Timisalsoknownasastrongadvocateforenvironmentalissues,broadereducationalaccess,racialequity,andfortherightsoftheLGBTQcommunity.
Hehasbeenvocalinhisbeliefthatcorporationsshoulddotheirparttomaketheworldabetterplace.ell,thankyou,ProvostDrell.
Again,tothemembersoftheClassof2019:
OnbehalfofStanfordUniversity,congratulationstoyouonthisveryspecialday.
YouhavegraduatedfromthefamilyofStanfordstudents,andyouhavejoinedthefamilyofStanfordalumni.
Fromthisdayforward,whereveryougointheworld,whateverpathyouexplore,andwhatevercontributionyouseektomake–youwillremainforeverCardinal,andforeverapartoftheStanfordcommunity.
Andso,inclosing,asyoustartanewjourneyasgraduatesofStanford,Ihopeyouwillrememberthesewords:
Lettodayserveasabeginning,andnotanending.
Followyourtalents,yourinterests,andyourfoundationalvaluestodiscoveryourownuniquepathtolivingalifeofpurpose.
Andmostimportantly:Embracetheopportunitiesaheadofyouandusetheplatformyou’veearnedtochangetheworldforthebetter.
Congratulations,Classof2019!