See here at Eastern, you have an extraordinary culture of service
這是在東部 你們有非比尋常的服務傳統
Many of you spent your spring break volunteering in places
春假時 你們很多人都到新奧爾良
like New Orleans and Washington DC
華盛頓特區這些地方去當志愿者
You're journalism society
你們的新聞業界
donated all the money they'd raised for a trip to a regional conference
將他們為區域會議旅行籌集的所有資金
to a newspaper that had been hit by a tornado
捐給一家被龍卷風所摧毀的報社
Altogether, EKU students volunteered 107,000 hours of service
東肯塔基大學學生志愿服務的時間總和長達10.7萬小時
earning you a place on my husband, the President's
并因此獲得我的丈夫 美國總統
higher education community service honor roll
所公布的高等教育社區服務榮譽榜提名
Absolutely
實至名歸
Absolutely
當之無愧
And on top of all of that, you have also given back to our country
在這之外 你們還對國家作出了另外一個貢獻
by opening your arms and welcoming our nation's veterans into your community
也就是敞開懷抱 將美國退伍軍人迎接到你們這里
And everyone here is involved in that, every one
這里每個人都參與了進來 每個人
The administration awards college credit for military experience
學校行政部門為軍事經驗提供學分
Faculty members reach out to veterans in their classrooms
教職員工們主動幫助課堂上的退伍軍人
Students donate to the Veterans Book Exchange every semester
學生們每學期都會捐助退伍軍人圖書交易所
So it is no wonder that two out of the last three years
因此毫不令人驚訝 過去三年中有兩年
Military Times Edge magazine has named you
軍事時代EDGE雜志都將你們評為
the nation's number one four-year school for our veterans
全國最佳的退伍軍人四年制大學