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Michael N. Castle
Typically, historical black colleges and universities like Delaware State, attracted students who were raised in an environment where going to college wasn't the next natural step after high school.
Michael N. Castle
Today let us also remember the brave soldiers who died for our freedom and our veterans who selflessly stood in harm's way to guard our freedoms.
Michael N. Castle
Through the years you, the Delaware State family and your predecessors, have faced many challenges. You worked through them with fierce determination and good will, and you have made great progress.
Michael N. Castle
This was a time that when visiting teams came to play our sports teams, they had to stay in a room full of cots adjacent to our gym and weight room and eat on campus only- again due to segregation and the racism mentality. They were not welcome by the hotels and restaurants in town.
Michael N. Castle
This not only grows the university, but also strengthens its character and the role the university can play throughout the state and in the community.
Michael N. Castle
This is a value-added college education if I have heard one described. And what is the most remarkable about Delaware State University graduates - is they just keeping giving back.
Michael N. Castle
They were often the first students in their family to go to college and the very idea of higher education was still foreign to them. They had to make a conscious and often difficult decision to come to college.
Michael N. Castle
They give back to their school and their community and most of all they give back by encouraging others to attend this fine university.
Michael N. Castle
They focus on the unique heritage of African - American that is absolutely critical to cross-cultural understanding and relationships.
Michael N. Castle
They challenge our other universities to compete at the highest levels - which is good for every student and every teacher.