{"id":11058,"date":"2020-05-18T17:17:45","date_gmt":"2020-05-18T17:17:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/?p=11058"},"modified":"2020-05-19T12:11:03","modified_gmt":"2020-05-19T12:11:03","slug":"ncc-recognizes-class-of-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/2020\/05\/ncc-recognizes-class-of-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"NCC Recognizes Class of 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Tiffany Boswell<\/p><\/div>\n

\u200b\u200bNash Community College has announced 688 students completed 900 degrees, diplomas and certificates in its\u00a0Class of 2020.<\/p>\n

In his letter to the graduating class, NCC President\u200b Dr.\u200b Lew Hunnicutt said,\u00a0\u201cResilience is a trait that I always hope every Nash Community College graduate possesses. Without hesitation, and with complete certainty, you have truly persevered with unrelenting resilience. You rose to the challenge and you prevailed. I stand in awe of each of you for your accomplishment.\u201d
\n\u201cThe word resilience,\u201d he continued, \u201cis defined as an ability to recover from or adjust easily to misfortune or change. You have done this. You have worked hard, adapted to unanticipated changes pressed forward and you have met success as a result.\u201d<\/p>\n

Due to the Coronavirus,\u00a0and for the safety of the campus community, NCC began delivering 90 percent of coursework online in late March. The college has postponed its commencement exercises until later in the year.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are living in strange times,\u201d Dr. Hunnicutt said. \u201cCoronavirus has changed everything we are accustomed to. Just weeks into the semester the difficult decision was made to suspend face-to-face instruction and create a new virtual college for you. I realize this is not what you signed up for. Additionally, many of you were impacted by job loss and other challenges resulting from the pandemic. I know this has not been easy. You each have a story and unique experience of your last semester at NCC. I hope you will build upon these experiences as you continue forward. Whether you choose to enter into a career, or transfer and continue your education, you have what it takes to keep going. Above all else, you have demonstrated that.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe ceremonies have been postponed, however, we will hold ceremonies at a later date. Our students have much to celebrate and I look forward to sharing that time with them.\u00a0I assign great importance to the phrase\u00a0Nighthawks Forward\u00a0as it reminds me how incredible our students, Nash Nighthawks, continue to be. I applaud their efforts, accomplishments, and admirable ability to meet life head-on no matter what hand they were dealt,\u201d Dr. Hunnicutt said.<\/p>\n

Student Government Association President Tiffany Boswell shared memories of her time at NCC. Boswell is among the Class of 2020\u2019s 47 Associate Degree Nursing graduates.<\/p>\n

\u201cNash Community College and the people here have become a huge part of my life and story,\u201d Boswell said. \u201cI have found new strength and faith within myself I did not know was there. Due to our strength, bravery, courage, and the Blue Love culture at Nash Community College we are here proudly as college graduates. We persevered.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou have helped me learn what kind of leader I am and how I can impact others around me,\u201d Boswell said. \u201cI never in a million years would have thought I could do all that I have done here.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWalking through the doors of the nursing hallway my first semester as a nursing student felt unreal. It felt like a dream come true,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cNever be afraid to take chances and try something new. A chapter is ending here but my story is nowhere near finished yet\u200b,\u200b” Boswell said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u200b\u200bNash Community College has announced 688 students completed 900 degrees, diplomas and certificates in its\u00a0Class of 2020. In his letter to the graduating class, NCC President\u200b Dr.\u200b Lew Hunnicutt said,\u00a0\u201cResilience… Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[16,3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11058"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11058"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11058\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11109,"href":"https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11058\/revisions\/11109"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11058"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11058"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11058"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}