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Western Carolinian Volume 69 Number 02

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  • MSN NL PLONE LENG NL OA LOMO ONES ew yey. DLO OOOO ION Western holds commencement for 415 students WCU OPI RELEASE Members of Western Carolina Universitys newest graduating class were encouraged to consider the worth and poetry of their own names as Western held commencement for approximately 415 students Friday, Aug. 6. In the primary commencement address, Mimi Fenton, associate professor of English at Western, urged the graduating students to reflect on the deep meanings behind their formal names before each one was called in somber formality and the students crossed the stage to enter their next lives. In a few moments, you and your family are going to hear your name your full name announced with all the grandeur, dignity and poetry that your parents endowed it with when they gave it to you, Fenton said. This is one of those moments in your life, when your full name is announced, that you will live up to its history and its poetry, she said. It will sound like the toll of a bell that signals that you and the world will never be quite the same again. Earlier this year, Fenton was recognized as one of The University of North Carolina system's premier teachers when she was named one of sixteen recipients of the UNC Board of Governors Awards for Excellence in Teaching. Dr. Mimi Fenton In his charge to the graduating class, Western Chancellor John W. Bardo recognized one particular group of students37 Jamaican educators who are receiving Western teaching degreesand one individual, an assistant principal at Ashevilles Reynolds High School. Taking note of the fact that Western's commencement fell on the same day as Jamaican Independence Day, Bardo congratulated the Jamaican students, many of whom are graduating with honors. Western has cooperated with the Jamaican government for more than 30 years in providing teacher education for that countrys citizens, and today, thousands of Western alumni teach in Jamaica, Bardo said. Bardo also recognized the perseverance of graduate student Joe Hough of Reynolds High School in earning his masters degree. AHendersonville resident, Hough began working on his degree in school administration in 1999, but his efforts were delayed by his role as captain in the 55th engineering unit of the Army National Guard, Bardo said. 2 Over the years, Hough has served in the Marshall Islands, assisted with two hurricane cleanups, and spent the last year on homeland security duty. Soon, Hough will leave again for special training with an on-alert homeland security team, Bardo said. Bardo congratulated all the graduating students in meeting their goals during a time in which Western faculty are continuing to raise standards significantly and push to ensure that every graduate of Western has the opportunity to achieve a world-class education. Your being here today demonstrates that you have the ability, the will and the drive to succeed in anything you choose to do in life, Bardo said. You should be proud of all youve accomplished.
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