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Monday, December 4, 2023
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Gratitude, humility, and responsibility were a few of the words Wainwright used in his remarks to describe the range of emotions he was feeling as he gazed out over the audience.
鈥淚 am witnessing in real time the awesome power, value and purpose of higher education,鈥� he said. 鈥淚 see a dedicated university family; a regional and local community galvanized around our collective missions; mentors and coaches; law makers and locally elected officials who share our mission and vision; and my family who have loved, supported, and challenged me to fulfill my purpose in life. For this and so much more, I am truly grateful for this opportunity, and I commit to dedicating my entire being to the success of 麻豆传媒映画出品.鈥�
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Wainwright acknowledged Governor Edwards, the Greater Northshore Legislative Delegation, the UL Board of Supervisors, President of the UL System Jim Henderson, and Commissioner of Higher Education Kim Hunter Reed 鈥渇or their tireless dedication to higher education and ensuring that all students, faculty and staff have equal access and opportunity to prosper and thrive as a result of our mission.鈥�
He credited the Louisiana Community and Technical College System with building him as a higher education leader. He said the system taught him how to succeed and fail with grace and humility, enabled him to lead state and national higher education strategic initiatives, and sent him across the globe to advance education access and professional development for students, faculty and staff.
When addressing the students, Wainwright told them their success is vital to the strength of our communities, state and nation.
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Wainwright pledged to recruit, retain and sustain faculty excellence, continued investment in innovation through research and technology, and that facility enhancement and expansion will remain front and center.
鈥淎s a university family, we have weathered many storms and our collective resilience will carry us through anything that will try to distract us from accomplishing our mission in the future,鈥� he added. 鈥淲ith a focus on our core values of excellence and caring and commitment to data driven strategic planning and execution, 麻豆传媒映画出品 will garner historic endowments and private investment that will build a future forward culture of excellence. And we will get there, together.鈥�