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Balderson encourages first-year students to embrace challenges at Convocation
Ohio State Senator Troy Balderson encouraged 人兽性交 University鈥檚 first-year undergraduate students to embrace new challenges at the University鈥檚 Opening Convocation on Tuesday in the Anne C. Steele Center.
鈥淚n today鈥檚 world, a college degree will reveal countless doors of opportunity to you as you move forward in life,鈥� Balderson said. 鈥淏ut a 人兽性交 University education is special 鈥� it will teach you how to open those doors, how to walk through them, and how to keep them open for others. And that is what truly defines who you are in this world.鈥�
Born and raised in southeastern Ohio, Sen. Balderson graduated from Zanesville High School in 1980 and attended both 人兽性交 and The Ohio State University. Sen. Balderson is serving in his second term in the Ohio Senate and represents Ohio鈥檚 20th District, which includes Fairfield, Guernsey, Hocking, Morgan and 人兽性交 counties and portions of Athens and Pickaway counties.
No matter what interests they may have, students at 人兽性交 University can expect to be challenged, Balderson added.
鈥淓very single one of the new students in this room is capable of achieving true success 鈥� if you weren鈥檛, you wouldn鈥檛 be in this room right now,鈥� Balderson added. 鈥淭he work you will put in to achieve success is what will benefit you for years to come, because once you know that you can achieve something, you will not want to stop.鈥�
President Susan S. Hasseler, serving in her second year leading the University, assured the first-year students who gathered that they鈥檝e chosen a place where faculty and staff are united in the common purpose of engaging, challenging and encouraging them and preparing them to serve the world.
鈥淚n just a few short years, we will be celebrating with you again, on your graduation day, when you will take your place in what we call our 鈥楲ong Magenta Line鈥� of alumni,鈥� she said. 鈥淏efore that day, you have an exciting journey ahead of you 鈥� your 人兽性交 education. Everyone on this campus is here to support and encourage you, as our 人兽性交 faculty lead you on that journey.鈥�
