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Hello, I'm Chancellor
Kumble Subbaswamy,

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and I want to extend a
warm welcome to all members

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of our campus community as we
begin another academic year.

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Today, I'm speaking
to you from one

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of our outstanding new
facilities, the Physical

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Sciences Building, and I must
admit, I'm a bit envious.

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My academic field
is physics, and

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the extraordinary capability
of such research space

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was not available to me during
my research active years.

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What's also inspiring is
how this building proudly

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represents our past and our
aspirations for the future.

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It incorporates the
reconstructed West Experiment

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Station, the original Mass
Aggie research building,

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reassembled brick by brick.

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This week, we will greet more
than 5,000 new undergraduates,

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including 500 new
international students.

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This is our most academically
accomplished and most diverse

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first-year group ever.

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A warm welcome to all the
new members of our community,

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including the class of 2022,
transfer and graduate students,

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as well as faculty and staff.

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And a special welcome to the 150
veterinary technology students,

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as well as faculty and
staff at our new Mount Ida

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campus in Newton.

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I should add that we are also
developing exciting plans

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for how the Newton
campus can connect

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our students with
Boston area employers,

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and prepare them for careers.

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In your campus
travels, you're bound

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to come across some
newly installed bikeshare

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stations, one aspect of our
commitment to sustainability.

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The Sierra Club, in
fact, just ranked

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us number seven on North
America's greenest colleges.

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And when it comes to
rankings, UMass dining

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deserves a special
shout out for being

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number one in campus food for
the third consecutive year.

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This fall also
marks the beginning

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of an ambitious project to
renovate the student union,

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and construction will
begin this winter.

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Creating a modern home for
our student organizations

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and activities will
certainly be worth the wait.

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Let me close by emphasizing that
for our community to flourish,

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we must be a place that
respects cultural and social

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differences.

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We must welcome open discourse
and the civil exchange

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of ideas.

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At a time when our nation is
confronting many forms of hate

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and intolerance, we must
truly commit ourselves

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to understanding others.

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This semester, our campus
is launching a campaign

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to build a community
of dignity and respect.

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You will find many
ways to get involved.

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I ask you to please
join me in creating

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an environment that is
respectful and inclusive

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for all.

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Thank you for all you do for
our community, and go UMass!

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