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recently walked across the stage at the Church-McKee Arts Center to receive their
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family, friends, faculty, and staff offered cheers and applause.
参加 college, it’s been said, shouldn’t just be about learning to make a living, it should also be about learning to make a difference. This was the message West Virginia Commissioner of Agriculture Kent Leonhart relayed to the 2023 graduating class at PSC.
“首先, find a job or career 你 truly love. Second, take time for 你rself and 你r family. Third, take time to volunteer where 你 see a need,” Mr. 莱昂纳特说. “我们共享 a common goal of a better world. All of 你 will have the opportunity to make a difference in someone else’s life. 做好这样做的准备.”
As graduates know, college life can be difficult for most first-time freshmen, especially students who are away from home for the first time, those who don’t make friends easily, or those who just find it challenging as they adjust to the college environment. Likewise, others thrive in the college environment.
研究生 Timothy Reidell is one of those students who thrived. Having been homeschooled, Tim jumped right into the college experience when he arrived on campus. 他是一个 member of various clubs, helped with activities, and volunteered with nonprofits around the Keyser community. Tim majored in criminology and was a recipient of the prestigious Catamounts Climb Higher Awards. Tim took the initiative to present his abstract and research, Comparing the Effects of Recidivism: Inside Private and Public Prisons,” to West Virginia legislators during Undergraduate Research Day at the State Capitol in Charleston, this past spring.
“盖 is a quintessential student. Every teacher wants students like him in their class. Timothy took my Greek and Roman Myths class, and his performance in the class was exceptional, but what really impressed me was when I announced in class that a poetry contest was being hosted by The Indie on Main and to see me for more info if interested. The next class, Timothy asked me for a copy of the contest info because he said he was committed to trying to do something new and outside his comfort zone every month,” said PSC English Professor Deanna Brooke-Armentrout.
“So, when he came to the Writing Center this year for some feedback on his abstract for the Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol, I wasn’t at all surprised that he would take a chance at such an opportunity. He thought he was a long shot at getting to present, but I knew he had a very good project and a chance at getting accepted. I am so proud of everything that he has already accomplished, and I’m excited to see what Timothy will achieve at 十大网赌靠谱信誉平台位于 and beyond,” Professor Armentrout 添加.
毕业 is a time for excitement and a sense of achievement. It’s the bittersweet sadness of leaving something familiar and the anticipation of beginning another journey 在生活中. For some, the path will lead to more education, for others, employment.
“你 never know where life will take 你. Have the courage of 你r beliefs and don’t 害怕改变. Rather, face it with enthusiasm. Enjoy 你r work and don’t be afraid 来调整。. 莱昂纳特说. These words resonated with Aubrey Gahagen who graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Aubrey was also the recipient of one of the prestigious Catamounts Climb Higher Awards.
“I always wanted to be a nurse and even though I faced a few obstacles because there were no open spots on the 十大网赌靠谱信誉平台位于 campus, I didn’t give up on my dream,” 奥布里表示.
“奥布里 is intuitive to the needs of others, volunteers on a regular basis, helped provide medicine to the unsheltered population in her community, and has been given the opportunity to represent nursing at the national level,” said Dr. 4月夏皮罗, Nursing Department chair and assistant professor at PSC.
之前 to WVU 十大网赌靠谱信誉平台 President Chris Gilmer proclaiming that these 2023 graduates had earned their chosen degrees, along with the graduation tradition turning of the tassel, he offered these parting thoughts, “Wherever 你 go, we hope that 你r time with us has inspired 你, encouraged 你, connected 你, and developed 你.”