Class of 2005 Will Receive Diplomas at 115th Commencement Ceremonies
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 12, 2005
CONTACT: Kathleen McPartland
530-898-4260
Class of 2005 Will Receive Diplomas at 115th Commencement Ceremonies
California State University, Chico’s 115th Commencement will feature two Commencement ceremonies for the class of 2005, one on Saturday, May 21, and one on Sunday, May 22. In addition, several colleges and programs will hold receptions and special ceremonies.
More than 2,800 students are expected to receive bachelor’s degrees on Saturday and Sunday in the University Stadium. The ceremonies will take about two hours each, and will be held rain or shine. Tickets are not required for admission.
Thursday, May 19
The Education Recognition Ceremony will be held in Laxson Auditorium on Thursday, May 19, at 6:30 pm for credential candidates.
Friday, May 20
The annual nurses pinning ceremony will be on Friday, May 20, at 6 pm in the BMU Auditorium.
The commencement ceremony for 225 master’s graduates will be held in Laxson Auditorium at 7 pm. Christine Camara, the first in her family to graduate from college, will speak. Camara worked for her administrative credential while maintaining her full-time position as a teacher/principal/superintendent at Junction City School and caring for her family. Tickets are necessary for the graduate ceremony. For more information on this ceremony, call Diana Parks, Master’s Commencement coordinator, at 530-898-6049.
Saturday, May 21
On Saturday, May 21, the ceremony for graduating students in the Colleges of Communication and Education, Humanities and Fine Arts, International and
Interdisciplinary Studies and Natural Sciences will begin at 9 am.
Floyd L. English, alumnus of CSU, Chico, will deliver the address. For his
generous support of scholarships for students majoring in the natural sciences,
English will receive an honorary doctorate. English retired as president and CEO of Andrew Corporation in 2004 after serving in various management positions with the company since 1980.
The Black Commencement Celebration will be held at 1 pm in Harlen Adams Theatre (PAC 144).
The Latino Commencement will be held on in Laxson Auditorium at 1 pm.
The College of Engineering, Computer Science and Construction Management will have a graduation celebration ceremony in Laxson Auditorium from 4:30 to 6:30 pm. A dinner will be held right after the ceremony on the lawn in front of Laxson with music by Chico Island Jazz. Tickets for the dinner are required.
Sunday, May 22
On Sunday, May 22, the ceremony for graduating students in the Colleges of Agriculture, Behavioral and Social Sciences, Business and Engineering, Computer Science and Construction Management will begin at 9 am.
Wally Herger, Congressman from California’s 2nd District, will address the graduates. Herger was elected to the California State Assembly in 1980 and to the United States House of Representatives in 1986.
The Child Development Program and the Associated Students Children’s Center will host an open house for child development graduates and their families and immediately following the Sunday graduation. It will be held in the Modoc classroom play yard, which is accessible through Modoc 131.
For more information about Commencement exercises, call the Office of Alumni and Parent Relations at 898-6472.
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