President's Message

A Message to President’s Circle and Patron Donors

Dear Friends of CMU,

In this mid-autumn season I'm pleased to share the first of what will be three updates to CMU's President's Circle and Patron's Circle members this year.

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Five questions: when, where, who, what, and why

Welcome to CMU 2014/15! This new academic year opened formally on September 2, 2014, and I greeted the students, faculty and staff with the words below. With these reflections I offer you a glimpse into the life of CMU and invite you to either join or remain part of the surrounding community that entrusts the university with its mission.

Dear Students, Faculty and Staff:

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Surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses (Installation Response)

Honoured guests, cherished colleagues, students, family and friends,

You are the witnesses.

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Welcome Message

As I begin my tenure as CMU's second president I am honoured and made bold by the reams of generous encouragement that has come my way. Most of this isn't really about me but rather gives witness to all the people who are engaged and made hopeful by what's been happening at CMU. The enthusiasm is for what's ever becoming possible through CMU the co-mingling of the particular programs, projects, faculty and students entrusted to CMU. I just happen to be the one who acts as host – point person it's usually called – between the internal workings and the external relationships that sustain and urge forward the university's mission and effectiveness.

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