Southern Arkansas University’s Spring Commencement ceremonies are scheduled for Friday, May 8, 2015. A total of 483 candidates for graduation will be recognized in three ceremonies.
The Department of Nursing will honor 90 nursing candidates at 10 a.m. Following will be the ceremony for the School of Graduate Studies at 2 p.m., during which 68 candidates will be recognized. Both of these ceremonies will take place in the W.T. Watson Center.
The undergraduate ceremony will begin at 7 p.m. in the scenic University Mall, weather permitting. A total of 325 graduation candidates will be recognized from SAU’s four academic colleges.
The commencement speaker will be 1979 SAU alum Mike Dumas, who is vice president and chief financial officer of Intermarine USA, the largest specialty project cargo shipping company in the United States.
Below is the schedule of events for Friday, May 9, 2014:
9:15 a.m. Nursing graduation candidates report to W.T. Watson auxiliary gym
9:30 a.m. Nursing faculty report to room 106 in W.T. Watson
10 a.m. Nursing Commencement, followed by a reception in Wharton Nursing Building
1:15 p.m. School of Graduate Studies candidates report to W.T. Watson auxiliary gym
1:30 p.m. Graduate faculty report to room 106 in W.T. Watson
2 p.m. School of Graduate Studies Commencement in W.T. Watson
5-6:30 p.m. Graduate and Undergraduate Reception in the Mulerider Cafeteria
6 p.m. Undergraduate candidates report to the Reynolds Center Grand Hall
6:30 p.m. Faculty report to Harton Theatre
7 p.m. Undergraduate Processional, featuring music by the SAU Brass Quintet
In the case of inclement weather, there will be two undergraduate ceremonies at the W.T. Watson Center. Students in the College of Business and the College of Science and Engineering will participate in a 7 p.m. ceremony, followed by an 8:30 p.m. ceremony for the students in the College of Education and the College of Liberal and Performing Arts.
