Issuu

Prelude

COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM

Saturday, April 26, 2025, 10:00 a.m.

Selections

Ms. Deborah Myers, Organ Accompanist, Division of Music and Theatre

Processional

Welcome

*Invocation

Presentation of Honorary Degree

Dr. Carlos Campo

Honorary Doctor of Public Leadership

Commencement Address

What’s in a Name

Presentation of Candidates

Pomp and Circumstance, Op. 39

Sir Edward Elgar

Ms. Deborah Myers, Organ

Dr. Jon S. Kulaga President

Mr. Todd Williams Assistant Professor of Music

Dr. Jon S. Kulaga

Dr. Carlos Campo Chief Executive Officer Museum of the Bible

Dr. Mike Manning

Vice President for Academic Affairs College of Adult and Professional Studies

Conferring of Degrees

Dr. Jon S. Kulaga

Ringing of the Bell and Class Response

Ms. Grace Huizingh President

Student Government Association

Special Recognitions

Senior of the Year Professor of the Year

Alumni Induction Ceremony

Indiana Wesleyan University Chorale “God So Loved the World” by John Stainer

Mr. Randy Bailey Director of Spiritual Formation Student Government Association

Mrs. Jaclyn Gidley Director

Alumni and Church Relations

Mr. Davy Chinn Chair, Division of Music and Theatre

Assistant Professor of Music

*Benediction

**Recessional

Dr. Nate Herring Dean Center for Student Success Selections

Ms. Deborah Myers, Organ

Mace Bearer - Dr. Tom Lehman, Professor of Economics, DeVoe Division of Business

*Audience standing

**Audience remains seated until the recessional has concluded

GRADUATES

ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE DEGREE

School of Arts & Humanities

James Keppeler General Studies

DeVoe Division of Business & Social Sciences

Andrew Wesley Ramos Business Administration

School of Sciences, Technology & Math

Claudia Jolene Juraskovich Biology

School of Theology & Ministry

Emma Morian Children and Family Ministries

BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE

School of Arts & Humanities

Nathan Jourdain Brown Illustration

Braylie Xiao-Ming Coil

Magna Cum Laude Graphic Design/Marketing

Makenzie Cooper Photography

Bryce James Crossman

Rebekah Marie Dukes

Anna Eckert

Jillian Renee Fox

Evangeline Dawn Grunden

Multimedia Communication

Summa Cum Laude Music Therapy

Summa Cum Laude English

Magna Cum Laude Illustration

Cum Laude Music Therapy

Corban B. Hall Appld Span Hisp Cult/Honors Hum/Bus Admin

~John Wesley Scholar

Abby Harvey

Elise Hegdahl

Grace Helms

Clay Anthony Herring

Magna Cum Laude

Multimedia Communication

Magna Cum Laude Studio Arts

Cum Laude Music Therapy

Magna Cum Laude English/Writing

Daniel Rhys Hill Graphic Design

Jillian Hoop Graphic Design

Kathryn Kissane Studio Arts

Megan Koster Cum Laude Illustration

Lydia Lynn Leichty Cum Laude Music Therapy

Sydney Leyerle

Anya Jordan Link

~John Wesley Scholar

Summa Cum Laude

Multimedia Communication

Summa Cum Laude Human Comm Studies/Honors Humanities

Alexia Madison Graphic Design

Jaime Morris

Magna Cum Laude Illustration

Espérance Mwiza Human Communication Studies

Kenzie Lynn Ogden

Morgan Parrish

Coleton David Pratt

Micah William Roberts

Donald Lewis Schmidt

Mary Sebbas

Brianna Gabriella Switala

Nicholas Windsor

Magna Cum Laude

Multimedia Communication

Summa Cum Laude English/Writing

Cum Laude

Magna Cum Laude

Multimedia Communication

Songwriting/Worship Arts

Strategic Communication

Magna Cum Laude Illustration/Psychology

Multimedia Communication

DeVoe Division of Business & Social Sciences

Deven James Arevalo Management

Cade Bardwell Marketing

Luke Bays

Jaylen Amir Brown

~Luther Lee Scholar

Summa Cum Laude Finance

Magna Cum Laude

Finance/Honors Humanities

Benjamin Cole Chenoweth Entrepreneurship

Lauren Coppersmith

~Mary C. Dodd Honors

Cum Laude

Business Administration

Caden C. Currie Finance

Drake Anthony Deshetsky

Kaley Grace Drury

Marissa X. Dykstra

Cum Laude

Management/Business Administration

Magna Cum Laude Marketing

Cum Laude Marketing

Ethan Elliott Accounting

Grant Josue Fluharty

Taylor Folkema

Holly Ford

Ethan Timothy Fosnot

Riley Fuqua

Cum Laude Accounting/Finance

Magna Cum Laude Management

Business Administration/Marketing

Business Administration

Management/Sports Management

Abbey Nicole Giovannelli Marketing

Melanie Ann Giovannelli Entrepreneurship

Isaac Alexander Gorrell

Summa Cum Laude Management

Nathan M. Goss Marketing

Nathan Yonas Haile

Business Administration

Thomas Luke Harding Marketing

Isaiah David Hayse Marketing

Noah Anthony Johnson Finance

Brayden Jones

Summa Cum Laude Accounting/Finance

Faith Noelle Kappel Business Administration

Griffin Kliewer

Magna Cum Laude Finance

Jacob Andrew Lopez Finance

Shea Devin Miller

Gavin Ellis Mize

Clayton William Mosher

Jadon John Myers

Jade Caroline Nutley

Ryan E. Pederson

Justin Ross Pinyot

Julia Mae Price

Business Administration/Sports Management

Summa Cum Laude Accounting

Magna Cum Laude Management/Entrepreneurship

Cum Laude Accounting/Finance

Cum Laude Management/Marketing

Magna Cum Laude Accounting/Finance

Magna Cum Laude Finance

Cum Laude Accounting/Finance

Joshua Proper Accounting

Clayton S. Reichanadter

Kyle Lewis Rinehart

Clay Nicholas Rohrer

Haley Michelle Rose

Kyle Lamont Sanders

Grace Layton Schmucker

Luke Thomas Shelton

Magna Cum Laude

Finance/Business Administration

Summa Cum Laude Management

Magna Cum Laude Accounting

Cum Laude

Marketing/Entrepreneurship

Cum Laude Finance

Magna Cum Laude Accounting/Entrepreneurship

Cum Laude Management

Gabriel Stout Cum Laude Finance/Business Administration

Tizelle Tazarrio Thomas Management

Clint Daniel Walker

Meredith K. Walker

Johanna G. Walter

Cum Laude Finance

Magna Cum Laude Business Administration

Summa Cum Laude Marketing/Finance

Treyson Welch Entrepreneurship

Houston Lee Yowell

School of Theology & Ministry

Joshua Tyler Ferro

Sebastian Wesley Hawkins

Devyn Hooper

Marta M. López Torres

~Luther Lee Scholar

Shanta Reddy

Beverly Rose

Cum Laude Accounting/Finance

Magna Cum Laude Christian Ministries

Magna Cum Laude Theology and Philosophy

Cum Laude Philosophy and Theology/History

Cum Laude Worship Studies-Music Ministry/Honors Hum

Biblical Theological Studies

Cum Laude Biblical Literature and Languages/Honors Hum ~Luther Lee Scholar

Bailey Jay Sonnenberg

Summa Cum Laude

Biblical Theological Studies/Business Admin

Hannah Elizabeth Stremmel Worship Studies-Music Ministry

Josiah Waite

Daniel Wilson

Hannah Raelyn Woods

Magna Cum Laude Christian Ministries

Cum Laude Philosophy and Theology

Summa Cum Laude Christian Ministries

BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS DEGREE

School of Arts & Humanities

Mya Grace Green

Reilly Emma Hoke

Magna Cum Laude

Cum Laude

BACHELOR OF MUSIC DEGREE

School of Arts & Humanities

Visual Communication Design

Jonathon New Music Composition

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE

School of Arts & Humanities

Kala Bhagat Theatre

Lillian Grace Clanin General Studies/Honors Humanities

~John Wesley Scholar

Cheyenne Nicole Cottrell General Studies

Jeremiah Crofford General Studies

Alexis Dingus

Magna Cum Laude General Studies

Woodrow U. Elliott II General Studies

Lydia Rose Frecker General Studies

Kimani Ukiah Green General Studies

Makenna Metzcar

~John Wesley Scholar

Lauren Elyce Siegers

Magna Cum Laude Strategic Communication/Honors Humanities

Summa Cum Laude Human Communication Studies

Emma Nicole Small General Studies

Dominic Izaiah Stevenson General Studies

Cadence Traylor General Studies/Pre-Health Care Sciences

Carissa Watkins General Studies

Brian Michael Weah General Studies

DeVoe Division of Business & Social Sciences

Tyler Bortone

Ella June Burns

~John Wesley Scholar

Cum Laude Political Science Pre-Law

Magna Cum Laude Political Science Pre-Law/Honors Humanities

Ava Elise Graham Criminal Justice

Marcus Gray Criminal Justice

Jacob J. Harberts

Grace Eliza Huizingh

~John Wesley Scholar

Magna Cum Laude Criminal Justice

Magna Cum Laude Political Sci/Hon Hum/App SPA Hisp Cult/Econ

Ethan Webb Maier Economics/Honors Humanities

~John Wesley Scholar

Ella Makenna Montague

~John Wesley Scholar

Magna Cum Laude Criminal Justice/Honors Humanities

Joshua C. O'Connell Criminal Justice

Caleb Olsen

Magna Cum Laude Criminal Justice

Khyler Pundt Criminal Justice

Jared Samuelson Criminal Justice

Abu Michael Tapper

Magna Cum Laude Political Science Pre-Law/History

Hamen Thintuep Criminal Justice

School of Nursing & Health Professions

Jaycee Marie Artecki

Morgan Alexandra Aspenson

Jeremy Azofeifa

Cum Laude Psychology

Ian Bailey Sports Management/Finance/Marketing

Breanna Balassone

Abigail Blake

Cum Laude Exercise Science/Pre-Athletic Training

Magna Cum Laude Psychology

Elizabeth Caroline Brattain Exercise Science

Grant Hamilton Brown Sports Management

Marlon Ronelle Brown, Jr. Psychology

Addison Nichole Bruwer

Magna Cum Laude Psychology/Pastoral Counseling and Care

Alexis Cameron Exercise Science

Bethany Anne Cavness

Magna Cum Laude Psychology

Ty Lewis Chalfant Psychology

Micaiah Clapper

Cum Laude

Exercise Science/Pre-Physical Therapy

Amanda Joy Collins Psychology

Myles Andrew Cox Sports Management

Olivia Jean Darnell

Addison J. Dewey

Emma Etter-Cox

Magna Cum Laude Psychology

Magna Cum Laude Addictions Counseling/Psychology

Hannah Fields Psychology

Juliana Jean Finlay Exercise Science

Madison Kay Flewelling

~Mary C. Dodd Honors

Sarah Grace Foulk

Summa Cum Laude

Magna Cum Laude

Exercise Science/Pre-Physical Therapy

Exercise Science

Lydia Rose Frecker Exercise Science

Cory Gatlin

Caroline Morgan Gibson

Magna Cum Laude Exercise Science/Pre-Health Care Sciences

Cum Laude Exercise Science

Zachary Green Sports Management

Sadie Harding

Eden Heck

Emily Grace Hohenstein

Nicholas Houck

Isabelle Jean Johnson

Princess Kara

Cum Laude Exercise Science/Pre-Physical Therapy

Summa Cum Laude Psychology

Exercise Science

Sports Management

Summa Cum Laude Psychology

Magna Cum Laude

Sports Management

Gabriel Long Exercise Science

Grace Makenna Luidhardt Pre-Art Therapy

Brooke Elizabeth Martin

Summa Cum Laude Psychology

Josephine Jean Moore Psychology

Austin Richard Myers

Gannon Isaac Owen

Emma Grace Pettitt

~John Wesley Scholar

Alyssa Morgan Ramos

Exercise Science

Sports Management

Summa Cum Laude Psychology/Honors Humanities

Cum Laude Psychology

Riley Samuel Psychology

Nicholas Robert Shirley

Sydney Stott

Elisha Strawser

Exercise Science

Magna Cum Laude Psychology

Exercise Science

Mackenzie Gail Swango Psychology

Preston Adren Sykes

Cydney Cheryl Teague

Julia Rose Uren

Drew Allen Van Dyke

~Mary C. Dodd Honors

Ainsley Noelle Vanderlaan

Kendal Beth Wallpe

Cum Laude

Exercise Science

Magna Cum Laude Psychology

Magna Cum Laude

Sports Management

Clayton E. Watkins Psychology

Quinn Willard

Jared S. Wiltheiss

Ashton Hunter Yeater

Colin Yoder

Exercise Science

Cum Laude Psychology

Magna Cum Laude

Sports Management

Isaiah J. Yoder Exercise Science/Pre-Physical Therapy

Allison Lynn Zila

Gabrielle Zut

Magna Cum Laude Psychology

Summa Cum Laude Psychology/Criminal Justice

School of Sciences, Technology, & Math

France Antezana Dorado Biology

Elizabeth Anna Brandenburg Mathematics Interdisciplinary

Caleb John Engelsman

Summa Cum Laude Biochemistry

Joshua Felo Biochemistry

Mallie Elizabeth Fitzgerald

~John Wesley Scholar

Ethan Michael Gray

Magna Cum Laude Biochemistry/Pre-Med Sciences/Honors Hum

Magna Cum Laude Biochemistry

Bridget Ruth Hemstock

Reagan Rose Hoke

~John Wesley Scholar

Shyla P. Judy

Summa Cum Laude Mathematics Interdisciplinary

Summa Cum Laude Biochemistry/Pre-Med Sciences/Honors Hum

Magna Cum Laude

Computer Information Systems

Rachel Mae Manning Biology

Margaret H. Martens

Laura McNary

Cum Laude Biology

Magna Cum Laude Biology

Emily Adrienne Beatrice Montefiori Biology

Hannah Corrinne Mossbarger Environmental Science/Honors Humanities

~John Wesley Scholar

Benjamin Todd Neideck

Rachel Oltz

Macina Suzanne Propst

Cum Laude Biology

Magna Cum Laude Medical Technology

Summa Cum Laude Biology

Daniel Schager Computer Science

Kaiden Paul Slater

Timothy Robert Slusarczyk

Summa Cum Laude Biology

Summa Cum Laude Chemistry

Cierra Cay Stroud Biology

Abigail Thompson

Taryn Van Wyngarden

Olivia June Marie Vanderlaan

Chloe Yoder

School of Teacher Education

Alexa Beachy

Chloe Boose

Sarah Bowdell

Abigail Marie Brooks

Lillian Bruchman

Karena Collier

Magna Cum Laude Computer Science

Magna Cum Laude Biochemistry

Summa Cum Laude Biology

Cum Laude Biology

Magna Cum Laude

Elementary Education

Cum Laude Music Education

Cum Laude

Magna Cum Laude

Elementary Education/Christian Education

Social Studies Education

Magna Cum Laude Music Education

Karla Grace Cook Exceptional Needs Education

Candesce Crofford

Lindsey Davis

Martina Demarchi

Merideth deVries

Cum Laude Art Education

Cum Laude Elementary Education

Magna Cum Laude Elementary Education

Cum Laude

Elementary Education/Exceptional Needs Ed

Carla Celeste Diamond Elementary Education

Grant Daniel Foes

Lilliann Ruth Frasure

Mackenzie Elizabeth Freed

Summa Cum Laude

Social Studies Education

Elementary Education

Magna Cum Laude Elementary Education/Exceptional Needs Ed

Keely Rose Grangier Art Education

Lukas John Hamann

Jaeden M. Hannah

Emma Harbert

Anastasia Constance Hiatt

Chloe Lynn Hoover

Brooklyn Hornback

Patrick Job Huisinga

Sarai Jeronimo

Makayla Keffeler

Makena Alese Knepp

Cum Laude Exceptional Needs Education

Summa Cum Laude

Social Studies Education

Cum Laude Elementary Education

Magna Cum Laude Music Education

Magna Cum Laude Elementary Education

Magna Cum Laude

Summa Cum Laude

Elementary Education/Exceptional Needs Ed

Social Studies Education

Elementary Education/Exceptional Needs Ed

Summa Cum Laude Elementary Education

Elementary Education/Exceptional Needs Ed

Capri Lambert TESOL Education

Olivia Rose Linder

Ashley Marcum

Makenzie Miller

Kendall Jean Moss

~John Wesley Scholar

Cum Laude Elementary Education

Summa Cum Laude

Elementary Education/Exceptional Needs Ed

Elementary Education

Magna Cum Laude English Education/Honors Humanities

Jazmine Norman Elementary Education

Sophia Grace Notter

~John Wesley Scholar

Casie Elizabeth Paul

Genevive Nicole Peters

Hayden R. Renier

Ella Jo Sackett

Madeline Schminke

Ailee K. Semple

Summa Cum Laude

Magna Cum Laude

Cum Laude

Elementary Education/Honors Humanities

Elementary Education

Exceptional Needs Education

Elementary Education/Exceptional Needs Ed

Cum Laude English Education

Elementary Education

Jenna Marie Sibery

Kenna Renae Smith

Rebecca Ann Abrams Specht

Magna Cum Laude

Cum Laude

Elementary Education

Elementary Education/Exceptional Needs Ed

Summa Cum Laude Art Education/Pre-Art Therapy

Allison Alaina Taylor Elementary Education

Elizabeth Ward Elementary Education

Emilee Wise

Benjamin Ziebarth

School of Theology & Ministry

Randall C. Bailey

Magna Cum Laude Elementary Education

Magna Cum Laude Social Studies Education

Youth Ministries/Pastoral Ministries

Jennifer R. Bennett Youth Ministries

Samuel Bolden Christian Ministries

Lauren Elizabeth Bowman Pastoral Counseling and Care

Sarah Bussen

~John Wesley Scholar

Summa Cum Laude Christian Ministries/Honors Humanities

Jasper Matthew Carter Pastoral Counseling and Care

Noah Colaw Christian Worship/Pastoral Ministries

William Cooper Christian Ministries

Brayden M. Cromwell

Addie Leigh Marchell Davis

Magna Cum Laude Christian Ministries

Magna Cum Laude Christian Ministries/Psychology

Hannah Elenbaas Community Development

Eli Keith Gilmore

Chad Dean Harbert

Madelyn Elizabeth Hines

Glory Bawi Hniang

Selah Jo Jackson

Micah Timothy Korhorn

Cole M. Miller

Georgia Elizabethann Moody

Andrew Purvis

Lizzie Smith

Rachel Hnemkhun Sung

Cum Laude Christian Ministries

Cum Laude Pastoral Counseling and Care/Pastoral Ministries

Cum Laude

Youth Ministries/Pastoral Ministries

Cum Laude Children and Family Ministries

Magna Cum Laude Community Development

Magna Cum Laude

Summa Cum Laude

Youth Ministries/Pastoral Ministries

Summa Cum Laude Christian Ministries

Magna Cum Laude Christian Education

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ENGINEERING DEGREE

School of Sciences, Technology & Math

Joshua Bainbridge

Luke Bantz

~Mary C. Dodd Honors

Michael Allen Denigan III

Hannah Ruppert

Ethan Matthew Stewart

Summa Cum Laude Engineering

Magna Cum Laude Engineering

Summa Cum Laude Engineering

Magna Cum Laude Engineering

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING DEGREE

School of Nursing & Health Professions

Katherine Elizabeth Adams Nursing

Adrianne Alger

Cum Laude Nursing

Kathryn Amburgey Nursing

William Correy Angel Nursing

Taylor Archbold Nursing

Maggie Rose Arterburn

Ella Faith Baldwin

Madeline Anne Bartels

~John Wesley Scholar

Summa Cum Laude Nursing

Cum Laude Nursing

Cum Laude

Nursing/Honors Humanities

Victoria Amaette Bassey Nursing

Allyson Renee Beattie

Caitlin Marie Bender

Magna Cum Laude Nursing

Nursing

Mariah Bristol Nursing

Macy Lauryn Browning

Emily Burns

Sidney Lee Campbell

Summa Cum Laude

Magna Cum Laude

Nursing

Evelyn Aimée Davidson

Magna Cum Laude Nursing

Erin Maekaylyn Deshetsky Nursing

Nicole Grace Eash Cum Laude Nursing

Lindsey Rae Givans Nursing

Molly Claire Gray Cum Laude Nursing

Elizabeth Grenda Nursing

Kailey Hampson Nursing

Addyson Danae Hansher Nursing

Campbell Elizabeth Harvey Nursing

Anneke Rachel Dawn Herzog Nursing

Evelyn Rose Hinds

Elisha G. Hoover

Magna Cum Laude Nursing

Kathryn Elizabeth Hosier Nursing

Elizabeth Indlecoffer

Magna Cum Laude Nursing

Nang Ja Nursing

Gwendolyn Ann Jones Nursing

Kiley Renae Korhorn Nursing

Kaitlyn Grace Ledbetter

Summa Cum Laude Nursing

Christianna Rose Lykins Nursing

Jonathan Marshall Nursing

Addisyn Faith McClain Nursing

Ava Rene Miller

Magna Cum Laude Nursing

Alyssa Mishler Nursing

Alison Mossburg Cum Laude Nursing

Ruth Abigail Moulton Cum Laude Nursing

Tessa Mozzi Nursing

Nathan Henry Nash Nursing

Haley Nelson Nursing

Timothy Alan Ours Nursing

Landen Pezzella Nursing

Kayla Elaine Poe

Magna Cum Laude Nursing

Sidney Elise Presnall Nursing

Regan Raposa Nursing

Isabella Lee Reed Nursing

Emily Rodman Nursing

Paige Ruth Ruegsegger Nursing

Grace Michael Ruiz Nursing

Lydia Ruth Schmitt

Magna Cum Laude Nursing

Chloe Snyder Nursing

Alaina South

~John Wesley Scholar

Macy Kay Staggs

Magna Cum Laude Nursing/Honors Humanities

Magna Cum Laude Nursing

Sara Rebecca Stillson Cum Laude Nursing

Kristyn M. Stoller Nursing

Katherine Elise Stuber Nursing

Joshua James Swanson Nursing

Evan James Torok Nursing

Courtney Lynn Trotter Nursing

Charlie Joseph Wilk

~John Wesley Scholar

Magna Cum Laude

Nursing/Honors Humanities

Bria Wirebaugh Nursing

Sang-Hyun A. Yang Nursing

Nia Rae-Lyn Zweifel

School

Summa Cum Laude Nursing

BACHELOR OF SOCIAL WORK

of Nursing & Health Professions

Chloe Ann Allen

Summa Cum Laude Social Work/Applied Spanish and Hisp Culture

Kiera Brock Social Work

Madison Paige Crawl

Mallory Harrison

Callie Ruth Howell

Erin Keffeler

Cum Laude Social Work

Magna Cum Laude Social Work

Summa Cum Laude Social Work

Andrew Lewis McFarlane Social Work

Isabel Leticia Medina

~John Wesley Scholar

Emma Rindfuss

Summa Cum Laude

Cum Laude

Social Work/Honors Humanities

Social Work

Skylar Alexis Sable Social Work

Allison Dawn Schellenberg

Beletu Stout

~Luther Lee Scholar

Magna Cum Laude Social Work

Social Work/Honors Humanities

Makayla Williams Social Work

Sophia Williams Cum Laude Social Work

Lilly L. Zander Social Work

Each student listed has successfully completed or soon will complete all University requirements for their respective degrees.

COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER

Dr. Carlos Campo

Carlos Campo, Ph.D., began his term in June of 2024 as the CEO of the Museum of the Bible in Washington DC. Before that, he served as the 30th president of Ashland University from 2015 to 2024 and brings a wealth of experience to this new museum role, including previously serving as president of Regent University.

Ashland University, under Campo’s leadership, recently closed a targeted $50 million capital campaign that raised just over $100 million. Campo serves as vice chair of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference, where he works to improve educational outcomes for Hispanic students. Dr. Campo founded and serves as a featured speaker at the annual Hispanic Education Alliance Summits, advocates for and works with national leaders in immigration reform, and serves as national spokesperson for educational issues within the Hispanic community.

Campo was one of Crain’s Cleveland “45 Notable Latino Leaders” in 2023, and has been recognized as “Educator of the Year” and “Outstanding Educator” by local and national organizations. He was also named “Alumnus of the Year” by the UNLV College of Liberal Arts in 2016.

Dr. Campo has received honorary doctorates from the University of Vienna and Taylor University. He has been married to his wife Karen for 44 years, and they have three children and three grandchildren.

ACADEMIC HONORS

Academic honors are awarded to baccalaureate graduates who have obtained a certain level of achievement not only in their course work at Indiana Wesleyan University but also throughout their higher education. To be eligible for honors, a graduate must have completed a minimum of 60 graded hours, 40 of which must be in residence at Indiana Wesleyan. All grades transcripted and applied toward the degree are included in figuring a composite gradepoint average for honors: 3.5-3.69 Cum Laude; 3.7-3.89 Magna Cum Laude; 3.9-4.0 Summa Cum Laude.

HONOR SOCIETY RECOGNITIONS

Kappa Delta Pi – Phi Beta Chapter, International Honor Society in Education - Cords are intertwined purple and green.

Phi Alpha – Eta Theta Iota Chapter, International Honor Society in Social Work - Cords are intertwined blue and gold.

Phi Alpha Theta – Alpha Nu Pi Chapter, National History Honor Society - Cords are blue and red.

Pi Gamma Mu – Pi Gamma Mu, Indiana Zeta Chapter, International Honor Society in Social Sciences - Cords are intertwined blue and white.

Sigma Delta Pi – Chi Iota Chapter, National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society - Cords are bright Spanish gold and red tied together.

Sigma Tau Delta – International Honor Society in English - Cords are rich cardinal red and black double strand.

Sigma Theta Tau - Eta Chi Chapter, International Honor Society of Nursing - Cords are intertwined lavender and white.

JOHN WESLEY HONORS COLLEGE

The John Wesley Honors College is an intensive community of liberal learning, established to model and enrich IWU’s pursuit of excellence in scholarship, spiritual formation, and servant leadership.

John Wesley Scholars - Cords are gray and red intertwined.

Luther Lee Scholars - Cords are gold and red intertwined.

Mary C. Dodd Honors Students - Single red cord.

MILITARY RECOGNITION CORDS

Graduates and faculty who are veterans or active members of the United States Military or National Guard are recognized with a red, white, and blue cord.

THE BELL

When the University was founded, The Bell was hung in the John Wesley Administration Building. It continues to represent a visual and audible symbol of the history of the University. The ringing of the bell at Academic Convocation and Graduation celebrates the beginning and ending of our students’ time as members of the IWU campus community.

THE ACADEMIC REGALIA

The academic regalia worn on formal occasions in American colleges and universities is rooted in the medieval traditions of the great thirteenth century universities of EuropeParis, Bologna, Cambridge, and Oxford. The use of gowns, caps, and hoods reminds us of the honorable antecedents of academic life. They link the clerical dignity and importance of teaching and scholarship in the past to the vibrant life of the university in the present and are emblems of a purposeful future for university graduates.

In 1895, American universities agreed on a uniform system of academic dress. This code was revised in 1932 by the American Council on Education, but the various and distinctive local university traditions of more recent years have added great color and a variety of styles to the academic procession. The academic story is usually told in the distinctive style and color of gown, cap, and hood.

The Gown: The flowing black habit of the medieval cleric has become the normative black academic robe. It once gave warmth to the wearer in unheated monastery buildings of stone. The robe for the bachelor’s degree is usually plain with pointed sleeves. The robe for the master’s degree has long closed sleeves with a slit at the arm. The doctor’s robe has full bell sleeves with a facing of velvet on the front and velvet chevrons on the sleeve. The velvet is either black or in the color representing the appropriate academic discipline. Robe colors other than black are the colors of the sponsoring university. The President’s robe is gray and decorated with a red panel and four chevrons on the sleeves representing the office of the president. The medallion worn by the President is a replica of the University seal and is made of sterling silver with a gold overlay.

The Cap: Most caps are in the traditional pattern of the square “mortarboard” set on the monk’s skull cap. The tassel is either black or in the color of the academic discipline. Doctors’ caps usually have a tassel of gold and vary from the traditional square to a velvet in three, four, or eight points.

The Hood: Originally a true hood for covering the head in wind and weather, the academic hood is now the colorful story of the scholar’s academic life. The hood is faced with velvet of a color representing the academic discipline. The trim and lining, often with a chevron in a second color inside the hood, is the color of the sponsoring university. One can identify the academic discipline by the color of the velvet face trim on the hood:

Arts, Letters, Humanities

Commerce, Accountancy, Business

Economics

Education

Engineering

Fine Arts, Architecture

Journalism

Law

Library Science

Medicine

Music White Drab Copper Light Blue Orange Brown Crimson Purple Lemon Green Pink

Nursing

Occupational Therapy

Oratory (Speech)

Philosophy

Physical Education

Physical Therapy

Public Administration

Public Health

Science

Social Work

Theology

Apricot

Slate Blue

Silver Gray

Dark Blue Sage Green Teal

Peacock Blue

Salmon Pink

Golden Yellow

Citron

Scarlet

INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY

Indiana Wesleyan University is an evangelical Christian comprehensive university of The Wesleyan Church, which has its world headquarters in Indianapolis. The University was founded in 1920 and is committed to liberal arts and professional education.

With a current enrollment of nearly 15,000 students, IWU is recognized by U.S. News & World Report as one of the top 30 Regional Universities in the Midwest. IWU is one of the largest institutions in the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU) and the largest private university in the state of Indiana.

IWU is organized into three Principal Academic Units:

• The College of Adult and Professional Studies: Providing educational opportunities for working adults across the world through online instruction and regionally through instruction at locations in Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio, the College of Adult and Professional Studies serves approximately 12,500 students, with cutting edge undergraduate and graduate programs relevant to today’s workplace.

• The College of Arts and Sciences: Founded on a traditional, residential educational model enriched by innovative instructional programs, the College of Arts and Sciences serves approximately 2,100 students in both undergraduate and graduate programs in over 80 liberal arts, pre-professional, and professional major fields.

• Wesley Seminary: With more than 600 Master of Arts in Ministry, Master of Divinity, and Doctor of Ministry students, the first seminary of The Wesleyan Church is impacting congregations throughout the country. The Master of Divinity program provides onthe-job ministry training in an innovative format both onsite and online and offers an accredited Spanish Master of Divinity program, with most of the coursework completed online.

During the past three decades, new construction and renovation have transformed IWU’s Marion campus into a low-debt, modern, student-focused facility. The addition of Ott Hall of Sciences and Nursing provides additional research opportunities for undergraduate and graduate faculty and students, includes an enlarged and enhanced simulation lab, and contains classrooms and labs for a variety of Health Sciences and Nursing needs.

IWU also offers adult and professional studies programs online and at regional sites in Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio. The College of Adult and Professional Studies offers a vast number of online programs for students across the world. Additionally, each education center is equipped with state-of-the-art classrooms, computers, electronic library access, and study rooms. Additional partnerships across the country provide further physical locations for students of these programs.

The University’s mission is to change the world by developing students in character, scholarship, and leadership. IWU employs a well-credentialed faculty that annually receives national and international recognition for teaching, research, and creative performance. Many hold national leadership positions in their respective fields.

IWU’s Center for Life Calling and Career earned a national reputation for excellence rooted in groundbreaking research and innovative application. These entities provide counseling, testing, and mentoring at key transition points during the college experience to help students identify their unique sense of calling, purpose, and career fit.

IWU’s John Wesley Honors College, which is recognized as a national leader in collegiate honors education, attracts students each year who have graduated at the very top of their high school classes and have scored in the highest percentiles nationally in SAT and ACT scores. IWU faculty members have received awards from Fulbright, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the National Student Advocate.

Indiana Wesleyan University has 22 intercollegiate sports teams and participates in the Crossroads League (CL), the Mid-States Football Association (MSFA), the National Esports Collegiate Conference (NECC), and the Mid-South Conference (MSC) of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). Recent teams have competed in national championships in Volleyball, Men’s and Women’s Cross Country, Men’s and Women’s Soccer, Football, Men’s and Women’s Basketball, Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving, Competitive Cheer, Softball, Baseball, Women’s Golf, Men’s and Women’s Track and Field, Men’s and Women’s Tennis, and Esports.

INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY MACE

The mace, a stylized modification of an ancient war club, serves as the symbol of jurisdiction and authority based on moral and intellectual leadership of the university, administration, and faculty. The Indiana Wesleyan University mace is hand-carved of cherry in a triangular design. The headpiece contains the current university seal, accompanied by carvings of the original seal of Marion College and the Administration Building entrance.

PHOTO INFORMATION

A professional photographer will take individual photos of all graduates as they cross the stage. Students will be given an opportunity to purchase prints by mail within a couple of weeks following the ceremony.

To avoid confusion with the procession of graduates, we ask that you take any pictures from your seats. Thank you. If you have any questions, an usher will be glad to assist you.