“WHAT WE HOPE TO BUILD IS MUCH MORE THAN A BEAUTIFUL CAMPUS. IT WILL, AS YOU CAN SENSE, BE THAT. BUT IF THAT IS ALL WE SHALL HAVE ACCOMPLISHED, WE SHALL HAVE FAILED. WHAT WE HOPE TO CREATE HERE, IN THESE HILLS, IS A SPIRIT OF PLACE. A PLACE WHERE MINDS WILL BE OPENED, WHERE LIVES WILL BE CHANGED, WHERE LASTING RELATIONSHIPS WILL BE FORMED.” — SEAVER COLLEGE DEDICATION, MAY 23, 1970