{"id":4480,"date":"2015-04-24T07:01:16","date_gmt":"2015-04-24T12:01:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/?p=4480"},"modified":"2015-05-05T15:26:01","modified_gmt":"2015-05-05T20:26:01","slug":"sau-spring-commencement-may-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/2015\/sau-spring-commencement-may-8\/","title":{"rendered":"SAU Spring Commencement May 8"},"content":{"rendered":"

Southern Arkansas University\u2019s Spring Commencement ceremonies are scheduled for Friday, May 8, 2015. A total of 483 candidates for graduation will be recognized in three ceremonies.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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\u2019s four academic colleges.<\/p>\n

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.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Below is the schedule of events for Friday, May 9, 2014:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

9:15 a.m.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Nursing graduation candidates report to W.T. Watson auxiliary gym<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

9:30 a.m.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Nursing faculty report to room 106 in W.T. Watson<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

10 a.m.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Nursing Commencement, followed by a reception in Wharton Nursing Building<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

1:15 p.m.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 School of Graduate Studies candidates report to W.T. Watson auxiliary gym<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

1:30 p.m.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Graduate faculty report to room 106 in W.T. Watson<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

2 p.m.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 School of Graduate Studies Commencement in W.T. Watson<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

5-6:30 p.m.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Graduate and Undergraduate Reception in the Mulerider Cafeteria<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

6 p.m.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Undergraduate candidates report to the Reynolds Center Grand Hall<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

6:30 p.m.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Faculty report to Harton Theatre<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

7 p.m.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Undergraduate Processional, featuring music by the SAU Brass Quintet<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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