I know that 30 years from now, someone will be telling a similar story about Coach Scheyer or one of your many brilliant professors.
What made Duke special for you wasn't just the fact that you were on the same campus bonding over test, intense, or East and West campuses, or Nugget and Peaches.
We made this time special.
What made this time special was not just a shared space, but shared values, respect, trust, inclusion, [00:00:42.160 discovery, and excellence.
What made this community special?
One you've helped build and that shaped you in return, is that it's made up of people who mean what they say and do what they say.
People who don't just write down their values but show up with them.
Who over for fun but hard years extended you respect, trusted you included you, joined you in the joys of discovery and pursued excellence, even when it was hard.
That's integrity.
In fact, on my mom's top ten, this is principle number eight.
