Livingstone College celebrated its Presidential Scholars and International students with two welcome receptions hosted by senior leadership. Students, honors advisors, and administration gathered in the college’s Event Center to recognize students with a record of academic achievement and welcome international learners to Blue Bear Country.
Honors Program director Dr. Da’Tarvia Parrish greeted students reiterating the mission of Livingstone College with a collective oral recitation by sophomore-level Presidential Scholars. Parrish encouraged the Class of 2028 to be inspired by the forerunners who established national and world stages and challenged them to create their own legacies. Referencing Livingstone’s international contribution to the global economy, Parrish stated, “Livingstone’s first graduate John A. D. Bloice was of the British West Indies, Solomon Carter Fuller of Liberia made pioneering discoveries in Alzheimer’s disease, and James Aggrey‘s leadership influenced the independence of three nations. What will you do with your passion and purpose?”
Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dawn McNair motivated students to transform the learning environment as over 30% of the freshmen class are students with a 3.8 grade point average and higher. Also within the class is perhaps Livingstone College’s youngest student in history, 14-year-old Afia Owusu-Agyeman of Ghana.
Adding to the college’s new direction of academics, President Anthony J. Davis rendered an anecdotal bird flight or fate tale affirming to students, “The future is in your hands.”
Professor Felix Adusei-Danso who also serves as the Ashanti Chief of the Carolinas for Ghana lent words of wisdom and shared his nation’s anthem that heartened countrymen and united the audience.
