 I'm excited about the new Wiser Diplomacy Center. There's really nothing like this in the Midwest since the position of the Ford School to be one of the country's leading hubs for diplomatic practice. This year I'm very excited about all the programs we will offer to the students and learning about Ford School as a new employee. I'm excited about the Big Ten voting challenge and the fact that the Ford School is leading the way. I'm really excited about the new faculty hires that head over the summer. I think they're doing really excellent research. The We Listen and Ford School-sponsored conference that's coming up this September with Bill Crystal and Mira Tainton. The Ford School's new leadership initiative which we're launching this year. I'm looking forward to teaching and working with students in the classroom. I'm new to the Ford School, so I'm really excited to meet all the students, especially the science, technology, and public policy certificate students who I'm going to be working with really closely this year. I am most excited to be finishing up classes in the fall and making the transition in the winter to full-time research. I'm very excited to be working with all of our students, staff, and faculty to create new, engaged learning opportunities, helping all of us make a big difference in the world. I'm really excited about all the things we're going to do this year that no one's even thought of yet. Michelle Obama, because she's working so hard in trying to increase student voting. Joseph Cooper and Interstellar Be hopeful in difficult situations. My first thought is the mom from Incredibles, who's like really stretchy and able to do a lot of different things at once. I'm going to be doing a lot of different things this year, including teaching a new course, working with students. I think I would be Nemo from finding Nemo because he is truly persistent. I would be the Black Panther because I would have an unlimited access to vibranium which would give me unlimited access to strength and wisdom in the social justice realm. I'm going to go with Master Yoda because it would be fun to make students' laptops levitate when I catch them checking Instagram in class. Nobody does all the reading in grad school. That's my advice. Students don't overload yourself with course credits. There's so many things to do outside of class. I would encourage everyone to come into this year with an open mind and assuming positive intent. I think a lot of times to get wrapped up in the political climate and forget that we're all doing this because we really care. This is very simple. Kindness and generosity go a long way. Don't hesitate to ask questions when you need help. The Ford School community wants you to succeed. I've got two pieces of advice for students, for their careers at Ford and for their jobs beyond. The first is work really, really hard. Anything worth working on is hard to do. And the second is don't be a jerk. The people who you are working with are really important to being successful in your career. And it's the right thing to do. I think my advice is to take advantage of this wonderful community. The students inspire the faculty, the staff are wonderful, and I think it's a really great place to be.