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padding:0in'><b><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy;font-weight:bold'>COMMENCEMENT<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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padding:0in'><b><font size=2 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;color:navy;font-weight:bold'>Saturday, August 9, 2008<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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padding:0in'><font size=2 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;color:navy'>University Field House<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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padding:0in'><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'>9:45 a.m. - Assembly: Undergraduate Faculty
for all colleges<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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padding:0in'><b><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy;font-weight:bold'>10:00 a.m. - Undergraduate
Ceremony for College of Arts and Sciences, <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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and Technology, and <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">College</st1:PlaceType>
of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Education</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> and Human
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padding:0in'><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'>1:45 p.m. </span></font><font size=3
color=navy><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'>Assembly: Graduate Faculty
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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padding:0in'><b><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy;font-weight:bold'>2:00 p.m. Graduate Ceremony,
Masters & Doctoral <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'>TO: All Faculty and
Professional Librarians<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'>FROM: Mary W. Hendrix <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'> Interim Provost and
Vice President for Academic Affairs<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'>DATE: August 4, 2008 <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'>RE: Agenda for
Commencement<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'>Commencement exercises will be held <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>Saturday</span></b></span></font><b><font size=3
color=navy><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy;font-weight:bold'>, August
9, 2008</span></font></b><font size=3 color=navy><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:navy'>, with <b><u><span style='font-weight:bold'>s</span></u></b></span></font><b><u><font
size=3 color=navy><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy;font-weight:bold'>eparate
ceremonies</span></font></u></b><b><font size=3 color=navy><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy;font-weight:bold'> for undergraduate and graduate
students</span></font></b><font size=3 color=navy><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:navy'>. (<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Please refer to the above
schedule</span></b>). <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'>All faculty members who are on contract are
expected to participate. Adjunct faculty are invited, but not required, to
participate in the processional.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'>Faculty and professional librarians are
requested to assemble in academic regalia in the field house no later than the
assembly times given above.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'>The processional will begin at the times
listed for each graduation.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'>Graduate advisors who will be hooding
doctoral candidates should have received separate instructions. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy;font-weight:bold'>Requests to be excused
from participation in Commencement should be forwarded through the Department
Head to the College Dean. <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy;font-weight:bold'>Deans are asked to provide
a count to Ms. Paige Bussell, Registrar, no later than Wednesday, August 6. <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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