COMMENTARY
downtown living
New apartment-style student housing
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Ta b l e o f C o n t e n t s connec t
Wrestling Program
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learn
A New Era of Education ach i e v e
Leading by Example grow
Downtown Living e n gag e
Interning in Indonesia
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STAFF A R t D i r e c t o r
Kyle Saverance ’06 Executive Director of Marketing & Communications ksaverance@coker.edu Ed i t o r s/C o n t r i b u t o r s
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Content Manager & Writer lhoxworth@coker.edu
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Seth Johnson ‘12
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Interactive Media Developer sjohnson@coker.edu
Manager of Athletic Media Relations cdougherty@coker.edu
President of the College
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Winter 2013 | Vol. 41, No. 1
Barb Steadman
A M ESS AG E FRO M D R. Ro b e r t L . W YATT
By now most of you have heard about Redefining Ready, Coker’s new strategic plan; but if you are wondering what it really means, this issue of the Commentary is must-reading. It includes a collection of stories that shine a light not only on what your college will look like when the plan is fully implemented, but also on the remarkable progress we’ve already made. In just the past semester, for example, we have opened a new residential facility downtown, started our first NCAA Division II wrestling program and launched an initiative to become an All-Steinway School. But, for me, the single experience that best exemplified the special values that underpin Coker’s growth–tradition, loyalty, service and an ineffable drive for improvement–was what happened during the ribbon cutting celebration of the Wiggins School of Education. The excitement on that bright morning, exactly 100 years after Coker’s education program began, was palpable. It was plainly evident to all of us who were present–alumni, friends, family members, students, faculty and staff–that the work we are doing today builds on a foundation that was laid by colleagues past and will become a new foundation for current and future students for generations to come. This is the core of “Redefining Ready,” our plan to ensure that Coker College will continue to transform the ambitious goals of talented students and faculty into life-changing, institution-shaping real-world experiences. Sincerely,
The Commentary is the official magazine of Coker College and is published by the Office of Marketing & Communications.
Dr. Robert L. Wyatt
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