Susan HockfieldMIT校长就职演讲.docx
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SusanHockfieldMIT校长就职演讲
MIT第16任校长就职演说
SusanHockfield,MIT(美国麻省理工学院)第16任校长。
MIT在她领导的四年里持续在美国大学和研究生院的排行榜上名列前茅,而诺贝尔奖的获奖人数也达到了惊人的72位。
正如她在就职演说(inauguralspeech)上许下的诺言:
“IwantMITtobeadreamofeverychildwhowantstomaketheworldabetterplace”,“IwantMITanevenbetterMIT”。
今天让我们重温下谦逊,温文尔雅的学者Susan四年前激动人心的就职演说。
Backgroundknowledge:
Yalebulldog:
ThemascotofYaleUniversityis"HandsomeDan,"thefamousYalebulldog,andtheYalefightsong(writtenbyColePorterwhilehewasastudentatYale)containstherefrain,"Bulldog,bulldog,bowwowwow."
美国的很多大学都有自己的吉祥物,一旦有什么重要活动,这些吉祥物就会出场,哈佛和耶鲁,这对老冤家,无论在什么场合都是彼此不相让,下面这张图片就是去年哈佛和耶鲁球队比赛时候,耶鲁大学展示的巨型充气Bulldog,耶鲁学生都亲切的称他为“英俊的Dan”。
Susan毕业于YaleUniversity,而且她也曾经担任过Yalecollege的dean,类似院长之类的职务。
所以她跟大家开玩笑说,她不会将MIT变成一个Yale大学bulldogs的kennel,言外之意她会保留MIT的原汁原味。
Part1
Thankyou,allofyouforsuchanincrediblywarm…warmwelcometothiscommunity.Iamdeeplyhonoredtohavebeen1________asMIT’s16thPresident.Asascientist,I'vealwaysregardedMITasa2________projectinganincrediblybrightlightthathasilluminatedthepathof3________andinnovationfortheentireworld.AndIknowthatIamonlyoneofcountlesspeoplewhohavebeen4________andonmanyoccasionsawedbyMIT’sstrengthsalongtheentirecontinuousscholarship,fromthemost5________basicresearchintothenatureofourworld,tothemostadvanced6________andtechnologicalinnovations.
Itisofcoursethe7________ofeveryuniversitytoproduceanddisseminateknowledgeandyetMIThasadvancedbothpartsofthismissionatanabsolutely8________rate.DiscoveriesandinnovationshavepouredforthfromtheInstituteinastaggeringtorrentfromengineeringandsciencetobesure,butjustas9________fromeconomics,businesses,thearts,thesocialsciencesand10________.
Asallofyoumightimagine,overthelastseveralweeksIhavebecome11________attunedtoanymentionofMIT.Andperhapsnotsurprisingly,hardlyadayhasgonebywithoutsomenewsofsomeMITdiscovery,some12________,somenewprogramcomingtomyattention.MIT’s13________historyofdiscoveryandinnovationalonemightwellhavebeenenoughtodrawmehere,butovertheselastfewmonths,Ihavediscoveredanother14________importantfeatureofthisinstitution’scharacter.Somethingthatspeakstothevaluesandidealsthatseemtobethevery15________ofthisplace.Frommyveryfirstconversationsinthesearchprocess,IkepthearingaboutthreeofMIT’scentralvalues:
thepursuitoftruth,16________andthegreatmeritocracy英才教育.Iheardthisfromtrustees理事,Ihearditfromfaculty,IhearditfromstudentsandIhearditfromstaffmembers.AndwhatIheardtoldmethatherewasaplacewhosevaluesclosely17________myown,aplacewhosemissionIcouldtruly18________,andaplacewhereTom,ElizabethandIcouldfeelverymuchathome.
NowIwouldguessthatmanyofyouarewonderinghowIimaginethefutureforMIT.FirstIhaveto19________youI’mnotgonnabe,bringakennelofYalebulldogswithus.Youwillallnotbe20________towearhatswithwhitesonthem.WhatIbelieveinisbuildingstrengthsonstrengths.EachoftheMITschoolsandactivitiesmustcontinuetobestrongand21________,andwemustcontinuetolookforopportunitiestoamplifythosestrengthsthroughcollaboration,throughshared22________andthroughsharedwork.Myoverarching首要的goalistohelpMITtobeanevengreaterMIT,tobecomeevenbetterateducation,researchand23________.
Part2
Partofthisgoalwillbemetbyensuringthatanyonewhohasthe24________talentsandambitiontomakethemostofwhatMIThastooffer,hasa25________chancetojointhiscommunity.AndIwilldoallIcantomaintainMIT’s26________insettingtheagendafornationalpolicyinresearch,educationaswellastobuild27________withacademiccentersinothernations.
WhatdoIwanttoseeinMIT’sfuture?
Icandistillthisintoaverysimple28________:
IwantMITtobethedreamofeverychildwhowantstomaketheworldabetterplace,butalso,butalsothedreamofevery29________,everyscientist,everyscholar,andeveryartistwhodraws30________fromtheideaofworkinginaheartbeatofinnovationinservicetohumanity.
Ihavetothankthesearch31________anditsadvisorygroupsoffacultyandstudentsforthegraciousand32________yetprobingconversationswe’vehadoverthecourseofthesearchprocess.I’msolookingforwardto33________thoseconversationsandevenmoretobeginningconversationswiththoseofyouIhaven'tyetmet.Inparticular,IwanttothankJimChampy,JerryFriedman,andDanaMeadfortheirsteadyhelpandmany34________they’vesharedwithmeaboutwhatPaulGrayhascalledthisspecialplace.Iwouldberemiss怠慢的indeedifIdidnotseizethis35________,althoughIfeelcertaintherewillbemanymanyotherstosaluteCharlesVestforhisextraordinaryleadership.AndthatisleadershipbothatMITandonthenational36________,he’sbroughtforwardagreatnumberofkey37________andhasforgedimportantnew38________overthe14yearshehasservedasMIT’spresident.ForhisworkforMITandforthenation,Iextendmypersonalthanks.
Atthispoint,I’veonlyjustbeguntolearnaboutMIT.Wearenowintheseasonofgoingbacktoschoolandit’stimeformetodothesame.Allofyou,allofyou,39________,students,staff,alumni,youwillbemyteachersintheweeksandmonthsahead.Iam40______excitedtobejoiningthislearningcommunity.AndI’mhonoredbeyondwordstojointhisinstitutionasMIT’spresident.Thankyouallveryverymuch!
(Theend.)
Part1
Thankyou,allofyouforsuchanincrediblywarm…warmwelcometothiscommunity.Iamdeeplyhonoredtohavebeen1selectedasMIT’s16thPresident.Asascientist,I'vealwaysregardedMITasa2beaconprojectinganincrediblybrightlightthathasilluminatedthepathof3discoveryandinnovationfortheentireworld.AndIknowthatIamonlyoneofcountlesspeoplewhohavebeen4inspiredandonmanyoccasionsawedbyMIT’sstrengthsalongtheentirecontinuousscholarship,fromthemost5fundamentalbasicresearchintothenatureofourworld,tothemostadvanced6applicationsandtechnologicalinnovations.
Itisofcoursethe7missionofeveryuniversitytoproduceanddisseminateknowledgeandyetMIThasadvancedbothpartsofthismissionatanabsolutely8astonishingrate.DiscoveriesandinnovationshavepouredforthfromtheInstituteinastaggeringtorrentfromengineeringandsciencetobesure,butjustas9impressivelyfromeconomics,businesses,thearts,thesocialsciencesand10humanities.
Asallofyoumightimagine,overthelastseveralweeksIhavebecome11increasinglyattunedtoanymentionofMIT.Andperhapsnotsurprisingly,hardlyadayhasgonebywithoutsomenewsofsomeMITdiscovery,some12invention,somenewprogramcomingtomyattention.MIT’s13remarkablehistoryofdiscoveryandinnovationalonemightwellhavebeenenoughtodrawmehere,butovertheselastfewmonths,Ihavediscoveredanother14criticallyimportantfeatureofthisinstitution’scharacter.Somethingthatspeakstothevaluesandideasthatseemtobethevery15foundationofthisplace.Frommyveryfirstconversationsinthesearchprocess,IkepthearingaboutthreeofMIT’scentralvalues:
thepursuitoftruth,16integrityandthegreatmeritocracy英才教育.Iheardthisfromtrustees理事,Ihearditfromfaculty,IhearditfromstudentsandIhearditfromstaffmembers.AndwhatIheardtoldmethatherewasaplacewhosevaluesclosely17mirroredmyown,aplacewhosemissionIcouldtruly18embrace,andaplacewhereTom,ElizabethandIcouldfeelverymuchathome.
NowIwouldguessthatmanyofyouarewonderinghowIimaginethefutureforMIT.FirstIhaveto19reassureyouI’mnotgonnabe,bringakennelofYalebulldogswithus.Youwillallnotbe20requiredtowearhatswithwhitesonthem.WhatIbelieveinisbuildingstrengthsonstrengths.EachoftheMITschoolsandactivitiesmustcontinuetobestrongand21distinctive,andwemustcontinuetolookforopportunitiestoamplifythosestrengthsthroughcollaboration,throughshared22visionandthroughsharedwork.Myoverarching首要的goalistohelpMITtobeanevengreaterMIT,tobecomeevenbetterateducation,researchand23invention.
Part2
Partofthisgoalwillbemetbyensuringthatanyonewhohasthe24extraordinarytalentsandambitiontomakethemostofwhatMIThastooffer,hasa25fairchancetojointhiscommunity.AndIwilldoallIcantomaintainMIT’s26leadershipinsettingtheagendafornationalpolicyinresearch,educationaswellastobuild27bridgeswithacademiccentersinothernations.
WhatdoIwanttoseeinMIT’sfuture?
Icandistillthisintoaverysimple28picture:
IwantMITtobethedreamofeverychildwhowantstomaketheworldabetterplace,butalso,butalsothedreamofevery29engineer,everyscientist,everyscholar,andeveryartistwhodraws30inspirationfromtheideaofworkinginaheartbeatofinnovationinservicetohumanity.
Ihavetothankthesearch31committeeanditsadvisorygroupsoffacultyandstudentsforthegraciousand32intelligentyetprobingconversationswe’vehadoverthecourseofthesearchprocess.I’msolookingforwardto33continuingthoseconversationsandevenmoretobeginningconversationswiththoseofyouIhaven'tyetmet.Inparticular,IwanttothankJimChampy,JerryFriedman,andDanaMeadfortheirsteadyhelpandmany34insightsthey’vesharedwithmeaboutwhatPaulGrayhascalledthisspecialplace.Iwouldberemiss怠慢的indeedifIdidnotseizethis35opportunity,althoughIfeelcertainthere
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