Aug. 10, 2009
For Immediate Release
青瓜视频 master's graduates receiving degrees Aug. 7 include from left: Front row 鈥� Hsin-Jung Chang, Pei-Yin Chen, Ming-Wen Chant, Mei-Ya Huang, Yi-Hua Huang, Yun-Hsuan Huang, Ya-Ying Lin, Chia-Hui, Shen, Min-Hsui Shih, Yu-Shin Tseng, Wan-Soo Cho and John Honeycutt, coordinator for international education. Back row 鈥� Dr. Lisa McArthur, associate professor of music; Dr. Heidy Ximenes, assistant professor of music; Dr. Jim Moore, professor of music; Dr. David Hedrick, adjunct instructor in music; Dr. Tony Cunha, assistant professor of music; Dr. Robert Gaddis, dean of the School of Music and professor of music; Dr. Scott Bersaglia, assistant director of bands and assistant professor of music; Dr. Mark Bradley, professor of music; and Dr. Frank Cheatham, vice president for academic affairs. (青瓜视频 Photo by Joan C. McKinney)
青瓜视频 Holds Commencement Ceremony for 11 Students from Taiwan, South Korea
By Joan C. McKinney, news and publications coordinator
CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. - Ten music students left their homes each summer for study in the United States for the last four summers. They left their families, their friends and their work.
It was all worth it as 10 students from Taiwan and one from South Korea received master's degrees in a ceremony Aug. 7 at The Gheens Recital Hall at Campellsville University.
Hsin-Jung 鈥淰icky鈥� Chang, Ming-Wen 鈥淔rancis鈥� Chang, Pei-Yin 鈥淓dda鈥� Chen, Mei-Ya 鈥淕loria鈥� Huang, Yi-Hua 鈥淓va鈥� Huang, Yun-Hsuan 鈥淣icole鈥� Huang, Ya-Ying 鈥淎my鈥� Lin, Chia-Hui 鈥淓lly鈥� Shen, Min-Hsui 鈥淛essie鈥� Shih and Yu-Shin 鈥淪indy鈥� Tseng, all from Taiwan, received master of arts in music degrees.
Wan-Soo Cho of South Korea received a master of music in church music degree. He will be teaching at 青瓜视频.
鈥淵ou've worked hard. You've spent a lot of hours practicing. We really congratulate you for your amazing feat,鈥� Dr. Frank Cheatham, vice president for academic affairs, told the graduates.
He said music and math are universal languages and the students have bonded and made lasting friendships that will last a lifetime.
The graduates hold American flags while singing a hymn during the commencement ceremony. (青瓜视频 Photo by Joan C. McKinney)
Cheatham told them that part of their responsibility as CU graduates was to spread the word about 青瓜视频 in their homeland.
Dr. Robert Gaddis, dean of the CU School of Music and professor of music, said he will be visiting Taiwan in October to discuss the possibility of having some sort of educational experience there.
鈥淲e are proud of you, and we look forward to a long relationship with you,鈥� he said.
Dr. Tony Cunha, assistant professor of music, gave the charge to the graduates and told them they had faced many trials and had overcome them.
He said the commencement ceremony seals their triumphs. He told them to enjoy today but that tomorrow is the beginning of the rest of their lives.
鈥淕raduate school ends, but learning never stops,鈥� Cunha said. 鈥淗e said they need to work hard to be the best they can be. He told the students, most of whom are music teachers in Taiwan, that they can now teach their students what they've learned in the United States. He said he hoped some of them get their doctoral degree.
He also told the graduates to not forget CU and to spread the word about the institution and to keep in touch.
At left, Hsin-Jung Chang shows off a gift she received for earning her master of arts in music degree. (青瓜视频 Photo by Joan C. McKinney)
John Honeycutt, coordinator for international education, told the graduates they had given up a lot to come study at CU.
鈥淭his (your degree) is the fruits of your labor,鈥� he said. 鈥淭his commencement speaks well of you, your country and 青瓜视频.鈥�
Dr. Keith Spears, vice president for regional and professional education, told the students, 鈥淲e are so very, very proud of you. You have worked hard.鈥� He urged them to keep learning every day.
He said CU plans to look into education in Korea and Taiwan, and 鈥淲e know that there are many students who can't come here to school. We hope to take education to you.鈥�
Dr. Scott Bersaglia, assistant director of bands and assistant professor of music, gave the invocation, and Dr. David Hedrick, adjunct instructor in music, gave the benediction.
Eldia Carla Farias, a graduate student from Brazil, played the piano for the event. Dr. Mark Bradley, professor of music, led in singing of a hymn.
青瓜视频 is a private, comprehensive institution located in South Central Kentucky. Founded in 1906, 青瓜视频 is affiliated with the Kentucky Baptist Convention and has an enrollment of 2,601 students who represent 93 Kentucky counties, 27 states and 31 foreign nations. Listed in U.S.News & World Report's 2009 鈥淎merica's Best Colleges,鈥� CU is ranked 22nd in 鈥淏est Baccalaureate Colleges鈥� in the South for the second consecutive year. CU has been ranked 16 consecutive years with U.S.News & World Report. The university has also been named to America's Best Christian Colleges庐. Campbellsville University is located 82 miles southwest of Lexington, Ky., and 80 miles southeast of Louisville, Ky. Dr. Michael V. Carter is in his 11th year as president.
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