 It is my great pleasure to welcome you here today on this auspicious occasion as we inaugurate the 19th President of Mount Holyoke College, Sonia Claire Stevens. As the mantle of leadership passes to Sonia Stevens, we are confident that Mount Holyoke's goal of educating women to excel and contribute to the common good will continue. I congratulate Mount Holyoke for the election just as much as I congratulate Sonia for being elected. I know that you will have a wonderful future together. Sonia Stevens has worked to set a tone of inclusion, of innovation and a strong desire to be curious, to reflect and to move us decisively forward. President Stevens, bienvenida. Welcome to your official role as president. We know her advocacy for equality and inclusiveness, her collaborative spirit, her wonderful sense of humor, her big laugh and the best glasses anywhere. You inspired us by your example and you continue to do so today. We look forward to the leadership that will ensure in the words of our alma mater that Mount Holyoke forever shall be. You have a great woman to be your 19th president and I'm absolutely delighted to be here. Welcome to our familiar and dear friend. My hope for and commitment to the future of Mount Holyoke is that here we will pursue and name our ideas and our passions and that here, within a light that realises our magic, we will give form to the lives and to the vision that in their turn will shape that future. Thank you.