In this video from Ashworth’s 2008 Graduation Ceremony, Kristen Phillips shares her experience as a recent graduate of our Accounting program. I hope you will be able to draw some personal inspiration from Kristen’s story.
If you’d like to share your success story in video form, all you have to do is contact me at the following email address:
auforumspot@ashworthuniversity.edu
It’s a lot easier than you think to create a video—plus you’ll be able to tell your friends and family that you’re a star on YouTube!
The memories created during this year’s graduation ceremony will last a lifetime and we’re excited to have captured so many wonderful moments through photos, videos, and student testimonials.
The 2008 Ashworth Graduation Ceremony page will be the home of all news, photos, videos, and merchandise related to the ceremony. Although this custom web page is still a work in progress, you’ll notice that we already have a link up for our 2008 Graduation Images, which our currently being hosted on Flickr.
We’re working around-the-clock to post the many photos and videos online for everyone to enjoy and share.
Find Your Photos. Tell Us Your Story.
Since we have hundreds of photographs in our ceremony collection, we’d like for you to help us identity which photos feature you!
You’ll see that the photos are organized in six different sets, each corresponding to a certain part of the ceremony. You can browse through these photos by clicking on the icon photo for each set.
Once you see a photo that you’re in, it’s time to identify that photo with your full name. It’s as simple as that.
Follow the example below:
Above we see Jon’s photo has a unique ID that’s used to identify the image. The ID for this photo is DSC-1691. This photo ID is what you will use to identify your photo.
Student Name: Jon Jones Photo ID: DSC_1691 My Story: The proudest moment of my lilfe was when I walked off the stage in my cap and gown and my five year-old son said to me “you did good daddy, I’m proud of you.” I’m now a proud Criminal Justice Bachelor Degree graduate from Pensacola, FL.
Using the above format, submit your story and photo IDs to us by email.
Yuma, Arizona native Carolina Alforo had dreams for making a better life for herself and her family. Pursuing a diploma in Massage Techniques from Ashworth University’s Career School was the first step to reaching her goal of becoming a child care management specialist.
Alforo’s years of study, balancing life and family obligations began to pay off when she received her diploma from Ashworth, a leader in distance education. However, there was still one thing missing… the opportunity to attend her graduation ceremony which would be held August 9 in Norcross, GA.
Enter veteran TV host Cristina Saralegui. Familiarly known as the Latina “Oprah,” Saralegui is a revered activist among the Hispanic community. Through her Univision show, The Cristina Show, she hosts a one-hour, primetime special entitled Soñando Contigo (”Dreaming with You”) which aims to make a dream a reality for a deserving Hispanic family or individual.
Alfaro’s story came to the attention of show producers who were reviewing thousands of requests for the September 15 segment which will air on Univision at 10:00 p.m., EST. Coming from a family of seven, Alfaro is the first to complete a higher education program. Unfortunately, financial constraints prevented her from attending her Ashworth graduation ceremony in Norcross, a community just north of Atlanta.
“We reviewed thousands of letters,” said Isabel Cuervo, Cristina Show producer. “Having the opportunity to meet Carolina and her family, we know we made the right selection. She is goal-oriented and very deserving.”
On August 6, 2008, representatives from Soñando Contigo flew to Yuma where they surprised her with a special graduation present — an opportunity for her and her parents to attend the Ashworth’s ceremony. Within 24 hours, Carolina, her parents and the production crew arrived in Atlanta for a whirlwind of graduation activities.
In this video, from Ashworth’s 2008 Graduation Ceremony, Carolina shares are experiences as an Ashworth student with her Massage Techniques Instructor, Kristy McIntyre Carter.
To learn more about what Ashworth can do for you, please visit our website at:
Thanks to freakyman for permission to use this Photo.
Hello everyone.
I just completed my last chapter in June and will be graduating from Ashworth’s Animal Care Specialist program on August 9th, 2008. It was really challenging, but a lot of fun progressing through my studies.
Good Luck to all of you who are still studying. I hope to get a chance to meet many of my fellow graduates at the upcoming ceremony!
Virginia Bermudez of Tennessee, a student in the Ashworth University Master’s Degree program, won Grand Prize in our Graduation Ceremony Design Contest. Her design, featured here, will appear on graduation promotional materials. Virginia’s inspiration came from her vision of Ashworth as the start of a “new beginning for me, with a new mind and a better self, a better mom and a better wife and of course a better professional.” Virginia is a Visual Communications Developer for Electrolux.
Said Virginia, “All the things in my design are my dream, my goal and what I am. It’s part of my growth. When I decided to get my Master’s Degree in Management, I realized Ashworth is a big key to the future. I will have a world of opportunities in my hands and be a ‘black belt’ in terms of knowledge.” (more…)
The 2008 Ashworth University Graduation Ceremony is right around the corner and we’re looking for talented student artists and designers to express the spirit of this great event through their original work! To inspire your creativity, we have created a Graduation Ceremony Design Contest whose’ winner will have their work featured on new Ashworth items such as t-shirts, posters, and invitations.
The deadline for submissions is April 30th, so we encourage you to begin your creative process as soon as possible. You can see all the rules of the contest and fill out an entry form by visiting the Graduation Ceremony Design Contest page on our main web site.
Having your designs featured in connection with such a prominent event will do wonders for your professional portfolio, especially since you are just a beginning designer in the early stages of your career. The time is now to show everyone your talents!
We’re excited to announce that a definitive time, place, and date have been set for the 2008 Ashworth University Graduation Ceremony! Our inaguaral ceremony was hosted last year and we’ve been humbled to see the tremendous amount of interest that our student community has shown about this wonderful event ever since. We’re expecting a very large ceremony, so we encourage you to register as soon as possible if you plan on attending.
To register, all you need to do is send a message to the address provided on the Graduation Ceremony Page linked below. We will then follow up with you directly to confirm your arrangements. We look forward to celebrating your success and hope to see you there!
To make sure you have all the latest details, please visit our Graduation Ceremony Page for news, announcements, and updates!
On behalf of the entire Ashworth University faculty and staff, I want to once again congratulate each and every one of you for your outstanding achievements. As you know, the August 4th, 2007 graduation ceremony was our very first, which gives this event a particularly special significance in my mind and will forever distinguish the Class of 2007 as a unique legacy. As someone with an international background, I truly appreciated meeting students from all over the world who have worked so hard and made difficult sacrifices to further their education. (more…)
Attending the on-line program at Ashworth University was the GREATEST thing ever for me. Ashworth made it possible for me to maintain my schedule as a working mom and my sanity while going through a divorce at the same time of earning my degree. At this point in my life it was important that I be the example in my son’s life. (more…)
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