{"id":6142,"date":"2019-05-25T16:39:29","date_gmt":"2019-05-25T20:39:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/?p=6142"},"modified":"2020-07-14T14:42:02","modified_gmt":"2020-07-14T18:42:02","slug":"transylvania-community-family-friends-celebrate-graduation-of-229-students-saturday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2019\/05\/transylvania-community-family-friends-celebrate-graduation-of-229-students-saturday\/","title":{"rendered":"Transylvania community, family, friends celebrate graduation of 229 students Saturday"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"810\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/drone-810x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/05\/drone-810x400.jpg 810w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/05\/drone-350x173.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/05\/drone-730x360.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/05\/drone-768x379.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/05\/drone-1536x758.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/05\/drone-300x148.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/05\/drone.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Anna Bond has watched commencements before, but never from such a good vantage point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her seat next to the stage during Transylvania University&#8217;s graduation ceremony on Saturday allowed her to really share the moment with her classmates\u2014and be heard cheering them on. &#8220;I got to sit in the front row, which is really cool,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The graduates crossed the stage in front of the university&#8217;s iconic Old Morrison administration building to receive their Bachelor of Arts degrees, while from the lawn on this pleasant May morning, family and friends celebrated their many accomplishments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The day started with a Commencement Day Breakfast for the 229 graduating students in the Rafskeller followed by the traditional class photo on the Beck Center steps. 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His commencement address capped off an academic year focused on the theme of civility. &#8220;Choose civility\u2014choose to be citizens who are not just out to make a living but who are living to make a difference,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After the ceremony, Alumni Plaza was a jubilant scene with well-wishers and new grads, including Samara Lyons. &#8220;It feels amazing,&#8221; she said. &#8220;I&#8217;m really glad to be part of the Transylvania community, and I&#8217;m just really proud that I was able to receive my degree.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also at the Alumni Welcome Reception were a lot of proud parents. Anna Bond&#8217;s mother, Mary, said her daughter had worked really hard, and &#8220;she has had the best professors and the best opportunities for studying abroad and internships. 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