TWC ARCHES Summer 2013
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Celebrating Achievements<br />
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ream big said Congressman Chuck Fleischmann at<br />
Tennessee Wesleyan College’s 156th Commencement.<br />
“From Potential to Success” was the topic of the <strong>TWC</strong><br />
Keynote Address Speaker and U.S. Representative of the 3rd<br />
Congressional District of Tennessee.<br />
“Always strive to improve,” he said. “Don’t be afraid to ask for<br />
help from other people and don’t be afraid to help other people.<br />
Dream big. When those opportunities come up, when they face<br />
you all, if you’re not dreaming big, you will miss them.”<br />
<strong>TWC</strong>’s celebration of its 156th Commencement spanned three<br />
days and three major events. With 201 students graduating,<br />
this year’s Commencement celebration was the highlight of the<br />
2012 - <strong>2013</strong> academic year.<br />
Receiving their pins at a Thursday evening service at Cokesbury<br />
United Methodist Church in Knoxville, Tenn., more than 60<br />
nursing students graduating with their Bachelor of Science<br />
in Nursing from Tennessee Wesleyan’s Fort Sanders Nursing<br />
Department were cheered on by proud family members and friends.<br />
<strong>ARCHES</strong> | <strong>Summer</strong> <strong>2013</strong><br />
<strong>TWC</strong> graduates dream big<br />
“It is my charge to you, <strong>TWC</strong> Nursing Class of <strong>2013</strong>, to never<br />
forget what you have learned, to always be confident in yourself,<br />
and to go out into the nursing world, providing the best patient<br />
care possible,” said Mallory Dietz, who gave the student address<br />
at the ceremony.<br />
All 201 new graduates gathered together at Friday’s Baccalaureate<br />
service in <strong>TWC</strong>’s Townsend Memorial Hall to enjoy fellowship<br />
and words of assurance and affirmation from special guest speakers.<br />
“I encourage you to make an impact,” said Reverend Joe Green,<br />
the Cleveland District Superintendent for the United Methodist<br />
Church. “Let your lives be carbonated with the Spirit and let<br />
God not only work within you but also through you.”<br />
Saturday’s 156th Commencement was held in McMinn County<br />
High School’s gymnasium because of inclement weather and was<br />
a celebration of the academic achievements of its <strong>2013</strong> graduates.<br />
In addition to Congressman Fleischmann’s keynote address,<br />
remarks were also given by graduating Senior Salama Lumbasio,<br />
a <strong>TWC</strong> biology major and chemistry minor who will spend three<br />
months of her summer shadowing doctors and participating in<br />
Vanderbilt’s clinical research program.<br />
“It has been said that to whom much is given,<br />
much is expected,” said Lumbasio. “My<br />
hope is that we do not use the opportunities<br />
our education has provided us for the soul<br />
purpose of living a comfortable, complacent<br />
life. Outside of <strong>TWC</strong>, there are problems to be<br />
solved and people to be helped.<br />
“We highly capable citizens of the world<br />
are responsible for achieving these<br />
noble goals. Because if we neglect<br />
these sacred duties then the pressing<br />
issues facing humanity today<br />
are not met. If we do however,<br />
dedicate our success not just to<br />
our own well-being but also for<br />
that of others, especially those<br />
less fortunate, then our future<br />
is bright.” A