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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>COMMENCEMENT<span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Saturday, May 16, 200</span></b><b><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>9</span></b><b><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'>University Field House<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>8:15 a.m. - Assembly: Faculty for College of Arts
&amp; Sciences, Undergraduate<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-indent:.5in'><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Faculty for College of Business &amp; Technology,
Undergraduate</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>8:30 a.m. - Undergraduate Ceremony for College of Arts
and Sciences <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Undergraduate Ceremony for Business and Technology <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>

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style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>10:45 a.m. Assembly: Faculty for College of Education
and Human Services, Undergraduate<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>11:00 a.m. Undergraduate Ceremony for College of
Education and Human Services<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>

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style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>2:45 p.m. Assembly:&nbsp; Graduate Faculty <o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>3:00 p.m. Graduate Ceremony, Masters &amp; Doctoral <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>TO:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
All Faculty and Professional Librarians<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>FROM:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Gary Peer &nbsp;&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>DATE:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
May 1, 2009 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>RE:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Agenda for
Commencement<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Commencement exercises will
be held Saturday<span style='color:black'>, May 16, 200</span><span
style='color:#1F497D'>9</span><span style='color:black'>, </span>with <u>separate
ceremonies</u> for undergraduate and graduate students. <o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>There will be two (2)
undergraduate ceremonies: 8:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.&nbsp; (<b>Please refer to
the above schedule</b>). 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></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Graduate advisors who will be
hooding doctoral candidates should have received separate instructions. <o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Thank you for a successful
semester and I look forward to seeing you on May 16.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>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, no later than Friday, May 8. </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:red'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

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