First Collection 2013: Keith Reeves '88

September 3rd, 2013

Keith Reeves '88: First Collection 2013

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"Be intellectually curious," says Associate Professor of Political Science Keith Reeves '88, "and dream of making the world, and of making Swarthmore, a better place." More

Associate Professor of Political Science Keith Reeves '88 joined Naudia Williams '14, President Rebecca Chopp, and Associate Dean of Diversity, Inclusion, and Community Development Liliana Rodriguez in welcoming the Class of 2017 to Swarthmore. Evoking the College's Quaker roots, this student-designed tradition is held during each new student orientation in the Scott Outdoor Amphitheater.


Rebecca Chopp: First Collection 2013

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"Swarthmore, like the amphitheater, surrounds you," says Swarthmore President Rebecca Chopp. "You will build this community even as you live within its values, norms, and practices. You belong to Swarthmore, but you are also now a steward of its legacy and a builder of its future."

Liliana Rodriguez: First Collection 2013

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"I don't want to focus on your differences in these few minutes, I want to focus on your commonalities. And I think what I'm about to say will actually surprise you," says Liliana Rodriguez, associate dean of diversity, inclusion, and community development to the Class of 2017.

Naudia Williams '14: First Collection 2013

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"Take a second to acknowledge your responsibility to contributing to a safe, inclusive and diverse community," Naudia Williams '14, a political science major from St. Mary, Jamaica, advises the Class of 2017. More

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