It caused a few moments of comedy Saturday when three of our more "vertically challenged" here at MCC accepted the call to confer stoles, honor cords and tassels on members of our Alpha Chi Chi chapter of Phi Theta Kappa who will be graduating May 14. Diminutive and relentlessly upbeat English faculty Dan Pund declared himself "blessed" to be the tallest among a lineup of honoraries that included Campus Dean Nick Sanchez and PTK advisor Barb Freitas. As such he was tasked with replacing the standard red tassels on the mortar boards of the conferees with PTK-gold tassels. In all seriousness, it was a moving ceremony attended by a impressively diverse group of PTKers and their beaming family and friends. I'll wish them luck, even though they don't need it; with as much as they've accomplished so far, there's no doubt great things lie ahead for them.
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- Diana Parker
- I'm in my second year as the College Recruitment Officer, and it's gratifying to see so many of the people I helped get started here in classes and moving toward brighter futures. I'm a true education advocate, having earned a bachelor's degree in English from the University of New Mexico and a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from the University of Utah. I've also worked in public relations and as a newspaper reporter and a librarian.
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Big things come in small packages
It caused a few moments of comedy Saturday when three of our more "vertically challenged" here at MCC accepted the call to confer stoles, honor cords and tassels on members of our Alpha Chi Chi chapter of Phi Theta Kappa who will be graduating May 14. Diminutive and relentlessly upbeat English faculty Dan Pund declared himself "blessed" to be the tallest among a lineup of honoraries that included Campus Dean Nick Sanchez and PTK advisor Barb Freitas. As such he was tasked with replacing the standard red tassels on the mortar boards of the conferees with PTK-gold tassels. In all seriousness, it was a moving ceremony attended by a impressively diverse group of PTKers and their beaming family and friends. I'll wish them luck, even though they don't need it; with as much as they've accomplished so far, there's no doubt great things lie ahead for them.
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