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14 CONVOCATION
DECEMBER 22, 2020

Hold High Expectations for Yourself

Soraya M. Coley

President
California State Polytechnic University
(Cal Poly Pomona), USA
Hello everyone and thank you for inviting me to participate in

Ganpat University’s 14th Convocation. I want to recognize and
thank:
Ÿ President and Patron-in-Chief Patel,
Ÿ Vice Chancellor Sharma,
Ÿ the Board of Governors,
Ÿ the Academic Council,
Ÿ the Members of Trust
Ÿ the entire university administrative leadership
Ÿ the executive deans and deans,
Ÿ and the principals, chairpersons, and staff.

You are engaged in lifechanging work that will reverberate for
generations to come.
And I recognize all the students, families, and friends gathered. I
am truly honored to share this occasion with you.
Before I share my prepared remarks with you, I feel compelled
to acknowledge the challenges presented by the coronavirus
pandemic to communities all over the world.

The latest numbers documented by Johns Hopkins University
stagger our consciousness: 74 million cases globally; 1.6 million
lives lost, and countless more impacted.

To all those affected, to all those who have lost loved ones, I
offer you my condolences and my hope for better days ahead.

Let me again reiterate what an honor it is to be a part of your
convocation ceremony.

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