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CLOSE CAPTIONING PROVIDED BY BEAUFORT COUNTY FOR THE ENTRANCE OF THE UNIVERSITY, THE UNIVERSITY FACULTY,
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THE UNIVERSITY OF PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOR THE NATIONAL ANTHEM AND THE INVOCATION DELIVERED BY REVEREND DR.IF YOU ARE SO INCLINED, PLEASE JOIN ME IN PRAYER.
MOST HOLY GOD, IT IS OUR PRIVILEGE TO INVITE YOU HERE AS THE GUEST OF HONOR ON THIS OCCASION, STANDING ON THE EDGE OF POSSIBILITY.
WE PAUSE TO TAKE IN THE DEEP SENSE OF ACCOMPLISHMENT AND HOPE OF THIS VERY MOMENT SUSPENDED IN TIME BETWEEN A STUDENT'S PAST AND A GRADUATE'S FUTURE.
WE GATHER WITH PRIDE AND OVERWHELMING GRATITUDE.
THIS COMMENCEMENT EMBODIES OUR VISION OF EDUCATION AS AN ENGAGED AND DYNAMIC PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE UNIVERSITY AND THE WIDER WORLD.
OUR WORK HERE HAS NEVER BEEN SIMPLY FOR PRIVATE USE, BUT ALWAYS FOR PUBLIC GOOD.
MAY WE BASK IN THE JOY OF THIS DAY AND MAY THE FIERCE DEDICATION AND PATIENT PERSEVERANCE THAT HAS BROUGHT THESE GRADUATES TO THIS VERY MOMENT ALSO CARRY THEM FORTH TO CREATE A WORLD MARKED BY PEACE, JUSTICE AND COMPASSION BEYOND MEASURE.
YES, GOD, SURELY YOU ARE IN THIS PLACE.
GREETING TO THE CLASS OF 2022 AND TO YOUR PARENTS AND FAMILY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS WHO ARE HERE TO CELEBRATE THIS WONDERFUL MILESTONE IN YOUR LIVES.
GREETINGS TO THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, BEAUFORT FACULTY AND
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STAFF.THIS DAY IS POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF YOUR INCREDIBLE PROFESSIONALISM, HARD WORK AND DEDICATION TO STUDENTS.
I THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU, MY WIFE JUDITH, AND I THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TODAY FOR THIS INAUGURAL DECEMBER COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY.
AS I LOOK OUT AT YOUR SMILING FACES RIGHT NOW, I FEEL A RENEWED SENSE OF HOPE AND SINCERE AND AND GREAT SENSE OF GRATITUDE THAT WE HAVE COME THROUGH THE DARKEST DAYS OF THE PANDEMIC AND CAN NOW BE ASSEMBLED HERE AS WE WERE BEFORE, MOST OF YOU IN A CLASS OF 2022 WERE SOPHOMORE WHEN A ONE WEEK SPRING BREAK BECAME A DISJUNCTIVE MARKER IN WORLD HISTORY.
EVERYTHING CHANGED AND THE PEOPLE ACROSS THE WORLD FACING CRIPPLING UNCERTAINTY.
THERE WAS NO ROADMAP FOR NAVIGATING UNIVERSITY LIFE IN A PANDEMIC THAT YOU ADOPTED BRILLIANTLY.
ALL OF YOU MASTERED UNPARALLEL, INGENUITY, RESOURCEFULNESS, AND DETERMINATION TO FORGE NEW PATHWAYS TO SUCCESS AND YOUR LEADERSHIP HAS PAVED THE WAY FOR GENERATIONS OF SAND SHARKS WHO WILL FOLLOW IN YOUR FOOTSTEPS.
I ACKNOWLEDGE THE HARDSHIP, EVEN THE LOSSES YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES MAY HAVE SUFFERED BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC, BUT WHEN YOU LOOK BACK, I HOPE YOU'LL SPEND MORE TIME REMEMBERING YOUR COURAGE, CHARACTER AND ACHIEVEMENT BECAUSE YOU HAVE LEARNED THROUGH THIS TIME OF ADVERSITY THAT IT WILL SERVE YOU WELL AND THROUGHOUT YOUR LIVES.
TODAY I'M REMINDED OF A FIGURE FROM ROMAN MYTHOLOGY JANUS, THE GOD OF DOORWAYS, THRESHOLD AND TRANSITIONS.
JANUS WATCHES OVER BEGINNINGS AND ENDINGS THE PASSING OF ONE ERA INTO THE NEXT, HENCE THE FIRST MONTH OF EACH NEW YEAR.
THIS METAL MYTHOLOGICAL CHARACTER JANICE LEADS US TO BRIGHT NEW FUTURE BECAUSE HE CALLS ON US TO REMEMBER AND TO USE THE LESSONS OF THE PAST.
HE REMINDS US THAT EVEN THE MOST CHALLENGING AND STRESSFUL TIMES WILL HELP US TO MOVE FORWARD.
YOU HAVE ALREADY CONFRONTED UNTOLD CHALLENGES WITH BRAVERY AND YOU STAND HERE TODAY TRIUMPHANT ABOUT TO CROSS THIS THRESHOLD WHERE YOU WILL BECOME GRADUATES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA BEAUFORT HOLDERS OF BACHELORS AND MASTER'S DEGREES.
I CONGRATULATE YOU REMEMBER ALSO THAT A LONG LIFE'S JOURNEY, THERE WILL BE MANY TIMES LIKE THESE LAST TWO YEARS AND A HALF WHEN THERE IS NO ROADMAP.
WHEN KNOWING HOW TO MOVE FORWARD IS A MYSTERY WHEN UNCERTAINTY AND HARDSHIP SEEM TO PUSH HAPPINESS OUT OF REACH AGAIN.
OUR FRIEND JANICE PROVIDES GUIDANCE BECAUSE HE'S ALWAYS DEPICTED WITH KEYS IN HIS HANDS, HIS SIGNAL THAT YOU ALREADY HOLD EVERY TOOL YOU NEED TO NAVIGATE YOUR LIVES TO OPEN ANY DOOR ALONG YOUR PATH.
YOU NEED NOT FEAR, CHALLENGE OR UNCERTAINTY BECAUSE YOU HAVE ALREADY PROVEN THAT
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YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO OVERCOME THEM FACE LIKE BOLDLY AND BRAVELY.DEAR SAND SHARKK, FACE LIFE BOLDLY AND BRAVELY.
YOUR CREATIVITY, DETERMINATION, AND CHARACTER MAKE YOU TRUE LEADERS WHO WILL UNLOCK DOORS OF OPPORTUNITY FOR YOURSELVES AND FOR OTHERS AND WHEN YOU NEED A LITTLE HELP, YOU KNOW WHERE TO TURN TO YOUR AMAZING PARENTS, FAMILIES AND FRIENDS.
THEY ARE THE HINGES ON EACH DOOR THAT YOU ALL HAVE AND WILL PASS THROUGH THE STRONG SHINY SUPPORT THAT HOLDS EVERY DOOR IN PLACE AND WITHOUT WHICH NO ONE WOULD OPEN AND NO DOOR, I'M SORRY, WILL OPEN TO ALL THE PARENTS, FAMILIES, AND FRIENDS HERE TODAY ARE TELL YOU THAT YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS AND SACRIFICES ARE VERY MUCH A PART OF THIS DAY WITH GREAT ADMIRATION.
WE CELEBRATE YOU AND THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU HAVE DONE TO MAKE YOUR GRADUATES DREAM A REALITY.
IN CLOSING, I OFFER THIS TO THE ENTERPRISING CLASS OF 2022.
YOU ARE THE VERY FIRST CLASS TO WALK ACROSS U US CB'S COMMENCEMENT STAGE IN DECEMBER.
YOU ARE LEADERS, TRAILBLAZERS, MAKING YOUR MARK ON HISTORY HOLD YOUR HEADS HIGH AND AGAINST ANY FUTURE CHALLENGE.
IT IS A PLEASURE TO RECOGNIZE TODAY'S SPECIAL GUESTS AS YOUR NAME IS CALLED.
PLEASE STAND IF YOU ARE ABLE AND PLEASE HOLD YOUR APPLAUSE UNTIL ALL GUESTS HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA BOARD OF TRUSTEES, MRS. ROSE BIKE, NEWTON VICE CHAIR FROM THE BEAUFORT JASPER HIGHER EDUCATION COMMISSION, DR.
BRENDA LITCHFIELD FROM THE BEAUFORT JASPER HIGHER EDUCATION COMMISSION AND REPRESENTING THE BEAUFORT COLLEGE TRUSTEES, DR.
THE TRUSTEES ARE HERE EACH YEAR AS A SYMBOL OF OUR REGION'S LONG STANDING COMMITMENT TO HIGHER EDUCATION, WHICH DATES BACK TO THE FOUNDING OF COLLEGE IN 1795 FROM THE UNITED STATES MILITARY, MR. MARK STORY EDUCATION SERVICES OFFICERS, OFFICER UNITED STATES MARINE CORP FROM THE EDUCATION FOUNDATION, MR. JUSTIN RICE CHAIRMAN ON A STAGE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA BEAUFORT, DR.
ERIC SKIPPER, PROVOST AND EXECUTIVE VICE CHANCELLOR FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS.
ANNA PONDER VICE CHANCELLOR FOR ADVANCEMENT, DR.
BRIAN CANADA, FACULTY SENATE CHAIR, DR.
ELLEN MAL, OUR KEYNOTE SPEAKER, THE REVEREND DR.
ROBERT LAFAVE AND MS. FLORENCE DE C PAMU, OUR STUDENT SPEAKER.
THANK YOU AND BECAUSE SERVICE TO THE UNIVERSITY IS A TEAM EFFORT, PLEASE JOIN ME IN RECOGNIZING MY DEAR WIFE, MRS. JUDITH PANU, FIRST LADY OF UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
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U S C B IS AN EXTRA HAS AN EXTRAORDINARY GROUP OF TEACHER SCHOLARS WHO ARE COMMITTED FIRST TO TEACHING AND THEN TO RESEARCH AND SERVICE.THEY INSPIRE, MOTIVATE, AND LEAD OUR STUDENTS TO DISCOVER POWERFUL FUTURES ON THIS EDUCATIONAL JOURNEY.
WILL THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA BEAUFORD FACULTY PLEASE STAND TO BE RECOGNIZED? THANK YOU.
US C B IS ALSO GRACED WITH AN EXTRAORDINARY STAFF WITHOUT WHOM THIS INSTITUTION WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO SERVE STUDENTS.
THEIR DEDICATION TO STUDENT SUCCESS AND TO THE UNIVERSITY IS UNSURPASSED AND THEIR EXTRAORDINARY TALENTS AND COMMITMENT CREATE THIS COMMUNITY IN WHICH OUR STUDENT TRULY FEEL AT HOME.
WILL THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA BEAUFORT STAFF PLEASE STAND TO BE RECOGNIZED STAFF.
THEY'RE SCOUTED IN MANY PLACES.
OUR GRADUATES ACCOMPLISHMENTS REFLECT THE SACRIFICES THAT DAY AND DAY FAMILIES AND FRIENDS HAVE MADE TO REACH THIS MILESTONE.
MANY FAMILY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS ARE HERE WITH US WHILE OTHERS ARE JOINING US VIA LIVE STREAM.
FOR THE ENCOURAGEMENT AND SUPPORT YOU HAVE GIVEN, WOULD ALL FAMILY MEMBERS FRIENDS STAND TO BE RECOGNIZED? PLEASE CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF YOU.
IT IS NOW MY GREAT PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE OUR SPEAKER FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS.
ELLEN MALUS HAS SERVED WITH GREAT DISTINCTION AS PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH AND AS US CB'S WRITER IN RESIDENCE.
MARE STUDIED WITH ESTEEMED NOVELIST AND US POET LAUREATE JAMES DICKEY AT UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA COLUMBIA, WHERE SHE EARNED BOTH THE MASTER OF FINE ARTS IN CREATIVE WRITING AND THE PHD IN 20TH CENTURY AMERICAN LITERATURE WITH A SPECIALS WITH A SPECIALIZATION IN SOUTHERN LITERATURE.
MALICE IS AUTHOR IS THE AUTHOR OF THE NOVEL UNTYING THE MOON, THE FORWARD FOR WHICH WAS PENNED BY HER FRIEND AND MENTOR, THE RENOWNED WRITER PAT CONROY, AND SHE HAS PUBLISHED INSPIRING ESSAYS, ARTICLES, FICTION AND POETRY IN REGIONAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PUBLICATIONS.
MAL IS DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE PAT CONROY LITERARY FESTIVAL AND SERVES ON ADVISORY BOARD OF THE PAT CONROY LITERARY CENTER AND THE JAMES DICKEY REVIEW ON CAMPUS.
PROFESSOR OF THE YEAR IS BELOVED BY STUDENTS SERVING THE LONGTIME FACULTY AS THE LONGTIME FACULTY SPONSOR OF FOR THE SOCIETY OF CREATIVE WRITERS AS WELL AS FOR THE PENN US CB'S FOUR-TIME NATIONAL AWARD-WINNING JOURNAL FOR CREATIVE WRITING AND ART.
DR GIVES BACK TO THE SOUTHERN LOW COUNTRY THROUGH HER WORK WITH THE BLUFFTON BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB VOLUNTEERS IN MEDICINE, THE MORRIS CENTER FOR THE LOW COUNTRY HERITAGE, THE GALLAGHAN WE DOWN MUSEUM AND U S C B OR LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE, A TRUE LOVER OF NATURE.
MALF AND HER HUSBAND ANDY FISHKIND LIVE ALONG THE
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MAY RIVER HERE IN A LOW COUNTRY BUT SPAN SUMMERS AND HOLIDAYS AT THEIR CABIN IN MONTANA THIS HOLIDAY SEASON.HOWEVER, THEY WILL REMAIN CLOSE TO HOME TO WELCOME THEIR FIRST GRANDCHILD ANY DAY NOW.
PANU FOR THAT KIND INTRODUCTION, DISTINGUISHED GUESTS, FAMILY, FRIENDS, FELLOW FACULTY, YOU THE FIRST EVER FALL GRADUATING CLASS OF UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA BEAUFORT.
HELLO, I AM DELIGHTED TO BE WITH YOU ON THIS BEAUTIFUL DECEMBER MORNING TO CELEBRATE YOUR ACHIEVEMENTS AND TO SHARE A FEW THOUGHTS AS YOU CLOSE THIS CHAPTER AND BEGIN WRITING THE NEXT ONE AND THE WONDERFUL, AWFUL, JOYFUL, HEARTBREAKING, CAN'T DO IT GOT THIS SCARED TO DEATH.
HEY, NO WORRIES, STORY THAT IS YOUR LIFE.
YOU DON'T NEED ME TO TELL YOU THAT LIFE IS FILLED WITH BOTH PLEASURE AND PAIN, BOTH HARDSHIPS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
YOU HAVE SPENT HALF YOUR COLLEGE YEARS IN THE WILD WEST RODEO WORLD, NO DISORDER OF PANDEMIC EXISTENCE.
YOU AND WE, YOUR PROFESSORS, ALL OF US HERE TODAY STRUGGLED AS WE FOUND OURSELVES NEARLY CAPSIZED IN A SEA OF UNCHARTED PANDEMIC TERRITORY, BUT THE SHIP DIDN'T SINK TOGETHER.
WE FOUND THE WAYS TO FIND OUR WAY TO WEATHER THE STORMS AND STEADFASTLY STEER TOWARD THIS VERY DAY, THE DAY WHEN YOU HAVE WRITTEN ALL THE PAPERS, TAKEN ALL THE TESTS, COMPLETED ALL THE PROJECTS.
WHEN YOU SIT THERE IN YOUR FINERY, ITCHING FOR THE MOMENT WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED AND YOU BECOME PART OF U S C B HISTORY WHEN YOU FLIP YOUR TASSEL TO THE SIDE THAT INDICATES YOU HAVE EARNED THE DISTINGUISHED RANK OF COLLEGE GRADUATE WHEN YOU CAN SAIL THAT MORTAR BOARD TOWARD THE HEAVENS AND SHOUT, HOORAY, WE DID IT.
WHEN I FIRST SAT DOWN TO PIN THESE REMARKS, I THOUGHT I'D TRY TO WRITE A SPEECH THAT WOULD INSPIRE YOU TO GET OUT THERE AND CHANGE THE WORLD TO WRITE THE WRONGS OF RACISM AND EXCLUSIVITY AND ABUSE AND ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION AND WAR AND HATRED AND MEAN SPIRITEDNESS OF ALL KINDS FOR THERE IS SO MUCH WRONG TO BE RIGHTED, BUT THEN I THOUGHT ABOUT THAT LITTLE TALK THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS GIVE YOU BEFORE TAKEOFF, THE ONE ABOUT SECURING YOUR OWN OXYGEN MASK BEFORE YOU BEGIN AIDING OTHERS.
YES, MY HOPE IS THAT YOU'LL GET OUT THERE AND SAVE THE PLANET, CHANGE THE WORLD, BUT IN ORDER TO DO THAT, YOU'VE GOT TO TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF FIRST.
THIS CEREMONY MARKS YOUR GRADUATION, YOUR COMMENCEMENT, AND AS YOU COMMENCE FROM U S C B I HAVE BUT ONE THING TO SAY TO YOU, FB, NO, NOT FACEBOOK, FOLLOW YOUR BLISS.
THOSE ARE THE WORDS OF RENOWNED MYTHOLOGIST JOSEPH CAMPBELL WHO GOES ON TO SAY, FOLLOW YOUR BLISS AND THE UNIVERSE WILL OPEN DOORS WHERE ONCE THERE WERE ONLY WALLS, THINK ABOUT THAT.
IF YOU FOLLOW YOUR BLISS, WHAT FEELS RIGHT IN YOUR GUT, WHAT DOESN'T TWIST YOU UP BUT INSTEAD BRINGS YOU A TRUE SENSE OF ACCOMPLISHMENT AND WELLBEING, THEN DOORS WILL OPEN.
WHERE ONCE THERE WERE WALLS, I CAN TELL YOU FROM EXPERIENCE THOUGH THAT TO FOLLOW YOUR OWN PATH TO FIND WHAT BRINGS YOU JOY AND FULFILLMENT ISN'T ALWAYS AN EASY TASK AND THE PATH VERY OFTEN ISN'T A DIRECT ONE, BUT I THINK THAT'S OKAY.
WHEN I GRADUATED COLLEGE, I HAD A VAGUE IDEA AT BEST OF WHERE I WANTED MY PATH TO LEAD.
I WORKED AS THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF A MARITIME MUSEUM AND THAT WAS FINE AND THEN AT A SMALL WEEKLY NEWSPAPER
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WHERE I DID WELL, EVERYTHING FROM WRITING THE ARTICLES TO COLLECTING THE MONEY FROM THE NEWS STANDS AND THAT WAS FINE, BUT ALL THE WHILE I KNEW SOMEWHERE INSIDE THIS WASN'T WHAT MY MOM HAD IN MIND WHEN SHE TOLD ME OVER AND OVER, YOU CAN DO ANYTHING YOU WANT TO DO.THEN LIFE CHANGED AS IT HAS A WAY OF DOING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I HAD MORE OPTIONS AS I LOOKED AROUND AND ASKED MYSELF WHAT NEXT? WITHOUT CHECKING IN WITH ME, I BEGAN DOWN TO HEAD DOWN THE PATH THAT MOST OF MY FAMILY HAD GONE DOWN.
THE ONE TOWARDS LAW SCHOOL FOR YEARS, IT HAD COOKED MY DADDY'S GRITS AS WE SAY IN THE SOUTH THAT I HADN'T BECOME AN ATTORNEY MOSTLY I DIDN'T DISAPPOINT HIM STRAIGHT A STUDENT AND ALL THAT, ALTHOUGH I DID QUIT PIANO LESSONS AND NEVER HEARD THE END OF IT, BUT I HAD BEEN EXPECTED TO GO TO LAW SCHOOL AND NOW AT LAST I WAS TERRIFIC.
EVERYONE WOULD BE HAPPY AND PROUD EXCEPT THAT I DIDN'T REALLY WANT TO BE A LAWYER.
THEN ONE DAY A LIGHT WENT ON AND MY OVERLY ANXIOUS TO PLEASE OTHERS' BRAIN, AND I'M PRETTY SURE I HEARD ANGELS FROM OWN HIGH SINGING, YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO THIS, I BEAMED.
I SAID TO MYSELF, I WANNA WRITE MY STUFF.
I WANNA STUDY WITH JAMES DICKEY, THE AUTHOR OF DELIVERANCE, FORMER POET LAUREATE OF THE US DICKEY WAS THERE JUST ACROSS CAMPUS AND I COULD TAKE CLASSES WITH HIM.
REMEMBER BUDDY FROM THE HOLIDAY MOVIE ELF? WELL, UNLIKE BUDDY, I DIDN'T PASS THROUGH THE SEVEN LEVELS OF THE CANDY CANE FOREST THROUGH A SEA OF SWIRLY, TWIRLY, GUM DROPS.
BUT AS I FLOATED ACROSS CAMPUS THAT DAY I FELT LIKE I HAD, I DIDN'T YET HAVE A NAME FOR IT, BUT I WAS FOLLOWING MY BLISS.
I NEED TO WARN YOU THOUGH, THAT JUST BECAUSE YOU ARE FOLLOWING YOUR BLISS, YOU CAN'T ASSUME THAT EVERYONE WILL SHARE IN YOUR VISION.
REMEMBER THE SCENE WHEN BUDDY FIRST TELLS HIS DAD, I'M HERE.
THAT'S HOW I FELT WHEN I WALKED INTO THE GRADUATE DIRECTOR'S OFFICE AND SAID, WHAT AMOUNTED TO? I THOUGHT MAYBE WE COULD MAKE GINGERBREAD HOUSES AND EAT COOKIE DOUGH AND GO ICE SKATING AND MAYBE EVEN HOLD HANDS.
I GUESS I WAS EXPECTING TO HEAR, OH ELLEN, SO GLAD YOU'RE HERE.
YES, LET'S MAKE GINGERBREAD HOUSES.
BUT WHAT I GOT INSTEAD WAS, HAVE YOU APPLIED FOR THIS PROGRAM? HAVE YOU SUBMITTED LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION FOR THIS PROGRAM? GO AWAY UNTIL YOU GET YOUR ACT TOGETHER.
BUT MY HEART SANK AND I COULDN'T GET COOKIE DOUGH OUT OF MY HEAD, SO I KEPT TALKING UNTIL I'D CONVINCED HIM TO LET ME TAKE A PROBATIONARY CLASS AND MY FOOT WAS IN THE DOOR.
I WAS FOLLOWING MY BLISS AND THAT GO AWAY WALL TRANSFORMED INTO THE DOOR THROUGH WHICH I WALKED INTO JAMES DICKEY'S CLASSROOM, A PLACE THAT HAD A PROFOUND IMPACT ON THE JOURNEY OF MY LIFE.
MY YEARS WITH HIM OPENED OTHER DOORS THAT LED TO STILL OTHER DOORS.
BUT I GOTTA TELL YOU THAT IN THE YEARS WHILE I WAS COLLECTING THOSE QUARTERS FROM THE NEWSPAPER STANDS, I NEVER ENVISIONED A TIME WHEN PAT CONROY MOST ACCLAIMED WRITER OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA CUT LOW COUNTRY WOULD BECOME MY DEAR FRIEND, ENCOURAGE MY WORK, COMPOSE THE FORWARD TO MY NOVEL, BE IT MY SIDE FOR THE LAUNCH OF THAT BOOK.
THOSE ARE TWO KEY DOORS THAT OPENED FOR ME, BUT THERE HAVE BEEN MANY OTHERS IN MY PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LIFE.
ONE OF THEM EVENTUALLY LED TO THE DISCOVERY THAT I ALSO LOVE TEACHING AND THAT DOOR LED ME TO STANDING HERE BEFORE YOU TODAY.
ONE DOOR AFTER THE NEXT WILL OPEN FOR YOU TOO.
IF YOU ARE TRUE TO YOURSELF, IF YOU ALLOW YOURSELF TO WALK AWAY FROM DEAD END JOBS AND RELATIONSHIPS AND ATTITUDES, YOU DON'T HAVE TO SETTLE FOR A LESSER LIFE.
LIVE YOURS AND YOU WILL MAKE THE LIVES OF OTHERS BETTER TOO.
LIVE YOUR LIFE BUT ALSO APPRECIATE THOSE WHO SUPPORT YOU ALONG THE WAY.
THE FAMILY WHO HAS SACRIFICED TO GET YOU THROUGH THE SCHOOL, THE STAFF, THE FOLKS WHO THIS MORNING IN THE RAIN GOT THESE CHAIRS DRY FOR US TO BE NICE AND WARM IN.
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IN CLOSING, I'LL SHARE THESE WORDS FROM MAYA ANGELOU.I'VE LEARNED THAT PEOPLE WILL FORGET WHAT YOU SAID.
PEOPLE WILL FORGET WHAT YOU DID, BUT PEOPLE WILL NEVER FORGET HOW YOU MADE THEM FEEL ON THIS FINE DAY AS YOU BEGIN THE NEW CHAPTER OF THE BEAUTIFUL STORY THAT IS YOUR LIFE, MY FERVENT HOPE IS THAT WHAT YOU FEEL IS JUBILANT FILLED WITH DETERMINATION, COURAGE, GRACE, KINDNESS, WONDER, GENEROSITY, LOVE AND HAPPINESS.
CLASS OF 22, SHOW 'EM WHAT YOU GOT.
YOU CAN DO ANYTHING YOU WANT TO DO IF YOU FOLLOW YOUR BLISS FINS UP AND ROCK ON.
MAL, FOR THOSE INSPIRING WORDS AND THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR LIFE JOURNEY WITH US.
IT IS ALSO MY GREAT PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE OUR NEXT SPEAKER.
THIS TIME, THIS MOMENT OF INTRODUCING ANY U S C B STUDENT IS AMONG MY PROUDEST AS THE FATHER OF THREE CHILDREN.
I APPRECIATE SO MUCH SEEING STUDENTS GROW AND FLOURISH DURING THEIR TIME AT U S C B.
OUR STUDENT SPEAKER, FLORENCE NIKITA DE PALM IS AN OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE OF THAT KIND OF GROWTH AND SUCCESS.
A GRADUATE OF BEAUFORT HIGH SCHOOL, MISS DERISI PALM AND HER FAMILY ARE ORIGINALLY FROM INDIA AND SHE RETURNED TO INDIA TO COMPLETE A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FROM MATSUI ENGINEERING COLLEGE.
AFTERWARD AT THE URGING OF HER MOTHER, MR. RISI PALMER CAME BACK TO SOUTH CAROLINA IN 2020 TO UH, IN 2020 TO PURSUE GRADUATE STUDIES AT U S C B.
TODAY SHE WILL CROSS THIS STAGE HAVING EARNED A MASTER'S DEGREE IN COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE.
IN ADDITION TO HER STUDIES AT U S C B, MS DORISE PALM BECAME A MEMBER OF THE IT STAFF WHERE SHE SAYS THAT SHE LEARNED MORE THAN PROBLEM SOLVING FOR CLIENTS.
SHE IS APPRECIATIVE ALSO TO HAVE ACQUIRED THE VITAL SKILLS OF TEAMWORK AND PROFESSIONALISM THROUGH THE EXAMPLES SET BY HER COLLEAGUE.
WHEN NEVA STUDY STUDYING OR WORKING MR. RISI PALM LOVES THE BEACH AND PLAYING BASKETBALL, SHE ALSO LOVES COFFEE, WHICH LIKELY HELPS HER THROUGH MANY LATE NIGHT OR EARLY MORNING STUDYING SESSION.
PLEASE JOIN ME IN WELCOMING U S C B MASTER'S DEGREE CANDIDATE FLORENCE NIKITA DERISI PALMER.
I'M DELIGHTED, HONORED AND HUMBLED TO BE STANDING HERE BEFORE YOU ALL TODAY.
I THINK I CAN TRULY SAY THIS WAS ONE OF MY BEST EXPERIENCES THAT I EVER HAD.
BEFORE I CONTINUE, I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK GOD AND EVERYONE, ALL THE PARENTS, ALL THE FAMILY MEMBERS, FRIENDS, COUNSELORS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO SUPPORTED ALL OF US THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF OUR JOURNEY.
UP UNTIL THIS MOMENT, I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK THE ENTIRE FACULTY AND STAFF OF UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA BEAUFORT.
SINCE WITHOUT THEM, THIS UNIVERSITY WOULDN'T BE WHAT IT IS TODAY
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AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, I WOULD WANT TO GIVE MY GRATITUDE TO THE PEOPLE WHO ALWAYS STOOD ADMIRE MY SIDE, MY FAMILY.THANK YOU MOM AND DAD FOR ALWAYS SUPPORTING ME NO MATTER WHAT.
YOU ARE ALWAYS THERE WHEN I NEEDED YOU THE MOST.
YOU'VE BEEN THERE FOR ME FROM GOOD TIMES AND BAD LIFTED ME UP WHEN I WAS AT MY LOWEST AND CHEERED ME ON THROUGH EVERY OBSTACLE I FACED.
I DON'T THINK I CAN EVER EXPRESS HOW THANKFUL I AM FOR ALL THE SACRIFICES YOU MADE IN YOUR LIFE JUST TO MINE.
YOU LITERALLY MOVED TO A DIFFERENT COUNTRY, STARTED FROM THE SCRATCH IN AN UNFAMILIAR ENVIRONMENT AND SACRIFICED SO MUCH TO PROVIDE FOR ME.
YOU GUYS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN MY BEST FRIENDS.
YOU BELIEVED IN ME AND HA HAD FAITH IN ME AND NEVER LOST FAITH IN ME EVER.
I'M TRULY BEST TO HAVE SUCH WONDERFUL PARENTS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING YOU HAVE DONE.
SADLY, THEY'RE NOT HERE AT THIS TIME, BUT THEY'RE STREAMING LIVE FROM INDIA, SO THANK YOU GUYS.
WHILE YOU ARE DOING THIS, I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK MY YOUNGER BROTHER NAISH.
NAISH IS THE IDEAL YOUNGER BROTHER ANYONE COULD EVER ASK FOR.
HIS PERCEPTIVE, KNOWLEDGEABLE AND UNFAILINGLY ENCOURAGING.
UM, MY MOM TOLD ME TO SAY THIS, IF I WANT A GRADUATION PRESENT.
THAT BEING SAID, EVEN THOUGH MOST OF THE TIME HE IRRITATES ME AND WE CONSTANTLY ARGUE ABOUT INSIGNIFICANT ISSUES, HE CAN ALSO BE ANNOYING AND MOST OF THE TIME DOESN'T LISTEN TO ME.
YET WHEN I REALLY NEED HIM THE MOST, HE'S ALWAYS THERE.
I CAN SAY WITHOUT A GLIMMER OF DOUBT THAT HE HAS MY BACK NO MATTER WHAT.
SO NAISH, YOU BETTER GET ME AN EXPENSIVE GRADUATION PRESENT FOR THIS.
WHEN I FIRST CAME TO UNITED STATES, I, LIKE MANY OTHERS, HAD THIS IDEA IN MY HEAD THAT I WOULD BE ABLE TO LIVE MY BEST LIFE I COULD POSSIBLY HAVE THAT EVERY OPPORTUNITY THAT COULD EVER EXIST WOULD SUDDENLY BE PRESENT AT MY FINGERTIPS.
READY FOR ME TO CHOOSE THAT THINGS WOULD BE EASIER NOW, BUT WHAT NO ONE TELLS YOU ABOUT A STIMULATING INTO A NEW CULTURE IS THAT IT IS INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT.
THERE ARE PARTS OF YOU THAT JUST DON'T FIT IN NO MATTER WHAT.
THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WHEN PEOPLE QUESTION MY INTELLIGENCE AND DOUBTED MY INTELLECT.
THERE WAS A POINT WHEN I EVEN CONSIDERED DROPPING OUT OF COLLEGE BECAUSE IT FELT LIKE I WAS BEING BOMBARDED WITH EVERYTHING ALL AT ONCE.
THE THING IS, WHEN YOU'RE AN ASIAN, WHEN YOU'RE AN INDIAN, THERE IS AN UNSPOKEN RESPONSIBILITY ON THE CHILD TO CHOOSE A RESPECTABLE CAREER.
SO OBVIOUSLY MY OPTIONS WERE LIMITED, AND WHEN MY DAD ADVISED ME TO GO INTO COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCES, LIKE EVERY OTHER INDIAN PARENT, I WAS VERY SKEPTICAL AND NEVER EVEN CONSIDERED IT AS AN OPTION UNTIL HE BROUGHT IT UP AND PART OF ME DIDN'T WANNA LIKE IT.
BUT THE MORE I LEARNED, THE MORE I GREW TO LIKE IT AND THE MORE TIME I SPENT HERE, THE EASIER IT BECAME TO HANDLE ALL THE SITUATIONS LIFE THROUGHOUT ME.
SO THANK YOU DAD FOR PUTTING ME THROUGH THIS JOURNEY.
IT MADE ME STRONG AND TAUGHT ME TO BE PATIENT KIND AND TO NEVER GIVE UP.
I FOUND PEOPLE LIKE ME WHO WERE STRUGGLING TO BE SEEN, TO BE UNDERSTOOD, ACKNOWLEDGED, TO HAVE THEIR EFFORTS APPRECIATED.
ALTHOUGH OUR PARTS MIGHT NOT BE, MIGHT BE DIFFERENT, KNOWING THAT WE ALL SHARED THIS ONE DESIRE TO HAVE HER HARD WORK PAYOFF MADE ME FEEL LESS ALONE.
I CAN UNDERSTAND WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE MINIMIZED, TO HAVE YOUR EFFORTS, ACCOMPLISHMENTS UNDERVALUED, TO FEEL UNRECOGNIZED, UNDERAPPRECIATED AND HELPLESS.
SO I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO SAY TO MY FELLOW STUDENTS, THANK YOU ALL FOR STICKING IT OUT TILL THE END.
EVEN THOUGH YOU ALL HAD YOUR OWN OBSTACLES TO FACE.
WE ALL SHOULD BE PROUD OF OUR ACHIEVEMENT BECAUSE I'M PROUD OF YOU GUYS.
ANOTHER THING THAT HELPED ME THROUGH UNIVERSITY IS MY FAITH.
I GREW UP IN A CHRISTIAN HOUSEHOLD.
OUR FAITH IN GOD IS A BIG PART OF HOW WE NAVIGATE THROUGH WORLD, EVEN WHEN THINGS LOOK GRIM AND WE ALWAYS TAKE INSPIRATION FROM SCRIPTURE, AND DOING SO HAS HELPED ME TO STAY FOCUS ON MY GOAL.
THERE WERE TIMES WHEN I WAS COMPLETELY LOST, UNSURE OF WHAT TO DO, UNABLE TO SEE A WAY OUT.
HOWEVER, I RECEIVED GUIDANCE FROM MY PARENTS, PROFESSORS, AND COLLEAGUES.
I CAN HONESTLY SAY THAT HAVING EACH ONE OF YOU IN MY LIFE HAS BEEN GODSEND BECAUSE WITHOUT YOU, I WOULD NEVER WOULD HAVE PROGRESS THIS FAR.
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YOU ALL FOR EVERYTHING.WHILE WE'RE DOING THIS, I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK MR. MAC POR, THE VICE CHANCELLOR FOR THE ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT, THE ONE PERSON ON THE U S C B CAMPUS WHO IS MORE FAMILIAR WITH MY STORY THAN ANYONE WITHOUT HIS GUIDANCE AND GENEROSITY TOWARDS ME FROM START UNTIL NOW.
HE'S A SORT OF PERSON WHO'S ALWAYS WILLING TO GO ABOUT AND BEYOND FOR YOU AND WHO ALSO THINKS HE'S FUNNY, BUT I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THAT.
I ALSO WANT TO THANK AND APPRECIATE MY PROFESSORS FOR EVERYTHING THEY HAVE DONE.
I IMMENSELY APPRECIATE THE TIME THAT THEY HAVE SPENT HELPING ME, GUIDING ME, ASSISTING ME, AND TEACHING ME LESSONS THAT I HAVE HAD A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON BOTH MY LIFE AND MY CAREER.
CANADA, WHO PUTS PEOPLE ON SPOT FOR MAKING AN EYE CONTACT WITH HIM TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.
ADAY, WHO CONSTANTLY PUTS PEOPLE ON SPOT, EVEN THOUGH YOU DON'T MAKE AN EYE CONTACT WITH HIM, DR.
LI, WHO ALWAYS SUCKS ABOUT BIG PICTURE FOR EVERY CONCEPT.
SHME, WHO'S THE ONLY FEMALE COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE PROFESSOR AT U S C B.
THIS MAKES HER UNIQUE IN AND OF HERSELF.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR NOT DISMISSING MY QUESTIONS AS BEING STUPID AND INSTEAD HELPING ME UNDERSTAND AND HELPING ME PLAN FOR MY FUTURE.
LAST BUT NOT THE LEAST, I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT OR TWO TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE TO THE IT DEPARTMENT FROM THE TIME OF MY INCEPTION TO THE LAST DAY AS MY SUPERIORS, CHRISTINE AND MATT.
I THINK THAT YOU DESERVE AN EXTRA NOTE OF THANKS FOR ALL YOUR ONGOING LEADERSHIP AND SUPPORT.
ALSO, KRISTIN MAHOGANY, AUSTIN PHILLIP RAN JASON, JOHN CLAY LEE, MY COWORKERS AND FRIENDS, YOUR CONTINUOUS SUPPORT, ENCOURAGEMENT, AND GUIDANCE HAVE HELPED ME REACH MY MANY MILESTONES.
YOU ARE THE BEST AND SO THANKFUL THAT I GOT TO WORK WITH YOU ALL AND HAPPY BIRD MAHOGANY.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SAY THAT THE IT DEPARTMENT IS THE BEST DEPARTMENT ON THE ENTIRE CAMPUS.
AND IF YOU THINK DIFFERENTLY, COME MEET ME UP TO THE GRADUATION CEREMONIES SO THAT I CAN TAKE A NOTE AND LET MATT KNOW WHOSE INTERNET CONNECTION NEEDS TO BE DISABLED ON CAMPUS.
NONETHELESS, THANK YOU ALL FOR MAKING MY EXPERIENCE A GOOD ONE.
I THINK THIS IS WHICH ONE IS FANTASTIC.
FOR SUCH A MOTIVATING MESSAGE AND HEARING FROM YOU.
WE UNDERSTAND CLEARLY WHY EVERY MEMBER OF THIS CLASS OF 2022 IS SO EXTRAORDINARY.
NOW WE COME TO THE MOST SPECIAL PART OF OUR CEREMONY, THE DEGREE CONFERRAL BECAUSE EACH DEGREE RECIPIENT'S, FAMILY AND FRIENDS WOULD LIKE TO HEAR THEIR GRADUATES NAME READ AS THEY CROSSED THE STAGE.
MAY I ASK THAT YOU PLEASE HOLD YOUR APPLAUSE AND EXCLAMATIONS UNTIL THE LAST NAME IS READ.
YOU WILL HAVE PLENTY OF TIME TO CELEBRATE YOUR GRADUATE'S ACHIEVEMENTS AFTER THE LAST NAME IS CALLED A CALL UPON DR.
ERIC SKIPPER, PROVOST AND EXECUTIVE VICE CHANCELLOR FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS AT UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA U BEAUFORT, TO PRESENT CANDIDATES FOUR DEGREES.
WILL THE CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES PLEASE RISE CHANCELLOR, ALL CANDIDATES WHO STAND BEFORE ME AND OTHERS WHO CANNOT BE PRESENT, BUT WHOSE ACHIEVEMENT IS BEING RECORDED OFFICIALLY BY THE UNIVERSITY, HAVING COMPLETED THE REQUIREMENTS BY THE UNIVERSITY FOR THEIR RESPECTIVE DEGREES, ARE HERE WITH RECOMMENDED BY THE FACULTY OF THE UNIVERSITY FOR THE CONFERRAL OF THEIR DEGREES.
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BY VIRTUE OF THE AUTHORITY VESTED IN THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA BY THE PEOPLE OF THIS STATE ACTING THROUGH THEIR REPRESENTATIVE IN A GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND ON THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THIS INSTITUTION.AND ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE FACULTY THEREOF, THE UNIVERSITY CONFERS UPON EACH OF YOU THE DEGREE FOR WHICH YOU HAVE BEEN RECOMMENDED TOGETHER WITH ALL THE PRIVILEGES, HONORS AND RESPONSIBILITY THERETO ARE PERTAINING CONGRATULATIONS AS THE CANDIDATES FOR THE DEGREES COME FORWARD.
PLEASE NOTE THAT SOME WEAR GOLD CHORDS ON THEIR SHOULDERS.
THE CHORDS SIGNIFY DEGREES EARNED WITH ACADEMIC LATIN HONORS.
ALSO NOTE THAT SOME DEGREE CANDIDATES WEAR A MEDALLION.
THIS MEDALLION REPRESENTS COMPLETION OF US.
CB'S BUFORT COLLEGE HONORS PROGRAM.
PANU WILL NOW GREET THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA BEAUFORT DEGREE RECIPIENTS.
FLORENCE NAQUI DERISI POU, MASTER OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE.
HALEY D AG C OLEY, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY.
KAYLEE A AIKEN, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PUBLIC HEALTH.
JESSICA L ALDRIDGE, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES.
CHARON ALLEN, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION.
CARSON W BARNES, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES.
JOANNA N BONY, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOLOGY.
CAROLYN DELANEY, BROWN BOWEN, EXCUSE ME.
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE AND HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT.
BROWN, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOLOGY.
ZACHARY T BRAZINSKI, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY.
MACY RADE, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY.
CANNON MCMILLAN, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN HUMAN SERVICES.
PRESLEY C CASSIUS, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT.
TAYLOR E CHRISTIAN, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN HISTORY.
MIRIAM CEROS YEZ, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOLOGY.
KATHERINE D. COOK HERNDON, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY.
ABIGAIL KADE DE SIMONE, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY.
DOREEN DK, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY.
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KEON DUBLIN, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PUBLIC HEALTH.ABIGAIL L ELROD, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PUBLIC HEALTH.
DEVIN G GASTON, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.
NAZA Y GERALD, THE BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.
ZAYA A GERALD BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN HUMAN SERVICES.
BRIANNA GIOVAN, VANILLA BACHELOR OF ARTS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION.
CHARLES M. GRAHAM, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT.
LEWIS M M GUILLEN, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE.
KIRA MOSA, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY.
ZACHARY T. HARRELL, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY.
LAUREN B. HEATH, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PUBLIC HEALTH.
ANNA JOYCE HENSLEY, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY.
ASHLEY B. HENSLEY, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOLOGY.
KATHERINE HERDA GUTIERREZ, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN HUMAN SERVICES.
SAMUEL M. HILL, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE.
SHELLY R HUNTER, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT.
MIRANDA ISABELLA HURT, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY.
MAGNA K*M LOUDY MORGAN T HILTON, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.
ALLIE C JACKSON, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PUBLIC HEALTH.
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN HUMAN SERVICES.
HEAVENLY N JOHNSON, BACHELOR OF ARTS.
BRITTANY COURTNEY JONES, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN HUMAN SERVICES.
HANNAH L. JONES, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PUBLIC HEALTH.
ALEXIS KAISER, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOLOGY.
WYATT AINGER, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN COMMUNICATION STUDIES.
JOSEPH E. KNIGHT, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE AND INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.
ELIZABETH SHAY, KOBE, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOLOGY.
CONNOR L COCO, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN IN INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES.
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KATHERINE E LATA, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOLOGY.JERRON R MCPHERSON, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.
JENNA C MOLINSKY, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY.
AUTUMN RAIN MARTIN, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT.
RENEE METERS, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES.
SADIE MEDINA, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY.
NINA G MEHA, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY.
MAGNA K*M LADI, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOLOGY.
ZURI KUI MITCHELL, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PUBLIC HEALTH.
EMMA C. MONTGOMERY, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN STUDIO ART, MAGNA K*M LOUDY.
BRADLEY M MOODY, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOLOGY.
CLAIRE E MORGAN, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN STUDIO ART K*M LOUDY GRACE, E MALLORY, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION.
MAGNA K*M LOUDY, TREASURE M MUNKS, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY.
HAYDEN L MURDA, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.
TRINA DE OSBORNE, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN HUMAN SERVICES.
JENNIFER OVIEDO, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN MATHEMATICS.
LAURA AND PATRICK, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN ENGLISH WITH SECONDARY ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS LICENSURE.
BRANDON T. POLK, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.
SIR QUINN R POWERS BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT.
WILLIAM B PRIESTER, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN HISTORY.
ABBY LYNN REER, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.
SAVANNAH L REED, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOLOGY.
ALLIE R ROBERTSON, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN SOCIOLOGY.
DOMINIQUE S ROBINSON, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PUBLIC HEALTH.
ABBY ROGERS, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOLOGY.
TIMOTHY T. RODGERS, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES.
SHAWNDALE ROUSE, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT.
CASEY RUSSELL, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES.
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CHRISTOPHER SANDERS, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN COMMUNICATION STUDIES.ZACHARY E. SHAW, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.
AUTUMN F SIMMONS, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PUBLIC HEALTH.
PATRICIA G. SIMMONS, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY.
ISABELLA SIN, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY.
TANYA D SNEED JENKINS, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN HUMAN SERVICES.
ANSLEY AND SNELLING, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY.
MASON SNIPE, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.
EDRA D STEVENS, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN ENGLISH, MAGNA K*M LOUDY.
KRISTEN M STATLER, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN HUMAN SERVICES.
ABIGAIL CHAPSKI CASTRO, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION.
ABBY EN TROJAN, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT.
K*M LADI KINZIE B, WHITE BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOLOGY.
AISHA SHANNON VARE WHITAKER, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOLOGY.
MAGNA K*M LOUDY, ASIA E WIDEMAN, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PUBLIC HEALTH.
HOLLY J WILLIAMS, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION.
RAQUEL WINNER, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE, A BACHELOR OF ARTS IN COMMUNICATION STUDIES.
WILL THE GRADUATES PLEASE RISE.
YOU ARE NOW GRADUATES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA BEAUFORT.
YOUR STATUS MUST BE MADE KNOWN TO THE ACADEMIC COMMUNITY.
PLEASE JOIN TOGETHER AND MOVE YOUR TASSELS FROM THE RIGHT SIDE OF YOUR MO MOTOR BOARD TO THE LEFT SIDE.
WELL, IT SEEMS LIKE EVERYONE IS ALWAYS A STEP AHEAD OF ME, BUT NOW LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, LET US GIVE OUR NEW GRADUATES ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
ANNA PONDER US CB'S VICE CHANCELLOR FOR ADVANCEMENT.
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TO INDUCT YOU INTO THE SAND SHARK SOCIETY, US CB'S ALUMNI ASSOCIATION.AS YOU TAKE YOUR PLACES IN THE BELOVED COMMUNITY OF U S C B ALUMNI, I ASK YOU NOW TO READ THE ALUMNI PLEDGE.
IF YOU OPEN YOUR DIPLOMA COVER, YOU WILL FIND THE PLEDGE INSIDE.
WE ARE A COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE WHO SHARE THE USCB.
AM I GOING TOO FAST? I THINK I AM.
ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GONNA START OVER CUZ WE GOTTA THIS, THIS HAS TO BE RIGHT.
WE ARE A COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE WHO SHARE THE U S C B EXPERIENCE.
WE COME TOGETHER TO SUPPORT EACH OTHER AS WE WORK TO ACHIEVE OUR GOALS AND NAVIGATE THE WORLD.
WE SHARE US CB'S ENDURING POSITIVE IMPACT ON OUR LIVES.
WE PROUDLY CARRY OUR EDUCATION AND VALUES WITH US IN EVERYTHING WE DO.
WE DEMONSTRATE THROUGH OUR EVERY INTERACTION HOW U S C B ELEVATES OUR LIVES.
WE STRIVE TO INFORM, INSPIRE AND LIFT UP FUTURE GENERATIONS OF SAND SHARKS WE GIVE BACK TO KEEP DOORS.
YES, OPEN WIDE INVESTING IN THE FUTURE OF OUR COMMUNITY, OUR REGION, AND THE WORLD.
AND MOST OF ALL, WE REMEMBER THROUGHOUT OUR LIVES THAT WE ARE CALLED TO SERVE.
THIS IS HOW AND WHY WE ARE CALLED SAND SHARKS.
YOU ARE PART OF THE U S C B FAMILY FOREVER.
WE WISH YOU ALL THE BEST IN YOUR NEXT STEPS.
WELCOME TO THE SAND SHARK SOCIETY.
WELL, CONGRATULATIONS ONCE AGAIN.
WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU GRADUATES.
LAFAVE LEADS US IN THE BENEDICTION FOLLOWED BY THE FIRST VERSE OF THE CAROLINA ALMA MATER.
THE WORDS ARE FOUND ON THE LAST PAGE OF YOUR PROGRAM.
THE ALMA MATER WILL BE FOLLOWED BY THE RECESSIONAL OF THE PLATFORM PARTY AND THEN THE GUESTS AND GRADUATES.
PLEASE REMAIN IN YOUR SEATED AREA THROUGHOUT THE RECESSIONAL.
PLEASE JOIN YOUR GRADUATES ON THE NORTH AND WEST LAWN OF THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BUILDING AFTER THE RECESSIONAL ENDS TO VISIT WITH FRIENDS AND FACULTY.
THANK YOU FOR CELEBRATING WITH US AND NOW GO FORTH TO DO THE GOOD WORK SET BEFORE YOU BE TIRELESS.
SEEK THE COMMON GOOD LOVE AND NURTURE THE PEOPLE AND THINGS YOU VALUE.
ATTEND TO YOUR WORK WITH INTEGRITY SO THAT WHAT YOU BELIEVE MAY BE WHAT YOU DO AND WHEN YOU FEEL AS IF YOU MIGHT BECOME DEFEATED, THINK BACK ON TODAY AND KNOW THAT YOU ALREADY HAVE ACCOMPLISHED MUCH.
MAY YOUR LIVES BE A BLESSING TO ALL.
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THE COUNTY CHANNEL IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON VIDEO ON DEMAND.SCROLL DOWN TO PUBLIC MEETINGS, CLICK WATCH NOW AND THEN CLICK THE VIDEO ON DEMAND BUTTON AND SELECT YOUR PROGRAM FROM THE LIST CALL MEETING TO UH, ORDER.
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AND THANK YOU FOR WATCHING THE COUNTY CHANNEL.
HERE'S WHAT'S HAPPENING IN BUFORD COUNTY.
A FEW MILES FROM BEAUFORT, SOUTH CAROLINA.
IN THE TOWN OF PORT ROYAL STANDS A PROPERTY OF NATIONAL IMPORTANCE.
IN FACT, IT'S LISTED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES.
FOR MORE THAN A DECADE, THE ONLY PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE PROPERTY HAS BEEN BY WATER.
SOUTH CAROLINA'S DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES IS WORKING TO PROVIDE ACCESS FOR ALL.
FOR THIS TO HAPPEN, A CULTURAL RESOURCES, INVENTORY OR ARCHEOLOGY MUST BE DONE
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BUILT FROM TABBY, A MIXTURE OF OYSTER SHELLS, LIME, SAND, AND WATER.SIMILAR IN MANY WAYS TO CONCRETE.
FORT FREDERICK'S CONSTRUCTION WAS ORDERED IN 1726 BY THE BRITISH COLONIAL GOVERNMENT TO GUARD PORT, ROYAL SOUND, AND THE TOWN OF BEAUFORT.
FROM APPROACHED BY SPANISH WARSHIPS.
AN ESTIMATED 50,000 BUSHELS OF OYSTERS WERE NEEDED FOR THE FIVE FOOT HIGH, FIVE FOOT THICK TABBY WALLS.
IT IS THE OLDEST TABBY STRUCTURE IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
THE ADJACENT PROPERTY IS THE UNITED STATES NAVAL HOSPITAL.
ON THIS PROPERTY WAS THE 19TH CENTURY SMITH PLANTATION, WHICH BECAME THE UNION ARMY'S CAMP SAXTON DURING THE CIVIL WAR AND HOME OF THE FIRST REGIMEN COMPRISED OF FREED SLAVES.
THE OBJECT IS TO EXTRACT AS MUCH INFORMATION AS POSSIBLE IN A GIVEN AMOUNT OF TIME.
THERE IS A CERTAIN METHODOLOGY USED IN AN INVESTIGATION LIKE THIS COME ALONG AND SEE HOW IT'S DONE.
THE INITIAL SHOVEL TESTS DUG RANDOMLY AROUND THE SITE, EXAMINED THE DENSITY OF ARTIFACTS AND THE PERIOD OF OCCUPATION AT FORT FREDERICK.
ARTIFACTS INCLUDED 19TH CENTURY, 18TH CENTURY, AND PREHISTORIC OBJECTS.
THIS IS A SLATE, A STONE TOOL, FLAKE.
IT'S A PIECE OF SHIRT FROM ALLENDALE TOP SITE, TOP OF THAT AREA.
IT KIND OF TELLS YOU HOW RICH IT IS OUT HERE.
WITH THESE INITIAL TESTS, ARCHEOLOGISTS DETERMINE THE DEPTH REQUIRED OF THE SHOVEL TESTS IN THE NEXT PHASE.
THAT DEPTH IS WHEN THEY REACH A STERILE SOIL LAYER WHERE THEY NO LONGER SEE CULTURAL MATERIAL.
FOR PHASE ONE OF THIS PROJECT, A GRID IS LAID OVER THE SITE MAP.
THE SCOPE OF WORK HERE CALLS FOR SHOVEL TEST PROBES EVERY 10 METERS ACROSS THE ENTIRE THREE ACRES, RIGHT? OH.
USING A SURVEYING INSTRUMENT CALLED A TOTAL STATION PIN FLAGS ARE PLACED TO MATCH THE GRID MAP.
EACH FLAG IS IDENTIFIED BY ITS EXACT LOCATION.
A FIELD TEAM FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA'S INSTITUTE OF ARCHEOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY IS CONTRACTED TO CONDUCT THE FIELD WORK.
THE DATA COLLECTED FROM THESE SHOVEL TESTS WILL GUIDE THE UPCOMING MONTH LONG EXCAVATION AS WELL AS ANY THAT MAY BE UNDERTAKEN IN YEARS TO COME.
ALL THE SOILS ARE SCREENED THROUGH A QUARTER INCH MESH.
ALL ARTIFACTS ARE BAGGED ACCORDING TO THEIR EXACT LOCATION AND DEPTH FOR LATER ANALYSIS FOR THE NEXT PHASE.
UNITS OF TWO METERS IN DIAMETER ARE LAID OUT IN THE AREAS CONFIRMED BY THE SHOVEL TESTS.
TO HAVE THE THE HIGHEST DENSITY OF ARTIFACTS, THE FIELD TEAM REMOVES SOIL LAYER BY LAYER.
SO HOW DEEP IS EACH LEVEL? SOMETIMES A STANDARD DEPTH OF 10 CENTIMETERS IS USED AT FORT FREDERICK.
THEY'LL EXCAVATE LAYERS ACCORDING TO CHANGES IN SOIL COLOR.
AGAIN, ALL THE DIRT IS SCREENED AND THE ARTIFACTS BAGGED.
THIS INFORMATION WILL ACCOMPANY THE ARTIFACTS THROUGHOUT THE CURATION PROCESS.
THESE UNITS SHOW AN OCCUPATION FROM THE FIRST HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY.
THIS IS STONEWARE AMERICAN STONE WEAR WITH ONLY FOUR WEEKS BUDGETED FOR THE PROJECT.
THE FIELD TEAM MUST BE METICULOUS AND QUICK AT THE SAME TIME.
MOTORIZED SCREENERS HELP SPEED SIFTING THROUGH LARGE VOLUMES OF SOIL.
WHILE SOME TASKS REQUIRE A MORE DELICATE TOUCH LOOKING CLOSELY.
SOME AREAS SHOW A COLOR CHANGE IN THE SOIL CALLED FEATURES.
THESE AREAS WERE LIKELY DISTURBED BY HUMANS IN THE PAST WHERE THESE POST HOLES FOR A STRUCTURE OR HOLES WHERE ITEMS OFTEN TRASH WERE BURIED.
THESE FEATURES ARE EXCAVATED FURTHER AS THEY OFTEN YIELD ARTIFACTS AND THESE FEATURES MUST BE EXCAVATED TO THEIR STERILE SOIL LAYER.
WORK IN THIS AREA OF THE SITE IS PLANNED FOR TWO WEEKS.
FOR THE SECOND HALF OF THIS PROJECT, THE TEAM MOVES TO THE FORD ITSELF.
THE DECISION IS MADE TO LAY OUT CONTIGUOUS TWO METER UNITS THAT SPAN THE FORT'S INTERIOR WALL TO WALL.
GIVEN THE DEPTH REQUIRED, THERE IS A LOT OF DIRT TO BE MOVED
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NEAR THE EAST WALL.THE TEAM ENCOUNTERS A RUBBLE FILLED FEATURE.
THIS FEATURE IS EXCAVATED AND THE CONTENT'S BAGGED FOR THE TRIP TO THE LAB.
EVERY CONCEIVABLE DATA POINT, STRATIGRAPHY SOIL COLORS, DEPTHS, AND FEATURES IS COLLECTED FOR LATER ANALYSIS.
THE EXCAVATION OF THE FORT'S INTERIOR HAS EXPOSED THE FULL DEPTH OF THE WALLS, YIELDING ARTIFACTS FROM PREHISTORIC TIMES THROUGH THE 19TH CENTURY.
NOW, LAB ANALYSIS WILL BEGIN TO PIECE TOGETHER UNKNOWN FACTS ABOUT THE SITE'S LONG OCCUPATION.
BUT FIRST, BEFORE LEAVING THE SITE, THE UNITS ARE BACKFILLED TO PRESERVE THEIR INTEGRITY AND ENSURE THE SAFETY OF THE PUBLIC.
UH, WE'VE BEEN REFERRING TO IT AS THE RUBBLE.
AFTER MANY MONTHS IN THE PLANNING STAGES, A WEEK OF SHOVEL TEST PROBES, A MONTH OF UNIT EXCAVATIONS WITH MOUNTAINS OF SOIL MOVED, PLUS WEEKLY ENGAGEMENT WITH THE PUBLIC.
ARCHEOLOGY AT THIS SITE IS DONE FOR NOW.
NEARLY TWO TONS OF OYSTER SHELL BRICK AND ARTIFACTS WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE INSTITUTE OF ARCHEOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY AT USC IN COLUMBIA FOR ANALYSIS.
IT IS HERE THAT THE SIGNIFICANCE OF WHAT THEY FOUND WILL BE ASSESSED AND ADDED TO OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THOSE WHO OCCUPIED THE FORT FREDERICK HERITAGE PRESERVE.
AND THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING IN BEAUFORD COUNTY.
HEY GUYS, I'M ADAM FAR WITH BEAUFORT COUNTY LIBRARIES AND I WANTED TO TELL YOU ABOUT OUR NEW STREAMING SERVICE CALLED HOOPLA.
IT'S A FREE SERVICE FROM BEAUFORT COUNTY LIBRARIES.
ALL YOU NEED IS A LIBRARY CARD AND IT'S AVAILABLE ON IOS, ANDROID, AND DESKTOP COMPUTERS.
I HAVE AN IPAD AND LET'S JUST TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT IT WOULD TAKE TO GET IT ONTO YOUR DEVICE.
SO WHAT YOU'RE GONNA DO IS YOU'RE GONNA GO TO THE APP STORE.
WE'LL SEARCH HOOPLA, THAT'S H O O P L A, AND THEN WE'LL DOWNLOAD THE HOOPLA APP.
SO WHEN YOU'VE GOT IT DOWNLOADED, ALL YOU GOTTA DO IS CLICK OPEN AND GO AHEAD AND BROWSE THE ENTIRE COLLECTION THAT THEY HAVE.
NOW YOU CAN GET UP TO 10 TITLES PER MONTH.
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