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- Last Updated on Monday, 02 May 2016 15:05
California University of Pennsylvania will mark its 182nd commencement with separate ceremonies for undergraduate and graduate students.
Vanessa DeSalvo Getz, Class of ’93, will speak at both ceremonies. She is the founder and president of Salvo Strategies, a public and government affairs firm based in Pittsburgh. |
• Graduate ceremonies will begin at 7 p.m. May 6 in the Convocation Center. Master’s degree candidates will be vested in their academic hoods during the ceremony.
• Undergraduate ceremonies will be held at 10 a.m. May 7, also in the Convocation Center.
More than 900 undergraduates and 320 graduate students will receive their degrees, although not all will attend the ceremonies. University President Geraldine M. Jones will confer the degrees and personally greet each graduate who walks across the stage. Graduates’ families and friends are welcome to attend.