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<P DIR=LTR ALIGN=CENTER><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT SIZE=4>COMMENCEMENT</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR ALIGN=CENTER><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=4>Saturday, May 10, 2008</FONT></B></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR ALIGN=CENTER><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=4>University Field House</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR ALIGN=CENTER><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=4>8:15 a.m. - Assembly: Faculty for College of Arts & Sciences, Undergraduate</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR ALIGN=CENTER><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=4>Faculty for College of Business & Technology, Undergraduate</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR ALIGN=CENTER><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT SIZE=4>8:30 a.m. - Undergraduate Ceremony for College of Arts and Sciences </FONT></B></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR ALIGN=CENTER><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Undergraduate Ceremony for Business and Technology </FONT></B></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR ALIGN=CENTER><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=4>10:45 a.m. Assembly: Faculty for College of Education and Human Services, Undergraduate</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR ALIGN=CENTER><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT SIZE=4>11:00 a.m. Undergraduate Ceremony for College of Education and Human Services</FONT></B></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR ALIGN=CENTER><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=4>2:15 p.m.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT SIZE=4>Assembly: Graduate Faculty </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR ALIGN=CENTER><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT SIZE=4>2:30 p.m. Graduate Ceremony, Masters & Doctoral </FONT></B></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us">TO: All Faculty and Professional Librarians</SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us">FROM: Mary W. Hendrix </SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"> Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs</SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us">DATE: April 28, 2008 </SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us">RE: Agenda for Commencement</SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us">Commencement exercises will be held Saturday</SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000">,</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT COLOR="#000000">May 10, 2008,</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> with</SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><U> s</U></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><U>eparate ceremonies</U></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> for undergraduate and graduate students. </SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us">There will be two (2) undergraduate ceremonies at 8:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. (</SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B>Please</B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B> refer to</B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B> the</B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B> above schedule</B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us">). All faculty members who are on contract are expected to participate. Adjunct faculty are invited, but not required, to participate in the processional.</SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us">Faculty and professional librarians are requested to assemble in academic regalia in the field house no later than the assembly times given above. The processional will begin at the times listed for each graduation.</SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> Graduate advisors who will be hooding doctoral candidates should have received separate instructions. </SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us">Thank you for a successful semester and I look forward to seeing you on May 10</SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us">th</SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us">.</SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B>Requests to be excused from participation in Commencement should be forwarded through Department Head to the College Dean. Deans are asked to provide a count to Ms. Paige Bussell, Registrar,</B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B> no later than Friday, May 2.</B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN></P>
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