Dear Graduates!
I have the honor to be with you on this bright day, at your commencement, your final chapter of the book which once you open again and remind oneself of these amazing years, which you have spent with your colleagues and teachers. Four years of student life have already passed, for some they were happy, filled with the joy by opening endless possibilities for your education and gaining the essential knowledge which would help you in future, during your life struggles. But for others they were complicated, sometimes you were ought to read and analyze lots of information, you did not sleep because you were supposed to hand in the difficult tasks and projects till the deadline. Nevertheless, all of you have succeeded and now you are going to face adult life, the time of achievements, the time of independent life.
During your studies, you have made strong relationships not only with your close friends, who are sitting next to you and treasuring this unforgettable moment right now but also with the teachers, who are proud to have such intelligent students. You might have shared your ideas with them, your emotional experience and family problems. Your professors were right there, with you, when you needed them, they helped you to organize your ideas and use effective techniques to write financial aid letters, as some students were from poor families, they did not have a chance to receive economic assistance, that is why they were supposed to work at nights to earn the money for their living and education. They could not manage to do both things, to study and work, which eventually led to falling classes. I am happy that they had realized that education is more important than work and they made a right decision when they chose to continue their studies. I know that many individuals had received financial help for their studying, this amazing opportunity was given to those who proved that their goal was not simply to study and to receive the diploma of Bachelor of Arts, but to work really hard in order to have profound and considerable knowledge in their field of studies.
If you turn around, you will notice that here with us are students from different nationalities, who have their own culture and Motherland. Some students were forced to leave their countries and to study here because of war , which had brought some horrible results .They are now here with us because they did not have a chance to get the education in their countries and they come to our country, to our university to make their dreams come true, to be professionals. They have also encountered on injustice, some of them were the victims of racial discrimination but they never forget why they come here, they accomplished their mission, they turned the blank page and written their future.
During your student life, many failures have happened but every failure on your way is the next step to your success. Let all the mischances pass over, and may your life be full of precious moments. On your professional way, you should not forget about the personal qualities, which make you a human as well as an individual. I am proud that I have spent four years with you and I believe that your and our mutual achievements will serve as an example, on these walls of our university, as a reminder for the next generations.
This year is a special, as all of you have passed one of the most complicated stages in your life, now you are officially the graduates. I do not know anything about your future plans, whether you will continue your studies and became Master of Arts or Ph.D. or you will fulfill yourself and realize all your dreams and start working, nevertheless, I want to felicitate you today and heartily wish for you to achieve the incredible heights in science and your future career, everything else will come with time.
