Freshmen inducted into alumni association at President's Convocation
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| Mark Meador, senior director of alumni relations, inducts Lipscomb freshmen into the Lipscomb University Alumni Association. |
| Freshmen receive a special pin to signify their membership in the Alumni Association. |
| President Lowry challenges students to carry the Lipscomb legacy forward. |
| Students, faculty and staff were invited to celebrate the birthday of David Lipscomb with a reception following Convocation. |
Students received memorial pins, meant to provide them with visual representation of the mission of Lipscomb University as well as reminding them of their own experiences at the university.
The Convocation included a charge to freshmen by Ashley Wilhite, president of the Student Alumni Association, and to the upperclassmen by Matt Williams, president of the Student Government Association. Mark Meador, senior director of alumni relations, inducted the new alumni.
“I challenge each of you to carry on the story that was started by David Lipscomb. Look for doors to open where you can impact lives for God. We welcome you into the long line of purple and gold, into the heritage and tradition of this university, into the achievements of those who have preceeded you and into the work God has in store for you,” said Meador in his challenge to the freshmen.
President Randy Lowry encouraged students to embrace the legacy they have been given at Lipscomb and to carry it forward.
“Today we celebrate legacy. It’s something that’s given, at times is handed down and at times is tangible. Sometimes it’s a spirit, a relationship or a spirit of someone who was or is. Generally, legacies aren’t things that are earned or that we’ve worked to get. But, we have responsibility related to it,” said Lowry.
Lowry said that he doubted “that the founders could have imagined all that’s happening today on this campus” including the new College of Pharmacy, the use of modern technology such as e-mail and the athletics and academic successes at the campus school and university.
“They (the founders) have left us a legacy that we’ve built on. We look forward to the legacy that we will leave to future generations. It’s a legacy that we can’t even begin to imagine today. Our job is to gratefully receive the legacy given to us and to pass it on to those sitting in these seats in years to come,” said Lowry. “We are called to take it, invest it, improve it and pass it on to others.”
This year’s freshman class joins the company of more than 35,000 Lipscomb alumni.