Summer 2020 IMPACT - More Than Conquerors

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IMPACT SUMMER 2020

A P U BLICAT IO N O F R EGE N T UN I V E R SI T Y

More Than Conquerors IT WAS A GRADUATION CEREMONY LIKE NONE OTHER. Regent University’s Library Plaza, typically filled with thousands of students, faculty, parents, and loved ones sat empty. Instead, graduates from across the nation and around the world gathered around their computers, phones and tablets to stream their firstever virtual graduation and Regent’s 40th Commencement. This historic online event drew an audience of over 50,000 as Regent welcomed nearly 2,300 graduates to the Regent Alumni family.

& Justice Chief Counsel Jay Sekulow (SBL ’04); Samaritan’s Purse President Franklin Graham; Judge Ken Starr, J.D. (Ret.); former NFL linebacker Jason Carthen (SBL ’09); former Congresswoman Michele Bachmann (LAW ’86); CBN President and CEO Gordon Robertson; and many more notable Regent alumni. “These are difficult days that you are graduating into,” Sekulow said, “but we’re convinced at Regent that you’ve been trained for this purpose.”

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Following the national anthem, sung by Campus Ministries Worship Coordinator Joy Windham, a video montage of industry leaders congratulated graduates including: worship leader Kim Walker-Smith; former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell (LAW & RSG ’89); American Center For Law C H R I S T I A N

L E A D E R S H I P

Alumnus of the Year A Legacy of Faith Graduate Reflection Regent Graduates Serving on the Frontlines In Memoriam: Conoly Phillips Regent World Changer The Chancellor's Message

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