My under­grad­u­ate career at Ferris has been many things.

I’ve enjoyed my time and had dif­fi­cult sit­u­a­tions to deal with. I’ve learned and grown, stum­bled and righted myself. It has been a process of ongo­ing improvement.

My expe­ri­ence has been unique from yours; everyone’s time here is different.

But there are a few sim­ple ideas that I have tried to embrace and are hope­fully com­mon among other stu­dents and even fac­ulty and staff.

Start early. It’s never too late, but just get going soon.

A great night is worth a less-than-great morning.

Have fun. We all have dif­fer­ent ideas of what “fun” is, but what­ever it means for you, have it… a lot!

Have ideas. Good or bad, ideas are how things start.

Be grate­ful. Thank you still means something.

I’m grate­ful for those involved in my tenure here at Ferris. I can think of few other places I could have been and seen, felt, expe­ri­enced or learned as I did here.

Most impor­tantly of all, look forward.

The best is yet to come.