 Greetings everybody. Here we are at semester's end. Always a good time to pause and take stock of things. I know there's that little matter of final exams, but they'll be over before you know it. I've now seen 27 Purdue semesters. I count summers now that more and more of you are using them to keep moving toward your degrees, but I can't recall a better one. Some of that was only natural. After a year of restrictions and for most of our first-year students, no real school at all. But I think there's more to it. There are more of us together than ever in our history, including our first ever 10,000 student class. The weather has cooperated with generally beautiful Indiana Fall. And how about a bullbound football team, a sweet 16 volleyball team, and oh yeah, the number one basketball team in the country. There's been a lot to like. But let's not overlook the obvious. For all those good things to happen, we had to be here at all. And once again, that took everybody. With 88% of both students and the overall campus community vaccinated, we were one of the safest places anywhere. Those of you who chose the regular testing route kept your end of the bargain, so we caught the few COVID cases we did have early on and kept them from spreading. Here's hoping next semester it can be even better. As we've announced, it's our plan to drop the mask requirement everywhere but classrooms and labs. As at every stage, of course, such decisions depend on events. We've reminded ourselves all along that viruses mutate in order to keep going. And even since our announcement, the new Omicron variant has emerged and taken cases in other countries back where they were in some of the worst months of 2020. After we all got back from Thanksgiving, our cases here have risen noticeably. So after we've all scattered again to other places, most of them less safe than we are here, we'll take the first stretch in January to make sure our situation is still under good control. If you're not fully vaccinated, including a booster shot, please think about it for your sake and others. With everyone pitching in, we look forward to taking the next step back toward fully normal campus life. For now, thanks for getting us here. Have a blessed holiday wherever and however you celebrate it. And go boilers.