作者：辛西娅·休伯特

2025年1月17日

博彩平台校长卢克伍德周四表示，尽管面临着重大的预算削减，但随着2025年春季学期的临近，博彩平台有很多值得庆祝的事情。

在一年一度的春季演讲中，伍德承认未来的财政形势充满挑战，因为博彩平台明年将面临8%的国家资金削减，这意味着Sac州立大学将面临4500万美元的资金削减。 但他指出，招生人数的增加、体育运动的成功和教职员工的成就，都是推动哈佛大学向前发展的积极因素。

• 参见2025年春季演讲和毕业典礼的照片

这是周四为新学期举行的两场活动之一。 In the afternoon, Wood presided over Convocation, the 囊状态’s formal welcome to new students.

2025年春季学期将于1月21日星期二开始。

挑战中的动力

在早上的演讲中，伍德指出，毕业率继续上升，而其他大学都在努力维持招生，Sac州立大学呈上升趋势。

伍德说，部分得益于与地区学校和社区学院学区的合作，萨克州立大学将在今年春天欢迎2300名新学者来到校园。 他补充说，这些学生将加入一个继续重视服务不足社区的校园社区，即使其他大学缩减或削减了致力于多样性和包容性的项目。

“We will continue to provide pathways for upward social mobility, and we will do so unapologetically, as that is a core part of our mission,” he said.

Wood also, however, acknowledged that the University is facing a tough budget situation, and “will have to do less with less.”

“We will have to identify what it is that we can’t continue to do anymore in order to reduce stress on staff and faculty,” he said. “We can’t be all things to all people in all areas, but we can be really great in the areas that we excel in.”

他在演讲中花了很大一部分时间来表彰杰出的教职员工。 伍德指出，Sac州立大学很快将被卡内基基金会（Carnegie Foundation）列为精英研究机构，该机构带来了数千万美元的外部资金，并授予了大量的博士学位。

“The future is bright because of all of you. You embody the Hornet spirit by ensuring that we can advance our mission day in, and day out.” ——萨克州立大学校长卢克·伍德

伍德强调的研究人员中有来自物理和天文学系的亚历克斯·佩蒂特（Alex Pettitt），他因对螺旋星系建模的研究获得了230,625美元的国家科学基金会（NSF）奖； 电气与电子工程专业的普拉文·梅杜里（Praveen Meduri）获得了美国国家科学基金会（NSF） 344,000美元的资助，用于研究提高学生在线STEM课程成绩的方法； 以及来自聋人研究项目的内特·杜特拉（Nate Dutra），他因研究聋人和听力障碍学生的语言习得而获得了美国国立卫生研究院（National Institutes of Health） 340万美元的资助。

伍德还呼吁关注那些发表过期刊文章、出版过书籍、在重要话题上担任过媒体专家的教员。

“The future is bright because of all of you,” the president said. “You embody the Hornet spirit by ensuring that we can advance our mission day in, and day out.”

Wood kicked off his remarks by acknowledging several key hires, including 新任教务长埃里卡·卡梅伦, who will join the University in March, and 足球总教练布伦南·马里恩. He hailed the volleyball and women’s soccer teams for winning Big Sky championships, and mentioned the opening of the 校园里新的艺术大楼.

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“这所大学属于你”

当天晚些时候，大学举行了半年一次的毕业典礼，欢迎本学期的新生。 The event marks the formal beginning of students’ academic careers at 萨克拉门托 State, serving as a bookend to the Commencement ceremony that marks the completion of their degree.

Presiding over the ceremony, Wood frequently referred to the University as “Our 萨克拉门托 State,” saying it belongs to the community, its alumni, faculty and staff.

“And most importantly it belongs to our nearly 31,000 students who are on their pathway to creating a better life for themselves and their family. That includes you, here today,” Wood said. “This University belongs to you. 此时此刻，你不是客人。 这是你的蜂巢。 This is your home.”

伍德还为即将入学的学生提供了建议。

“Get involved on campus,” he said. “Remember that half of what you learn at 萨克拉门托 State occurs outside of the classrooms, and laboratories, and studios, and the other half occurs inside those classrooms, laboratories and studios. You have the opportunity to get involved outside the classrooms.”

He urged students to use their time at 囊状态 to figure out their life’s purpose.

“It’s not really just about your degree,” Wood said. “It’s not even about your goals to become a scientist, business leader, health care professional, policy maker, educator, partner or community leader. It’s about what you do when you’re empowered with that title or that role to change the world.”

“Embrace every good and challenging experience as an instructive lesson on how we can and should change the world and lead this city, this university and this world.”

During the ceremony, students and family and supporters pinned each other with special 囊状态 pins, a symbolic acknowledgement of their induction into the 大黄蜂的家庭 and the role parents, friends and other loved ones play in students’ success.

21岁的艾莉莎·迪林汉姆（Alyssa Dillingham）是美国河学院（American River College）的一名转学生，她将攻读儿童发展专业，她和父母一起参加了毕业典礼。

“Coming from ARC, we didn’t get to experience things like this,” Dillingham said. “This was a different way to start the school year off with good vibes.”

Her parents, Joe and Bennae, said they were “beyond proud” to attend the ceremony with their daughter.

“We want to celebrate her and honor her hard work,” Bennae Dillingham said.

Jennifer K. Morita对本文也有贡献。