Delaware State is no longer a college for African Americans without other choices, it is a university of choice.

We have to instill in them the skills they need to succeed at a young age and open up their imaginations to the very real opportunities they can be afforded if they put their minds to it.

Upon arriving, meeting their teachers and signing up for classes, these students began to realize that their attendance at Delaware State University was not a goal achieved, but rather a dream being sewn - a first step, if you will.

But all of this success came at the end of a long climb.

Delaware State is no longer a college for African Americans without other choices, it is a university of choice.

When Delaware State University was founded in 1890, it was not by choice, but by social reality.

I believe it is important for the university to always remember its roots.