We can’t depend on the President or the political parties for this we have to do it ourselves. Get on the cutting edge of diversity, equity and inclusion. Tyrone Byrd, Texas Commerce Bank, Citibank, Texaco/Chevron, oil and gas entrepreneur (Houston, TX): I encourage them: You don’t have to be famous or a big shot, you just have to work to make the world a better place. You can go out and make a difference, or you can sit around and not make waves. I tell my students: Get your faces out of your cell phones. I want us, just as I want my students, to be independent thinkers and doers. I don’t want us to just go along with the crowd. In the rest of our lives, I want us to be strong, to stand up for what we believe in. Maybe it has always felt this way, but it just seems worse than before. The country is in a very difficult state, the world is in a difficult state. Foster Professor of Law at Yale Law School (New Haven, CT): Stay optimistic, committed and get to know people as you venture out folks get to do things because they know someone. You may never again be surrounded by such a diverse and talented group of people. You are the beneficiaries of more than 250 years of work by those who came before you. Robert Haynes, construction, real estate brokerage and development, Green Mountain Economic Development Corporation (Norwich, VT):Īppreciate the great fortune of living and studying at Dartmouth. You will become the leader everyone wants to follow. This is the foundational skill of life and builds instant trust, loyalty, rapport and intimacy.
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Learn how to listen to emotions, not words. It’s a gift to get up every day and be interested in the world, listen and learn from others, love people and be loved back.ĭoug Noll, former lawyer-turned-professional peacemaker (CA): Your Dartmouth experience has likely helped you become more compassionate and curious, a better human being. If you can’t find this through work, look for other means of life-long learning through volunteer work or education. If you are lucky enough, follow a career that lets you continue to learn, in which you can stay humble and respect the many perspectives that animate this big world. Jan Seidler Ramirez, curator (New York, NY): When I was a student, an axiom was that at Dartmouth people “worked hard, played hard(er).” I did then and I still do (well, maybe not quite so hard!). Engage in small acts of kindness without expectation of reward or recognition.
Live with and for a purpose bigger than yourself so the world is better for you having been part of it. Valerie Armento, semi-retired local government lawyer (San Mateo, CA): Stay connected to the people you care about and lose the ones who don’t enhance your life. Try to accept doing something less than perfect this will bring you a more balanced life. Just be resilient and roll with it setbacks can enlighten your lives. Stuff always happens and it blindsides us when it does. Life is not a continuous line of good things coming to good people who work hard. Keep your actions in virtue, and you’ll live a good life.ĭonna Bascom, lawyer, executive and film producer, (New York, NY): I’ve learned from people around the world that everyone is looking to do the right thing except those who intend evil. Howard Bad Hand, education and economic development director for the Rosebud Sioux Tribe, spiritual and cultural coach and consultant (Taos, NM): My favorite old t-shirt has an image of a drinking glass that reads “half-full.” Appreciate all you can from the places you go. If you do, you’ll eventually share yourself, but begin by being present, face-to-face with those you meet. Ask questions of others to affirm and learn from them. Department of Veterans Affairs (Derwood, MD):īe present, active and engaged with others. Thou canst not then be false to any man.” This above all: to thine own self be true,Īnd it must follow, as the night the day, Grapple them unto thy soul with hoops of steel,īut do not dull thy palm with entertainment Those friends thou hast, and their adoption tried, “Be thou familiar, but by no means vulgar. Some of the best advice is what Polonius advised his son, Laertes, in Shakespeare’s “Hamlet”: Sometimes, it’s important to sit and think. However old you are, it’s never too late to make a change and follow your dreams. Howard Reiss, former lawyer, now arbitrator, mediator and writer (Valley Cottage, NY): Your true religion should always be kindness. Here is what they wrote, 50 years after their own Commencement ceremony. The Dartmouth reached out to members of the Class of 1973, Dartmouth’s first co-ed class, to ask them for advice for the graduating Class of 2023. This article is featured in the 2023 Commencement & Reunions special issue.
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