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Stadium Dedication Honors
Athens Insurance Employees
Cleveland State and Tennessee Wesleyan
sign Dual Admission agreement
The dedication of TWC’s baseball
field was held Saturday, October
18, 2014 during Homecoming Weekend.
Jack Bowling Field is now housed
in the Athens Insurance Stadium, due
to a donation from Athens Insurance owner Allen Carter.
Carter, who serves as Chairman of the TWC Board of
Trustees, originally made the donation in December 2013 after
discussions with Dr. Harley Knowles, TWC President.
“One person who stepped forward almost immediately was
Allen Carter,” Dr. Knowles said of his search for donations. “He
was there for us right from the get-go.”
Carter says Knowles is an “unbelievable leader” and said after
their discussions that he wanted the donation for the baseball
field announced in a different way.
“I’ve always supported Tennessee Wesleyan
College, and I know it’s a focal point of the
community,” Carter said. “We had a really
good conversation about where we needed to
go and what we needed to do as a college.”
The donation was made in honor of Athens Insurance
employees, who Carter says make the company what it is. The
donation will assist with renovations to the stadium, now home
to Jack Bowling Field.
“Allen Carter’s support is transformational for the college and
the program,” TWC Vice President for Advancement Randy
Nelson said. “We’re very grateful to have him as a partner.”
On Wednesday, January 28, Dr. Harley Knowles, President of
Tennessee Wesleyan College, and Dr. Bill Seymour, President
of Cleveland State Community College, signed a Dual
Admission agreement between the two colleges. This agreement
allows students to enroll concurrently at Cleveland State and Tennessee
Wesleyan, providing students the opportunity to complete
an Associate’s degree at Cleveland State and progress directly to a
Bachelor’s degree at Tennessee Wesleyan.
Created partly in response to the Tennessee Promise, which
guarantees every Tennessee student two free years at a community
college, this agreement provides students a seamless pathway from
an Associate’s degree to a Bachelor’s degree, while allowing them
to experience the benefits of both institutions.
“The Tennessee Promise can really be a win-win for everybody,”
Dr. Seymour said. “The ultimate concept is it gets more students
in the pipeline of higher education. The more students that get
in that pipeline, that’s more students to have available to be educated.”
“Imagine how
exciting this is
from a student’s
point of view”
Students who are granted admission into this program will receive
student ID cards for both campuses, allowing them access to
both colleges’ libraries and other resources for the extent of their
involvement with the program.
This allows students
to double their available
resources and to begin their
relationship with Tennessee
Wesleyan College from
the time they first enroll at
Cleveland State.
“Imagine how exciting
this is from a student’s point of view,” Dr. Knowles said. “You can
really double your educational value by participating in both institutions,
and we get to develop a relationship with some really top
students. This just gives us an opportunity to get to know them
earlier and inculcate them into our community, so that they can be
a part of our family a little bit earlier.”
Pictured above: Employees of Athens Insurance
Pictured right: Allen and Tara Carter, with daughter Povey
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