The new academic year is in full swing at Simpson College, and chemistry professor Adam Brustkern welcomed more than 380 new students at the college with his All-College Convocation talk on Aug. 30. Brustkern's message to the students: Embrace change, and let Simpson's faculty serve as the catalyst to that change. Brustkern gave the talk by virtue of winning the 2023 Distinguished Teaching Award at last spring's commencement.