{"id":26112,"date":"2024-01-12T13:34:36","date_gmt":"2024-01-12T18:34:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/?p=26112"},"modified":"2024-01-12T13:45:26","modified_gmt":"2024-01-12T18:45:26","slug":"presidents-welcome-to-the-spring-2024-semester","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/2024\/01\/presidents-welcome-to-the-spring-2024-semester\/","title":{"rendered":"President&#8217;s welcome to the Spring 2024 Semester"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Dear Students,<\/p>\n<p>I hope you enjoyed a wonderful holiday season and have returned well rested and ready to learn. I join with the entire Marshall University community in extending a warm welcome back as we embark on the exciting journey of this unfolding spring semester.<\/p>\n<p>As we begin, I encourage you to reflect on\u00a0your\u00a0past accomplishments and set ambitious goals.\u00a0Dream big!\u00a0Spring offers a fresh start, brimming with personal and academic opportunities for growth. The <a href=\"https:\/\/events.marshall.edu\/\">university\u2019s calendar<\/a> is\u00a0filled\u00a0with events to help you participate and plug into life at Marshall. Challenge yourself to find new experiences and explore new activities.<\/p>\n<p>You\u00a0are a unique and integral part of our vibrant Marshall University community. Your perspectives, talents, and dedication contribute to a healthy campus life. It\u2019s an environment stimulated by collaboration from varying viewpoints &#8211; a community that creates opportunities and embraces challenges.<\/p>\n<p>Whether you are a returning student or a new face on campus, I am confident you have the potential to grow, connect, succeed, and contribute this semester. Please take advantage of the resources available, engage with your professors and peers, and don&#8217;t hesitate to seek support when needed. Together, we can create a learning experience that is rewarding and fulfilling. Individually, you can find success that exceeds your expectations.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll notice I am using our new Student Affairs app to deliver this message. I hope this platform will be a valuable resource and an innovative communication method in the coming months. If you prefer a traditional email, please provide that input to my <a href=\"mailto:brandservices@marshall.edu\">office.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>I wish you an engaging and successful semester ahead.<\/p>\n<p>Welcome back and Go\u00a0Herd!<\/p>\n<p>Brad D. Smith<br \/>\nPresident, Marshall University<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Students, I hope you enjoyed a wonderful holiday season and have returned well rested and ready to learn. I join with the entire Marshall University community in extending a warm welcome back as we embark on the exciting journey of this unfolding spring semester. As we begin, I encourage you to reflect on\u00a0your\u00a0past accomplishments [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":239,"featured_media":22933,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[61],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26112","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-student-communication"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26112","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/239"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26112"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26112\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26117,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26112\/revisions\/26117"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22933"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26112"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26112"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26112"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}