Although it feels like I’ve been at RISD for a much longer time, I’m really just starting out. When I shared this feeling with National Design Award recipients and RISD alum-led firm 2×4, they designed the simple and elegant theme of “START HERE” which became our rallying cry at the inauguration ceremony last night. Thank you 2×4!

But of course, RISD isn’t just starting out. It’s proudly been around since 1877 and keeps on going forward and onward unstoppably like the Energizer bunny.

The majority of the text from my speech at inauguration is right here and the event was reported by Bill Van Siclen at the Providence Journal.

Thank you to everyone from coming from near and far to make it a wonderful celebration for us all here at RISD! And real thanks to the many virtual visitors that sent in their thanks in the online guestbook.