Virginia Messinger graduates from Coastal Carolina University

2014 Aug 11

Virginia Messinger, of Conway, SC, graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering in Interdisciplinary Studies.

Messinger was among some 300 candidates for graduation at Coastal Carolina University's Summer 2014 commencement ceremonies.

Commencement speaker Arne Flaten, professor of art and chair of CCU's Department of Visual Art, spoke on the topic "Carpe Diem: Of Dead Poets and Epistemology."

"Don't wait for your future passively," said Flaten. "Go get it. Seize the day! Seize your lives. Take responsibility for your actions.... Enjoy your successes, but relish your mistakes, too. We frequently learn more from our failures than our triumphs.... And be ready, because life doesn't unfold the way you think it will. That would be boring."