The Southern Arkansas University summer commencement ceremonies will be at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., Friday, August 7, in the Grand Hall of the Donald W. Reynolds Campus and Community Center on the University campus.
The first ceremony recognizes graduate students and the second ceremony will recognize undergraduates.
The commencement address will be given by SAU Historian Dr. James Willis. Willis is the author of, “The Mulerider School’s Centennial History,” which provides details of the University between 1909 and 2009.
The book will be available in the SAU Bookstore in November 2009 and on Amazon.Com. Willis said he will speak about the heritage of the University as well as the school colors.
Graduates in the May 2009 ceremony, this ceremony and the December 2009 graduation will wear blue robes in honor of the Centennial Celebration.
“I will focus on traditions, symbols, and the origins of the Blue and Gold colors tradition that began one hundred years ago,” Willis said.
Graduates, family and SAU faculty and staff are invited to an SAU Alumni Association sponsored reception from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Blue and Gold Room of the Reynolds Center.
