Samuel Taylor Coleridge begins his poem “Frost at Midnight” with “The Frost performs its secret ministry / Unhelped by any wind.” In this holiday season the “secret ministry” surrounds us with beauty, as do other phenomena of winter weather.

I wish for you all the beauty and good – relationships, activities, physical things – that you hope for at this time of year, and that you will enjoy rest and renewal.

On behalf of the entire University of Manitoba community, I wish you and your loved ones a joyous holiday season, and a healthy and prosperous new year.

Sincerely,

David T. Barnard, Ph.D.

President and Vice-Chancellor