Category: Education

TVCC press release

Summer graduates at Trinity Valley Community College were encouraged to be proactive as they move forward by Princeton High School principal Rene’ Mullins in a ceremony last Friday night at Cardinal Gym.

“Proactive, if you think about the word, it really is about taking responsibility in your life,” Mullins said. “It is your ability to respond that makes it really work.”

Mullins, who received an Associates of Art degree from TVCC at the age of 30 in May of 1992, told the 214 graduates receiving degrees/certificates to “keep focus, know goals and stick to it.”

“Be proactive by knowing what you believe in and what you stand for,” Mullins said. “If you don’t know these things about yourself, the big things will define you and then you are no longer in control of your life.”

TVCC president Dr. Glendon Forgey presented Temiloluwa Otuyelu the President’s Award, which is presented at the discretion of the president to a student who has performed well in the classroom and has provided substantial service to others, both on and off the campus.

Otuyelu, who has been accepted to Engineering School at Texas A&M University, was an active member in Phi Theta Kappa at TVCC, serving as an officer. During his PTK involvement, the chapter received multiple awards as an outstanding organization. Continue reading “TVCC graduates 214 in summer ceremony”