past couple of years, along with all
our obstacles and triumphs, and let
hope carry us through our future. We
must not waste our precious seconds
on something that makes us unhappy.
As we follow our dreams, we must
remember that hope is what will guide
us through our darkest moments and
what reinforces our best ones. My
wish for all of us is to always keep
hope in our hearts and to surround
ourselves with those who believe in us.
My parents, family, friends, teammates
and professors were my support—the
ones who gave me hope—a true gift
of caring.
Through our Towson experience,
we’ve formed relationships that will
grow over the years as we will rely on
them to help find our way through
those dark moments we may face. Our
Towson education will allow us to
bring hope to so many—together we
have opportunities to find cures to dis-
eases; provide an education to future
generations and those less privileged
than us; and even find better ways to
protect our environment so that future
generations can experience the same
landscape that we enjoy today. Never
lose hope, as I almost did, and never
underestimate the impact we can and
will make in our future endeavors.
Our future is what we make of it. One
of my favorite quotes by an unknown
author says, “Many of the great
achievements of the world were ac-
complished by tired and discouraged
men who kept on working.”
Make sure to thank all of those who
have made your experience at Towson
memorable. Congratulations, fellow
graduates. Today we walk across the
stage and into our future.
Alexandra Chong
Kiskowski was the
graduate student
speaker for the
College of Liberal Arts
at the 2 p.m. Commencement May 26.
Having the chance to speak to you
on this occasion, to be part of your
memory of this time and place, is such
a great honor. I am proud to speak to
you to share how much this university
has given to me. I hope that my words
today will also reflect the more posi-
tive aspects of our time here.
