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