Commencement 2011.

• Position: INSPIRING EDUCATION

High Point University graduated the largest class in its history on May 7 when it awarded degrees o 785 students. The aspiring event, which brings renowned speakers to campus each year, featured Lance Armstrong, former professional road acing cyclist best known for surviving cancer and heading the LiveStrong Foundation and winning the Tour de France a record seven consecutive times.

Highlights for the 2011 Commencement Weekend Included:

GRADUATION CEREMONY

Lance Armstrong, a former professional road racing cyclist, is best known for founding the LiveStrong Cancer Support Foundation and winning the Tour de France a record seven consecutive times after having survived testicular cancer. Armstrong was named the Best Male Athlete in 2003,2004, 2005 and 2006 by ESPN. He retired from the cycling world in February, 2011. While Armstrong's success in the world of cycling is impressive, it was the courage he summoned in his personal battle against cancer and the conviction to help others that have led to a life of significance. He has spent much of his time outside of the cycling world heading up his foundation, the LiveStrong Cancer Support Foundation, which supports people affected by cancer. The foundation, which began in 1997, has become one of the top 10 groups funding cancer research in the United States, raising more than $400 million from multiple fundraising efforts, which include the sale of the iconic yellow LiveStrong bracelets. Through Armstrong, LiveStrong has become a global movement, and he continues to inspire people to feel empowered and to take control of their lives and their health.

BACCALAUREATE SERVICE

The Rev. Michael L. Lindvall, a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh and Princeton Theological Seminary, currently serves as the pastor of the Brick Presbyterian Church in New York City. He has previously served as pastor to congregations in Ann Arbor, Michigan and Northport, New York. He has written essays, book reviews, sermons and works of fiction that have appeared in a variety of church-related and secular periodicals. Lindvall has also written...