IMPACT SUMMER 2019
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For Such a Time as This A HISTORIC GRADUATING CLASS IS CHALLENGED TO FIND PURPOSE & GO BOLDLY INTO THE FUTURE
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efore the weekend even began, Regent students, faculty and staff knew it would be historic. With more than 2,000 graduates set to receive associate, bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees, the Class of 2019 would be the university's biggest ever — nearly 40% larger than the previous year. Regent's 39th Commencement Weekend kicked off Friday, May 10, with its eight schools of study holding commissioning services to pray over the graduates and hand out awards. It was a busy day for Dr. M.G. “Pat” Robertson, Regent’s founder, chancellor and CEO. He presented a tailored message for each commissioning service. Robertson told School of Communication & the Arts graduates how in 1960, God called him to Portsmouth, Virginia, with only $70 in C H R I S T I A N
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his pocket, to buy a television station. He confessed, “I didn’t even own a television set!” At the School of Business & Leadership’s commissioning service, Robertson shared how in 1975, the Lord worked miraculously in the purchasing of 145 acres in Virginia Beach. It was on this property that God would empower his people to build the Christian Broadcasting Network’s headquarters and “a school for His glory.” Other highlights included new Regent Law dean, Mark Martin, retired chief justice of
INSIDE: My Seat at the Table After Turning the Tassel Marrying Faith & Art Regent World Changer The Chancellor's Message T O
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