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.
Students often complain that faculty are inaccessible.
Well, Penn faculty are busy at their work. But I have never known a faculty member who was not jazzed when a student showed an interest in his or her subject. Faculty talk about the students who share their enthusiasm for a subject. It is having students like you that makes teaching at Penn so rewarding. You have something to give to faculty.