This weekend was the final Commencement ceremony for Lambuth University, Chip's alma mater. Lambuth will be closing its doors on June 30th. Chip graduated in 2007 and we haven't been able to attend a Commencement ceremony since his graduation. They have been in financial trouble for a couple of years and most recently lost their accreditation due to the financial problems. There were about 150 students graduating. A lot of faculty left when the financial problems began with the school because there were months at a time when they weren't being paid, but some remained at Lambuth until the very end. Those faculty members were noticeably upset during the ceremony.
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| The Chapel on campus |
The campus is so beautiful in downtown Jackson. I really hope the campus does not sit there for too long because I am afraid it will become very run down and the beautiful old buildings will not maintain their current character. There have been talks of other universities like U of M that are interested in purchasing the school for satellite campuses. I hope something like that happens. The area around Lambuth is not as safe or "good" as it used to be so I'm afraid if left unattended the campus will go down with the area around it. Hopefully, something good will happen to the campus.
Me, Chip, Andrew & Cinda at Graduation
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