Congratulations to all of the 2008 Florida Community College and University graduates. You all have a right to be proud of your accomplishments whether you completed your degree in two years, four years, six years, eight years, or even twenty years. You continued on your Ladder of Achievement in spite of all of the challenges that daily life presents to you, which includes being a single parent, a disabled or special person, a health-challenged person, or any other circumstance that makes completing your degree especially noteworthy. Many of you graduates have contributed your time, your talents, and your treasures to your community in ways that will never be mentioned in the media. However, you know what you have succeeded in creating a better world for all of us to live.
In attending the 106th St. Petersburg College Graduation Ceremony at the Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, many of us were touched with the testimonials of the graduates who have made a difference in our communities. Each person graduating really has their own biography of their adventure in obtaining and completing their degree requirements. Each graduate has a fascinating tale of how they were encouraged by family, friends, business associates, counselors, administrators, and staff. Most of the graduates would indicate a professor, a teacher, or an associate that gave them the necessary push to continue on in the climb up the Ladder of Achievement success. To say, "I did it," means that they acknowledge the assistance of some many wonderful people. In addition, positive progress has been made that will benefit the individual graduate as well as all of those fortunate individuals who will be on the receiving end of their fine-tuned career skills.
Congratulations to all of those persons will be receiving their college degrees this month and especially for all of those special high school students who receive both their high school diploma and their Associate Degree degree as a product of dual enrollment. Using all of the technologies that are now available to the learner, may all persons seek to maximize their aptitudes and talents through the "Classroom With Walls" as well as the "Classroom Without Walls." May the non-traditional college student be respected and be given the opportunity to grow and to participate in their positive climb of their Ladder of Achievement with desire, dedication, determination, dignity, discipline, and discernment.
"Always remember what you have learned. Your Education is your Life. Guard it well!" (Proverbs 4:13) Carpe Diem! Just Do It. Give your 100 percent daily!
In attending the 106th St. Petersburg College Graduation Ceremony at the Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, many of us were touched with the testimonials of the graduates who have made a difference in our communities. Each person graduating really has their own biography of their adventure in obtaining and completing their degree requirements. Each graduate has a fascinating tale of how they were encouraged by family, friends, business associates, counselors, administrators, and staff. Most of the graduates would indicate a professor, a teacher, or an associate that gave them the necessary push to continue on in the climb up the Ladder of Achievement success. To say, "I did it," means that they acknowledge the assistance of some many wonderful people. In addition, positive progress has been made that will benefit the individual graduate as well as all of those fortunate individuals who will be on the receiving end of their fine-tuned career skills.
Congratulations to all of those persons will be receiving their college degrees this month and especially for all of those special high school students who receive both their high school diploma and their Associate Degree degree as a product of dual enrollment. Using all of the technologies that are now available to the learner, may all persons seek to maximize their aptitudes and talents through the "Classroom With Walls" as well as the "Classroom Without Walls." May the non-traditional college student be respected and be given the opportunity to grow and to participate in their positive climb of their Ladder of Achievement with desire, dedication, determination, dignity, discipline, and discernment.
"Always remember what you have learned. Your Education is your Life. Guard it well!" (Proverbs 4:13) Carpe Diem! Just Do It. Give your 100 percent daily!
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