TWC ARCHES Summer 2013
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Staying Connected<br />
A message from the President<br />
Dear <strong>TWC</strong> Family and Friends,<br />
Of all the many joys of working in higher education, nothing is more<br />
fulfilling for me than the week leading up to Commencement and<br />
its associated celebrations, pinnings, and end-of-the -year festivities.<br />
The excitement begins in April, soon after spring break, when the<br />
seniors begin the annual countdown of their eventual exodus into<br />
the “real world,” or for some, when they continue on to graduate<br />
school. This is a season filled with farewells and reflections on the<br />
memorable highs and lows of their four or more years at <strong>TWC</strong>.<br />
At Wesleyan, this season is bittersweet. We are jubilant for the<br />
tremendous promise that lies ahead for each of the graduates, but<br />
we are also sad to say farewell knowing it might be for the last<br />
time. The Class of <strong>2013</strong> brings to the world great enthusiasm and<br />
a sincere commitment to improve the conditions of others through<br />
their professions, churches, and community leadership.<br />
We hope upon hope that their lives have been forever touched by the exemplary teaching and mentoring they<br />
have encountered at <strong>TWC</strong>, and by the lasting connections that will bond them together for many years. It<br />
is these warm connections that will remain vivid when some of the more mundane details of their college<br />
experience begin to fade.<br />
I have come to realize that it is the strong community spirit that sets Wesleyan apart from many of the larger<br />
institutions in the area, and maintaining these connections has never been easier with the advent of Facebook<br />
and other social media. As I reflect on the Class of <strong>2013</strong>’s departure from <strong>TWC</strong>, I am reminded of the often<br />
quoted exchange between Piglet and Winnie-the-Pooh, “We’ll be friends forever, won’t we, Pooh?’ asked Piglet.<br />
Even longer,’ Pooh answered.”<br />
While many years and many miles may come between Wesleyan alumni, I encourage each of you to reconnect<br />
with classmates and other <strong>TWC</strong> friends by joining us at the various alumni gatherings throughout the year, as<br />
well as at Homecoming in October. I hope to see you on campus soon.<br />
Many Blessings,<br />
Harley Knowles, Ed.D<br />
President
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