What distinguished the future faculty members from other students was the object of their love not the level of their ability. All who will teach you here became enthralled by some intellectual discipline and pursued that discipline into graduate school. Your Penn faculty have been consistent winners in those competitions. And they have been tested over many years. Through all those years, Penn's faculty have proven themselves by doing pathbreaking research in their fields and by demonstrating their ability to teach others how to do such research.
University faculty teach what they do .
These are the intellectual skills and experiences that will make you leaders in whatever field you choose. Begin today to prepare yourselves for leadership in society. You must accustom yourselves to the high standards you will need to meet. Begin today also to get to know members of the faculty and to learn how they, personally, have met the challenge of intellectual leadership. Our faculty provide living examples of the rewards of dedication and hard work.