President L. Rafael Reif's Charge to the Graduates
Below is the prepared text of the charge to the graduates by MIT President L. Rafael Reif for the Institute’s 147th Commencement, held June 7, 2013.To the graduates of 2013: Congratulations! I know I am the last thing standing between you and your diplomas – so, even though I have a great deal I want to tell you, I will be brief... To everyone who has come here this morning to celebrate the graduates of 2013 – welcome to MIT! And to the parents and families of today's graduates – congratulations to you as well! It is great to have you all here on Killian Court on this wonderful day, for this tremendously important occasion.(The last time I was out here with a big group of people, we were having a huge snowball fight. I know that many members of the class of 2013 were part of it. To those of you...