University Fund Donor Thank You
Welcome donors, faculty, staff, and honored students,
As she mentioned my name is John Smith and I'm one of the recipients of a Scholarship, which is directed toward students that major in the natural sciences and engineering. I wanted to give this speech today to let all of the donors know how grateful the university and especially all the students are for your contributions, and also to see some of the faces behind the scholarships.
First I want to give some back ground on my-self and tell why I decided to come to this school. I'm originally from a small suburban town far, far away. I went to a small Catholic school on the Jersey coast, where I was a student leader and very active in my academics and sports. I decided to attend the University for many reasons. One of them being that it is a relatively small school, as my high school was and during my campus tour when I was still a high school senior, the entire campus was warm and inviting. Just about everyone I saw said hello, even if they were just a student that stopped to say hi, they would talk to me and answer any questions we had, the entire campus seemed like a tight nit family; nobody seemed to be excluded, which is true. It makes everyone feel welcome and that they are wanted.
Now I am a sophomore Sports Medicine major with a double minor in biology and chemistry and a Pre-med focus, that's quite a mouthful. I am a more traditional student than her, meaning that I was fortunate enough to come directly from high school to college; I live on campus and take 15 or more credits per semester. I am actively involved with the campus; I'm the Student Activities Council President, hold a position in Student Government, and belong to a fraternity here on campus. I also worked for our director of Alumni Relations and Annual Giving, calling alumni, friends of the university and possibly some of you, trying to raise money for the university. These leadership positions will help me grow intellectually and mature as I continue my college career. My aspirations after graduation are to attend a highly accredited medical school and become an orthopedic surgeon in a hospital in this region. I have always been intrigued by the human body, and been compassionate towards those that can't help themselves, and ever since I came here, I have feel in love with the area and couldn't imagine myself being anywhere else.
My first two weeks on campus were great. When I first walked on to the campus, it felt very foreign like I was in another country. I didn’t feel connected yet and still felt like a visitor. Most of the time I didn’t know exactly where I was going and of course, I didn’t want to look like a freshman. Eventually, I did find where I was going, after going to Cajun connection.
It has been a great year. I can truthfully say this is my favorite year of college. And you all made that possible. 9B is the best floor. From what I've seen all of you are kind, respectful, and helpful. I don't go out and party with you guys (obviously) but from what I have observed you all have learned how to drink responsible and you take care of each other when
My affiliation with fraternity has taught me to love and respect our shared community. I also learned that my good actions matter to the lives and well being of the citizens of our community. I know my time and studies at Rutgers University will only grow my understanding of belonging to something greater then myself. I can say as a Man that gathered this when I read the Rutgers mission statement. Rutgers University is here to enrich those who attend and the community at large.
In my very first hour at Mary Queen of Peace, I felt instantly welcome. In fact, by that time, I had already made a friend that is still one of my best friends to this day. I had some pretty bad anxiety when I was younger, and making friends and feeling so welcome and relaxed at school helped me so much in the following years at MQP. This made me feel really comfortable, because I was and still am a very shy person. I know that everybody being so nice and inclusive all through my elementary and middle school years has had a lot to do with being in a Catholic school environment. I also think that a huge part of why I loved coming to school is because of my teachers. I have no idea where I would be without the amazing teachers that have taught me at Mary Queen of Peace. Every teacher I have ever had has given me so much knowledge that I use in my daily life, or that I know I will use later in life.
For my entire pre-college education, I attended Evangel Heights Christian Academy. Despite our constant complaints about dress code and school lunches, we as students all appreciate the pleasant atmosphere that Evangel Heights offers. Although a great school offering a solid Christian education and providing teachers that genuinely cares for their students, Evangel Heights often traps students in a sheltered environment where students build a wall shielding themselves from surrounding schools and communities. I perceived this fact when I realized that several of my friends in high school did not know anyone outside of their own family and the sixty students in the high school. Even though I generally consider myself to be a passive and introverted individual, I was encouraged to break my comfort zone because of the benefits that I could gain in the plethora
Yet again, I was starting another school where I didn’t know anyone.I had to do it all over again, with the same thoughts going through my head, wondering what it was going to be like, always wondering if I was going to fit and make friends easily knowing how big it was. I decided that these next two years at this school were going to be focused on college and my school work, I wasn’t going to be in any clubs or sports. I thought to myself that joining a sport at a small school was very different and I didn’t want to know what it was like at a big school. I managed starting this school just like I managed starting high school. Good thing I am very outgoing so I enjoy meeting new people! I remember my first day of school there like it was yesterday. Walking in and seeing thousands of faces that I have never seen before. It was huge, 1500 in each grade. It was so big that they had two different campuses; one for the freshman and sophomores and another for the juniors and seniors. It was really hard making friends but I was lucky enough to be able to go to the Lake County Tech Campus associated with the College of Lake County and I made a lot of friends there in my nursing class. It was a very racial school, there wasn’t a majority of one race whereas Central was majority whites. I enjoyed all of my teachers that I ever had at Warren and I felt that I really learned a lot compared to feeling like I was ever
I have done this by having group bonding activities often as well as appearing warm and welcoming to all, especially those who do not appear at our activities in order to make them feel included at all times. If made a Resident Assistant, I plan to go further than this and try to encourage the residents to open their doors more often in order to appear more welcoming to each other. I will also keep working hard on inventive group bonding activities. I find that more work can always be done in order to create lasting bonds between residents. Most importantly, I have grown to understand that even though we refer to our residence halls as our dorm, or simply “school”, the truth of the matter is that these residence halls and the college itself, is our home. Above all else, I hope to bring every sense of the word into reality for any future residents that I may
At Rutgers University I will be a full time student and participate in numerous clubs and groups relevant to my field of education. Over the summer, I volunteered to help out my friends fraternity (Phi Psi) with different events. The welcoming I received from my friends fraternity brothers felt like I was part of the fraternity myself. Everyone was approachable and treated me like I was family which made me feel like a Scarlet Knight. This astonished me because even though I wasn't attending Rutgers University I still felt like I was expanding and diversifying my network. The educational freedom, student body, and campus life at Rutgers University will help me to excel in my personal life as well as in my field of study. Being a transfer student from Mercer County Community College while having completed 60+ credits already puts me ahead of both of my parents academically, whom never had the freedom to go to college like I did. Being the first one in my family to attend college can definitely feel nerve wracking but it is also undoubtedly the main reason why I push myself to achieve greatness. I think that everyone living in our era in time has the contingency and convenience to go out and pursue
First off, I would like to say again, thank you for nominating me as a possible recipient for this scholarship. I do not think I have ever been recognized for my academic achievements throughout my entire school career. I never was really focused and determined to learn before like I am now. So just the nomination is an honor, no matter if I receive the scholarship or not. Thank you for the recognition. It truly made my day.
The next few days at school, I started to really understand the schedule and got the hang of migrating between Lasalle and DePaul. I made new friends everyday, did not struggle with my locker once, had lunches that tasted, smelled, and looked amazing, and I am really glad I chose to come to Sacred Heart Cathedral. Everyone is really welcoming and nice. I have made great friends and I am really excited for the next four years at Sacred Heart
night football games, bus rides, and the close knit family of which freshmen become a part. I
The main reason I wanted to make a speech was to personally say thank you to some very special people who have contributed to today:
First of all, I'd like to welcome all the parents, relatives and friends, on behalf of the senior class. It has been a long, hard road to graduation and I know your presence here is greatly appreciated. My job as salutatorian is to reminisce on our past here at County High, a past that reads like a script of a soap opera.
Valedictorian Speech Good evening fellow graduates, teachers, family members, friends, and distinguished guests. It is a tremendous honor to be the valedictorian of our graduating class. My job is to somehow be the voice of the entire graduating class, and take five minutes to say a few words on behalf of all 539 of us. Like most valedictorians, writing this speech was not an easy task for me. Not because I did not have anything to say, but because I was overwhelmed by how much I wanted to share with you all on this day. Tonight, we have one common purpose, to celebrate. We are here to congratulate, to look towards what the future holds for us, to wish each other well, and to, most importantly look back on our time spent here. So, I would like to start by saying 'well done' to my fellow graduates, who have all worked hard during the past several years to reach this milestone. I would also like to express my sincere gratitude to the graduating class for selecting me to speak here tonight. Ever since the news broke, many people, some who've I've never really met before, have come up to me and have wished me well. Perhaps this speech would be incomplete if I don’t say something to the teachers. On the behalf of my entire class, I would like to thank all my teachers: thank you. Thank you for teaching us, for leading us, for building us up as adults. I know that we have not given back to you the respect you deserve. I know that we have not told you how much we appreciate you taking time out of your schedules to help us. And I know that we have not said thank you for giving us a wonderful education. So, I hope that as I say thanks, you can forget our shortcomings and remember us for who we are and not from the mistakes we have made. ...
Hi, my name is Pat and I would like to start today by thanking the seniors of 2012 for choosing me to speak today. It is truly my honor.