As a new academic year begins, I would like to take this opportunity to communicate with the university community as your provost.
People are all very friendly, supportive and committed.
This university is a big family to me. I hope you feel the same way. To me, a big family means we work together on this beautiful campus, we collaborate and support each other, we have a common vision and goals, and we share both the glory of our achievements and the responsibility of fixing some shortcomings. Individuals in this big family have different strengths and make contributions in different ways. We respect each other and accept different ways of achieving our goals regardless of race, gender, ethnic background, and the academic or administrative unit to which we belong.