{"id":6738,"date":"2018-04-03T11:06:11","date_gmt":"2018-04-03T16:06:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/?p=6738"},"modified":"2018-04-03T11:06:11","modified_gmt":"2018-04-03T16:06:11","slug":"southern-arkansas-university-will-graduate-497-in-may-4-spring-commencement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/2018\/southern-arkansas-university-will-graduate-497-in-may-4-spring-commencement\/","title":{"rendered":"Southern Arkansas University will graduate 497 in May 4 Spring Commencement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/files\/2018\/04\/SAU20Commencement20SP1720-201.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6739\" src=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/files\/2018\/04\/SAU20Commencement20SP1720-201-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/files\/2018\/04\/SAU20Commencement20SP1720-201-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/files\/2018\/04\/SAU20Commencement20SP1720-201.jpg 576w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> Southern Arkansas University\u2019s Spring Commencement ceremonies are scheduled for Friday, May 4, 2018. A total of 497 candidates for graduation will be recognized in four ceremonies at the W.T. Watson Athletic Center.<\/p>\n<p>For those who cannot attend the ceremonies in person, they will be live-streamed online at <a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/graduation\/\">https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/graduation\/<\/a> and at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SouthernArkansasUniversity\/\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SouthernArkansasUniversity\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Department of Nursing will honor 42 nursing candidates at 8:30 a.m. Set to deliver the nursing graduation commencement speech is Adriane Delaney, women\u2019s health advanced practice registered nurse at UAMS Family Medical Clinic.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/files\/2018\/04\/SAU20Commencement20SP1720-202.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-6740 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/files\/2018\/04\/SAU20Commencement20SP1720-202-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/files\/2018\/04\/SAU20Commencement20SP1720-202-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/files\/2018\/04\/SAU20Commencement20SP1720-202-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/files\/2018\/04\/SAU20Commencement20SP1720-202.jpg 648w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Following will be the first undergraduate ceremony at 10:30 a.m., which will consist of candidates from the Rankin College of Business and the College of Science and Engineering. The second undergraduate ceremony will be at 2 p.m. and will be for candidates from the College of Education and the College of Liberal and Performing Arts.<\/p>\n<p>The commencement speaker for the two undergraduate ceremonies will be Jonathan Baird, partner and wealth manager at Mustard Seed Wealth Management in Magnolia, Arkansas. He is also chief financial officer at Peoples Bank. Baird attended SAU from 1998-2001, obtaining a degree in business with an emphasis in marketing. He attended Southern Seminary from 2002-2005, receiving his master\u2019s degree. While in seminary, he passed the CFP exam and became a CFP Professional in 2006. He returned to SAU in 2010 to finish his degree in business with an emphasis in finance. He was named the 2013 CFO of the Year for small banks by Arkansas Business, Outstanding Young Alumni for SAU in 2016 and \u201c40 Under 40\u201d by Arkansas Business in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>The graduate ceremony is scheduled for 5 p.m. The graduate commencement speaker will be Patrice Phillips, who holds a bachelor\u2019s degree in theatre and a Master\u2019s of Arts in Teaching degree in drama and speech from SAU. A total of 170 graduate candidates will be earning their master\u2019s degrees.<\/p>\n<p>Below is the schedule of events for Friday, May 4, 2018:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>8:30 a.m.<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Nursing<\/li>\n<li><strong>10:30 a.m.\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rankin College of Business and College of Science &amp; Engineering (Associates and Bachelors)<\/li>\n<li><strong>2:00 p.m.<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 College of Education and College of Liberal &amp; Performing Arts (Associates and Bachelors)<\/li>\n<li><strong>5:00 p.m.<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 School of Graduate Studies (Masters)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All candidates should assemble in the Auxiliary Gym of the W. T. Watson Athletic Center no later than one hour before the start of their respective ceremony.\u00a0 This arrival time will ensure that each candidate is positioned in the line.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Southern Arkansas University\u2019s Spring Commencement ceremonies are scheduled for Friday, May 4, 2018. A total of 497 candidates for graduation will be recognized in four ceremonies at the W.T. Watson Athletic Center. For those who cannot attend the ceremonies in person, they will be live-streamed online at https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/graduation\/ and at https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SouthernArkansasUniversity\/. 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