Spring Commencement Set for May 11-12

Date: 4/26/07
Contact: Kathy Beal

Illinois State University's 148th Spring Commencement will take place on Friday, May 11, and Saturday, May 12, with each college holding its own ceremony. President Al Bowman will attend and speak at each ceremony.

On Friday, the Mennonite College of Nursing ceremony will be at 4 p.m. in Braden Auditorium, and the College of Arts and Sciences ceremony will be at 7 p.m. in Redbird Arena.

On Saturday, the College of Education ceremony will be at 9 a.m. in Redbird Arena, College of Applied Science and Technology at 1 p.m. in Redbird Arena, College of Business at 4 p.m. in Redbird Arena and College of Fine Arts at 7 p.m. in Braden Auditorium.

Degree candidates by colleges are as follows:

• Applied Science and Technology, 654 baccalaureate and 72 graduate degrees
• Arts and Sciences, 932 baccalaureate and 177 graduate degrees
• Business, 532 baccalaureate and 53 graduate degrees and 20 BS/MPA degrees
• Education, 405 baccalaureate and 96 graduate degrees
• Fine Arts, 142 baccalaureate and 35 graduate degrees
• Mennonite, 103 baccalaureate and 16 graduate degrees

More than 3,200 students will participate in Spring Commencement ceremonies. Those eligible to participate include degree candidates for spring and summer semesters as well as those who graduated after the Winter Commencement ceremony.