{"id":17628,"date":"2020-07-10T16:54:12","date_gmt":"2020-07-10T20:54:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/?p=17628"},"modified":"2020-07-10T16:54:12","modified_gmt":"2020-07-10T20:54:12","slug":"tusculum-awards-special-cord-to-10-graduates-who-exemplify-and-spotlight-positive-characteristics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/news\/2020\/tusculum-awards-special-cord-to-10-graduates-who-exemplify-and-spotlight-positive-characteristics\/","title":{"rendered":"Tusculum awards special cord to 10 graduates who exemplify and spotlight positive characteristics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>GREENEVILLE<\/strong> \u2013 When 10 recent graduates participate in their virtual commencement ceremony in August at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tusculum.edu\">Tusculum University<\/a>, they will have a special memento to honor their character and the spotlight they shined on the positive attributes of their fellow students and faculty and staff members.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_17629\" style=\"width: 204px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17629\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-17629\" src=\"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Alex-Cole-194x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"194\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Alex-Cole-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Alex-Cole-129x200.jpg 129w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Alex-Cole-97x150.jpg 97w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Alex-Cole-78x120.jpg 78w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Alex-Cole-65x100.jpg 65w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Alex-Cole-32x50.jpg 32w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Alex-Cole.jpg 608w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-17629\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alex Cole<\/p><\/div>\n<p>These graduates earned a white cord to recognize their selection as a member of the <a href=\"https:\/\/web.tusculum.edu\/life\/tusculum-ten\/\">Tusculum 10<\/a>. This inaugural group, selected by deans, advisers and leaders on the university staff, embodied 10 qualities that make these graduates stand out and advance the institution\u2019s goals \u2013 tenacity, unity, passion, initiative, optimism, Nettie-ness, engagement, ethics, respect and selflessness. The first letters of each word spell out TU Pioneers.<\/p>\n<p>Paying it forward, the Tusculum 10 then picked more than 50 students and more than 10 faculty and staff members who represented these principles. The names of those Tusculum family members were placed on banners hung in different parts of the university.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese 10 seniors have demonstrated class throughout their time at Tusculum and put our mission into action,\u201d said Dr. Scott Hummel, Tusculum\u2019s president. \u201cWe are grateful they have graced our university and have left a legacy that will inspire those who follow them as students. They have also spread joy around the university by recognizing the outstanding spirit among our students, faculty and staff.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Tusculum 10\u2019s membership was anonymous until a recent unveiling. The group\u2019s members and the trait exhibited by each person are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ashley Akins, a psychology major from Lenoir City; passion<\/li>\n<li>Shawna Alder, an interdisciplinary studies, elementary K-5 major from Bean Station; Nettie-ness<\/li>\n<li>Georgios Charkoutsakis, a business administration major from Malia Crete, Greece; unity<\/li>\n<li>Alex Cole, an interdisciplinary studies, elementary K-5 major from Jonesborough; respect<\/li>\n<li>Kyler Johnson, a business administration major from Greeneville; optimism<\/li>\n<li>Andre Jones, a business administration major from High Point, North Carolina; ethics<\/li>\n<li>McKenna Keltner, a museum studies major from Midwest City, Oklahoma; engagement<\/li>\n<li>Lyndsey Pulliam, a biology major from Greensboro, Georgia; selflessness<\/li>\n<li>Paige Santore, a psychology major from Shelton, Connecticut; initiative<\/li>\n<li>Brodie West, a nursing major from Greeneville; tenacity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>While most qualities are easy to understand, Nettie-ness might not be widely known. That quality is in honor of Nettie Fowler McCormick, an early Tusculum benefactor, after whom Tusculum\u2019s annual community service day is named.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_17633\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17633\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17633\" src=\"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Georgios-Charkoutsakis-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Georgios-Charkoutsakis-1.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Georgios-Charkoutsakis-1-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Georgios-Charkoutsakis-1-90x120.jpg 90w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Georgios-Charkoutsakis-1-75x100.jpg 75w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Georgios-Charkoutsakis-1-38x50.jpg 38w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-17633\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Georgios Charkoutsakis<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_17631\" style=\"width: 156px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17631\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-17631\" src=\"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Shawna-Alder-146x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"146\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Shawna-Alder-146x300.jpg 146w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Shawna-Alder-97x200.jpg 97w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Shawna-Alder-73x150.jpg 73w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Shawna-Alder-58x120.jpg 58w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Shawna-Alder-49x100.jpg 49w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Shawna-Alder-24x50.jpg 24w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Shawna-Alder.jpg 352w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 146px) 100vw, 146px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-17631\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shawna Alder<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_17630\" style=\"width: 226px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17630\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-17630\" src=\"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ashley-Akins-216x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"216\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ashley-Akins-216x300.jpg 216w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ashley-Akins-768x1068.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ashley-Akins-737x1024.jpg 737w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ashley-Akins-144x200.jpg 144w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ashley-Akins-108x150.jpg 108w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ashley-Akins-86x120.jpg 86w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ashley-Akins-72x100.jpg 72w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ashley-Akins-36x50.jpg 36w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ashley-Akins.jpg 1791w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 216px) 100vw, 216px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-17630\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ashley Akins<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The 50-plus students the Tusculum 10 chose could be anyone from a freshman undergraduate to a graduate student. They were picked before the identities of the Tusculum 10 became known. A list of those recipients is available at <a href=\"https:\/\/web.tusculum.edu\/life\/tusculum-ten\/\">https:\/\/web.tusculum.edu\/life\/tusculum-ten\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The idea for the Tusculum 10 originated with Cole, who learned about the idea when she was a student at Stephens College in Missouri before transferring to Tusculum. Motivating her was a desire to recognize students, faculty and staff for contributing to Tusculum\u2019s success and enhancing the campus environment.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_17636\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17636\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-17636\" src=\"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/McKenna-Keltner-e1594414257167-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/McKenna-Keltner-e1594414257167-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/McKenna-Keltner-e1594414257167-768x1022.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/McKenna-Keltner-e1594414257167-769x1024.jpg 769w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/McKenna-Keltner-e1594414257167-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/McKenna-Keltner-e1594414257167-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/McKenna-Keltner-e1594414257167-90x120.jpg 90w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/McKenna-Keltner-e1594414257167-75x100.jpg 75w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/McKenna-Keltner-e1594414257167-38x50.jpg 38w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-17636\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">McKenna Keltner<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_17635\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17635\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-17635\" src=\"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Andre-Jones-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Andre-Jones-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Andre-Jones-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Andre-Jones-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Andre-Jones-90x120.jpg 90w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Andre-Jones-75x100.jpg 75w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Andre-Jones-38x50.jpg 38w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Andre-Jones.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-17635\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Andre Jones<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_17634\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17634\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-17634\" src=\"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kyler-Johnson-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kyler-Johnson-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kyler-Johnson-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kyler-Johnson-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kyler-Johnson-90x120.jpg 90w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kyler-Johnson-75x100.jpg 75w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kyler-Johnson-37x50.jpg 37w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kyler-Johnson.jpg 704w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-17634\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kyler Johnson<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cSo many people make Tusculum a terrific place to study and work, and everyone should know how they are strengthening the university,\u201d Cole said. \u201cWhile the idea started with me, the support of others at Tusculum who wholeheartedly embraced the concept and made the whole program so meaningful was on display the whole time. The Tusculum 10 is an excellent way to celebrate the excellence taking place at Tusculum every day.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_17639\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17639\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-17639\" src=\"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Brodie-West-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Brodie-West-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Brodie-West-768x959.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Brodie-West-820x1024.jpg 820w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Brodie-West-160x200.jpg 160w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Brodie-West-120x150.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Brodie-West-96x120.jpg 96w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Brodie-West-80x100.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Brodie-West-40x50.jpg 40w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Brodie-West.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-17639\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brodie West<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_17638\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17638\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-17638\" src=\"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Paige-Santore-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Paige-Santore-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Paige-Santore-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Paige-Santore-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Paige-Santore-90x120.jpg 90w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Paige-Santore-75x100.jpg 75w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Paige-Santore-37x50.jpg 37w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Paige-Santore.jpg 704w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-17638\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paige Santore<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_17637\" style=\"width: 191px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17637\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-17637\" src=\"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lyndsey-Pulliam-181x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"181\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lyndsey-Pulliam-181x300.jpg 181w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lyndsey-Pulliam-121x200.jpg 121w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lyndsey-Pulliam-91x150.jpg 91w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lyndsey-Pulliam-73x120.jpg 73w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lyndsey-Pulliam-60x100.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lyndsey-Pulliam-30x50.jpg 30w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lyndsey-Pulliam.jpg 580w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 181px) 100vw, 181px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-17637\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lyndsey Pulliam<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Dr. Ramona Williams, vice president of enrollment management and <a href=\"https:\/\/web.tusculum.edu\/faid\/\">financial aid<\/a>, served as adviser and cabinet sponsor for the Tusculum 10. Cole worked closely with Steveland Anderson, multicultural retention coach for Tusculum\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/web.tusculum.edu\/trio\/sss\/\">Student Support Services<\/a> program, to develop the details of Tusculum\u2019s initiative.<\/p>\n<p>She also consulted with Dr. Dianne Lynch, Stephens\u2019 president, to determine how the program could fit at Tusculum. She then reached out for assistance from multiple other people at Tusculum.<\/p>\n<p>Stephens offers a similar program that has been in place since 1921, and selection as a representative of one of the 10 ideals is a tremendous honor at that institution. One of the people Stephens has honored is Billie Pace, who is now an academic support counselor at Tusculum. She spoke with the Tusculum 10 about the value of the new program.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about the program, please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/web.tusculum.edu\/life\/tusculum-ten\/\">https:\/\/web.tusculum.edu\/life\/tusculum-ten\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><p><strong>GREENEVILLE<\/strong> \u2013 When 10 recent graduates participate in their virtual commencement ceremony in August at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tusculum.edu\">Tusculum University<\/a>, they will have a special memento to honor their character and the spotlight they shined on the positive attributes of their fellow students and faculty and staff members.<\/p>\n<p>These graduates earned a white cord to recognize their selection as a member of the <a href=\"https:\/\/web.tusculum.edu\/life\/tusculum-ten\/\">Tusculum 10<\/a>. This inaugural group, selected by deans, advisers and leaders on the university staff, embodied 10 qualities that make these graduates stand out and advance the institution\u2019s goals \u2013 tenacity, unity, passion, initiative, optimism, Nettie-ness, engagement, ethics, respect and selflessness. The first letters of each word spell out TU Pioneers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/news\/2020\/tusculum-awards-special-cord-to-10-graduates-who-exemplify-and-spotlight-positive-characteristics\/\"> Read the full article&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[131,91,7,19,1,6],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Tusculum awards special cord to 10 graduates who exemplify and spotlight positive characteristics :: Tusculum University<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/news\/2020\/tusculum-awards-special-cord-to-10-graduates-who-exemplify-and-spotlight-positive-characteristics\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Tusculum awards special cord to 10 graduates who exemplify and spotlight positive characteristics :: Tusculum University\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"GREENEVILLE \u2013 When 10 recent graduates participate in their virtual commencement ceremony in August at Tusculum University, they will have a special memento to honor their character and the spotlight they shined on the positive attributes of their fellow students and faculty and staff members. 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