COMMENTARY
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(Partners for Unparalleled Local Scholastic Success)
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A ME SS AGE FROM DR. Ro b e r t L . W YATT President of the College
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Celebration of Academics 6 Development
Alumni News
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S UPPORT
Health & Wellness I MPA CT
Coker SIFE
As you read this Commentary, I hope you are, as I am, dazzled by the wonderful, inescapable truth that Coker’s students, faculty, staff and
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alumni gave more of themselves this year than any could have expected.
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Consider a few of their achievements: our men’s basketball team went to the Conference championship; our Students In Free Enterprise team won the regional championship and Rookie of the Year and earned a top-60 spot at the national expo. Hannah Beard’s choreography was showcased
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at the gala of the American College Dance Festival Association in Florida; Amanda Warner and Kendra English participated in a national genetics conference; Tom Wright was the conference’s 2010-11 Men’s Basketball Scholar Athlete of the Year.
A R t Di r e c t o r / D e si g n e r
Kyle Saverance ’06
Finally, we expected alumni and friends to support the institution, they
Executive Director of Marketing & Communications ksaverance@coker.edu
always do. But we did not expect to obliterate Advancement’s giving goals.
E d i t o r s/C o n t r i b u t o r s
Y OUTUBE V I DEO S
Ashley Simatic
Harrison Waters
Content Manager & Writer asimatic@coker.edu
Interactive Media Developer hwaters@coker.edu
Barb Steadman Director of College Relations bsteadman@coker.edu Kyria Hoffman ’10 Marketing & Communicaitons Coordinator khoffman@coker.edu
G r a p h i c D e si g n I n t e r n s
Janet Walker ‘11 Samantha Fletcher ‘13 Y o u T u b e Vi d e o I n t e r n
Tyler Senecal ‘13
Judging from the 2010-11 academic year, I’d say it is time for some new expectations. And now, thanks to you, I fully believe that that we will exceed them as well! My best,
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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