毅力，目标定义了戈登州立学院2025年秋季毕业典礼

Friday, 12月 12, 2025

^{作者：卡罗琳娜·菲尔蒙，GSC营销经理} 

12月12日星期五，戈登州立学院举行了2025年秋季毕业典礼，表彰来自商业和专业研究学院（BPS）的262名毕业生； 护理、健康和STEM学院（NHS）； 教育、艺术和人文学院（EAH）。

“Graduates, you reached a milestone that will shape your future,” said Dr. Donald J. Green, GSC president. “Your degree strengthens your career path, broadens your perspective, and creates opportunities that can influence families for generations. 你们通过承诺、努力工作，以及父母、配偶、老师、员工和教授的支持，迎来了这一刻。 大学学位具有真正的价值，你通过专注和坚持不懈获得它。 Today reflects that effort.”

共有262名毕业生获得学士学位和副学士学位，比去年秋天增加了19%。

格林校长认识了几位毕业生，他们的不同道路反映了学生达到这一里程碑的多种方式。 Each student began in a different place, yet all remained “committed to their goals and advanced toward graduation with steady determination.” 他们的故事代表了汉兰达民族广泛的经历，以及带领学生走向新机遇的决心。

门罗县的霍尔顿·贝尔（Holton Bell）因其杰出的学术和运动成绩而受到表彰。 Bell represented GSC at the State Capitol for Academic Recognition Day and previously played on the college’s national champion club football team. 教师们称赞了他在课堂上的出色表现，并指出他有资格参加TriBeta——国家生物科学荣誉协会。 贝尔将在北乔治亚大学继续他的学业，攻读物理治疗博士学位。

President Green also recognized Nina Lum and Robin Jeffress, who returned to GSC with renewed commitment after the loss of their sister, who was weeks away from completing her bachelor’s degree at another University System of Georgia institution. Lum graduates with an associate degree in education and plans to continue toward her bachelor’s degree to become a teacher. Jeffress earns her associate degree in psychology and will pursue a bachelor’s in human services at GSC. 尽管在过去的两年里，他们失去了更多的亲人，但他们仍然专注于自己的目标，并鼓励同学们在逆境中追求自己的梦想。

另一项荣誉授予了蒂芙尼·亚当斯，她获得了护理学副学士学位。 亚当斯既要兼顾护理学校的严格要求，又要照顾两个在第二学期进入她护理的孩子，此外还要抚养她的五个孩子，并在临终关怀和家庭健康方面担任LPN。 老师们称赞她的韧性和对同学的指导。 亚当斯和她的丈夫已经开始正式收养这两个男孩。

The final highlight recognized Alec Green, a non-traditional student completing his bachelor’s degree in business management. 格林作为一名航班调度员，每周往返于迈阿密和匹兹堡之间工作，在企业家和航空业建立了自己的职业生涯。 Seeking advancement, he committed to finishing his degree and credited GSC’s online instruction, faculty support, and affordability for helping him reach this milestone. 他计划在一家大型航空公司谋求管理职位。

The ceremony also featured alumni speaker Dr. Rabieh J. Hafza, Henry County Schools’ director of STEM and Innovative Practice, who has been nationally recognized as one of the Top 10 STEM Directors in Education for his leadership in expanding STEM opportunities across the district, including robotics and coding.

学院共颁发学士学位58个，副学士学位77个，毕业生135人。 EAH学院向50名毕业生颁发了13个学士学位和37个副学士学位，NHS学院向86名毕业生颁发了16个学士学位和70个副学士学位。

共有271名毕业生获颁学士及副学士学位。 这届毕业生的学业势头也更为强劲，有9名毕业生获得了多个学位，其中一人获得了三个学位。

“Today you stand as someone’s role model because this achievement is significant. 意识到这一点，自信地向前迈进。 There are lives to support, people to empower, and spaces where your skills and talents matter,” said CaSandra Raines, GSC fall class of 2025 representative, during her speech. “You are wonderfully made, and this accomplishment shows your ability to stay committed and persevere. Continue growing, embrace who you are, and show up to every opportunity with a genuine smile and a steady belief in yourself.”

毕业典礼之后，2025年秋季NHS毕业生在一个单独的颁奖仪式上获得了荣誉，标志着他们正式进入护理行业。 历史学家将护理别针的传统追溯到12世纪的十字军东征，在19世纪60年代，弗洛伦斯·南丁格尔开始向她最优秀的护理毕业生颁发卓越奖章。 到1916年，在一个特殊的仪式上，给每位护理专业毕业生颁发一枚别针已成为美国的标准做法。