RISD is about the families that wonder out loud, “What will my son/daughter do with a RISD degree?” and ideally as pointed out by alum Mednick so that they “Don’t look for someone else’s ending.” I had a chance to sit with the Barclay family in Los Angeles to learn about their hopes for what a RISD education might provide their son Christopher. In response it was clear — a RISD education provides the opportunity for a creative person to shape and inform the world of art, design, and business, government, cooking, philanthropy, biology, medicine — as evidenced by the diverse body of alumni careers that I am beginning to observe. RISD creates extraordinary people that can become heroes with real superpowers. Perhaps capes should be distributed at the next RISD convocation … hmmmm. Hold that thought.