Commencement Ceremonies Expanded
April 28, 2010
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Commencement Ceremonies Expanded
VALDOSTA -- With the steady increase in enrollment at Valdosta
State University -- including a 16 percent growth in graduate
students -- the need to expand the commencement ceremonies was
inevitable. More than 1,200 students have applied to graduate this
semester.
In celebration of the scholarly and personal achievements of
students receiving a master’s, specialist or doctoral degree, a
graduate commencement ceremony will take place at 6 p.m. on Friday
May 7, in the Whitehead Auditorium.
According to Dr. Karla Hull, interim assistant vice president for
Research and dean of the Graduate School, more than 20 graduate
students who participated in one of Valdosta State’s 12 online
programs will be in attendance and receive their diploma.
“We are excited to have these students on campus, for many of them
it will be their first opportunity to visit,” Hull said. “This is a
time for us to celebrate with these students and their families. It
also gives us an opportunity to showcase the availability of
technology that allows students from across Georgia, the county and
the world to be a member of Valdosta State’s graduate
school.”
Also on Friday night, Valdosta State will confer the first doctoral
degrees in public administration. The Doctorate in Public
Administration (DPA) began three years ago and today has 60
students from across the country. The mostly Web-based program
allows non-traditional students to complete their degree while
continuing full-time employment.
On Saturday, May 8 three ceremonies for undergraduate students will
be held in the P.E. Complex, beginning at 10 a.m. for the Dewar
College of Education and Air Force ROTC. At 1 p.m., College of the
Arts, Langdale College of Business Administration, and Nursing
students will walk across the stage. The graduation ceremony for
the College of the Arts and Sciences will commence at 4 p.m.
Additional information about graduation schedules, directions and
seating may be found at http://www.valdosta.edu/commencement/
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