Convocation
With an auditorium filled with new faces and an elaborate sense of enthusiasm bursting from the crowd, it was a pure sign that a new school year had just begun. The professors proudly spoke amongst the students to introduce the great campus of UNCP.
“ You know you are getting old when you let regrets take the place of dreams… fear should never stop you from what you want do to in life.” Andrea Mosby-Jones said in GPAC on that hot Wednesday morning. Gleaming from stage, she continued with her speech about determination and the power to strive for more powerful things in life.
Reflecting on the hard times that were overcome, and the hard times that have yet to be faced, Jones continued to provide a strong speech about her will to thrive for a better life and her motive for furthering her education.
Jones not only provided information to use towards an education, but she added in many details to pursuing a successful life. The struggle to raising a son did not stop her from accomplishing anything she originally intended to do.
From a bachelor’s degree in Business from The University of Denver to a Master’s degree from University of Colorado, nothing could possibly stop Andrea Jones from accomplishing her goal as becoming a talented speaker, and a defined educator of many communities.
“Don’t tell me I don’t know how to raise ‘em’ ” Jones said. Referring to her son on Valentines Day when he had brought her chocolates and flowers. She very proudly spoke about her son, who has seemingly been her rock in concurring all of life’s hardest milestones. As a speaker, an educator and as a mother, she proudly portrayed a challenge as a simple obstacle in life, and a simple “fear” to concur.
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