Cyran drew on a speech by Sister Nora Gatto at the Sigma Alpha Sigma Honor Society inductions to articulate the defining quality of a Niagara University graduate: a 'Vincentian heart.' She recited a litany of what that means—seeing a person rather than a case study in poverty, seeing a promise rather than a problem, seeing opportunity where others see obstacles. This passage captured the spiritual and ethical foundation of a Niagara education, rooted in the mission of St. Vincent de Paul to serve the poor and marginalized. Cyran's message was that the most valuable thing graduates were taking with them was not their degree but their capacity to see the world with compassion and hope—and to act on that vision.