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CLOSED CAPTIONING PROVIDED BY BUFORT COUNTY.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING THE CELEBRATION OF CB'S CLASS OF 2025.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IF YOU ARE ABLE, PLEASE RISE FOR THE PROCESSION, THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, BEAUFORT MACE, THE UNIVERSITY MACE PARTY.
HMM, THE UNIVERSITY DEGREE CANDIDATES,
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FACULTY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA BUFORT, THE UNIVERSITY OFFICIALS AND DISTINGUISHED GUESTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA BEAUFORT EDUCATION FOUNDATION, THE BUFORT COLLEGE TRUSTEES, THE BUFORT JASPER HIGHER EDUCATION COMMISSION, THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA BOARD OF TRUSTEES, THE CHANCELLOR OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA BEAUFORT, DR.[00:15:10]
GOOD EVENING.GOOD EVENING, AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US TODAY.
PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOR THE NATIONAL ANTHEM AND INVOCATION DELIVERED BY PASTOR DANIEL OV.
WHAT A WONDERFUL DAY TO HONOR, CELEBRATE AND CHERISH THESE GRADUATES AND WHAT AN HONOR IT IS TO BE HERE, TO CELEBRATE WITH YOU TODAY.
IF YOU WOULD FEEL SO INCLINED, JOIN ME IN PRAYER.
GRACIOUS AND HOLY GOD, WE INVITE YOU HERE ON THIS SPECIAL OCCASION.
WE THANK YOU FOR THIS JOYOUS DAY AND WE PAUSE TO TAKE THIS MOMENT IN.
WE ASK FOR THE WISDOM TO RECOGNIZE OUR GIFTS AND TO SERVE WITH GRATITUDE.
BLESS THESE GRADUATES AS THEY PURSUE THEIR DREAMS AND UNEXPECTED WAYS.
PROVIDE THEM WITH THE COURAGE TO MOVE FORWARD BEYOND FEAR AND DOUBT, TO FIND STRENGTH IN THEIR CAPACITY TO CARE FOR OTHERS.
AND THROUGH YOUR STRENGTH, WE ASK THAT YOU GIVE THEM THE PATIENCE, HUMILITY, COMPASSION, AND GENEROSITY.
AND BLESS US ALL, FAMILY, FRIENDS, FACULTY, MENTORS AS WE SHARE IN THE JOY OF THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
WELCOME EVERYONE TO THE 65TH COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA BEAUFORT.
CONGRATULATIONS CLASS OF 2025.
YOU HAVE REACHED ONE OF LIFE'S MAJOR MILESTONES.
YOU ARE ABOUT TO RECEIVE A UNIVERSITY DEGREE SIGNIFYING THE COMPLETION OF A RIGOROUS COURSE OF STUDY IN PREPARATION FOR A REWARDING LIFE AND CAREER.
BE ASSURED, THIS IS A NEXT LEVEL ACHIEVEMENT.
AS YOU KNOW BY NOW, EARNING A BACHELOR'S OR MASTER'S DEGREE TAKES A SKILLED COMBINATION OF PERSISTENCE AND WORK LIFE BALANCE.
YOU ARE TO BE COMMENDED FOR COMPLETING DEMANDING UNIVERSITY COURSEWORK WHILE JUGGLING EVERYDAY RESPONSIBILITIES LIKE JOBS, FAMILY, WELLBEING, RELATIONSHIPS, AND EVERYTHING ELSE.
EACH OF YOU HAS OVERCOME YOUR OWN CHALLENGES ON THE PATH TO EARNING YOUR DEGREE.
EACH OF YOU IS A SUCCESS STORY NOW AND IN THE MAKING.
THE ENTIRE UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY IS PROUD OF YOU AND YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
BY NOW, YOU SHOULD REALIZE THAT USCB HAS PREPARED YOU TO NAVIGATE THE REST OF YOUR LIFE NO MATTER WHAT COMES YOUR WAY.
WHILE NO ONE CAN PREDICT THE FUTURE, THE FUTURE BELONGS TO THOSE WHO ARE PREPARED FOR IT.
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YOU POSSESS THE RIGHT DISPOSITION AND THE RESILIENT MINDSET TO SUCCEED.YOUR USCB EDUCATION HAS INSTILLED IN YOU THREE FUNDAMENTAL ATTRIBUTES THAT EMPOWER YOU TO OVERCOME ANY OBSTACLES THAT THREATEN YOUR PROGRESS.
FIRST, USCB HAS TRAINED YOU TO BE A CRITICAL THINKER AND A PROBLEM SOLVER.
YOUR PROFESSORS CHALLENGE YOU TO VENTURE INTO THE REALM OF DEEP THINKING, THE VERY ESSENCE OF CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION.
DEEP THINKING SHAPES HOW WE FRAME QUESTIONS, HOW WE GATHER AND ANALYZE INFORMATION, HOW WE SEPARATE FACT FROM FICTION AND HOW WE RESPOND TO CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES.
SECOND, USCB HAS INSTILLED IN YOU THE ABILITY TO BE A KNOWLEDGEABLE AND SKILLED PROFESSIONAL OVER THE COURSE OF YOUR USCB CAREER.
WE HAVE EMPHASIZED THROUGH CLASSROOM AND EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING, THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUR INTERESTS AND SKILLS.
AND WHILE THESE DIFFER DEPENDING ON YOUR MAJOR, THEY EMPOWER YOU FOR A LIFETIME OF LEARNING.
OVER THE COURSE OF YOUR USCB CAREER, WE HAVE EMPHASIZED THROUGH EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING, THEY IMPORTANCE OF HIGH IMPACT PRACTICES SUCH AS UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH, CLINICALS FIELD AND LABORATORY WORK, INTERNSHIP, STUDY ABROAD, AND SERVICE LEARNING.
THESE HAVE ENRICHED YOUR LEARNING EXPERIENCE AND YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE WORLD.
THIRD, USCB HAS HELPED YOU DEVELOP GOODNESS OF CHARACTER.
GOODNESS IS THE BASIS FOR EMPATHY, JUSTICE, PEACE, AND INTEGRITY.
IT IS THE FOUNDATION FOR A CIVIL AND FUNCTIONING SOCIETY.
YOU MAY HAVE BEEN A GOOD PERSON BEFORE BECOMING A SAND SHARK, BUT AT USCB, WE FOCUS ON DEVELOPING THE TYPE OF GOODNESS THAT IS ESSENTIAL IN FORMING RELATIONSHIPS AND BUILDING COMMUNITY.
IT IS NOT A COINCIDENCE THAT HIGHER EDUCATION IS CONSIDERED A PUBLIC GOOD.
AS A UNIVERSITY, IT IS OUR OBLIGATION TO GRADUATE GOOD CITIZENS.
DO YOU REMEMBER THE UNIVERSITY'S CAROLINIAN CREED? THE CREED IS OUR TOOL FOR TEACHING THE CORE VALUES OF RESPECT, INTEGRITY, AND KINDNESS.
THE WORLD NEEDS THESE CHARACTER TRAITS NOW MORE THAN EVER.
AFTER YOU LEAVE THIS CEREMONY TODAY AND FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE, I ASK THAT YOU CONTINUE TO BE A FORCE FOR GOOD IN A WORLD.
MAKE YOUR CORNER OF THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE.
THINK OF OTHERS, BE A COLLABORATOR, AND ELEVATE YOUR TEAMMATES.
MAKE A POSITIVE CONTRIBUTION TO YOUR COMMUNITY.
MAKE YOUR LIFE STORY ONE OF GOOD DEEDS, LARGE AND SMALL.
AND WHEREVER YOU ARE AND WHATEVER YOU DO REMEMBER THAT USCB WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGE YOU.
STAY CONNECTED TO YOUR ALMA MATER.
ENGAGE WITH OUR EVER-GROWING ALUMNI COMMUNITY.
TELL US WHAT YOU ARE DOING SO THAT WE CAN CELEBRATE YOUR STORY.
MEANWHILE, DON'T STOP LEARNING.
BE AN INFLUENCER FOR THE COMMON GOOD.
MAKE YOURSELF AND YOUR FRIENDS AND YOUR FAMILY PROUD.
I AM ALREADY BEYOND PROUD OF ALL OF YOU, AND I CAN'T WAIT TO SHAKE YOUR HAND AS YOU CROSS THIS STAGE TODAY.
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UP.IT IS A PLEASURE TO RECOGNIZE TODAY'S SPECIAL GUESTS.
GUESTS AS YOUR NAME IS CALLED.
PLEASE STAND IF YOU ARE ABLE AND PLEASE HOLD YOUR APPLAUSE UNTIL ALL GUESTS HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED 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 BEAUFORT COLLEGE IN 1795.
ROLAND'S HONOR, USCB RECENTLY ESTABLISHED THE LAWRENCE S ROLAND ENDOWED PROFESSORSHIP REPRESENTING OUR COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING RESEARCH AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.
FROM THE BEAUFORT JASPER HIGHER EDUCATION COMMISSION, MR. SIMON FRAZIER, MR. WAYNE RUSHTON, AND FROM THE USCB EDUCATION FOUNDATION, MS. CHRISTINA GONZALEZ, MR. COLEMAN PETERSON, GENERAL LLOYD NEWTON FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA BEAUFORT, DR.
ERIC SKIPPER, PROVOST AND EXECUTIVE VICE CHANCELLOR FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS, DR. MURRAY SKIS, FACULTY SENATE CHAIR, DR.
BRIAN CANADA, CHAIR OF DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS.
DR. BRUCE MARLOWE, PROFESSOR OF EDUCATION.
MS. KELLY MCCOMBS, OUR KEYNOTE SPEAKER AND SENIOR INSTRUCTOR OF NUTRITION.
MS. EMMA OSMOND, STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT PASTOR DANIEL KANA, DR. GORDON HEIST, DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR EMERITUS AND FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA BOARD OF TRUSTEES, THE HONORABLE ALEX ENGLISH, THE HONORABLE RICHARD JONES JR.
THE HONORABLE ROSE BIKE NEWTON.
SO PLEASE JOIN ME IN RECOGNIZING AND I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT FOR A SPECIAL RECOGNITION FOR MY CHANCELLOR, COLLEAGUE AND FRIEND, DR.
THIS WILL BE THE LAST USCB COMMENCEMENT THAT DR.
ELKINS WILL BE JOINING US IN HER ROLE AS CHANCELLOR OF PALMETTO COLLEGE.
BEFORE ENJOYING HER RETIREMENT AS THE FIRST AND FOUNDING CHANCELLOR OF PALMETTO COLLEGE, SHE HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL TO ITS SUCCESS SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2013.
ELKINS, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR DEDICATION AND SERVICE TO THE STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
YOU WILL BE MISSED, BUT YOU ARE ALWAYS WELCOME BACK TO THE LOW COUNTRY, SO PLEASE ME IN JOINING SERVICE TO THE UNIVERSITY IS A TEAM EFFORT.
WHILE SHE COULD NOT BE HERE OR WITH US TODAY BECAUSE OF SICKNESS, I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO SERVE THIS GREAT INSTITUTION WITHOUT THE SUPPORT OF MY DEAR WIFE, MRS. JUDITH PANNU, FIRST LADY OF UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
BEFORD, USCB HAS A WORLD CLASS, WORLD CLASS GROUP OF TEACHER SCHOLARS WHO ARE COMMITTED TO TEACHING, RESEARCH AND SERVICE.
THEY INSPIRE, MOTIVATE, AND LEAD OUR STUDENTS TO DISCOVER POWERFUL FUTURES
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ON THEIR EDUCATIONAL JOURNEY.THEIR DEDICATION IS UNWAVERING AND A BIG PART OF OUR STUDENT SUCCESS AND WHY WE ARE HERE TODAY WILL THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA BEAUFORT FACULTY PLEASE STAND TO BE RECOGNIZED.
USCB IS ALSO GRACED WITH AN EXTRAORDINARY STAFF WITHOUT WHOM THIS INSTITUTION WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO SERVE OUR STUDENTS.
THEIR DEDICATION TO STUDENT SUCCESS AND TO THE UNIVERSITY IS UNSURPASSED AND THEIR AMAZING TALENT AND COMMITMENT CREATE THIS, THIS COMMUNITY IN WHICH OUR STUDENTS THRIVE.
SOME OF OUR STAFF ARE ALREADY STANDING HELPING THROUGHOUT WILL THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA BEAUFORT STAFF PLEASE STAND TO BE RECOGNIZED.
OUR GRADUATES ACCOMPLISHMENTS REFLECT THE SACRIFICES THEY AND THEIR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS HAVE MADE TO REACH THIS INCREDIBLE MILESTONE.
MANY FAMILY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS ARE HERE WITH US.
WHILE OTHERS ARE JOINING VIRTUALLY FOR THE ENCOURAGEMENT AND SUPPORT YOU HAVE GIVEN, WOULD ALL FAMILY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS PLEASE STAND TO BE RECOGNIZED? AND CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF YOU.
PLEASE, YES, PLEASE, ABSOLUTELY.
NOW WE'VE COME TO THE PART OF THE CEREMONY WHERE THE UNIVERSITY WILL CONFER ITS HIGHEST RECOGNITION.
THE HONORARY DOCTORAL DEGREE, DR.
IS A DISTINGUISHED SURGEON AND MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL WHO HAS SERVED THE LOW COUNTRY FOR OVER 40 YEARS.
BORN IN SHELBY, NORTH CAROLINA.
DR. PIERCE EARNED HIS BS IN CHEMISTRY FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA IN 1971 AND HIS MD FROM THE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA IN 1974.
HE COMPLETED HIS SURGICAL TRAINING AT THE NAVY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER IN PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA AND BEGAN A NOTABLE KOREA WITH THE UNITED STATES NAVY WHERE HE SERVED ON ACTIVE DUTY AND IN THE RESERVES FROM 1972 TO 1985, ACHIEVING THE RANK OF COMMANDER.
DR. PIERCE JOINED THE STAFF OF BEAUFORT NAVAL HOSPITAL IN 1980, SERVING THERE ON ACTIVE DUTY AND LATER AS A CONTRACT SURGEON UNTIL 2010.
HE JOINED THE BEAUFORT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL IN 1983 WHERE HE HELD NUMEROUS LEADERSHIP ROLES, INCLUDING CHAIR OF THE BOARD FROM 1992 TO 1996 AND CHIEF OF STAFF FROM 2005 TO 2008.
HE HAS BEEN BOARD CERTIFIED BY THE AMERICAN BOARD OF SURGERY SINCE 1981 AND IS A FELLOW OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS.
BEYOND HIS CLINICAL WORK, DR. PIERCE HAS BEEN A DEDICATED CONTRIBUTOR TO MEDICAL GOVERNANCE IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
HE HAS SERVED, SERVED ON A BOARD OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, INCLUDING TERMS AS PRESIDENT AND THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD.
HE REMAINS ACTIVE WITH THE ORGANIZATION SERVING AS AN A MA DELEGATE AND ON VARIOUS COMMITTEES.
DR. PIERCE ALSO SERVES ON THE BEAUFORT JASPER HIGHER EDUCATION COMMISSION
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WHERE HE HAS BEEN A MEMBER SINCE 1996 AND CHAIR SINCE 2011.HIS DEDICATION AND SERVICE TO HIGHER EDUCATION IN A LOW COUNTRY HAS HAD A PROFOUND IMPACT ON THE GROWTH AND SUCCESS OF USCB.
THIS HAS LED TO INCREASED OPPORTUNITIES FOR INCREASED TEACHING, RESEARCH AND SERVICE.
THE ECONOMIC IMPACT HAS BEEN A BENEFIT TO THE LOW COUNTRY, INCLUDING BEAUFORT AND JASPER COUNTIES.
DR. PIERCE IS ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN HIS COMMUNITY AS A MEMBER OF THE SEA ISLAND ROTARY CLUB AND THE HEALTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR BEAUFORT COUNTY SCHOOLS.
AND I AM ESPECIALLY PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE SOUTH CAROLINA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION JUST RECENTLY NAMED DR. PIERCE, THE 2025 PHYSICIAN OF THE YEAR IN RECOGNITION OF A LIFETIME OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE PRACTICE OF MEDICINE.
HE AND HIS WIFE, BRENDA PAJA PIERCE, HAVE BEEN MARRIED SINCE 1983 AND HAVE THREE CHILDREN AND FOUR GRANDCHILDREN.
THEY LIVE IN BEAUFORT, SOUTH CAROLINA AT THIS TIME, A CALL ON DR.
ERIC SKIPPER, PROVOST AND EXECUTIVE VICE CHANCELLOR FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS TO PRESENT THE HONORARY DEGREE CANDIDATE MR. CHANCELLOR, I HAVE A CANDIDATE FOR THE HONORARY DEGREE, DOCTOR OF PUBLIC SERVICE FOR HIS LONGSTANDING COMMITMENT TO IMPROVING LIVES IN THE LOW COUNTRY OF SOUTH CAROLINA FOR HIS SERVICE AS A LEADING HEALTHCARE PROVIDER IN THE LOW COUNTRY AND FOR HIS DEDICATION TO USCB, SERVING AS A MEMBER AND CHAIRMAN OF THE BEAUFORT JASPER HIGHER EDUCATION COMMISSION, THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, WITH THE APPROVAL OF ITS BOARD OF TRUSTEES NOW PRESENTS HOLTON TIM PIERCE, JR.
FOR THE HONORARY DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PUBLIC SERVICE OVER HERE, BY VIRTUE OF THE AUTHORITY VESTED IN ME BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, ACTING ON BEHALF OF PEOPLE OF SOUTH CAROLINA THROUGH THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE.
I HEAR, I HEAR I HEREBY DO CONFER UPON HALTON, TIM PIERCE JR.
THE DEGREE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE HONORS CASA.
TOGETHER WITH ALL THE RIGHTS, HONORS PRIVILEGES AND RESPONSIBILITIES THAT THAT DEGREE ARE PERTAINING.
PLEASE ALLOW ME ONE TIME TO, UH, CONGRATULATE YOU AGAIN WITH THE APPLAUSE.
IT IS NOW MY GREAT PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE OUR KEYNOTE SPEAKER, CB'S ON KELLY MCCOMBS.
KELLY HAS BEEN PART OF OUR USCB COMMUNITY FOR OVER A DECADE, SERVING AS AN INSTRUCTOR FOR NUTRITION AND FOOD RELATED COURSES, WHILE ALSO PROVIDING ADVISEMENT FOR OUR STUDENTS SERVING UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.
SHE PLAYED A PIVOTAL ROLE, UM, AS SHE'S HELPING CREATE OUR MINOR IN NUTRITION.
ALONG WITH HER WORK IN ACADEMIC AFFAIRS, SHE ALSO SUPPORTS SAND SHARK ATHLETES.
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SHE SERVES AS THE SPORTS DIETICIAN, DIETICIAN AND PROVIDES INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP EDUCATION FOR OUR STUDENT ATHLETES TO HELP THEM PERFORM AT THEIR OPTIMAL LEVELS.KELLY'S DEDICATION TO HER CRAFT HAS RECENTLY EARNED HER RECOGNITION THAT HAS BEEN WELL DESERVED.
IN 2024, SHE WAS NAMED THE USCB PROFESSOR OF THE YEAR, THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR NUTRITION EDUCATION AND BEHAVIOR ALSO HAS NAMED HER THE AWARD WINNER FOR THEIR SCHOLARSHIP OF TEACHING AND LEARNING AND LEARNING NUTRITION IN HIGHER EDUCATION.
WHILE YOU'LL OFTEN FIND KELLY AROUND USB'S CAMPUS, EITHER IN A CLASSROOM OR ROOTING FOR OUR SAND SHARK ON THE ATHLETIC FIELD, YOU ALSO WILL FIND HER EXPLORING THE VAST BEAUTY OF THE LOW COUNTRY.
SHE MAY BE ENJOYING HUNTING ISLAND STATE PARK OR FINDING THE SITES OF LADIES ISLAND.
WHATEVER SHE'S DOING, SHE CAN BE, YOU CAN BE ASSURED THAT SHE'LL BE ROOTING FOR THE BACK EYES AND OF COURSE, HER SAND SHARKS.
PLEASE JOIN ME IN WELCOMING OUR SPRING 2025 KEYNOTE SPEAKER, KELLY MCCOMBS.
I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE OUR UNIVERSITY LEADERSHIP, OUR DISTINGUISHED GUESTS, OUR ESTEEMED FACULTY, PROUD FAMILIES, SUPPORTIVE FRIENDS, AND IMPORTANTLY, THE GRADUATING CLASS OF 2025.
I WANNA MENTION THAT THIS IS ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF MY LIFE.
I WOULD'VE NEVER GUESSED AT MY OWN GRADUATION THAT I WOULD BE HERE, UM, HAVING THE PRIVILEGE OF TALKING TO YOU TODAY.
UM, TODAY I'D LIKE TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT JUST THE POWER OF OUR OWN STORIES, AND AS YOU'VE LEARNED FROM MANY ENGLISH COURSES THAT I KNOW YOU HAVE ALL TAKEN, EACH GREAT STORY HAS A BEGINNING, A MIDDLE, AND AN END.
TODAY YOU ARE TURNING THE FINAL PAGE OF ONE CHAPTER AND OPENING A NEW ONE FOR THE NEXT CHAPTER.
OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS, YOU HAVE BEEN WRITING A STORY ABOUT YOUR UNDERGRADUATE ACADEMIC CAREER.
THROUGH EVERY CHALLENGE YOU OVERCAME, EVERY LESSON LEARNED, EVERY FRIENDSHIP YOU BUILT, YOU LEARNED POSSIBLY TO ADVOCATE FOR YOURSELF OR YOU EXPERIENCED A QUIET TRIUMPH OF ENDING A SE AND NOT A SEASON ENDING, A SEMESTER OR A SEASON STRONGER THAN YOU STARTED.
LIFE RARELY FOLLOWS A STRAIGHT PATH.
IT'S IN THOSE UNEXPECTED DETOURS THAT WE OFTEN FIND OUR GREATEST GROWTH.
MY OWN GROWTH OR MY OWN JOURNEY, MY, EXCUSE ME, HAS BEEN ONE OF CHANGE AND IT WAS THROUGH THOSE TRIALS THAT I DISCOVERED RESILIENCE AND CAPACITY FOR REINVENTION.
I'M CERTAINLY NOT THE PERSON THAT I WAS BACK IN MY UNDERGRADUATE YEARS, AND I'M BETTER FOR THOSE EXPERIENCES.
IN ADDITION TO VARIOUS CHALLENGES, I CHANGED MY MAJOR THREE DIFFERENT TIMES BECAUSE I THOUGHT I HAD TO HAVE IT ALL FIGURED OUT BEFORE I GRADUATED.
I WAS TERRIFIED THAT I CHOSE THE WRONG MAJOR, BUT WITH ASSISTANCE, MENTORS GUIDANCE, I FINALLY FIGURED OUT WHICH MAJOR WAS BEST FOR ME, AND MY GOAL WAS TO BE A CLINICAL DIETICIAN IN A HOSPITAL SETTING.
THIS WAS PERHAPS A VERY COMMON GOAL OF MANY OF MY, MY PEERS, BUT THEN I STARTED GRADUATE SCHOOL.
I TAUGHT SOME COURSES, WORKED ON RESEARCH PROJECTS, COMPLETED AN INTERNSHIP, AND THESE ALL GAVE ME CHANCES TO SEE THAT THERE ARE OTHER CAREERS THAT WERE OUT THERE THAT WERE BETTER SUITED FOR ME.
THEN LIFE HAPPENED AS IT HAPPENS TO DO, AND THOSE EXPERIENCES ALONG WITH MY MENTORS HELPED ME TO GET TO WHERE I AM TODAY.
THESE SIDE QUESTS WERE NOT FAILURES BECAUSE I STRAYED FROM MY ORIGINAL GOAL.
THEY WERE OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT.
SOME CHAPTERS MAY BE FULL OF EXCITEMENT OR OF STRUGGLE, BUT MANY ARE YET TO BE WRITTEN.
I ENCOURAGE YOU TO ALLOW YOURSELF
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THE OPPORTUNITY TO FILL THOSE EMPTY CHAPTERS LATER, NOT RUSHING TO FINALIZE THAT DRAFT.MY HOPE IS THAT YOU FIND JOY IN THE JOURNEY.
YOUR JOURNEY TO THIS DAY WAS NOT ALWAYS EASY.
MAYBE YOU DOUBTED YOURSELF, CHANGED MAJORS, STRUGGLED WITH A TOUGH COURSE, COLLABORATED WITH CHALLENGING MEMBERS IN A GROUP PROJECT, OR YOU QUESTIONED YOUR PATH BUT YOU KEPT MOVING FORWARD TO GET HERE.
NO COMPELLING STORY IS WITHOUT HURDLES.
YOU DO NOT HAVE TO FOLLOW SOMEONE'S SCRIPT.
THOUGH YOU CAN FOLLOW YOUR OWN UNCERTAINTY EXISTS, BUT I KNOW YOU GRADUATES ARE EQUIPPED TO NAVIGATE IT IN THE WISE WORDS OF COACH LASSO TO SAM ON THE SHOW, TED LASSO BE A GOLDFISH.
GOLDFISH ARE SAID TO HAVE VERY SHORT MEMORY SPANS, SO THIS JUST REMINDS US TO MOVE ON FROM MISTAKES AND DON'T DWELL ON THE PAST.
LINGERING OVER MISTAKES IS FAR TOO EASY TO DO.
PEOPLE ARE RECOGNIZED BY HOW THEY REACT AND HOW THEY LEARN FROM MISTAKES, NOT THE MISTAKES THEMSELVES.
THE BEST AUTHORS WILL REVISE THEIR WORK.
YOU'LL CHANGE AND EVOLVE, AND THAT IS A POSITIVE OPPORTUNITY.
YOUR GOALS MAY SHIFT AND YOUR DREAMS MAY CHANGE, BUT THAT DOES NOT MEAN THAT YOU HAVE FAILED OR LOST YOUR WAY.
AS YOU STEP BEYOND THIS CAMPUS, YOU HAVE THE KEYBOARD.
WILL YOU DRAFT A STORY OF COURAGE, OF CURIOSITY, OF KINDNESS? THOSE OF YOU WHO COMPLETED PRACTICUMS INTERNSHIPS ACCOMPLISHED EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING PROJECTS OR COMPLETED VOLUNTEER HOURS, MAY HAVE CAUGHT, CAUGHT JUST A GLIMPSE OF THE POWER OF YOUR POTENTIAL IMPACT.
THIS WAS JUST A TASTE OF THE THINGS THAT YOU CAN DO TO IMPROVE YOUR COMMUNITY.
I'D LIKE TO SPOTLIGHT THE POWER OF SMALL MOMENTS FOR A SECOND.
EACH OF YOU HAS THE POWER TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
AS MOTHER TERESA SAID, IF YOU CANNOT FEED A HUNDRED PEOPLE, THEN FEED JUST ONE.
NOT EVERY STORY IS ABOUT GRAND ADVENTURES.
SOMETIMES THE MOST MEANINGFUL MOMENTS ARE THE QUIET ONES, ACTIVELY LISTENING TO A PARTNER, HELPING A FRIEND, MENTORING A COLLEAGUE, OR TAKING A RISK.
SPEAKING OF MENTORING, THIS IS ONE OF MY GREATEST TREASURES AT AN EDUCATOR.
MENTORING CAN BE ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL AND VALUABLE RELATIONSHIPS THAT WE HAVE IN OUR LIFETIME.
BEING A MENTOR IS INCREDIBLY REWARDING.
I BENEFITED FROM HAVING MENTORS AND I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT OUR SUCCESS GROWS WHEN WE SUPPORT OTHERS.
SUCCESS ISN'T ENTIRELY ABOUT BIG ACHIEVEMENTS.
IT'S ALSO ABOUT THE IMPACT THAT YOU LEAVE ON OTHER PEOPLE'S STORIES.
YOU HAVE SPENT YEARS PREPARING FOR THIS MOMENT NOW, TAKE THE KNOWLEDGE, THE EXPERIENCES, AND AUTHOR A STORY THAT'S TRUE TO YOU.
YOU HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE, THE STRENGTH, AND THE HEART TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
SOME MAY HAVE A CLEAR PATH AHEAD WHILE OTHERS ARE STILL FIGURING IT OUT, AND THAT'S OKAY.
FIND JOY IN THE JOURNEY AND KEEP MOVING FORWARD WITH COURAGE.
SHARING A LI A LYRIC FROM JIM HENSON AND THE SONG, THE RAINBOW CONNECTION FROM THE MUPPET MOVIE.
LIFE'S LIKE A MOVIE, WRITE YOUR OWN ENDING.
KEEP BELIEVING, KEEP PRETENDING.
I AM SO VERY PROUD OF YOU ALL AND I WISH YOU THE BEST.
I HOPE YOU EMBRACE THE JOURNEY, LEAN INTO THE POWER OF SMALL MOMENTS AND STRIVE FOR A FUTURE THAT INSPIRES YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, KELLY, FOR YOUR INSPIRING WORDS.
THERE IS NO DOUBT THERE IS POWER IN YOUR OWN STORIES.
WE ARE SO LUCKY TO HAVE YOU AS PART OF USB'S STORY.
ONE OF THE GREATEST JOYS THAT I HAVE IN MY ROLE HERE AT USCB IS BEING ABLE TO TELL THOSE AMAZING STORIES OF OUR GREAT STUDENTS.
TODAY I GET TO DO SO ONCE MORE AND INTRODUCE YOU TO
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OUR STUDENT SPEAKER EMMA OSMOND.EMMA IS PART OF OUR CLASS OF 2025 AND IS GRADUATING TODAY WITH A BACHELOR'S OF OF A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PUBLIC HEALTH.
WHEN SHE CAME TO USCB IN FALL 2021, SHE STARTED OUT AS A NURSING MAJOR, BUT OF COURSE WE KNOW HOW LIFE'S ROAD CAN BE FILLED WITH CURVES.
SHE FOUND HER PASSION WITH THE COURSEWORK AND FACULTY IN THE PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAM.
WHILE SHE EXCELLED INSIDE THE CLASSROOM, EMMA HAS SPENT HER USCB CAREER ALSO SERVING OTHERS OUTSIDE OF THE CLASSROOM.
SHE HAS SERVED ALL FOUR YEARS ON USCB STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION, INCLUDING THE LAST THREE YEARS AS SGAS PRESIDENT.
SHE'S BEEN A VOICE AND ADVOCATE FOR ALL OF HER PEERS.
THAT SERVICE AT USCB WAS RECOGNIZED IN 2024 AS SHE WAS NAMED THE RECIPIENT FOR THE NORMAN BARNES SERVICE AWARD, WHICH RECOGNIZES AN OUTSTANDING SAND SHARK'S DEDICATION TO SERVING USCB COMMUNITY.
EMMA HOPES TO CONTINUE HER SERVANT LEADERSHIP AND PLANS TO PURSUE A MASTER'S DEGREE IN PUBLIC HEALTH, WHATEVER ROADS THAT SHE GOES DOWN, I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT EMMA WILL BRING WITH HER THE KINDNESS AND JOY THAT SHE SHOWS EVERY DAY.
WE ARE SO GRATEFUL FOR ALL THAT SHE HAS BROUGHT TO USCB.
PLEASE JOIN ME IN WELCOMING OUR STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION, PRESIDENT AND MEMBER OF THE CLASS OF 2025, EMMA OSMOND.
GOOD EVENING, FRIENDS, FAMILY ESTEEM STAFF, FACULTY, SPECIAL GUESTS, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, SAND SHARKS.
IT IS AN ABSOLUTE HONOR TO BE STANDING HERE BEFORE YOU TODAY AS WE EMBARK ON THE NEXT EXCITING CHAPTER IN OUR LIVES.
WHEN I ENROLLED AS A SAND SHARK AT USCB, I HAD TWO GOALS OUTSIDE OF MY ACADEMICS.
NUMBER ONE WAS TO BECOME STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT AND NUMBER TWO WAS TO SPEAK AT GRADUATION.
A TAGLINE OF OUR BEAUTIFUL SCHOOL IS USCB IS MORE THAN YOU CAN IMAGINE, AND THAT HAS NEVER FELT TRUER THAN RIGHT NOW.
HERE I AM STANDING BEFORE YOU AS THE LONGEST SERVING STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT IN USCB HISTORY, AND I'M GIVEN THE GRADUATION SPEECH
I'M INCREDIBLY HONORED AND VERY EXCITED TO BE HERE.
FOR STARTERS, IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THAT WE ARE ALREADY HERE AT OUR GRADUATION, LOOKING BACK ON OUR YEARS HERE AT USCB, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, LOOKING FORWARD TO ALL OF THE POSSIBILITIES OF OUR FUTURE ENDEAVORS.
I FEEL LIKE JUST YESTERDAY MY PARENTS WERE DROPPING ME OFF AND I WAS STANDING IN THE MIDDLE OF MY BRAND NEW DORM ROOM LOOKING AT THESE STRANGERS THAT WERE NOW SUPPOSED TO BE MY ROOMMATES.
I FEEL LIKE WE WERE JUST FINDING OUR ORIENTATION GROUPS AND NERVOUSLY FINDING OUR CLASSES ALL WHILE WE WERE PRETENDING THAT WE KNEW WHAT WE WERE DOING.
BUT HERE WE ARE SOME YEARS LATER, SUCCESSFULLY FINDING THE CLASSES AND BUILDING BONDS WITH STRANGERS THAT HAVE BECOME OUR SECOND FAMILY.
I FIRMLY BELIEVE COLLEGE IS A PLACE THAT IS MORE THAN JUST LECTURES, EXAMS, AND LATE NIGHT STUDY SESSIONS, AND THAT COULD NOT BE TRUER ABOUT USCB.
USCB IS A PLACE WHERE YOU FIND YOUR SECOND HOME.
IT'S A PLACE WHERE STRANGERS BECOME FAMILY.
PROFESSORS BECOME YOUR MOST TRUSTED CONFIDANTS AND STAFF BECOME YOUR ROCKS.
THE CAMPUS BECOMES MORE THAN JUST BUILDINGS AND SIDEWALKS.
IT'S WHERE LEARNING TAKES PLACE, NOT ONLY IN TEXTBOOKS, BUT IN CONVERSATIONS, MISTAKES AND LIFELONG LESSONS.
IT'S WHERE GROUP PROJECTS TEACH YOU TO BE OPEN-MINDED AND EVERY MEAL IN THE SANDBAR BECOMES A FRIEND.
REUNION, USCB IS THE PLACE WHERE YOU GROW INTO THE VERSION OF YOURSELF THAT YOU ARE ALWAYS MEANT TO BECOME, WHICH IS FAR MORE THAN YOU COULD HAVE EVER IMAGINED.
THE BONDS WE'VE BUILT, THE LESSONS WE'VE LEARNED AND THE MEMORIES WE'VE MADE WILL BE THE THINGS THAT STAY WITH US LONG AFTER WE'RE GONE, AND THAT'S WHAT MAKES GRADUATION HERE AT USCB SO BITTERSWEET.
I CAN STAND HERE BEFORE ALL OF YOU AND LIST A MILLION THINGS I'LL MISS ABOUT LIFE AS A SHARK, BUT THANKFULLY FOR ALL OF YOU, I ONLY HAVE THREE TO FIVE MINUTE TIME LIMIT.
SO INSTEAD I'M JUST GONNA SHARE THE THINGS THAT I'VE LOVED
I'VE LOVED THE EXCITEMENT OF MOVE-IN IN THE FIRST DAY OF CLASS.
I'VE LOVED CHEERING ON THE SAND SHARKS AND WATCHING ALL OF THE WINNING GOALS HOME RUNS, BIRDIES AND SLAM DUNKS.
I LOVE WATCHING OUR SAND SHARK COMMUNITY GROW AND STRENGTHEN
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IN STUDENT LIFE WITH EVENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES TO GIVE BACK.I'VE LOVED SPENDING TIME WITH STUDENT DEVELOPMENT AND FINDING ANSWERS AND BETTER WAYS TO SERVE OUR FAMILY OF SHARKS, BUT ABOVE ALL, I'VE LOVED BEING SURROUNDED BY THE PEOPLE HERE AT USCB.
THE STUDENTS, THE FACULTY AND STAFF ARE TRULY WHAT MAKES THIS PLACE SO SPECIAL.
AS YOU CAN SEE, ALL OF THIS LOVE MAKES THIS CHAPTER CLOSING SO BITTERSWEET.
BUT NOW WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO STEP INTO A WORLD FULL OF POSSIBILITIES.
WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE THE LESSONS WE'VE LEARNED AS SHARKS AND TAKE THEM IN THE WORLD AND CONTINUE TO GROW.
IN COLLEGE, WE'VE BEEN GRADED ON PAPERS AND EXAMS, BUT IN LIFE, WE WILL BE REMEMBERED FOR HOW WE MAKE PEOPLE FEEL.
NOT IN THE JOB TITLES WE'LL HOLD OR IN THE DEGREES WE'VE EARNED, BUT IN THE KINDNESS WE SHOW OTHERS.
I KNOW BEING KIND IS NOT ALWAYS THE EASIEST, AND IT TAKES STRENGTH TO BE GENTLE.
IN A HARSH WORLD, IT TAKES COURAGE TO LISTEN WHEN YOU WOULD RATHER SPEAK, AND IT TAKES PATIENCE TO SERVE WHEN YOU COULD WALK AWAY.
BUT THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT CREATE REAL IMPACT.
CHOOSING KINDNESS IS NOT ABOUT GRAND GESTURES.
CHOOSING KINDNESS IS CHECKING IN ON A FRIEND, HOLDING A DOOR FOR SOMEONE, OR STANDING UP FOR WHAT'S RIGHT EVEN WHENEVER IT'S UNCOMFORTABLE.
IT IS MY HOPE THAT WE USE OUR EDUCATION NOT JUST TO ELEVATE OURSELVES, BUT TO LIFT OTHERS.
AT THE END OF THE DAY, OUR DEGREES MEAN NOTHING IF WE DO NOT USE THEM TO MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE.
SO MY CHALLENGE TO YOU AND TO MYSELF IS TO TAKE THE LESSONS WE'VE LEARNED HERE AT SAND SHARKS AND GO OUT AND BE GOOD HUMANS.
CHOOSE KINDNESS OVER AND OVER AGAIN, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S HARD.
CHOOSE KINDNESS FOR YOURSELF WHEN YOU'RE HAVING A ROUGH DAY.
BEING KIND IS HOW WE WILL CHANGE THE WORLD.
SAND SHARKS NOT IN ONE BIG MOMENT, BUT IN A THOUSAND SMALL ONES.
IT HAS BEEN AN HONOR TO SERVE AS YOUR STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT, BUT A EVEN BIGGER HONOR TO BE A CLASSMATE AND A FRIEND.
I WISH ALL OF YOU THE BEST AND I'LL FOREVER BE CHEERING ON MY FELLOW SAND SHARKS.
THAT'S, THANK YOU, EMMA, FOR YOUR MOTIVATING MESSAGE.
YOUR SERVICE AND LEADERSHIP HAS MADE A MARK ON USCB THAT WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN.
I'VE HAD A FRONT ROW SEAT TO YOUR GROWTH AS A STUDENT AND AS A LEADER, AND WE ARE SO PROUD.
YOU MAKE IT EASY TO SEE WHY CLASS OF 2025 IS SUCH A REMARKABLE GROUP.
SO PLEASE JOIN ME ONCE MORE TO ACKNOWLEDGE NOW WE COME TO THE MOST SPECIAL PART OF OUR CEREMONY, THE DEGREE CONFERRAL.
YES, EVERY GRADUATE'S FAMILY AND FRIENDS WOULD LIKE TO HEAR THEIR GRADUATE'S NAME READ AS THEY CROSSED THE STAGE.
MAY I ASK YOU TO PLEASE HOLD YOUR APPLAUSE AND EXCLAMATIONS UNTIL THE LAST NAME IS READ.
I PROMISE YOU'LL HAVE PLENTY OF TIME TO CELEBRATE YOUR GRADUATE'S ACHIEVEMENTS AFTER THE LAST NAME IS CALLED A CALL UPON A CALL UPON DR.
ERIC SKIPPER TO PRESENT THE CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES.
GOOD EVENING WILL THE CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES PLEASE RISE.
CHANCELLOR PANU, 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 THE CONFERRAL OF THEIR DEGREES.
BY VIRTUE OF THE AUTHORITY VESTED IN THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
BY THE PUBLIC OF THIS STATE, THE THE PEOPLE OF THIS STATE ACTING THROUGH THEIR REPRESENTATIVE IN THE 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 RIGHTS, HONORS PRIVILEGES AND RESPONSIBILITIES THERETO
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ARE PERTAINING CONGRATULATIONS.AS THE CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES COME FORWARD, PLEASE NOTE THAT SOMEWHERE GOLD CORDS ON THEIR SHOULDERS, THE CORD SIGNIFY DEGREES EARNED WITH ACADEMIC LATIN HONORS.
ALSO NOTE THAT SOME DEGREE CANDIDATES WEAR A MEDALLION THAT REPRESENTS COMPLETION OF USB'S BUFORT COLLEGE HONORS PROGRAM.
OUR FIRST CANDIDATES ARE DRAPED IN THE TRADITIONAL ACADEMIC HOOD AND ARE RECEIVING MASTER'S DEGREES.
PANU WILL NOW GREET THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA BEAUFORT DEGREE RECIPIENTS.
CHRISTOPHE GANAU, MASTER OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE.
PATRICK JONES, MASTER OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE.
TAYLOR MANN, MASTER OF EDUCATION.
IN LITERACY, EMMA GRACE OSMOND, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PUBLIC HEALTH.
LACEY MUELLER, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES, C*M LAUDE.
MALIN ALLARD, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, MAGNA CU LAUDE, CHRISTIAN RUIZ, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.
NICO ANDRE, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.
CALEB LIMA, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.
EZEKIEL BRENT, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, CU LAUDE.
SIGN UP BY ANDERSON, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, SUMMA C*M LAUDE.
ZACHARY KRIM, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.
WILLIAM DEMPSEY, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, C*M LAUDE.
ANDREW DIO, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.
RACHEL FULTON, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, C*M LAUDE.
JASMINE GOMEZ, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.
MACKENZIE HARTER, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.
MICHAEL HOLDRIDGE, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.
NICHOLAS HUTCHINSON, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, MAGNA C*M LAUDE.
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DARCY JACOBS, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.MARY CARR, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.
MICHAELA KAISER, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.
ADAM COE, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.
LYNE LOG, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, MAGNA C*M LAUDE.
WARREN LITTLE BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.
ZACHARY MARCO, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.
SOPHIA MOLE, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.
KELEN NEWTON, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, CU LOUDY.
CHANDLER NICKS BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.
JACOB NORRIS, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.
PETERS BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.
FLORENCE VAUGHN, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.
REAGAN PFEIFFER, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.
CAMERON QUINN, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.
MACY RICE, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.
LUIS RODRIGUEZ, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, MAGNA C*M LAUDE.
SEAN STANZIONE, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.
BRUNSON STONE, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.
TINA EBISON, VANGEN, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, MAGNA CU LAUDE.
MEGAN WILSON, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.
CARSON YEAGER, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.
COLIN BEST BACHELOR OF ARTS IN COMMUNICATION STUDIES.
ALEXIA ANO, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN COMMUNICATION STUDIES, C*M LAUDE, CAMERON DE SILVA, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN COMMUNICATION STUDIES.
JESSICA EDWARDS, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN COMMUNICATION STUDIES C*M LAUDE, A CALM FLING RIVERS, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN COMMUNICATION STUDIES.
ELLIE FIELDING, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN COMMUNICATION STUDIES.
EMMA GILMAN, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN COMMUNICATION STUDIES.
MICHAEL JOHNSON, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN COMMUNICATION STUDIES.
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TYRONE JOHNSON, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN COMMUNICATION STUDIES.JOSE MERCADO, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN COMMUNICATION STUDIES.
AALIYAH NEWMAN, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN COMMUNICATION STUDIES C*M LAUDE.
TYLER RICE, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN COMMUNICATION STUDIES.
MARIA SANI, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN COMMUNICATION STUDIES.
DAPHNE SINGS BACHELOR OF ARTS IN COMMUNICATION STUDIES.
FORREST SIMMONS, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN COMMUNICATION STUDIES C*M LADI.
RYAN STANSEL, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN COMMUNICATION STUDIES.
NICHOLAS BUTCHER, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE.
SAMUEL CARTIER, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE.
ISSA CHARI, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE, SUMMA C*M LAUDE.
JONATHAN ALBACH, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE.
JARRET KAISER, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS.
ETH KAWA, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE, SUMMA C*M LAUDE.
KEATON LEOR, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE, MAGNA C*M LAUDE.
MICHAEL MURRAY II, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE.
CU LADI SHI NATH, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE.
B FAM, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE, MAGNA C*M LAUDE.
RAPHAEL PREGNO, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE.
JAMES URBAN BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE.
ASHLEY COULD FORM A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, MAGNA C*M LAUDE.
DOMINIC CROWELL, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.
KATE CURRY, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, SUMMA C*M LAUDE.
ALEXIS DAVIS, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.
JONATHAN ARIAS, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, C*M LAUDE.
TYLER HALEK, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.
VICTOR LYNN, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.
JACOB MITCHELL, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, MAGNA C*M LAUDE.
GABRIELA QUICK BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.
AMBER RAVENEL, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.
BIANCA SIMPSON, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.
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I'M READY.JACOB LONG BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN MATHEMATICS, CUMA C*M LAUDE.
ISABELLA BELO, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, MAGNA C*M LAUDE.
CLAIRE KING, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, C*M LAUDE.
CATHERINE PARNELL, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION.
KIANA THURMOND, THE BACHELOR OF ARTS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION.
RILEY BURNETT, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION.
CATHERINE FLOYD, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION.
BRIANNA MANDER, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION.
PATRICIA BLANCHARD, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN ENGLISH, MAGNA C*M LAUDE.
EVAN DONNA, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN ENGLISH.
MEGAN CALLAHAN, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN ENGLISH.
JACKSON COX, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN ENGLISH, C*M LAUDE.
SOPHIA MAGDI, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN ENGLISH, CU LAUDE.
PATTY TEDDER, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN ENGLISH.
BRIELLE BAREL, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES.
SHERIDAN BOSTIC, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES.
CARSON CONNOR, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES.
JALEN FLOWERS, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES.
CALEB FREEMAN, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES.
JOSIAH HENRY, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES.
NIJAH HENRY BACHELOR OF ARTS IN INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES.
WARREN REEL, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES.
MEG KIRK, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES.
SAMUEL LAIRD, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES.
CHRISTOPHER LAMB, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES, C*M LAUDE.
JENNIFER LARSON, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES.
RAVEN PORTER RIGGINS, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES.
MADISON RI HILL, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES.
JEFF RE, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES.
NAOMI SANCHEZ, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES.
ANTHONY STOR, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES C*M LAUDE.
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JACOB TANNER, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES.DANIELLE SHEHAR, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES.
EMILY WHIRL, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES.
JOCELYN BELLEVUE, BACHELOR OF ARTS.
IN STUDIO ART, LINEAR BRADBURY, BACHELOR OF ARTS.
IN STUDIO ART, KRISTEN COX, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN STUDIO ART C*M LAUDE.
IN STUDIO ART KINSLEY, MAL TESTA, BACHELOR OF ARTS.
CHRISTOPHER MONROE, BACHELOR OF ARTS.
IN STUDIO ART, ELLA PFEIFFER, BACHELOR OF ARTS.
SYLVIA SMITH, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN STUDIO ART, MAGNA C*M LAUDE.
LOGAN CLARK, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT C*M LAUDE.
ABIGAIL DOYLE, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT.
KENDALL GAMMON, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT.
AUTUMN GRANTS BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT.
MARIAH MID YET BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT.
RILEY NEEK, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT.
REBECCA POLLARD, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT.
MAGNA C*M LOUDY MAYA ICK, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT.
KAYLA VATO, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT.
SEBASTIAN BIGGS, BACHELOR OF ARTS.
CARTER CATEL, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN HISTORY.
LAUREN CLARK, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN HISTORY.
ELIZABETH PECK, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN HISTORY.
AIDEN DELATORRE, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN HISTORY AND PSYCHOLOGY.
JADE ANDERSON, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY.
A JOHNNY AUSTIN, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY.
ASHLEY BARRON, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY.
TRISHNA BITLER GRAY, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY.
BROOKE BRENNAN, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY.
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MATTHEW BRIGHAM, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY.LAUREN BROWN, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY.
BRIANNA BRUNSON, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY.
JAMIAH BRYANT, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY AND PUBLIC HEALTH.
MADISON BURROWS, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY.
KAMARI DENNIS, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY.
CARINA DORIS, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY AND INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES.
JOLEA FIELDS, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY.
TANISHA FORESTS, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY.
ELIZABETH HUIZAR ORNELIS, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY.
MIGUEL JIMENEZ, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY.
MORGAN JONES, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY.
EMILY KANE, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY.
MAYA KLINGER, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY.
JUSTIN MICKI, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY.
CHERYL MILTON, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY.
TARA O' BRYANT, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY.
CYAN ORTEGA, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY.
KELSEY PIET, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY.
BRIANNA RAFA, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY.
SHANA REDDEN, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY.
SHANIA ROSE, BACHELOR OF ARTS.
ANDREA TRUJILLO, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY.
REAGAN STIFEL, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY.
BRITTANY FSAD, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY.
EUGENIA OTES, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY.
KENNEDY WASHINGTON, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY.
CHLOE WILLIAMS, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY.
KRISTEN YAROS, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY.
SAMANTHA FOSTER, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN SOCIOLOGY.
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UNA GRIFFIN, BACHELOR OF ARTS.CASSANDRA INGRAM, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN SOCIOLOGY.
TIMOTHY JOHNSON, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN SOCIOLOGY.
ASHLEY AVILA, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOLOGY.
SIERRA BADGER, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOLOGY.
LINDSAY BAKER, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOLOGY.
AIDEN BLACKMAN, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOLOGY, C*M LAUDE.
LILY BLAKE, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOLOGY.
MORGAN CAPPERS, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOLOGY.
SYDNEY CAPERS, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOLOGY.
AUSTIN CARTER, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOLOGY.
PARKER CRAVEN, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOLOGY.
ADDISON CRUMP, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOLOGY.
SOHA BEEZ, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOLOGY.
PIPER DAVIS, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOLOGY, MAGNA C*M LAUDE.
ISABELLA DU BOIS, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOLOGY.
ASHLEY DUGGAN, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOLOGY.
DANA DUNMORE, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOLOGY.
ANI FASON, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOLOGY.
QUINTILLION FIELDS, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE AND BIOLOGY.
ARIA GARRETT, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE AND BIOLOGY, C*M LAUDE.
KATE GONZALEZ, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOLOGY.
ALYSSA HOOK, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOLOGY, C*M LAUDE.
DANIELLA HUSTED, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOLOGY, C*M LAUDE.
JOSHUA IC, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOLOGY.
WARREN MCCLELLAN, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOLOGY, C*M LADI.
ANN MILLER, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOLOGY, C*M LAUDE.
MARKA MILLER, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOLOGY.
THOMAS O'BRIEN, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOLOGY.
DESTINY O'NEILL, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOLOGY.
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ARIEL PRESKA, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOLOGY.LAUREN QUINTANA, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOLOGY.
RAVEN SHARPTON, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOLOGY.
CHRISTIANA STOVER, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOLOGY.
ELLIOT SER, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOLOGY.
GARRETT WILFORD, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOLOGY.
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOLOGY.
SHANIA ALLEN, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING.
IMOGEN BLAIR, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING, MAGNA C*M LAUDE.
JULIA BRANTLEY, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING, CU LAUDE.
GISHA BROWN, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING.
SIERRA BROWN, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING.
KLAUDI DAYTONA COOPER, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING.
KLAUDI BAILEY CROSBY, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING.
ISABEL DAVIS, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING.
TAYLOR DAVIS, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING.
JORDAN DINO, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING.
TAYLOR DOWNS, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING.
MAGNA CU BRADEN FOWLER, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING.
PAIGE FRANK, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING.
ANNA GRIFFIN, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING AND BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY.
KYLE HOMAN, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING, C*M LAUDE.
DINA HALL, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING, MAGNA C*M LAUDE.
AVERY HARRELSON, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING, C*M LAUDE, SUEY AND HEADLEY BOLDEN, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING.
JALEN HOLLAND, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING.
JORDAN HOLMES, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING.
BLANCA HURLEY, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING.
KYLIE JONES, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING.
OLIVIA KRAUS, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING, MAGNA CU LAUDE.
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BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING, C*M LAUDE.AMBER MASSIMO, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING, C*M LAUDE.
LOGAN MINA, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING, SUMMA C*M LAUDE.
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING.
EMILIO PATINO, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING, CU LAUDE.
ASHLEY PURDUE, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING.
SARAH PUT BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING.
SIDNEY RAYS, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING C*M LADI LAT.
TARA RHODES, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING.
SIDNEY SCHULER, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING.
KAYLEE SCOTT, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING, C*M LAUDE.
JAMIE SMITH, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING, C*M LAUDE.
AUBREY STOKES, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING C*M LAUDE.
EMMA TROOP, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING, SUMMA C*M LAUDE.
GABRIELLE WATSON, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING.
CECILY WILLIAMS, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING, MAGNA C*M LAUDE.
AARON ANDERSON, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN HUMAN SERVICES.
KEYTO COSTELLO, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN HUMAN SERVICES.
ANNA FREDRICKSON, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN HUMAN SERVICES.
MORGAN ROBINSON, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN HUMAN SERVICES.
MADDIE WOLF, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN HUMAN SERVICES.
HEMBRY, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PUBLIC HEALTH.
LENORA LESLIE WRIGHT, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PUBLIC HEALTH.
ANNA BENNETT, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PUBLIC HEALTH, CU LAUDE.
MEGAN BOYLES RANDOLPH, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PUBLIC HEALTH, CU LOUDY.
ELIZABETH BRITT, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PUBLIC HEALTH, C*M LOUDY.
OLIVIA VILLE, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PUBLIC HEALTH, SUMMA C*M LAUDE.
JESSICA DIAZ GARCIA, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PUBLIC HEALTH.
JASMINE EDGEFIELD, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PUBLIC HEALTH.
JEANETTE SEA GARRIDO, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PUBLIC HEALTH.
SIERRA GOLDMAN, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PUBLIC HEALTH.
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HAYDEN GONSKI, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PUBLIC HEALTH, MAGNA C*M LAUDE.CARRIE HILL, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PUBLIC HEALTH, SUMMA C*M LAUDE.
NATANYA MARTIN, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PUBLIC HEALTH.
ABIGAIL PARKER, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PUBLIC HEALTH.
ZARIA ALMOND, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PUBLIC HEALTH.
ALEXANDRA SHAW, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PUBLIC HEALTH.
ZOE WALES, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PUBLIC HEALTH.
MIRANDA BAPTIST, BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY.
IS THAT WELL, CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CLASS OF 2025.
WILL THE GRADUATES PLEASE RISE? YOU ARE NOW GRADUATES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, BUFORD.
THAT'S RIGHT NOW 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.
WELL, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, LET'S GIVE OUR NEW GRADUATES ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
I'M THE ALUMNI RELATIONS AND EVENTS MANAGER FOR THE UNIVERSITY'S ADVANCEMENT DEPARTMENT.
IT IS WITH GREAT PLEASURE THAT I OFFICIALLY INDUCT YOU INTO THE CB'S ALUMNI ASSOCIATION INSIDE OF YOUR DIPLOMA FOLDERS.
YOU'LL FIND OUR SAND SHARK PLEDGE.
AS YOU TAKE YOUR PLACE AMONGST FELLOW USCB ALUMNUS, KNOW THAT YOU WILL BE A PART OF THIS COMMUNITY FOREVER.
THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT A SMALL GIFT FOR TODAY'S GRADUATES WITH A PERSONAL VIDEO CLIP OF YOU GUYS WALKING ACROSS STAGE THAT YOU CAN SHARE WITH YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY.
THESE PERSONALIZED VIDEO CLIPS WILL BE EMAILED OUT TO EVERYONE NEXT WEEK.
AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS AND WELCOME TO THE SAN SHARK SOCIETY.
PLEASE STAND AS PASTOR DANIEL OR KANE LEADS US IN A BENEDICTION FOLLOWED BY THE FIRST VERSE OF THE CAROLINA ALMA MATER.
THE WORDS ARE FOUND ON THE BACK OF THE PROGRAM HANDOUT.
THE ALMA MATER WILL BE FOLLOWED BY THE RECESSIONAL OF THE PLATFORM PARTY AND THEN GUESTS AND GRADUATES.
PLEASE REMAIN IN YOUR SEATED AREA THROUGHOUT THE RECESSIONAL AND JOIN YOUR
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GRADUATE ON THE NORTH AND WEST LAWN OF THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, UH, BUILDING.AFTER THE RECESSIONAL ENDS TO THAT WAY, YOU CAN VISIT WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY.
THANK YOU FOR CELEBRATING WITH US.
ONCE MORE GRADUATES, AS YOU HEAD INTO THE FUTURE, MAY YOU STRIVE TOWARDS INTEGRITY AND EXCELLENCE IN ALL YOU DO AND ON THE DAYS WHEN YOU FEEL DEFEATED, MAY YOU LIFT YOUR HEADS AND REMEMBER THIS DAY AND ALL THAT YOU HAVE ACCOMPLISHED AND I'LL LEAVE YOU WITH THIS.
MAY THE LORD BLESS YOU AND KEEP YOU.
MAY HIS FACE SHINE UPON YOU AND BE GRACIOUS TO YOU AND THE LORD TURN HIS FACE TOWARD YOU AND GIVE YOU PEACE AND MAY YOUR LIVES BE A BLESSING TO ALL.