We started off with just over 300 undergraduates. From a cozy two-storey building at Evans, we moved to the historic Bukit Timah campus in the new academic year of 2001. From six seminar rooms, we had 35. From a campus with a single storey library the size of two classrooms, we moved to one at the Bukit Timah campus with a library three stories high, complete with project rooms and a café.

Indeed, there are many special memories. And like the pioneers, who had to leave behind the Evans 'campus', you too may feel reluctant to leave this beautiful place. But a university is more than just a building or a place of business. It is about the people.

I am confident that the spirit of SMU will continue to live on. And no matter where you are - whether you're at the Bukit Timah campus or the city campus, whether you're in Singapore or in China, whether you're students or alumni, you are SMU.

Janice Bellace, our first SMU president gave this quote: "Success is a journey, not a destination." I have learnt so much from my SMU journey and that has made me into the person that I am today. It is a defining success in my life. And now, as we prepare to move to the city campus, it will be well to repeat her words - "Success is a journey, not a destination."

I wish you a personally rewarding journey - let's move!