迪的沟通科学与障碍专业的研究生米歇尔·马莫雷霍（Michelle Marmolejo）和她的妈妈和两个妹妹一起参加了活动。

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“Being the first one from my family to be accepted into a master’s program, it’s welcoming to know that we’re having a ceremony to celebrate and honor us. It shows all the hard work is paying off,” said Marmolejo, a 2020 囊状态 alumnus.

“It’s really nice to be able to include my family in this new chapter I’m stepping into.”

林肯的鲍比·海耶尔（Bobby Hayer）说，他和儿子为参与萨克州立大学的历史而感到自豪。

“This was an eye-opening, wonderful ceremony,” Hayer said. “This is such a good university. It already gives us a sense of what we’re going to see, that this is a very caring environment.

“A university that can welcome students like this can take care of them. We’re very proud to be here.”

商科一年级学生苏赫迪普·海耶尔（Sukhdeep Hayer）表示同意。

“It gives you some motivation as you’re coming into school,” he said. “It really shows you the community at 囊状态 and the people you’re surrounded with and how great the experience is going to be.”

伍德本人是萨克州立大学的校友，他在演讲结束时鼓励学生参与校园活动，利用他们的教育改变世界。

“It’s not about your degree or your goal to become a scientist or business leader or health care professional,” he said. “It’s about what you will do once you are empowered with that title, or role, to change the world. 我敦促你们参与进来，考虑你们的目标，以及你们将如何改变和改善我们的世界。

“Our hive. Our home.”

大学通讯撰稿人/内容编辑丹尼尔·威尔逊对此有贡献。