Brevard College

🍎📚 One of the many meaningful celebrations held before summer break was the annual Teacher Education Celebration!

The event honors students in Brevard College’s teacher licensure program and recognizes their accomplishments throughout the school year. Student teachers and interns who spent time working in local schools were celebrated for their dedication and growth, while the next cohort of student teachers was officially introduced as they prepare to begin their own classroom experiences.

One of the highlights of the ceremony is the Passing of the Torch, where graduating student teachers symbolically pass their knowledge, experience, and encouragement to those following in their footsteps. The celebration concluded with a Spirit Read, bringing students, faculty, and guests together to close the year in a fitting tribute to the teaching profession and the impact educators have on future generations. 💙🌪️

For the full photo album, visit: https://share.google/s0IACJOc1N3h4TLBH

For a complete list of award recipients, visit: https://brevard.edu/an-abundance-of-student-honors-and-awards-were-presented-for-the-2025-26-academic-year/

🏆✨ Before heading off for summer break, Brevard College student-athletes traded uniforms for formalwear at the annual BESPYs awards banquet!

Hosted by the Student Athletic Advisory Committee and emceed by students, the evening celebrated another outstanding year of Tornado Athletics. The night featured championship presentations for women’s soccer and women’s basketball, along with awards recognizing athletic achievement, leadership, sportsmanship, and memorable moments from the 2025-26 season. 🏅

From trophies and team awards to laughter, camaraderie, and plenty of style, the BESPYs provided a fitting celebration of the hard work and dedication displayed by our student-athletes throughout the year. Congratulations on another fantastic season! 💙🌪️

📸 credit: Isabella Zambuto ’28 (see captions for her photos!)

🌪️ Hired! 🌪️ Congratulations to Alexander Bolton on his internship with the Gardner Institute!

Have you recently been hired for an internship or job? If you would like for BC to highlight you, please complete this google form with the needed information. https://forms.gle/xUzawfHQE8iu1sJeA

Visit the Office for Career Exploration & Development - Brevard College for more information!

Mark your calendar for our second annual BC Day on Saturday, July 25, 2026! 💙

Join us from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. for a day of community celebration featuring an artisan market, bounce houses, balloon animals, face painting, live music, food trucks, and more fun for all ages.

For more information, including confirmed vendors and food trucks, click the link below!

https://www.givecampus.com/schools/BrevardCollege/events/bc-day-2026

✨ You may know her as Brevard College's Vice President of Academic Affairs, but ask Dr. Jennifer Frick-Ruppert about fireflies and you'll discover a whole different area of expertise. ✨

This Thursday, June 11th, Dr. Frick-Ruppert will present "Bioluminescence in Western North Carolina," part of the FIND Outdoors' Stewards & Storytellers lecture series. 🌟

The Southern Appalachians are famous for their Blue Ghost Fireflies, but they're far from the only things glowing in our forests. Join Dr. Frick-Ruppert as she explores fireflies, railroad worms, foxfire, touch-wood, and other fascinating examples of bioluminescence found right here in Western North Carolina. 🪲

The event is free, open to the public, and will be held from 6 to 7pm at The NEST at FIND Outdoors in Pisgah Forest. Light refreshments will be provided. ☕🌲

For more information and to register, visit: https://gofindoutdoors.org/events/stewards-and-storytellers-bioluminescence-in-western-north-carolina/

🏅🎓 Another memorable end-of-semester celebration took place at this year’s Social Science Awards Ceremony!

Students, faculty, families, and friends gathered in the Porter Center as BORG (Business and Organizational Leadership), Criminal Justice, OLEE (Outdoor Leadership and Experiential Education), Physical Education and Recreation, and Psychology each held their own departmental celebrations. The individual ceremonies highlighted the unique traditions, values, and accomplishments of each program before everyone came together to recognize each department’s recipient of the Outstanding Graduate Award and celebrate this year’s Social Science graduates. 💙🌪️

It was a fitting tribute to the hard work, leadership, service, and achievements of students across the Social Sciences. Congratulations again to all of this year’s award recipients and graduates! 🎓

For the full photo album, visit: https://share.google/s0IACJOc1N3h4TLBH

For a complete list of award recipients, visit: https://brevard.edu/an-abundance-of-student-honors-and-awards-were-presented-for-the-2025-26-academic-year/

📚🎓 This summer, four members of the Brevard College community participated in the Appalachian College Association’s Teaching and Leadership Institute at Young Harris College, joining colleagues from across the region for a week of professional development focused on student success. ✏️

Dr. Robin Pulliam, Dr. Taewoo Kim, and Dr. Erasme Uyizeye completed the Teaching and Learning track, exploring active and engaged learning strategies that build resilience, encourage academic risk-taking, and help students view learning as an ongoing process. 📖

Associate Dean for Student Engagement & Leadership Rachael DuVall participated in the Institute’s inaugural Student Affairs track, designed specifically for student affairs professionals to strengthen out-of-classroom support and student success initiatives. 🤝

All four earned certificates of completion through the Appalachian College Association and are bringing new ideas and strategies back to Brevard College to support students both inside and outside the classroom. 🎓👏

🎭🎬 Before the semester came to a close, Brevard College Theatre students took center stage one more time for Theatre's Mixtape!

Mixtape serves as a showcase of the creativity, talent, and hard work of Brevard College Theatre students. This year’s event featured capstone presentations, discussions about the production process behind the season’s performances, a dance performance by one of the department’s classes, and a variety of conceptual, writing, and set design projects. Attendees also had the opportunity to screen films created by student filmmakers and watch "The Coder," a short film starring Professor Abbey Toot, who earned Best Actress honors at the Dark Matter Film Festival in Culver City, California, for her performance. 🎥✨

From the stage to the screen and everywhere in between, Mixtape celebrated a year of creative work and gave students the opportunity to share their projects, ideas, and accomplishments with the campus community. 💙🌪️

🌪️ Hired! 🌪️ Congratulations to Izzy Hagen on her new role with the Medical University of South Carolina - Ashley River Tower!

Have you recently been hired for an internship or job? If you would like for BC to highlight you, please complete this google form with the needed information. https://forms.gle/xUzawfHQE8iu1sJeA

Visit the Office for Career Exploration & Development - Brevard College for more information!

🎉🍕 Before heading off for summer break, our newest Tornados gathered for the first-ever Freshman Student Celebration!

Hosted by our First-Year Experience (FYE) advisors and Campus Life, the event recognized freshmen for successfully completing their first year at Brevard College. With kickball, spikeball, co****le, free pizza, commemorative t-shirts, and plenty of time spent with friends, it was a fun way to celebrate everything the Class of 2029 accomplished during their first year on campus. 🌟

Congratulations on a great first year, and we can’t wait to see what’s next for you this fall! 💙🌪️

📸 credit: Isabella Zambuto ‘27