theLAKER | 9 Double duty for retiring professor Susan McCarthy, professor of nursing, marked her final semester before retirement with a whirlwind day celebrating graduates. On the morning of May 20, she gave the keynote address to graduates at the Nursing Pinning Ceremony, reminding them of a fundamental tenet of their discipline. “Patient-centered care is the very essence of diversity, equity and inclusion and is something nurses have done since the beginning of this profession,” she said. “It is our hope that you will leave us remembering that your patients are unique individuals, not a label and not a diagnosis. It is only in our humanity that we are united.” After the nursing event, she donned academic regalia to serve as the macebearer, leading the graduates into the Constellation Brands Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center for the Commencement Ceremony. She gave remarks on behalf of faculty, sharing her story of discovering FLCC and learning how to teach. Susan was an adjunct from 1994 to 2001, then she joined FLCC as a full-time instructor. “Before coming to FLCC as an adjunct clinical instructor, I will admit to being a four-year college snob, but that changed in short order once I began teaching in the nursing program,” she said. “It blew me away how hard our students work and persevere while juggling lives with full- or part-time work and so many challenges. “But the most incredible attribute of FLCC students is that they are also really smart. I am proud to say that all five of my children are FLCC alumni.” Susan McCarthy, who taught in the nursing department for nearly 30 years, gave the keynote at the Nursing Pinning Ceremony on May 20 in the morning. In the afternoon, she was macebearer at Commencement during which she offered remarks on behalf of faculty and read the names of nursing graduates. photo above by rikki van camp, photo left courtesy of flcc marketing Ericka Moody ’23, who grew up in Lyons and earned a degree in hospitality and tourism management, claps as the provost presents the Class of 2023 during Commencement. photo by rikki van camp
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