Commencement Blog

🎓 Big Footsteps Ahead: BESTFOOTS’s Commencement Countdown! 🎓

Howdy, Southern family!
It’s your favorite, fuzzy friend BESTFOOT here, and I can barely keep my big ol’ feet on the ground — Commencement Week is here! 🐾🎉

The air’s electric, the caps and gowns are ready, and I’m bursting with pride for all our graduates. Y’all have climbed every hill, tackled every test, and now it’s time to cross that stage and stomp into the future with confidence! Let’s talk about the big events coming up — I’m clearing my schedule to be at ALL of them. (I even practiced my happy dance. It’s…well, it’s something to see.)

🎓 Reminder from the Registrar’s Office

• The guest list for Saturday Ceremonies for May 3, 2025 must be submitted by April 30^th, so check those emails!

👩‍⚕️ Allied Health Heroes — It’s Your Time!

• Allied Health Pinning & Graduation Ceremony
  Thursday, May 1st at 6:00 PM
  I’ll be front and center, cheering loud enough to rattle the rafters!

• Rehearsal for Allied Health
  Thursday, May 1st at 4:00 PM
  Don’t miss it! I might even sneak in for a practice round of my best “You Did It!” roar.

👩‍⚕️ Nurses — Heart of Southern!

• Nursing Pinning & Graduation Ceremony
  Friday, May 2nd at 6:00 PM
  Y’all are the real MVPs — compassionate, tough, and ready to change lives!
• Nursing Rehearsal
  Wednesday, April 30th at 4:30 PM
  Make sure you’re there — and maybe grab a hug from your favorite Sasquatch while you’re at it!

🎓 Southern Commencement Ceremony — The BIG Day!

• Ceremonies
  Saturday, May 3rd
  10:00 AM & 2:00 PM
  Two chances for double the joy! Double the high-fives! Double the happy tears!
• Commencement Rehearsal
  Wednesday, April 30th at 1:00 PM
  Let’s get everything just right, because when you strut across that stage, I’ll be there stomping and cheering like crazy!

Graduates,
You’ve made Southern proud. Your hard work, late nights, and never-give-up attitude have brought you to this shining moment. It’s time to celebrate everything you’ve achieved. I can’t wait to see you in your caps and gowns, grinning from ear to ear — and trust me, if I had ears, I’d be grinning too!

Let’s make these next few days unforgettable. 📸✨
Don’t forget to take tons of pictures (and if you see a big, furry foot in the background, you know who it is)!

See you there, legends!
Stay Southern Strong,
🐾 BESTFOOT

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