{"id":111,"date":"2019-09-24T12:41:22","date_gmt":"2019-09-24T18:41:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.mcm.edu\/herald\/?p=111"},"modified":"2019-11-18T09:43:48","modified_gmt":"2019-11-18T15:43:48","slug":"happy-96th-birthday-mcmurry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.mcm.edu\/herald\/2019\/09\/24\/happy-96th-birthday-mcmurry\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy 96th Birthday, McMurry!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>McMurry University celebrated its 96<sup>th<\/sup> birthday on Thursday, September 19<sup>th<\/sup>., \u201cMcMurry Creates,\u201d is the highly anticipated theme for this year, and our McMurry community has responded well to it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We cherish McMurry\u2019s convocation traditions. The tradition begins by our entire faculty being presented in their graduation gowns. Faculty Marshal Dr. Pug Parris, professor of kinesiology, led the team and held the mace proudly. Just like Dr. Joel Brant, professor of biology said, \u201cUse the time in college to search for your passion with the guide of these faculty,\u201d the procession team offered an exciting start for convocation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Michael Dontae Chambers, President\nof McMurry Student Government (MSG), spoke about his unique love for McMury,\n\u201cWe live in this lovely community. We may have common feelings while taking the\nsame classes. We just need to keep our will and imagination and to get\ninvolved.\u201d McMurry has always stood out with the close relationship between its\nfaculty and students. &nbsp;A welcoming\nenvironment, great people, and small class sizes helped develop this friendship.\nFaculty get to know who you are, and they make an effort to help you become who\nyou want to be with higher education. The student body is also very diverse.\nThere are many social clubs, academic clubs, and other great clubs for students.\nNo matter if you are a domestic student or an international student, there are always\nmany chances to get involved. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As our senior class of 2020 have\ndeveloped so much love towards McMurry during their journeys, it is a bittersweet\nroad to graduation. McMurry has been a witness for their laughs, tears, and\ngrowth. They are proud to become the youngest generation of McMurry Alumni and\nmove on. Go War Hawks class of 2020!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI was tearing up during the\nConvocation. That moment just made me feel so motivated and special to be part\nof class of 2023,\u201d said Jessica Garcia, a freshman majoring in criminology. She\ndecided McMurry was the right school for her because she enjoyed the campus\ntour and was impressed by the stories of successful alumni. As a new War Hawk,\nGarcia is excited, but not nervous. \u201cI really enjoyed welcome week. I got to\nknow other freshmen, upper classmen, and my advisor Dr. Daniel Patten. They\nmake me feel like I am never alone, and I am ready.\u201d Even new to campus, Garcia\nhas tried to find her way to get involved. She has attended some sporting events,\nand decided to pledge to Alpha Phi Omega (APO), &nbsp;the national service fraternity on campus. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No matter if you are faculty,\nstaff, student, or alumni, McMurry is overjoyed to have you celebrate its 96<sup>th<\/sup>\nbirthday! <em>Hail to our dear McMurry! All hail to thee!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>McMurry University celebrated its 96th birthday on Thursday, September 19th., \u201cMcMurry Creates,\u201d is the highly anticipated theme for this year, and our McMurry community has responded well to it. 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