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This university conference address entitled Joseph's School was given on August 25th of

2025 by Justin Collings, then BYU Academic Vice President.

It's now my privilege to address you. At the close of my remarks, we will stand and sing together,

praise to the man who communed with Jehovah, after which Melissa Larson, director of the School of

Accountancy, and one of our award recipients this morning will offer the

benediction after the benediction we invite you to join us in the lobby for some light refreshments

and rich fellowship dear friends beloved colleagues, welcome back.

It is a thrill to be with you and an honor to be one among you.

There is no other university like this university, and there is no other faculty like this faculty.

Thank you for your inspiring response

to our campus-wide student success initiative,

which we discussed in our all-faculty meeting back in April.

Something special is happening on this campus,

and it is happening in no small measure because of you. As President Reese and Elder Gilbert

both noted this morning, 87% of our most recent graduating class reported that their time at

BYU strengthened their faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. This reflects remarkable growth in recent years. Growth of a kind

that you simply do not see in organizations of our size over so short a span. We still have room

to grow, but I anticipate similar growth in the years to come. There might always be a few students we don't quite reach,

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