College of Notre Dame of Maryland

"It is time for you to put on the mantle of world transformers. You have lived for four years among extraordinary women, the School Sisters of Notre Dame and the administrators of this outstanding college. You have been well trained by your professors. You have lived by the values of your honor code, values that will stay with you forever no matter where you go or what you do. You face a very different world than last year’s graduates. Enormous challenges lie before you as this economy weathers its worst crisis since the Great Depression. But take heart! Difficult and challenging times present great opportunity. Difficult times lead to the emergence of extraordinary people. Your character and your mettle are going to be tested. Welcome the obstacles. Embrace the trials. Relish the hurdles. You are up to the challenge! You have been tempered and tested at College of Notre Dame, and you will transform the world."