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Carpe Diem Bay Pathway Spring 2018 2 FROM THE PRESIDENT While we are truly proud of these accomplishments, we are now undertaking an important initiative that will have a lasting impact on our community. With deliberation and much thought, through workshops, dialogue, and events, our faculty, staff, students, and Board of Trustees have been engaged in a deep examination of the culture of diversity and inclusion at Bay Path. e question we are addressing is this: "How do we create a community that is welcoming and diverse?" is issue of the Bay Pathway is a response to that question, and reports on Bay Path's commitment to fostering an environment in which diversity is welcomed and all individuals feel they belong. From the classroom to the Boardroom we seek to strengthen the diversity and inclusion of our community to ensure we are best serving our increasingly diverse student population, a popula- tion that reflects the shifting demographics of America. As the infographic on page 10 demon- strates, in the decades to come we will be a nation where there is no clear majority. e impact will be profound on businesses, organizations, schools, government, and higher education. e world is shifting, and Bay Path is shifting with it. is issue also includes highlights from the previous months, including our incredibly successful 23rd Annual Women's Leadership Conference, "Be Curious," which featured the talented writer and producer Lena Waithe, and our 121st Commencement celebration which had over 1,000 graduates—a record number. And the campus was buzzing with excitement as our Bay Path Wildcats softball team won the NECC Championship. Winning the championship resulted in an automatic invitation to the NCAA Division III softball tournament—the first time ever in our University's athletic history. Early in the morning, as the team Among the special qualities that define Bay Path is our ability to adapt and innovate. We have always looked to the future and the needs of our students and community, and responded by developing cutting-edge academic programs, building new facilities and renovating spaces, and daring to launch new learning platforms—like SOUL at our American Women's College—that redefine how students will be educated.