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Pogasts. This University Conference Address Entitled This university was given on August 26th of 2004 by Ronald A R Razzband.

Then a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Brothers and sisters, thank you for this warm welcome to BYU today and I want to just

Give a big exclamation point to your message president

That was a masterful message everyone. It's one that you'll want to read and read again.

I'm hoping to do the same. I just want to thank you on behalf of the Board of Trustees for all that you

and Wendy are doing to lead this university. Thank you, Elder Gilbert, for that kind and generous introduction.

What a joy it is to be here with you today at this BYU University Conference.

It's been thrilling to hear of your continued accomplishments. I hope you

will allow me to highlight just a few of the recent milestones that have resonated

with me as I have reviewed your work with President Reese and

Elder Gilbert. These and other efforts remain central to our efforts at becoming BYU. One of the real innovations at BYU is the

creation and rollout of UNIF 101, our student-wide student success course throughout the university.

This effort has the potential to be transformative for our students.

Your efforts will help students understand BYU's mission,

acquire resources to persist academically, and create an increased sense of belonging.

The UNIF 101 course highlights our broader focus on student success from the first year mentors to the academic

student success council to the data modeling focused on graduation, you are strengthening efforts to help at-risk students.

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