Tuesday, November 28, 2006
USI’s first fall Commencement to be held
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Approximately 465 students are eligible to graduate in the University's first fall Commencement, to be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, December 9, in the Physical Activities Center. Dr. Tim Schibik, professor of economics and director of the Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence, will deliver the Commencement address, establishing a new University tradition in which a previous Integra Bank Distinguished Professor gives the fall address. Schibik was the 2005 recipient of the award, chosen by colleagues and given in recognition of significant achievement in teaching, scholarship, and service. USI President H. Ray Hoops will preside over the ceremony, and Christy Baker, chair of the Faculty Senate and associate professor of social work, will give the Reflection. Around 220 students have signed up to walk at the December 9 ceremony. Sixty-four are graduating with honors (2 summa cum laude, 27 magna cum laude and 35 cum laude). Three students are graduating with the distinction of University Honors Scholar. Two factors influenced the addition of a fall Commencement ceremony: the increasing number of degree candidates and the distance from which they must travel. At spring 2006 Commencement, 1,675 degree candidates were eligible to graduate. In recent years, USI has enrolled students from throughout the state of Indiana, more than 30 other states, and 29 nations. Some students who complete their studies in the fall are not able to return to campus for spring Commencement. The December ceremony will allow them to celebrate their achievement with friends and family as soon as they complete their studies and before they settle into a schedule with a new career or graduate school. Students who complete degree requirements at the end of spring semester or any of the three 2007 summer sessions are eligible to participate in the May Commencement at Roberts Stadium. December graduates who wish to wait until spring Commencement may do so. |
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