The shooting on April 30th disrupted a lot of events on campus at the end of the semester. That said, I was impressed with the flexibility and resilience shown by the faculty and students as they pushed forward with work that still needed to get done. It wasn’t the venue that Ashley Ciero was planning, but she was adaptable (as well as her committee). She deliverable an excellent defense of her master’s thesis in front of her committee and her peers (who made the drive to S. Charlotte) and was unruffled when Merle abruptly left her presentation after only 5 minutes.
Ashley Ciero and her advisor Dr. Hewlin following her successful master’s thesis defense.
Ashley Ciero’s thesis committee (+ Merle)
Dr. Hewlin, Merle, and Dr. Noras preparing for the defense.
