{"id":1965,"date":"2025-07-16T16:20:40","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T20:20:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/third-and-broadway\/?p=1965"},"modified":"2025-07-17T11:13:03","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T15:13:03","slug":"celebrating-the-class-of-2025-a-day-of-reflection-and-new-beginnings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/third-and-broadway\/summer-2025\/celebrating-the-class-of-2025-a-day-of-reflection-and-new-beginnings\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating the Class of 2025: A day of reflection and new beginnings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-style-default\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;min-height:500px;aspect-ratio:unset;\" id=\"cover\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-charcoal-background-color has-background-dim-10 has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/third-and-broadway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/07\/Commencement-2025-TW-222.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"56% 31%\" style=\"object-position:56% 31%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/third-and-broadway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/07\/Commencement-2025-TW-222.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/third-and-broadway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/07\/Commencement-2025-TW-222-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/third-and-broadway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/07\/Commencement-2025-TW-222-730x487.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/third-and-broadway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/07\/Commencement-2025-TW-222-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/third-and-broadway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/07\/Commencement-2025-TW-222-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/third-and-broadway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/07\/Commencement-2025-TW-222-810x540.jpg 810w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/third-and-broadway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/07\/Commencement-2025-TW-222-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group cover-header is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide has-standard-condensed-font-family\" id=\"h-celebrating-the-class-of-2025-a-day-of-reflection-and-new-beginnings\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Celebrating the Class of 2025: A day of reflection and new beginnings<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-f0a00cf9-7fff-b1af-341e-c8cef6c167a0\" style=\"font-weight:normal;\"><div><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"><\/span><\/div><\/span><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-neue-haas-grotesk-text-font-family\">by Laurie Preston<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">Beneath a sky of clouds and intermittent sunshine and against the iconic backdrop of Old Morrison, Transylvania University marked a milestone moment for the Class of 2025. The annual commencement ceremony brought together students, families, faculty and friends to celebrate a journey shaped by perseverance and personal growth. For the 232 graduates crossing the stage, it was more than a final step \u2014 it was a launch into what comes next.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Transylvania University Commencement 2025 - Student Speaker Alicyn Croley\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nmRgZ3WBscU?feature=oembed&rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-a-legacy-of-scholarship-and-impact\">A legacy of scholarship and impact<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The graduates of 2025 represent a cohort marked by resilience and purpose. Nearly 60% earned Latin honors, a testament to their academic dedication. Graduates are preparing to pursue graduate or professional studies or entering the workforce in fields as diverse as education, health care, science, business, public service and the arts. Others will dedicate time to service through programs like the Peace Corps or take opportunities through fellowships and specialized internships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">From first steps to forward motion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Graduating senior Bree-Anna Partin notes, \u201cWe\u2019re not just leaving Transy. We\u2019re leaving a kind of home.\u201d Her words captured the sentiment shared by many.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-696x696\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"696\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/third-and-broadway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/07\/Commencement-2025-AP-1239-696x696.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1989\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/third-and-broadway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/07\/Commencement-2025-AP-1239-696x696.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/third-and-broadway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/07\/Commencement-2025-AP-1239-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/third-and-broadway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/07\/Commencement-2025-AP-1239-466x466.jpg 466w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/third-and-broadway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/07\/Commencement-2025-AP-1239-348x348.jpg 348w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/third-and-broadway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/07\/Commencement-2025-AP-1239-1200x1200.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-696x696\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"696\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/third-and-broadway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/07\/Commencement-2025_AP-1240_1920-696x696.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1992\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/third-and-broadway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/07\/Commencement-2025_AP-1240_1920-696x696.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/third-and-broadway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/07\/Commencement-2025_AP-1240_1920-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/third-and-broadway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/07\/Commencement-2025_AP-1240_1920-730x730.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/third-and-broadway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/07\/Commencement-2025_AP-1240_1920-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/third-and-broadway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/07\/Commencement-2025_AP-1240_1920-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/third-and-broadway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/07\/Commencement-2025_AP-1240_1920-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/third-and-broadway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/07\/Commencement-2025_AP-1240_1920-466x466.jpg 466w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/third-and-broadway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/07\/Commencement-2025_AP-1240_1920-348x348.jpg 348w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/third-and-broadway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/07\/Commencement-2025_AP-1240_1920-810x810.jpg 810w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/third-and-broadway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/07\/Commencement-2025_AP-1240_1920-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/third-and-broadway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/07\/Commencement-2025_AP-1240_1920-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/third-and-broadway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/07\/Commencement-2025_AP-1240_1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>For the Class of 2025, their first year at Transy was marked by the shadow of a global pandemic. They began their journey in uncertainty and isolation, but slowly \u2014 and together \u2014 they built a thriving community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhile places and faces might change, this remains true: Transy has taught me how to be a part of something bigger than myself,\u201d says Isa Slaughter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Words to remember: A student\u2019s call to action<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote alignleft\"><blockquote><p>Transy didn\u2019t just teach us to think. It taught us to care. To notice. To take responsibility for what\u2019s around us.<\/p><cite>Alicyn Croley<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Student speaker Alicyn Croley, a philosophy and political science double major from Williamsburg, Kentucky, issued a powerful message inspired by retiring political science professor Don Dugi: &#8220;Leave every person and place better than it was found.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Croley reflects, \u201cTransy didn\u2019t just teach us to think. It taught us to care. To notice. To take responsibility for what\u2019s around us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her call to action resonated with the entire class \u2014 a generation shaped not just by education, but by how they chose to show up in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Transylvania\u2019s Class of 2025 graduates look back and ahead\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lccXDtHNo0U?feature=oembed&rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-defining-a-generation-of-pioneers-the-transylvania-university-class-of-2025\">Defining a generation of pioneers: The Transylvania University Class of 2025<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>These new alumni understand that growth isn\u2019t linear. They\u2019ve learned to embrace setbacks as part of the journey and recognize that their time at Transy has prepared them to step confidently into the next chapter. With a spirit rooted in creativity, compassion and intellectual rigor, they carry forward the values that define a Transylvania education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">As they join the alumni community, the Class of 2025 stands as a generation of pioneers \u2014 ready to lead, inspire and make meaningful impact beyond campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"730\" height=\"487\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/third-and-broadway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/07\/Commencement-2025-TW-6-730x487.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1993\" style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/third-and-broadway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/07\/Commencement-2025-TW-6-730x487.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/third-and-broadway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/07\/Commencement-2025-TW-6-350x233.jpg 350w, 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