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CAPTIONING PROVIDED BY BEAUFORT COUNTY.LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, PLEASE RISE FOR THE ENTRANCE OF THE UNIVERSITY MACE, THE UNIVERSITY MACE, THE UNIVERSITY MACE PARTY, THE UNIVERSITY DEGREE CANDIDATES,
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THE UNIVERSITY OFFICIALS AND GUESTS, THE TRUSTEES OF THE COLLEGE OF BEAUFORT 1795, REPRESENTED BY MR. CHARLES AMAR, JR.PRESIDENT THE BEAUFORT JASPER HIGHER EDUCATION COMMISSION, THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA BOARD OF TRUSTEES, DISTINGUISHED GUESTS, THE CHANCELLOR OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA BEAUFORT, DR.
PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOR THE NATIONAL ANTHEM AND AS THE REVEREND B DR.
BOB LA FK DELIVERS THE INVOCATION.
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IF YOU ARE SO INCLINED, PLEASE JOIN ME IN PRAYER.MOST HOLY GOD, WE COME TO YOU FROM VARIOUS FAITH TRADITIONS AND 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 THE STUDENTS PAST AND A GRADUATE'S FUTURE.
WE GATHER WITH PRIDE IN 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 FORWARD TO CREATE A WORLD MARKED BY PEACE, JUSTICE, AND COMPASSION BEYOND MEASURE.
YES, GOD, SURELY YOU ARE IN THIS PLACE.
WELCOME TO THE 63RD COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA BEAUFORT.
I WANT TO OFFER MY WARMEST CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CLASS OF 2023 AS YOU PREPARE TO RECEIVE YOUR BACCALAUREATE AND MASTER'S DEGREES.
THIS IS A PROUD OCCASION NOT ONLY FOR OUR TALENTED GRADUATES, BUT ALSO FOR THE UNIVERSITY.
WHEN YOU CHOSE TO MATRICULATE AT U S C B, YOU JOINED US IN A PARTNERSHIP OF GROWTH THAT CONTINUES TO THIS DAY AS THE LATEST ACHIEVEMENT IN OUR PLAN OF SUSTAINED GROWTH.
U S C B IS CONFERRING THE MASTER OF EDUCATION AND LITERACY.
FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR, MANY OF THEM HAVE CHOSEN TO TEACH IN LOW COUNTRY CLASSROOMS. WE ARE ALSO CELEBRATING GRADUATES OF OUR MASTER OF SCIENCE PROGRAM IN COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE.
NOW LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT THE CLASS OF 2023.
WE HAVE EIGHT INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS FROM SEVEN COUNTRIES.
WE HAVE FOUR GRADUATES WHO ARE 50 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER AND 11 WHO ARE 40 OR OLDER.
WE HAVE FIVE GRADUATES WHO ARE UNDER 21 OR YOUNGER.
WE HAVE OUR FIRST STUDENT IN THE USC SYSTEM, COMPREHENSIVE SECTOR, TO BE ACCEPTED INTO THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE GREENVILLE, UNDER THE P THREE PROGRAM.
AND WE HAVE MORE THAN 100 STUDENTS WHO ARE GRADUATING WITH LATIN HONORS TODAY.
THANK THAT MEANS THEY HAVE ACHIEVED KUMAL MAGNA KUTI OR SUMA K*M LATIS STATUS.
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VERY PRESTIGIOUS OF THE NEARLY 300 STUDENTS IN TODAY'S GRADUATING CLASS.89% ARE CAREER BOUND, EITHER FULL-TIME OR PART-TIME, WHILE 50% HAVE ELECTED TO CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION EITHER FULL-TIME OR PART-TIME.
WHAT A MOMENTOUS JOURNEY IT HAS BEEN TO REACH THIS DAY.
CONSIDER THE VAST AND SIGNIFICANT CHANGES WE HAVE WITNESSED IN AMERICA AND THE WORLD OVER JUST THE PAST FOUR YEARS.
THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHAT G P T.
YEAH, THEY KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
MACHINE WRITTEN ESSAYS ARE NOW HERE.
CAN YOU BELIEVE IT? BUSINESSES RANGING FROM REAL ESTATE AGENCIES TO FUNDRAISING ORGANIZATIONS ARE SEEKING NEW HIRE WHO CAN INTEGRATE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN DAILY TASKS.
THE WAR IN UKRAINE, MORE THAN 400 DAYS AFTER RUSSIA'S INVASION OF UKRAINE, THE WAR DRAGS ON AS CASUALTY STEADILY MOUNT.
THE THREAT OF ENGAGING SUPERPOWER IN THE WAR LOOMS EVER LARGER.
THE ONSET OF COVID 19 GLOBAL PANDEMIC LESS THAN FOUR YEARS AGO AND RISING MENTAL ILLNESS RATES, AMERICAN FAMILIES LOST MORE THAN 700, MORE THAN 975,000 LOVED ONES TO GLOBAL PANDEMIC.
AT THE SAME TIME, THE PANDEMIC COMBINED WITH THE RISE IN SOCIAL MEDIA AND SOCIETAL TREND TO TRIGGER MORE INCIDENT INCIDENCES OF OF MENTAL ILLNESS.
THE RATE OF CHANGE IN OUR SOCIETY SEEMS TO BE ACCELERATING SO RAPIDLY THAT CHANGES THAT FORMALLY OCCURRED OVER THE COURSE OF A GENERATION NOW SEEMS TO COME ABOUT IN A LENGTH OF TIME IT TAKES TO EARN A BACCALAUREATE DEGREE.
WHILE SOME OF THE CHANGES ARE BENEFICIAL AND HOLD OUT HOPE FOR A VERY PROMISING FUTURE.
OTHERS ARE ANXIETY PRODUCING AND YET TRENDS SUPPORTING GREATER ENGAGEMENT AMONG THE DIVERSE VOICES IN OUR SOCIETY REPRESENT A GLIMMER OF HOPE FOR THE FUTURE.
FOR OUR GRADUATE TODAY, US ASK HOW HAS A U S C B EDUCATION PREPARED YOU TO NAVIGATE LIFE'S CHANGES? I BELIEVE THAT YOUR U S C B EDUCATION HAS INSTILLED IN YOU THREE CHARACTERISTICS THAT WILL HELP YOU NAVIGATE THE WORLD OF THE FUTURE.
FIRST, YOUR EDUCATION HAS PREPARED YOU TO BE A PROBLEM SOLVER AND A CRITICAL THINKER.
YOU HAVE BEEN CHALLENGED TO MOVE BEYOND ROOT MEMORIZATION AND INTO THE REALM OF DEEP THINKING THAT LEADS TO CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION.
THE POWER OF DEEP THINKING IS THE ESSENCE OF CREATIVITY.
DEEP THINKING SHAPES HOW WE FRAME QUESTIONS, HOW WE GATHER AND ANALYZE DATA, HOW WE DISCERN REALITY FROM FICTION AND HOW WE VIEW AND RESPOND TO TRIALS AND OPPORTUNITIES WE ENCOUNTER.
THE SECOND CHARACTERISTIC IS GOODNESS OF CHARACTER.
GOODNESS ENCOMPASSES COMPASSION, CARE, AND LOVE OF OTHERS.
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SUPPORTS THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ESSENTIAL CHARACTER OF GOODNESS IN GOVERNING RELATIONSHIPS AND BUILDING A BETTER TOMORROW.GOODNESS IS THE FOUNDATION FOR COMPASSION, JUSTICE, PEACE, AND INTEGRITY.
AS WE VENTURE THROUGH LIFE, WE ARE CONFRONTED TIME AND AGAIN WITH THE MORAL CHOICE OF BECOMING A FORCE FOR GOOD OR A FORCE FOR EVIL AND DISTRACTION.
CON CONSIDER THE EXAMPLE OF MALALA USF SI A YOUNG PAKISTANI FEMALE WHO BELIEVED IN PROMOTING EDUCATION AND WAS SHOT IN THE HEAD BY A TALIBAN GUNMAN SIMPLY FOR ADVOCATING FOR THE EDUCATION OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN HER NATIVE HOMELAND.
SHE SURVIVED THE ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT AND WAS TRANSFERRED TO A HOSPITAL IN BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND WHERE SHE RECEIVED ADVANCED MEDICAL TREATMENT.
AND UPON HER RECOVERY, MALALA COMPLETED HER SECONDARY SCHOOL EDUCATION IN BIRMINGHAM, THEN ENROLLED AT OXFORD UNIVERSITY, EARNING A BACCALAUREATE DEGREE IN PHILOSOPHY, POLITICS, AND ECONOMICS.
UPON GRADUATION, SHE RED REDOUBLED HER EFFORTS AS AN EDUCATION ADVOCATE.
SHE CO-FOUNDED A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO EDUCATION, CO-AUTHORED AN INTERNATIONAL BEST SELLER ABOUT HER LIFE AND WENT ON TO WORLDWIDE ACCLAIM.
SHE EARNED MORE THAN 50 DISTINGUISHED AWARDS, HONORS AND PRIZES.
IN 2014, SHE BECAME THE WORLD'S YOUNGEST NOBEL PEACE PRIZE LAUREATE AT THE AGE OF 17.
TIME MAGAZINE NAMED HER ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE IN A WORLD FROM 2013 TO 2015.
ALLOW ME TO COURT HER BOOKS AND PENS.
THEY ARE THE MOST POWERFUL WEAPON.
MALALA SAID, ONE CHILD, ONE TEACHER, ONE BOOK, AND ONE PEN CAN CHANGE THE WORLD.
MALALA'S STORY IS AN EXAMPLE OF EDUCATION AS A FORCE FOR GOOD.
THE THIRD CHARACTERISTIC WE HAVE INSTILLED IN YOU IS THE ABILITY TO BECOME A KNOWLEDGEABLE, SKILLED PROFESSIONAL.
WE HONE SKILLS THROUGH PRACTICE, EXPERIENCE, RESEARCH, INTERNSHIPS AND CURIOSITY SKILLS REFLECT YOUR COMMITMENT TO LIFETIME LEARNING.
THE SKILLS YOU ACQUIRE DIFFER DEPENDING ON THE CAREER YOU PURSUE.
TEACHING, NURSING, ENGINEERING, COMPUTER SCIENCE, WRITING, AND SOCIAL WORK.
OVER THE COURSE OF YOUR EDUCATION.
WE HAVE REPEATEDLY EMPHASIZED THROUGH EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING, THE IMPORTANCE OF HIGH IMPACT PRACTICES SUCH AS RESEARCH, CLINICALS, FIELD AND LABORATORY WORK, INTERNSHIP AND STUDY ABROAD.
IN ENHANCING YOUR LEARNING EXPERIENCE, I AM DELIGHTED TO REPORT THAT OUR GRADUATES HAVE EAGERLY EMBRACED THE CONCEPT OF EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING.
AS A RESULT, THEY HAVE EXCELLED IN A WIDE RANGE OF AREAS IN ACADEMIC RESEARCH LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY SERVICE.
CLASS OF 2023, TAKE PRIDE IN WHAT YOU HAVE ACCOMPLISHED.
ONE OF OUR ENGLISH MAJOR WAS THE FIRST U S C B STUDENT TO BE SELECTED AS A MANUSCRIPT FELLOW AT THE WATERING HOLE.
AN ESTEEMED WI WRITER'S RETREAT, ONE OF OUR INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY MAJORS, ONE SCHOLARSHIP TO TWO RESPECTED COMPUTING CONFERENCES.
TWO OF OUR PSYCHOLOGY MAJORS PRESENTED THE CAPSTONE RESEARCH PROJECT AT THE GEORGIA UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH CONFERENCE.
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OUR HONOR NURSING STUDENTS RAISED MORE THAN 1300 FOR HOPEFUL HORIZON, A CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND RAPE CRISIS CENTER IN BEAUFORT.BUDDING TEACHERS IN OUR EDUCATION PROGRAMS ENGAGED IN LOCATION BASED LIFE SCIENCE RESEARCH ON SPRING ISLAND.
SEVERAL OF OUR LANGUAGE STUDENTS SPENT THE SUMMER STUDYING IN FRANCE, THANKS TO A COVETED TRANS AT THE MOBILITY GRANT FROM THE FRENCH EMBASSY IN UNITED STATES.
AND BY NO MEANS FINALLY, BEST BUDDIES INTERNATIONAL RECOGNIZED OUR BEST BUDDIES STUDENT ORGANIZATION AT AS ITS COLLEGE CHAPTER OF THE YEAR.
BEST BUDDIES IS AN ORGANIZATION THAT CREATES OPPORTUNITY FOR ONE-ON-ONE, FRIENDSHIPS, EMPLOYMENT, AND MORE FOR PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES.
THERE ARE SO MANY MORE ACHIEVEMENTS WE COULD LIST IF TIME WERE NOT A FACTOR, BUT THE MOMENT HAS COME TO DRAW YOUR UNIVERSITY EXPERIENCE TO A CLOSE.
OUR U S C B COMMENCEMENT IS BOTH AN ENDING AND A BEGINNING.
IT'S THE END OF YOUR LEARNING EXPERIENCE HERE IN A LOW COUNTRY, BUT THE BEGINNING OF A CAREER THAT WILL SUSTAIN YOU OVER THE COURSE OF A LIFETIME.
IT WILL POINT THE WAY TO A BRIGHT FUTURE, A FUTURE YOU ARE WELL PREPARED TO EMBRACE.
I'LL LEAVE YOU NOW WITH THE WORDS OF EMERSON.
DO NOT FOLLOW WHERE THE PATH MAY LEAD.
GO INSTEAD WHERE THERE IS NO PATH AND LEAVE A TRAIL.
EMBRACE THE MYRIAD OPPORTUNITY THIS WORLD OFFERS.
BE KIND TO OTHERS AND BE TRUE TO YOURSELF.
IT IS A PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE SPECIAL GUESTS AS YOUR NAME IS CALLED.
PLEASE HOLD YOUR APPLAUSE UNTIL ALL GUESTS HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED.
FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA BOARD OF TRUSTEES, THE HONORABLE RICHARD JONES JR.
AND FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, CHANCELLOR OF USC PALMETTO COLLEGE.
SUSAN ELKINS, VICE PRESIDENT FOR USC SYSTEM AFFAIRS.
DURHAM COLE FROM THE BEAUFORT JASPER HIGHER EDUCATION COMMISSION.
TRAVER VA FROM THE UNITED STATES MILITARY.
MR. MARK STORY FROM THE U S C B EDUCATION FUND FOUNDATION, MR. COLEMAN PETERSON FROM THE BEAUFORT COLLEGE TRUSTEES, MR. CHARLES AMER JR.
THE TRUSTEES ARE HERE EACH YEAR AS A SYMBOL OF OUR REGION'S LONG-STANDING COMMITMENT TO HIGHER EDUCATION, WHICH DATES BACK TO THE FUNDING OF BEAUFORT COLLEGE IN 1795.
FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA BEAUFORT, DR.
ERIC SKIPPER, PROVOST AND EXECUTIVE VICE CHANCELLOR FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS.
BRIAN CANADA, FACULTY CENTER CHAIR.
LAFAVE, FACULTY MEMBER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.
MS. EMMA OSMOND, S G A PRESIDENT, MS. JANIAH BEAVER, S G A VICE PRESIDENT OF THE BLUFFTON CAMPUS
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AND SERVICE TO THE UNIVERSITY IS A TEAM EFFORT.PLEASE JOIN ME IN RECOGNIZING MY WIFE JUDITH.
MRS. JUDITH PANU, THE FIRST LADY OF UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA BEAUFORT.
AND MRS. JULIE SKIPPER, WIFE OF PROVOST, DR.
NOW PLEASE JOIN ME IN RECOGNIZING ALL OF OUR SPECIAL GUESTS.
WORLD CLASS GROUP OF TEACHERS, 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 BEAUFORT FACULTY PLEASE STAND SO THAT WE CAN ALL RECOGNIZE YOU FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO THIS GRADUATE'S EDUCATION? PLEASE THANK YOU.
U 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 THE COMMUNITY IN WHICH OUR STUDENT TRULY FEEL AT HOME.
WILL THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA BEAUFORT STAFF WHO ARE HERE, PLEASE STAND TO BE RECOGNIZED.
NOW, THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF OUR GRADUATES TODAY REFLECT THE SACRIFICES IT TAKES TO ACHIEVE THE MILESTONE.
BUT THOSE SACRIFICES ARE NOT THEIRS ALONE.
THEIR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS HAVE ALSO MADE GREAT SACRIFICES FOR THE GRADUATES TO REACH THIS DAY.
MANY ARE HERE WITH US TODAY, WHILE OTHERS ARE JOINING VIA LIVESTREAM FOR THE ENCOURAGEMENT AND SUPPORT YOU HAVE GIVEN WITH ALL OF THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS STAND TO BE RECOGNIZED.
CONGRATULATIONS TO EACH OF YOU AND WE THANK YOU GREATLY.
WE ARE VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE WITH US TODAY A STUDENT COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER WHO HAS DISTINGUISHED HERSELF THROUGH HER ACADEMIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES AT U S C B.
SHE HAS COMPLETED THE BEAUFORT COLLEGE HONORS NURSING PROGRAM AND WILL VERY SHORTLY BE RECEIVING A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN NURSING, A NATIVE OF A NATIVE SOUTH CAROLINIAN.
SHE GREW UP IN BLACKVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA AND EARNED AN ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN GENERAL STUDIES AT DENMARK TECHNICAL COLLEGE.
SHE WAS INSPIRED TO PURSUE A CAREER IN NURSING BY HER MOTHER, JANET BEAVER WALKER, A LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE AND A NURSE AID INSTRUCTOR AT THE TECHNICAL COLLEGE.
WHILE PURSUING HER STUDIES, OUR SPEAKER TOOK ON MANY LEADERSHIP ROLES.
SHE WAS PRESIDENT OF ROGUES AND VAGABONDS, OUR STUDENT DRAMA CLUB, A U S C B LEAD NEW STUDENT ORIENTATION LEADER SGA, A JUNIOR CLASS VICE PRESIDENT, SGA VICE PRESIDENT OF THE BLUFFTON CAMPUS AND U US C B STUDENT AMBASSADOR, AND A MAJOR MENTOR.
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UPON THE CONFERRAL OF HER NURSING DEGREE, SHE WILL BE WORKING IN A SURGICAL STEP DOWN UNIT AT MEMORIAL HEALTH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER IN SAVANNAH.SHE PLANS TO CONTINUE HER EDUCATION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA IN THE DOCTOR OF N NURSING PRACTICE PROGRAM WHERE SHE'S ALREADY BEEN ADMITTED.
WE ARE ALL SO VERY PROUD OF HER.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, PLEASE JOIN ME IN WELCOMING OUR COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER, JANIAH NA BEAVER.
WOW, YOU GUYS, WE ARE ACTUALLY HERE.
MY NAME IS JANIAH BEAVER AND I STAND BEFORE YOU TODAY AS THE CLASS OF 2023 STUDENT SPEAKER TO ASK YOU A QUESTION, WHAT DEFINES YOU? I WANT TO SHARE A QUOTE FROM SHEENA HUTCHINSON.
WHAT WILL YOUR CHOICES SAY ABOUT YOU? OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS OF MY COLLEGE CAREER, I'VE HAD TO MAKE CHOICES THAT DEFINE ME AND THE LEGACY I HAVE CREATED FOR MYSELF HERE AT U S C B CHOICES, AS SMALL AS WHAT CLASSES I'M GOING TO TAKE OR WHAT CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS I WANT TO BE A PART OF.
AND CHOICES AS BIG AS WHERE DO I GO NEXT AFTER U S C B AND WHO DO I WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW ME AS? AS I'VE LEARNED IN FOUR YEARS, THE CHOICES WE MAKE HAVE A MAJOR INFLUENCE ON NOT ONLY OUR PRESENT, BUT ON OUR FUTURE.
ONE OF THE CHOICES I'VE HAD TO SIT DOWN AND THINK ABOUT SPECIFICALLY IS WHAT COMES NEXT.
AND I'M PRETTY SURE WE ARE ALL THINKING ABOUT IT.
WHAT AFTER THIS, WHAT COMES NEXT? WE MAKE PLANS TO CONTINUE OUR EDUCATION, FIND A JOB WITHIN OUR CAREER, OR TAKE A BREAK AND ENJOY LIFE AND REFRESH AND BLAME.
AND TRUST ME, I DO NOT BLAME YOU,
TRUST ME, I KNOW IT'S A DIFFICULT CHOICE I'VE HAD TO SIT DOWN AND MAKE FOR MYSELF BECAUSE IN MY FUTURE I SEE SUCCESS IN YOUR FUTURE ENDEAVORS MYSELF, YOUR FAMILY, MY FRIENDS, YOUR FRIENDS, YOUR FACULTY AND STAFF AND FUTURE COLLEAGUES WANT TO SEE YOU AND YOUR SUCCESS.
YOUR CHOICES WILL INFLUENCE THE LEGACY YOU TEND TO BUILD FOR YOURSELF.
BECAUSE WHEN PEOPLE TALK ON YOUR BEHALF, THEY WILL NOT ONLY TALK ABOUT YOUR LEGACY, BUT ABOUT THE CHOICES YOU MADE THAT LED YOU THERE.
WHEN MY FRIENDS ON MY FAMILY SPEAK ON MY BEHALF, THEY MENTIONED MY DIFFICULT CHOICES FROM HIGH SCHOOL, TRYING TO DECIDE WHAT SCHOOL WOULD BE THE BEST FIT FOR MYSELF AND MY FUTURE CAREER TO MY CO, TO MY COLLEGIATE YEARS, DISCUSSING MY DECISIONS TO TAKE ON DIFFERENT LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES, PROFESSIONAL BUILDING OPPORTUNITIES, AND THE OPPORTUNITIES I'VE TAKEN TO BUILD MYSELF PERSONALLY AND MY POST-COLLEGIATE PLANS TO CONTINUE MY EDUCATION AT THE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND MY DECISION TO MOVE TO SAVANNAH, GEORGIA IN THE LIGHT OF MY FUTURE NURSING CAREER.
THOUGH YOU ARE DEEMED TO MAKE GOOD CHOICES, THERE'S A POSSIBILITY.
THE CHOICES YOU THOUGHT WERE BEST FOR YOU WERE NOT.
AND I MEAN, WE'VE ALL HAD A LOT IN THE 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, ALL THE WAY UP TO 50, 60 YEARS OF OUR LIVES.
WHEREVER YOU SEE FIT, WE'VE ALL MADE GOOD CHOICES.
CHOICES THAT WE THOUGHT WERE BEST FOR US AND THEY REALLY WERE.
DURING MY TIME HERE AT U S C B, I WAS EAGER TO GET INVOLVED AND BE OVERACTIVE ON CAMPUS.
AND UNFORTUNATELY IT WAS A CHOICE THAT LED TO ME BECOMING SEVERELY OVERWHELMED AND FEELING LIKE I WAS BEING PULLED IN MULTIPLE DIRECTIONS ALL AT ONCE.
I SAY THAT TO SAY THIS, REMEMBER THE QUOTE CHOICES.
DON'T LET THE BAD CHOICES YOU MAKE DEFINE AND SCULPT YOU INTO A PERSON YOU ARE NOT HAPPY WITH.
REMEMBER, YOU ARE A PERSON OVERALL AND YOU MUST PUT YOURSELF FIRST TO MAKE THE BEST CHOICES FOR YOURSELF.
NOT EVERY CHOICE YOU MAKE IS GOING TO BE THE BEST CHOICE, BUT YOUR SOLUTION TO CREATE A BETTER OUTCOME IS WHAT WILL MATTER AND BE PROUD OF IT.
FINALLY, BE PROUD OF WHO YOU ARE AND WHAT YOU HAVE DONE AND DECIDED TO BE SITTING WHERE YOU ARE AND TO SHAPE YOUR FUTURE.
I KNOW MANY OF US HAVE HAD TIMES WHERE WE WANTED TO GIVE UP WHERE WE WANTED TO QUIT, CHANGE OUR MAJORS, DROP OUR CLASSES, AND LEAVE THE ORGANIZATIONS WE MAY HAVE HELPED BUILD OR BECOME BETTER AND BETTER.
LOOK AROUND, TAKE A MINUTE TO LOOK AROUND AND TAKE IN THE SCENERY.
YOUR CHOICE TO KEEP GOING AND NEVER QUIT.
YOUR CHOICE TO CONTINUE TO CONTINUE PUSHING FORWARD.
YOUR CHOICE TO REACH OUT FOR SUPPORT AND ACCEPT ANY HELP ALONG YOUR JOURNEY HAS BROUGHT
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YOU HERE.YOU CAN PROUDLY SAY THAT YOU HAVE MADE IT.
YOU CAN PROUDLY SAY THAT YOU ARE A 2023 GRADUATE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA BEAUFORT.
BECAUSE I MADE A DECISION TO PUSH FORWARD.
I'VE MADE A DECISION TO NEVER GIVE UP.
I MADE A DECISION TO REMEMBER THAT I CAN DO ANYTHING.
AND YOU MADE A DECISION TO REMEMBER YOUR FUTURE.
ALSO, I WANT TO END YOU WITH THIS QUOTE BY CASSANDRA CLAIRE FROM CITY OF GLASS.
IN THE END, THAT WAS THE CHOICE YOU MADE.
AND IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW HARD IT WAS TO MAKE IT.
WE'VE MADE OUR CHOICES AND OUR CHOICES HAVE LED US TO THIS MOMENT.
NOW, LET THE CHOICES YOU MAKE BEYOND THIS MOMENT S SCULPT YOU INTO THE PERSON YOU DREAM TO BE AND BUILD THE LEGACY THAT'S IN STORE FOR YOU.
AND I AM PROUD TO SAY THAT I AM GLAD TO BE A PART OF THIS DISTINGUISHED CLASS OF GRADUATES, THE CLASS OF 2023.
THANK YOU JANIAH, FOR INSPIRING US WITH YOUR MESSAGE.
INDEED CHOICES DEFINE ALL OF US, AND WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR CHOICE OF SERVICE TO U S C B DURING YOUR TIME HERE.
WE WISH YOU NOTHING BUT THE BEST AS YOU GO ON TO GREATNESS IN YOUR FUTURE WITH YOUR WORDS.
IT'S CLEAR TO SEE WHY THE CLASS OF 2023 IS SUCH AN EXCEPTIONAL GROUP.
NOW WE COME TO THE MOST SPECIAL PART OF OUR CEREMONY.
THE DEGREE CONFER EACH DEGREE RECIPIENTS, FAMILY AND FRIENDS WOULD REALLY LIKE TO HEAR THEIR GRADUATES NAME READ AND WATCH THEM WALK ACROSS THE SAGE.
SO WE ASK YOU TO PLEASE HOLD YOUR APPLAUSE AND REMAIN SEATED UNTIL THE LAST NAME IS RED.
YOU WILL HAVE PLENTY OF TIME TO CELEBRATE YOUR GRADUATE'S ACHIEVEMENT AFTER THE LAST NAME IS CALLED.
ERIC SKIPPER, PROVOST AND EXECUTIVE VICE CHANCELLOR FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS AT U S C B TO PRESENT THE CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES.
GOOD EVENING WILL CANDIDATES FOR THE DEGREES PLEASE STAND UP.
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 FOR THEIR RESPECTIVE DEGREES, ARE HERE WITH RECOMMENDED BY THE FACULTY OF THE UNIVERSITY FOR CONFERRAL OF THEIR DEGREES 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 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 RIGHTS, HONORS, PRIVILEGES AND RESPONSIBILITIES THERE TO, UH, PERTAIN PERTAINING CONGRATULATIONS AS THE CANDIDATES FOR THE DEGREES COME FORWARD.
PLEASE NOTE THAT SOME WEAR GOLD CHORDS ON THEIR SHOULDERS THAT SIGNIFY DEGREES EARNED WITH ACADEMIC LATIN HONORS.
ALSO NOTE THAT SOME DEGREE CANDIDATES WEAR A MEDALLION.
THIS MEDALLION REPRESENTS COMPLETION OF U S CB'S BEAUFORT COLLEGE HONORS PROGRAM.
CANDIDATES DRAPED IN THE TRADITIONAL ACADEMIC HOOD ARE RECEIVING MASTER'S DEGREES.
PANNU WILL NOW GREET THE UNIVERSITY OF
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SOUTH CAROLINA BEAUFORT DEGREE RECIPIENTS MASTER OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE.JOHN HIRES MASTER OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE.
CHRISTINA ANDREA, MASTER OF EDUCATION IN LITERACY.
EMILY BRADSHAW, MASTER OF EDUCATION IN LITERACY, ASHTON CONNOR, MASTER OF EDUCATION IN LITERACY.
KAYLA ELLIOT, MASTER OF EDUCATION IN LITERACY.
NATHAN GOFF, MASTER OF EDUCATION IN LITERACY.
MEGAN HATTO, MASTER OF EDUCATION IN LITERACY.
WESLEY AMBROSE, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.
HAYDEN BIBLE, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.
BETHANY BOWERS, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.
STEVEN BRITON, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.
KEITH BROWN, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.
LINCOLN BOLTER, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.
SETH COVENA, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.
MATTHEW CURRY, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.
KEITH DALEY, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.
ANDREW FALLING BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.
TYREK FERGUSON, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.
SAMANTHA FRANKS, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.
EVAN GREEN PLATE, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.
LADI, CLAY GRIFFIN, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.
CHLOE OLA, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.
SAMUEL HAMMER, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.
KRISTIN LAURIE HOLT, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE AND BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.
SARAH JOHNSON, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.
RYAN JONES, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE AND BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.
TYLER KNOX, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.
MICAH CRAIG HAUSER, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.
REBECCA BENNETT, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PUBLIC HEALTH.
JUSTIN LANG, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.
HENRY LOPEZ, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.
RYAN MATOVICH, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.
HEATHER MACKENZIE, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE AND BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.
SHE WHAT'S HER DEGREE? SARAH MIDDLETON.
JILLIAN MOSEY, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.
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TYLER MULLS, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.WENDY HERTADO, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.
BRADEN OGLE, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.
JENNA POWS, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.
ANDREW PURDY, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.
JC ROURKE, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.
ALEJANDRO LA BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.
KYLIE SMITH, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.
KATRINA STREETS BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.
BROCK TIDO, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.
JACOB THOMAS, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.
DANAI VANDROSS, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.
ALAN JACOBS, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMMUNICATION STUDIES.
GABRIELA BDO, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN COMMUNICATION STUDIES.
WHISPER BROWN, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN COMMUNICATION STUDIES.
ALEXIS HERK, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN COMMUNICATION STUDIES.
K*M LOUDY, PEYTON MCPHERSON, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN COMMUNICATION STUDIES.
JAKE MCLE, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN COMMUNICATION STUDIES.
ROMAN PAGET, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN COMMUNICATION STUDIES.
KARA ROBERTSON, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN COMMUNICATION STUDIES.
LAUREN SULLIVAN, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN COMMUNICATION STUDIES.
GLENDON WILLIAMS, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN COMMUNICATION STUDIES.
K*M LADI, THE ANDRE ENGLISH, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE.
WILLIAM KAUFMAN, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE AND COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE.
MARCO MARTINEZ CRUZ, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE.
K*M LADI, CONOR MCMORROW, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE.
BRENDAN PLAQUEY, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE.
NIU BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.
PRESTON HENDERSON, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN INFORMATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.
STEVEN NESBITT, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.
JAYLA SMALLS, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.
TRUDA SMITH, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.
ZACH STILTNER, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.
JESUS ZEUS GARCIA HERNANDEZ, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN MATHEMATICS.
LAUREN AINSWORTH, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION.
JANE BENDER, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN EARLY
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CHILDHOOD EDUCATION.CHLOE BLACKMAN, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION.
GRACE CUMMINGS, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION.
ABIGAIL FRANK'S, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION.
MAGNA K*M LADI TO RAZOR LACOMB, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION.
KEATON NEAL, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION.
LOUDY SHELL BROWN, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION.
SARAH LIVINGSTON, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION.
JESSICA RYE, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION.
JACOB WOOD, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION.
HUDSON DELOCHE, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN ENGLISH.
RAVEN NELSON, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN ENGLISH.
PEGGY OWENS, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN ENGLISH.
JASON DENNIS, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN ENGLISH WITH A SECONDARY ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS.
GRACIE LASSETER, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN ENGLISH WITH SECOND ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS.
COREY ANDERSON, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES.
SEBASTIAN COELLO, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES.
JOSHUA CCHO, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES ON DORTA ROSATA, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES.
K*M LOUDY, BETHANY FELIX, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES.
AMY HOWTON, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES.
NICHOLAS MILLER, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES.
WILLIAM RAMSEY, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES.
MAGNA K*M LADI WOO, CHEYENNE ROACH, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES.
K*M LADI, SAILOR STEGER, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES.
BRYSON TAYLOR, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES.
K*M LOUDY, TUCKER WALTERS, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES.
IN STUDIO ART, LACY GOODING, BACHELOR OF ARTS.
IN STUDIO ART, K*M LOUDY TO TAYLOR JACKSON, BACHELOR OF ARTS.
IN STUDIO ART, MAGNA K*M LADI.
SADIE PFEIFFER, BACHELOR OF ARTS.
IN STUDIO ART, MAGNA K*M LADI.
SEAN PITTMAN, BACHELOR OF ARTS.
IN STUDIO ART, SUMMA K*M LOUDY.
CHARLI PRESIDENT, BACHELOR OF ARTS.
IN STUDIO ART, SAVANNAH ARLIN, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT.
MEGAN BAILEY, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
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IN HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT.JAYNA BARDEN, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT.
ELISA BRADBURY, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT.
RILEY EDWARDS, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT.
AUGUSTUS FRAZIER, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT.
OLIVIA HARRIS, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT.
ALEXANDER HUMPHREY, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT.
DONOVAN HUK, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT.
BRITNEY LORD, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT.
KEVIN ZAPATA, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT.
TIA TAMARA YVONNE THOMAS, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT.
CAITLIN TOOL, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE AND HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT.
HALEY VIER, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT.
DESIREE WILLIAMS, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT.
ELIZABETH ERICKSON, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN HISTORY.
CAITLIN FREEMAN, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN HISTORY.
K*M LOUDY, MADISON MEERMAN, BACHELOR OF ARTS.
K*M LAK ASHLIN ALT BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY.
OLIVIA AN TILL BACHELOR OF ARTS.
KELSEY BARR, BACHELOR OF ARTS.
BRIANNA BONILLA, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY.
CHASITY BOWDEN, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY.
ANAKIN BROERSEN, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY.
K*M LOUDY, CRYSTAL BROWN, BACHELOR OF ARTS.
LAUREN CONROY, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY.
CARMELLA KAUFLIN TORRES, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY AND BACHELOR OF ARTS IN COMMUNICATION STUDIES.
LUKE DECOSTA, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY.
HOGAN DRAIN, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY.
ISIS DUNLAP, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY.
JORDAN GLENN, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY.
NAOMI GOSDEN, BACHELOR OF ARTS.
SARAH GRANT, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY.
YAS HAPO, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY.
ELIZABETH HADK, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY.
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DANIELLE JACOBS, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY.NOELLE JENSEN, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY.
ROBERT JOHNSON, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY.
SCOTT MATTHEWS, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY.
STEPHANIE MCDOWELL, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY.
LAUREN MOKE, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY.
EMILY NAJERA, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY.
FRANCESCA PICCOLO YOUNGBLOOD, BACHELOR OF ARTS.
LADI AZA PRINGLE, BACHELOR OF ARTS.
JASMINE RAMIREZ, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY.
KATHERINE ROBERTS, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY.
ISABEL SANCHEZ, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY.
JASMINE TACKETT, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY.
PEYTON TAYLOR, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY.
MEGAN WAGNER, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY.
ALIANA WILLIAMS, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY.
K*M LOUDY, MADISON WAZNIAK, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY.
SHANICE AKINTOBI, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN SOCIOLOGY.
VALERIE CARILLO, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN SOCIOLOGY.
KAYLEE FOREZ, BACHELOR OF ARTS.
BRIANNA THOMPSON, BACHELOR OF ARTS.
K*M LOUDY, RAVEN TRAPS, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN SOCIOLOGY.
I, DONNA CAMPBELL, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOLOGY.
MCKAYLA KAVANAUGH CAMPOS, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOLOGY.
MEADOW CHASTAIN, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOLOGY.
DOWNEY BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOLOGY.
MIKAYLA REFERRED BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOLOGY.
JILLIAN GOMAN, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOLOGY.
MEL FREE GONZALEZ, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOLOGY.
DANIELLA JIMENEZ, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOLOGY.
AMBER LATO, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOLOGY.
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LADI.GABE MERCHANT, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOLOGY.
MICHELLE PACHECO, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOLOGY.
MFA, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOLOGY.
HANNAH PRATT, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOLOGY.
K*M LADI, BAILEY QUILTY, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE AND BIOLOGY.
K*M LADI, WEST AARON WEST BIOLOGY,
WHERE'S THE COLOR? EMILY WELLS, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOLOGY.
K*M LADI, VICTORIA AJA, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING.
JESSICA BARGER, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING.
LILLIAN BARASS, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING.
JANIAH BEAVER, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING.
EVA BRAHAM, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING.
K*M LOUDY HAYDEN BROWN, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING.
JAYLA BROWN, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING.
ANNA COOK, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING.
HEATHER DAVIS, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING.
CAITLIN DAVIS, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING.
DARIEN DUBY, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE AND NURSING.
ANSLEY EDWARDS, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE AND NURSING.
JESSE ELLIOT, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING.
REBECCA EMIG, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING.
MICHELLE FARI, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING.
KRISTIN FLORES, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING.
MAGNA K*M LADI TONIC GALLAGHER, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING.
SHALEN GRECO, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING.
MIRANDA HAYDEN, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING.
K*M LADI, TRINITY HENNING, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING.
KATHERINE JACOBS, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE AND NURSING.
JOSEPH CARER, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE AND NURSING.
SHELBY KLOK, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING.
ALONDRA LOPEZ HUERTA, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING.
ANNABEL MARTIN, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING.
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BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING.MAGNA K*M LADI MCCRAE, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING.
ALISON MACKENZIE, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING.
HALEY MIXON, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE AND NURSING.
K*M LOUDY MARIELA, MARINA NAVA, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING.
DAR RHODES, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING.
KAVE SANDERS, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE AND NURSING.
CATARINA SACH, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE AND NURSING.
SHANNON SIRI, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE AND NURSING.
LACI STANLEY, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING.
KAYLEIGH SEDLEY, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING.
HEATHER TILLSON, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING.
BRITNEY TYNER, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING.
KELSEY VANCE, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING.
CAITLIN WILLIAMS, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING.
RILEY WILSON, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING.
SARAH WIMBERLEY, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING.
JAMIE ATA, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN HUMAN SERVICES.
JESSICA BEASLEY, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN HUMAN SERVICES.
ASHLEY BENNETT, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN HUMAN SERVICES.
ANGEL BRACE, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN HUMAN SERVICES.
KATHERINE LABBAN, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN HUMAN SERVICES.
SEALY MCKAY, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN HUMAN SERVICES.
PEYTON VOLLMAN, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN HUMAN SERVICES.
DEJA BROWN, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PUBLIC HEALTH.
HOLLY COOK, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PUBLIC HEALTH.
BRANDON DIEHL, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PUBLIC HEALTH.
O DIAZ, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PUBLIC HEALTH.
FLORE BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PUBLIC HEALTH.
JULIA GERARDI, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PUBLIC HEALTH.
BRE HARPER, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PUBLIC HEALTH.
AMBER HYATT, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PUBLIC HEALTH.
K*M LADI KALIN PINCKNEY, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PUBLIC HEALTH.
KAYLA RAMSEY, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PUBLIC HEALTH.
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BIANCA RAY'S, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PUBLIC HEALTH.ELENA SHAPIRO, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PUBLIC HEALTH.
GISELLE VALDEZ, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PUBLIC HEALTH.
SARAH MIDDLETON, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.
JESSE WEBSTER, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PUBLIC HEALTH, K*M LADI.
NOW FOR THE MOMENT, WE'VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR, LET'S GIVE OUR GRADUATE A STANDING OVATION.
WILL THE GRADUATE PLEASE RISE? YOU ARE NOW GRADUATES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA BEAUFORT.
YOUR YOUR STATUS MUST BE MADE KNOWN TO THE ACADEMIC COMMUNITY, SO PLEASE JOIN TOGETHER AND MOVE YOUR TASSELS FROM THE RIGHT SIDE OF YOUR MOTOR BOARD TO THE LEFT SIDE, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, LET'S GIVE OUR NEW GRADUATES ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
I AM TIM DANIELS, ASSISTANT VICE CHANCELLOR OF DEVELOPMENT AT ALUMNI RELATIONS.
IT IS WITH GREAT PLEASURE THAT I OFFICIALLY INDUCT YOU INTO THE SAND SHARK SOCIETY, US CB'S ALUMNI ASSOCIATION.
INSIDE YOUR DIPLOMA FOLDERS, YOU'LL FIND OUR SAND SHARK PLEDGE AS YOU TAKE YOUR PLACE AMONGST FELLOW US C B ALUMNUS, KNOW THAT YOU ARE ALWAYS PART OF THIS COMMUNITY FOREVER.
VISIT OFTEN AND STAY IN TOUCH.
WELCOME TO THE SAND SHARK SOCIETY.
PLEASE STAND IF YOU ARE ABLE, AS DR.
LAK 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 THE ALMA MATER WILL BE FOLLOWED BY THE RECESSIONAL OF THE PLATFORM PARTY, THE FACULTY, AND THEN THE GRADUATES.
PLEASE REMAIN IN YOUR SEATED AREA THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE RECESSIONAL.
AFTER THE RECESSIONAL, PLEASE JOIN THE GRADUATE OUTSIDE OF THE RECREATION CENTER TO VISIT WHERE FRIENDS AND FAMILY, AND THANK YOU FOR CELEBRATING WITH US THIS EVENING.
AND NOW GRADUATES 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.
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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 TONIGHT AND KNOW THAT YOU HAVE ALREADY ACCOMPLISHED MUCH.MAY YOUR LIVES BE A BLESSING TO ALL.
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PORT FREMONT CLOSES OUT A 350 YEAR LEGACY OF COASTAL FORTIFICATIONS IN PORT ROYAL SOUND, BEGINNING IN THE MID 16TH CENTURY.IT ALSO REPRESENTS THE CLOSING CHAPTER OF AMERICA'S COASTAL DEFENSE SYSTEM BEFORE THE DAWN OF AIR POWER.
FORT FREMONT IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE MOST ADVANCED MILITARY TECHNOLOGY OF ITS TIME.
IT WOULD PARALLEL THE B 17 AND AIRCRAFT CARRIER OF WORLD WAR II, THE F 35 OF TODAY.
FORT FREMONT WAS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE BEAUFORD CULTURE, VERY SIMILAR TO PARIS ISLAND AND THE MARINE CORPS AIR BASE.
TODAY, TODAY IN 1525, THE SPANIARDS NAMED THIS SOUND
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AND THIS HARBOR, SANTA ELENA.THEY CALLED THE NAVIGATIONAL POINT, LA PUN, SANTA ELENA, THE POINT OF SANTA EL ELENA.
AND WHAT THE SPANISH EXPLORERS DISCOVERED IS THAT PORT ROYAL SOUND IS A UNIQUE PIECE OF GEOGRAPHY.
IT'S THE DEEPEST NATURAL HARBOR SOUTH OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY, POSSIBLY SOUTH OF NEW YORK, THE CHANNEL INTO PORT ROYAL SOUND.
THIS I FIND A REMARKABLE GEOLOGICAL FACT.
THE CHANNEL HA UH, HAS NOT CHANGED FOR 500 YEARS.
THERE'S NO INLET ON THE SOUTHERN COAST THAT HASN'T SHIFTED ENTIRELY IN 500 YEARS EXCEPT PORT ROYAL SOUND.
THERE'S SOMETHING GEOLOGICALLY DIFFERENT, OR ONE MIGHT SAY MAGICAL ABOUT PORT ROYAL SOUND.
SO SPANISH SAILORS BEING THE BEST IN THE WORLD IN THEIR TIME, FOUND THIS PLACE VERY EARLY, KNEW THAT FOR THE SPANISH EXPLORATIONS, THE AMERICAN SOUTHEAST, THIS WOULD BE THE ENTRADA, THE ENTRANCE.
AND SO THEY BUILT A CITY ACROSS THE RIVER, UH, ACROSS THE SOUND FROM WHERE WE ARE ON PARIS ISLAND THAT BECAME THE FIRST CAPITAL OF FLORIDA.
AND THEY EXPLORED THE BACK COUNTRY FROM THIS LOCATION FOR, UH, MORE THAN A CENTURY WITH THE OBJECT OF BUILDING A HIGHWAY FROM THIS MAGNIFICENT HARBOR TO MEXICO CITY.
SO THE SOUND WAS KNOWN TO THE SPANIARDS.
IT WAS KNOWN TO THE FRENCH WHO ACTUALLY GOT HERE FIRST AND FOLLOWED AND CREATED THE FIRST PROTESTANT COLONY IN THE NEW WORLD ON PARIS ISLAND OVER MY SHOULDER.
UM, AND THAT COLONY WAS A FAILURE.
IT WAS PART OF SPANISH, FLORIDA WHEN THE ENGLISH ARRIVED 150 YEARS LATER.
AND THIS WAS BECAME AS A CONSEQUENCE, A BATTLEGROUND IN THE 18TH CENTURY BETWEEN SPANISH INTERESTS IN FLORIDA AND ST.
AUGUSTINE AND THE ENGLISH COLONY IN CAROLINA AND IN CHARLESTON AND BACK AND FORTH.
THESE WARS WENT, MANY OF THEM NAVAL WARS, MANY OF THEM EMPLOYING AS ALL THE SAILORS KNEW BY THEN THE MAGIC OF PORT ROYAL SOUND.
WHEN THE CIVIL WAR CAME, CONFEDERATES DEFENDED THE, UH, HARBOR, BUT IT WAS BASICALLY INDEFENSIBLE AGAINST, UH, LARGE NAVAL FORCES.
SO THE US NAVY MADE IT THEIR PRINCIPLE TARGET DURING THE BIG BEGINNING OF THE CIVIL WAR AND SENT THE LARGEST FLOTILLA OF SHIPS, UM, ASSEMBLED BY THE UNITED STATES NAVY IN THE 19TH CENTER INTO PORT ROYAL SOUND ON NOVEMBER, NOVEMBER 7TH, 1861.
IN A FOUR HOUR CANON AID, WHICH WOULD'VE BEEN DEAFENING FROM WHERE WE'RE SITTING, WAS HEARD FROM MILES FROM SAVANNAH, NEARLY TO CHARLESTON.
IT WAS CALLED THE DAY OF THE BIG GUN SHOOT.
DURING THE CIVIL WAR, THIS HARBOR THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT WAS FILLED WITH SHIPS.
THERE WOULD BE HUNDREDS OF OF SHIPS IN THIS HARBOR.
THERE WAS A THOUSAND FOOT, UH, DOCK WITH A RAILROAD ON TOP OFF OF HILTON HEAD.
UM, THE MILITARY INSTALLATION WAS MAMMOTH.
THERE WERE 13,000 US SOLDIERS ON HILTON HEAD, WHICH WE'RE LOOKING AT THE LARGEST POPULATION ON HILTON HEAD UNTIL 1974.
SO THIS WAS A MAJOR US GOVERNMENT INSTALLATION IN THE HEART OF THE SOUTH.
IT WAS THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE US ARMY DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, IT WAS THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVY, SOUTH ATLANTIC BLOCKADING SQUADRON.
SO THE BIGGEST SHIPS IN THE NAVY WERE HERE.
AND, UM, SO IT, IT BECAME, AND, AND THAT'S REALLY WHERE THE STORY OF FORT FREMONT STARTS WITH THAT HUGE CIVIL WAR MILITARY, UH, OPERATIONS AND INSTALLATIONS, UM, ON HILTON HEAD ON ST.
HELEN ISLAND, ON PARIS ISLAND, AND IN, BUT AFTER THE CIVIL WAR, WE'RE GONNA SEE A MASSIVE CHANGE IN TECHNOLOGY THAT'S GONNA REVOLUTIONIZE THE MILITARY.
DURING THE CIVIL WAR, WE HAD IRONCLAD SHIPS, WE HAD RIFLE CANNONS, BUT THEY WERE ALL MADE OUT OF IRON, AND THEY WERE NOT TERRIBLY EFFECTIVE.
BUT IT'S TECHNOLOGY'S GONNA CHANGE.
AFTER THE CIVIL WAR, WE'RE GONNA SEE STEEL PRODUCED, AND STEEL IS MUCH HARDER.
SO NOW WE HAVE A NEW MATERIAL, UH, TO MAKE ARMOR OUT OF FOR SHIPS.
SO WE CAN HAVE THESE ARMORED SHIPS MADE WITH STEEL IN A MUCH MORE RESISTANCE TO SHOT.
BECAUSE I HAVE STEEL, I CAN MAKE, UH, STRONGER BARRELS FOR MY GUNS.
UH, I CAN RIFLE AND MACHINE THESE MUCH BETTER.
AND THE RIFLING IS THE SPIRALS THAT ARE CUTTING THE BARREL THAT ALLOWS IT TO SHOOT FURTHER WITH MORE ACCURACY.
AND WE CAN ALSO NOW HAVE BREACH LOADING GUNS THAT CAN LOCK FROM BEHIND.
SO I CAN LOAD MY GUN FROM BEHIND.
I DON'T HAVE TO GO HAVE THE OLD BLACK POWDER MUZZLE LOADING CANON AHEAD BEFORE NOW.
I CAN FIRE MUCH MORE RAPIDLY IF I CAN.
THE GUN OF, UH, 1890 TO THE GUNS OF 1860, UH, FOR THE SAME CALIBER, THE SAME DIAMETER GUN.
UH, THE 1890 GUN WILL BE ABLE TO FIRE PROJECTILE AS FOUR TIMES HEAVIER,
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CAN SHOOT IT THREE TIMES FURTHER, CAN PUT IT IN WITH GREATER PRECISION, AND CAN PUT IT THROUGH MUCH MORE ARMOR THAN ANYTHING WE HAD IN 1860S.A MILITARY HISTORIAN, ER LEWIS WOULD SAY THAT THE CHANGE BETWEEN THE CIVIL WAR AND 1890 IN ARTILLERY TECHNOLOGY WAS THE GREATEST THAT WOULD BE SEEN SINCE INVENTION OF ARTILLERY IN THE 14TH CENTURY TO THE INTRODUCTION OF THE NUCLEAR PROJECTILE IN THE 1950S.
SO THERE'S BEEN A HUGE CHANGE IN GUN TECHNOLOGY AT THE SAME TIME.
IT'S NOT JUST THE STEEL, BUT ALSO THE POWDER THAT FIRES THESE GUNS IS DIFFERENT.
WE'RE HAVING NEW CHEMICAL MAKEUP.
AND SO LIKE CORDITE IS INVENTED NOW, AND IT'S STILL A WIDELY USED MILITARY EXPLOSIVE.
SMOKELESS POWER IS INVENTED DURING THIS PERIOD OF TIME, AND IT'S NOT JUST CHEMICAL COMPOSITION, BUT IT'S THE DETAILS OF HOW YOU MAKE THE GRAIN, HOW FAST THEY BURN.
SO MUCH LIKE THE SKILL OF FIRING A SOLID ROCKET, UM, SOLID FUEL, UM, ROCKET.
IT'S THAT SAME KIND OF TECHNOLOGY THAT'S BEEN DEVELOPED IN THESE, UH, GUNPOWDER AND THIS NEW POWDER.
SO OUR WEAPONS OF THIS DAY ARE, ARE MUCH, MUCH GREATER.
UM, THEY WOULD BE THE GREAT KILLING MACHINES OF WORLD WAR I, MOST OF THE CASUALTIES ON THE BATTLEFIELDS OF WORLD WAR.
SO THE WORLD HAS SEEN A HUGE CHANGE IN ARTILLERY, AND THAT'S TIED INTO CHANGES IN SHIPS.
WE NOW HAVE STEEL ARMORED SHIPS.
THEY'RE ALL, UH, STEAM POWERED.
THEY ARE NOW EQUIPPED WITH THESE FINE LONG RANGE GUNS, AND THEY NOW BECOME THE DOMINANT THREAT OF THE LATE 19TH, EARLY 20TH CENTURY.
THE FRENCH AND ENGLISH WOULD BOMBARD CITIES LIKE CAIRO AND REDUCE 'EM TO RUBBLE BECAUSE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DEFEND THEM.
SO THIS IS HOW THE WORLD WAS SEEING THE THREAT FROM THIS NEW TECHNOLOGY.
BIG BATTLESHIPS ARE THE THREAT OF THE ERA, AND NEW GUNS AND FORTIFICATIONS ON, UH, THE GROUND ARE WHAT YOU HAVE TO HAVE TO DEFEND AGAINST THEM.
ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT FIRST THINGS THAT HAPPENED AFTER THE CIVIL WAR IS THEY BUILT A RAILROAD TO PORT ROYAL SOUND, WHICH DIDN'T EXIST.
IT WAS THE FIRST CONNECTION OF THE SEA ISLANDS TO THE MAINLAND.
AND THE ADVANTAGE OF THAT RAILROAD IS IT BROUGHT P COLD TO PORT ROYAL SOUND.
SO WHEN THE COAL WAS DELIVERED, THE NAVY FOLLOWED IN 1872, ROBERT SMALLS WAS IN THE SOUTH CAROLINA LEGISLATURE, AND HE PUSHED THROUGH A RESOLUTION TO THE SECRETARY OF WAR CALLING FOR THEM TO PUT A NAVY STATION ON PARIS ISLAND.
AND EVENTUALLY HE WOULD GO ON TO CONGRESS WHERE HE WOULD CONTINUE HIS SUPPORT FOR A NAVY STATION HERE IN THE BEAUFORT PORT OIL AREA.
THEY EVENTUALLY OPENED A NAVY STATION HERE AND A COALING STATION THEY CREATED IN THE 1890S ON PARIS ISLAND, THE LARGEST DRY DOCK IN THE UNITED STATES.
THIS IS THE PERIOD WHEN THE US NAVY WAS SWITCHING FROM SAIL TO STEAM.
ALL THE NAVIES OF THE WORLD NEED COALING STATION.
THIS WAS THE PRINCIPLE COALING STATION BECAUSE THE RAILROAD FOR THE CARIBBEAN AND SOUTH AMERICAN US FLEETS, THIS WOULD BE THE BIGGEST DRY DOCK SOUTH OF NORFOLK.
IN FACT, IT IS THE ONLY DRY DOCK SOUTH OF NORFOLK, VIRGINIA THAT'S CAPABLE OF TAKING THESE NEW BONARD BATTLESHIPS AND THESE NEW MODERN ARMORED CRUISERS.
SO THIS BECOMES, AT THIS POINT, A STRATEGIC NAVY BASIN THAT IT HA PROVIDES COAL AND IT PROVIDES, UH, TOP LINE SUPPORT TO THE SHIPS, AND THEY CAN REPAIR THE HOLES OF EVEN THE BIGGEST SHIPS IN THE US NAVY.
FOLLOWING THE CIVIL WAR, NATIONAL STRATEGY AND EMPHASIS IN THE UNITED STATES SHIFTED FROM REC TO RECOVERY FROM WAR, AND ALL OF OUR COASTAL FORTIFICATIONS WENT INTO NEGLECT.
THE MILITARY WAS BUSY TAMING THE WEST, AND COASTAL DEFENSES, UH, BECAME SOMETHING THAT WAS NO LONGER IMPORTANT.
AND THE REST OF THE WORLD, TECHNOLOGY IS MOVING FORWARD, AND THEY'RE DEVELOPING THESE BATTLESHIPS.
THEY'RE DEVELOPING NEW, UH, HIGH QUALITY ARTILLERY, AND THIS IS GOING ON, UM, WORLDWIDE.
AND IN 1885, PRESIDENT GROVER CLEVELAND APPOINTED INDICO BOARD, THIS WAS SEC HEADED BY SECRETARY WAR INDICO, WILLIAM INDICO AND THE BOARD WOULD MEET AND ISSUE A REPORT IN 1886.
AND THEY SAID THE CONDITIONS OF OUR COASTAL DEFENSES WERE JUST UNBEARABLE.
THEY CANNOT BE ALLOWED TO STAY LIKE THAT.
AND THEY MADE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FORTIFICATION AND IMPROVEMENTS.
THEY IDENTIFIED 29 PLACES THAT NEEDED FORTIFICATIONS, AND 11 OF WHICH WERE CRITICAL IN THAT LIST OF 29.
SAVANNAH AND CHARLESTON ARE ON THE LIST, BUT BEAUFORD IS NOT ON THE LIST.
IT'LL TAKE INTERNATIONAL EVENTS TO BRING BEAUFORD INTO THE PLAY OF, OF MODERN FORT TECHNOLOGY.
SO THE USS MAIN WAS HERE ON PATROL AND IN THE HARBOR, AND WHILE THEY WERE IN THE HARBOR, SEVERAL TIMES, THEY ENTERTAINED THE LOCAL POPULATION.
SO THE MERCHANTS AND THE SOCIAL LEADERS AND THE POLITICAL LEADERS OF BEAUFORT WERE INVITED TO COME HAVE
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LUNCH WITH THE CAPTAIN OF THE SHIP, CAPTAIN SIBE.AND THE OFFICERS GOT TO KNOW THE PEOPLE.
THE PEOPLE GET, GOT TO KNOW THE OFFICERS.
THE CREW, WHICH WAS LARGE, WOULD GO ASHORE ON PAYDAY AND MAKE FRIENDS WITH EVERYBODY IN TOWN.
SO IT WAS A VERY SOCIAL, UM, ARRANGEMENT BETWEEN THE TOWNS, PORT ROYAL AND BEAUFORT AND THE SHIP.
SO THE MAIN LEFT HERE, IT WENT AND REPRO, PROVISIONED IT REFUELED IN KEY WEST, AND THEN WENT TO 90 MILES ACROSS THE HAVANA INTO THE HARBOR AND BLEW UP THIS INFLAMED.
THE ALREADY, UH, HOT PASSIONS BOTH IN CUBA AND HERE IN THE UNITED STATES.
AT THAT POINT, SOMEBODY IN THE WAR DEPARTMENT REALIZED THAT WE HAD THIS BIG DRY DOCK, THE ONLY DRY DOCK IN THE SOUTH THAT COULD TAKE ON AND REPAIR THESE BIG CAPITAL SHIPS THAT WERE IN OUR NAVY.
WE WERE GOING TO START OPERATIONS AGAINST A POWER IN THE CARIBBEAN.
AND THIS FORT WAS TOTALLY UNDEFENDED, AND THAT'S WHAT PUT FORT FREMONT ON THE MAP.
WE HAD TO HAVE A FORT HERE TO DEFEND THE COALING STATION, AND ESPECIALLY THIS BIG DRY DOCK, AS WELL AS THIS FINE HARBOR THAT'S HERE.
AND OF COURSE, THAT EVENT, WHICH KILLED 300 OR MORE SAILORS ON THE SHIP, UM, WAS VERY MUCH FOLLOWED BY THE LOCAL NEWS MEDIA AND VERY MUCH LAMENTED BY THE MANY FRIENDS THAT THE CREW HAD MADE HERE.
THE DESTRUCTION OF THE USS MAINE WAS A PERSONAL MATTER TO BEAUFORT AND TO PORT ROYAL SOUND.
UM, AND OF COURSE, IT WAS THE SPANISH AMERICAN WAR AND THE ATTEMPT TO DEFEND THIS HARBOR AGAIN, WHICH LED TO THE, THE CREATION OF FORT FREMONT.
THE UNITED STATES DECLARED WAR ON SPAIN IN, IN APRIL, 1898.
AND BY EARLY MAY, WE HAD TEMPORARY BATTERIES IN PLACE HERE, SUBMARINE MINES WERE IN PLACE, AND IN THE SUMMER, THEY WOULD ACTUALLY PLACE THE MINES ACROSS THE BEAUFORT RIVER.
THE TEMPORARY BATTERIES WERE A TEMPORARY EXPEDIENT.
THEY WERE LOCATED TO MY LEFT ABOUT A THOUSAND YARDS.
THEY IMMEDIATELY BEGAN CONSTRUCTION OF WHAT WOULD BECOME FORT FREMONT, THE LARGE BATTERIES WITH HOUSE OF LARGE GUNS, BATTERY FOUR ANTS.
THE RAPID FIRE GUNS, THE SMALLER BATTERY WAS COMPLETED BY JUNE OF 1898.
IN THE 1898, EVERYBODY IN TOWN WENT TO WAR.
UM, THEY HAD A NAVAL MILITIA UNIT, SOUTH JOHN NAVAL MILITIA UNIT, AND THEY WERE ABSORBED BY THE NAVY.
UH, MANY OF THEM RAN TUGBOATS FROM HERE TO NEW YORK TO KEY WEST, WHICH WAS THE PRINCIPLE SUPPORT BASE TAMPA AND KEY WEST FOR THE US ARMY OPERATIONS IN CUBA.
PEACE WAS DECLARED BY THE END OF 1898, AND THE, UH, REMAINDER OF FORT FREMONT WOULD NOT BE FINISHED UNTIL EARLY 1899, AND THE FIRST SOLDIERS WOULD ARRIVE FROM THE REGULAR ARMY AT THAT POINT IN MARCH, 1899.
WELL, FORT FREMONT WAS NAMED FOR, UH, MAJOR GENERAL JOHN FREMONT.
UH, HE WAS ACTUALLY A LOCAL BOY, SO TO SPEAK.
UH, HE WAS BORN AND GREW UP IN, UH, SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, JUST, UH, SOUTH OF US.
AND, UH, WENT TO, UH, COLLEGE IN THE COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON, UH, UP JUST NORTH OF US IN CHARLESTON.
HE SERVED IN THE ARMY AND, UH, PRIMARILY INITIALLY AS A, UH, EXPLORER, AS ARMY FORTS WERE GENERALLY NAMED FOR ARMY OFFICERS.
UH, AND HE WAS, UH, CONNECTED LOCALLY.
UH, THIS IS, UH, MORE THAN LIKELY WHY THE FORT WAS NAMED FOR HIM.
THE FORT WAS CONSTRUCTED ON A SITE, UH, DIRECTLY ACROSS THE RIVER FROM, UH, THE PARIS ISLAND, UH, UH, NAVAL STATION.
UH, AND THE SITE SELECTED WAS 170 ACRES, WHICH INCLUDED THE TWO, UH, ARTILLERY, UH, B BATTERIES, UH, FORT, UH, FOR FREMONT, OF COURSE, HAD BATTERY FOREIGNERS AND BATTERY JESSUP.
UH, BUT THEN ADJACENT TO THE BATTERY SITE WAS AN ADMINISTRATIVE QUADRANGLE, A VERY TYPICAL MILITARY TYPE, UH, ADMINISTRATIVE SQUARE.
UH, WE ARE SITTING IN THE NUMBER THREE GUN POSITION OF A THREE GUN BATTERY BATTERY JESSUP, WHICH HAD THREE 10 INCH DISAPPEARING CARRIAGE, LARGE CALIBER GUNS BREACH LOADING GUNS.
THEIR PURPOSE WAS TO, UH, ENGAGE THE WARSHIPS THAT MIGHT, UH, BE ENTERING THE HARBOR, UH, AND FORT ROYAL SOUND.
WE'RE HERE NOW AT THE SECOND BATTERY, UH, THAT WAS PART OF FORT FREMONT.
THIS IS BATTERY FOR, UH, WAS NAMED FOR, UH, ARMY OFFICER, UH, THAT WAS ACTUALLY KILLED DURING THE SPANISH AMERICAN
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WAR.UH, DURING THE BATTLE OF SAN JUAN HILL, UH, BATTERY FOR MOUNTED TWO, UH, BRITISH MADE 4.72 INCH ARMSTRONG QUICKFIRE GUNS.
UH, THEY WERE CALLED QUICKFIRE BECAUSE THEY LOADED, UH, WERE LOADED WITH A COMPLETE CARTRIDGE, AND IT, UH, IN TIME OF ACTION, THEY COULD FIRE FOUR TO SIX ROUNDS PER MINUTE.
THE PURPOSE OF BATTERY FOUR WAS TO DEFEND THE MINEFIELD, WHICH WAS THE OTHER COMPONENT OF THE ENDICOTT COAST ARTILLERY OR, OR CO-DEFENSE SYSTEM.
UH, A MINEFIELD, UH, WITH CONTROLLED MINES.
CONTROLLED MEANING THAT THEY WERE CONNECTED ELECTRICALLY TO SHORE AND COULD BE FIRED ON COMMAND FROM SHORE.
THAT, UH, CONTROL STATION WOULD'VE BEEN, UH, PROBABLY SHARED WITH THE PLOTTING ROOM.
AND IN ORDER TO PROTECT THE MINEFIELD, OBVIOUSLY AN ENEMY WOULD WANT TO INTERFERE WITH THAT.
MIGHT SEND VESSELS, UH, SMALL SHIPS IN HERE AT NIGHT TO TRY TO INTERFERE.
AND THIS BATTERY WOULD TAKE THOSE VESSELS UNDER FIRE IF THERE WAS SOME, UH, THERE WAS SUSPECTED THAT, UH, UH, THEY WERE DOING SOMETHING TO INTERFERE WITH THE MINES, SUCH AS, UH, PULLING UP THE CABLES AND CUTTING THOSE.
THE INDIGO AIR ERA FORT WAS A FORMIDABLE TECHNOLOGY.
IT REPRESENTED STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGY, DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY OF ITS TIME AGAINST THE STATE-OF-THE-ART THREAT, WHICH WOULD BE THE BATTLESHIP.
THE LIFE FOR THE SOLDIERS AT FORT FREMONT WAS DISCIPLINED AND REGIMENTED.
THEY EVEN HAD MEALTIMES WERE SPECIFIED LENGTHS OF TIME, 15 MINUTES FOR LUNCH, 15 MINUTES AT BREAKFAST, 20 MINUTES AT SUPPER.
THEY HAD TO PRACTICE THEIR SKILLS.
THEY WERE TRAINING AND DOING MAINTENANCE CONSTANTLY, IF YOU CAN IMAGINE WITH THESE BIG GUNS.
THEY HAD TO HAVE SKILLS IN, IN PRACTICE, THE SKILLS IN ARTILLERY MIND LAYING SIGNALING, WHICH INVOLVED IN OUR CASE AT FORT FREMONT, THE USE OF THE FIRE CONTROL TOWER, WHICH WAS A PRETTY SOPHISTICATED AND, UM, ADVANCED SIGNALING TECHNIQUE.
THEN THEY ALSO HAD TO, UM, PRACTICE THE TYPICAL MILITARY SKILLS, MARCHING AND, UH, DRILLING SMALL ARMS, FIRE, FIRST AID, AND SO FORTH.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, THEY ALSO, UM, HAD PARTICIPATED IN ATHLETICS.
THEY HAD PHYSICAL TRAINING, PT, AND THEY ALSO HAD SPORTS TEAMS. SO THIS WAS TO KEEP THEM PHYSICALLY FIT SO THAT THEY COULD CONTINUE THEIR, THEIR DUTIES BECAUSE THEY WERE, IT WAS PRETTY RIGOROUS AT FORT FREEMONT.
WHEN EVENTUALLY THE DECISION WAS MADE TO MOVE A DRY DOCK AND THE COALING STATION IN THE NAVY STATION UP TO CHARLESTON, THEN THIS FORT NO LONGER BECAME SIGNIFICANT.
THERE WAS NOTHING LEFT HERE THAT WAS TO BE PROTECTED.
AND AT THAT POINT, 1911, THE LAST TROOPS WERE TRANSFERRED OUT, AND FORT WAS CLOSED IN 1901, THE MAYOR OF CHARLESTON AND THE UNITED STATES SENATOR PITCHFORK, BEN TILLMAN FROM SOUTH CAROLINA, WANTED THIS TO MOVE FROM BEAUFORT COUNTY TO CHARLESTON COUNTY CUZ THERE ARE MORE VOTES IN CHARLESTON COUNTY.
AND THE MAYOR WANTED THE US CORPS OF ENGINEERS IN THE, IN THE NAVY TO DREDGE THE HARBOR IN CHARLESTON.
CUZ BATTLESHIPS IN THOSE DAYS REQUIRED 26 FEET OF WATER.
CHARLESTON'S NATURAL HARBOR IS 15 FEET OF WATER.
IN ORDER FOR CHARLESTON TO SUSTAIN ITS PORT, ITS COMMERCIAL PORT, IT HAD TO DREDGE THE HARBOR.
WELL, IF THEY COULD GET THE NAVY UP THERE, THEY GET THE CORE OF ENGINEERS TO DREDGE THE HARBOR.
AND THE, THE PLAY FOR PITCHFORK, BEN TILLMAN, THE US SENATOR IN 1900 WAS THAT HE'D GET A WHOLE LOT MORE VKS FROM VOTES FROM THE LARGEST CITY IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
SO IT WAS A POLITICAL COMMERCIAL OPERATION, AND THEY MOVED THE NATION AND IT WAS DONE, BOOM, LIKE THAT.
THE FORT DID ITS JOB AS A DETERRENT FOR ANYBODY THAT WISHED TO ATTACK THESE.
IN FACT, THE WHOLE INDICO SYSTEM, ALTHOUGH NEVER CHALLENGED IN, UH, THIS ERA HERE IN THE UNITED STATES, PROVIDED SOME 300 MAJOR GUNS, COASTAL GUNS, TO PRO, UH, PROTECT MAJOR AREAS AND LEFT THE UNITED STATES AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 20TH CENTURY WITH AS WELL DEFENDED, UH, COASTLINE AS ANY PLACE IN, IN THE WORLD.
BUT I, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT IT IS A MAGNIFICENT ARTIFACT OF AN ERA, AND IT'S AN ERA THAT HAS BEEN NEGLECTED, UH, THE TURN OF THE 20TH CENTURY, UM, THE NAVAL STATION ACROSS THE RIVER HERE.
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AND, UM, SO IT'S A, IT'S A PIECE OF HISTORY THAT'S DISAPPEARING AND THE FRIENDS OF FORT FREMONT AND BEAUFORD COUNTY HAVE PRESERVED IT FOR THE USE OF THE PUBLIC.AND, UH, AS A MEMORIAL TO THAT MOMENT IN HISTORY, FORT FREMONT CLOSES A 350 YEAR STORY OF HOMELAND SECURITY ADDRESSING EUROPEAN IMPERIALISM IN THE 19TH CENTURY.
IT'S A TALE OF HOW GEOGRAPHY, TECHNOLOGY, AND NATIONAL SECURITY CREATES A TRANSITION FOR AMERICA TO BECOME A GLOBAL POWER.
IT'S ALSO A WONDERFUL SNAPSHOT OF AMERICA.
IN THE BEGINNING OF THE 20TH CENTURY, THE FRIENDS OF FORT FREMONT AND BUFORD COUNTY HAVE A VALUED PARTNERSHIP WORKING IN TANDEM TO PRESERVE THE FORT'S INTEGRITY AND PROMOTE THE HISTORICAL, NATURAL AND CULTURAL ASPECTS OF THE FORT.
MOST IMPORTANT, WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR CREATIVE WAYS TO ENHANCE THE VISITOR EXPERIENCE.
SO HERE WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF A WETLAND, ACTUALLY RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF A TOWN, AND WE'RE LOOKING FOR TREE FROGS AND WETLANDS LIKE THIS ARE A GREAT PLACE FOR AMPHIBIANS TO COME AND BREATHE.
THINGS LIKE BARKING TREE FROGS, GREEN TREE FROGS, AND EVEN NARROW MOUTH TOADS.
AND YOU CAN HEAR 'EM IN THE BACKGROUND.
AND THESE ARE ALL MALES THAT ARE TRYING TO CALL LOUDER THAN THE MALE NEXT TO 'EM TO GET THE ATTENTION OF LOCAL FEMALES.
SO LET'S SEE IF WE CAN FIND ONE.
OKAY, SO HERE IS A BARKING TREE FROG, AND THIS IS A MALE.
AND WE CAN TELL, SEE HOW THIS LOOSE SKIN RIGHT HERE.
AND THAT'S WHAT THESE THINGS USE TO VOCALIZE, TO CALL MATES.
THESE, THE ONES THAT WE HEAR ARE ALL MALES AND THEY'RE TRYING TO ATTRACT THE FEMALES THAT ARE NEARBY AND THEY'RE ALL TRYING TO CALL LOUDER THAN THE ONES NEXT TO THEM.
NOW THIS IS A TREE FROG AND TREE FROGS GET THEIR NAME BECAUSE THEY'RE GREAT CLIMBERS AND THEY HAVE LITTLE STICKY TOE DISCS.
AND THESE DISCS ALLOW 'EM TO ALLOW THEM TO GO STRAIGHT UP TREES OR EVEN UP GLASS SOMETIMES.
HERE IS A LITTLE GREEN TREE FROG AND GREEN TREE FROGS ARE A LITTLE BIT SLIMMER AND THEY DON'T TYPICALLY HAVE THE SPOTS ON THEIR BACK, BUT THEY DO KIND OF HAVE A WHITE STRIPE THAT RUNS DOWN THE EYE RIGHT HERE.
BUT THEY'RE SUBSTANTIALLY SMALLER THAN THE BARKING TREE FROGS.
JOIN ME FOR COASTAL KINGDOM ON THE COUNTY CHANNEL.