Welcome back to American University,
Welcome back to your place of learning, your circle of friends and your home away from home. American University is a special place. We are a university that is committed to making the community, the city and the world a better place. This is not an interest but a commitment. A commitment that each one of us fulfills in our own way. We may fulfill it through the creation of beauty in the arts, innovation through the sciences or hope through politics. We have been and continue to be a University that is strengthened by these differences. This is everyone’s home regardless of race, religion, place of origin or sexual orientation. In recent days we have been reminded that there are still those who do not tolerate our tolerance. But such reminders are meaningless in the face of our resolve to spread our message of acceptance and inclusion. As we have spread this message our student body has become more united than it has ever been.
Regardless of the term you use to describe us, we have defined ourselves by our actions. And this past semester proved to be one of the most incredible in terms of making meaningful change both on our campus and beyond. We enter this coming semester with a drastically expanded culture of service, new advocacy groups and one of our own in the D.C. local government. Our attendance at sports games is the highest on record and more students have involved themselves greek life, athletics and other activities than ever before.
The Student Government has worked tirelessly to make life at AU the best it can be and this semester we have more initiatives, better services and more programming than ever before. However, this semester will only be as great as you allow it to be. The success experienced so far could not have been made by any individual in any organization or any single organization within the University as a whole. It requires that you involve yourself, discover your dream and pursue it with a fiery passion. American University is your launching board, your chance to give everything you can muster at anything that sparks your interest. So don’t hold back, take advantage of all the resources and opportunities that are available to you and enjoy the experience. And while you do, the Student Government will always be standing by to assist and support in any way we can. It has been an honor serving this student body, and I look forward to another incredible semester.
Nate A. Bronstein President, Student Government
