Order of the Engineer
This ceremony will be held at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, April 30, in
Best Hall 229. Questions should be directed to Sue Baker in the
Wade Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Office
in Fawick Hall at 260.665.4231.
Commencement Practice
The best way to make an event run smoothly is for all participants
to know what is expected. This is why commencement practice is
so important.
Time: 4:30 p.m.
When: Friday, May 2
Where: Hershey Hall
We will meet in the gym by the bleachers for a few announcements.
Then, we will line up in the hallway by the weight room. Name
cards will show where you should be in line.
Once everyone is in line, we’ll march in and sit as we will on
Commencement Day. We will then go through the program and
answer all your questions.
Honors Day
Honors Day, a very special event, will be held on Sunday, April
20, in Fabiani Theatre.
1—2 p.m. -
Allen School of Engineering and
Franks School of Education
3—4 p.m. -
Jannen School of Arts and Sciences and
Ketner School of Business
5—6 p.m. -
School of Professional Studies
Graduates receiving honors will be the participants, but families,
guests, and friends are invited to attend. Award recipients should
dress in cap and gown and plan to arrive 20 minutes early to
line up for the procession in the University Center. If you will be
receiving any of these awards, please plan to attend Honors Day.
The following awards will be presented:
Academic Honors/High Honors Cords
- Cum Laude (3.5-3.749)
- Magna Cum Laude (3.75-3.949)
- Summa Cum Laude (3.95-4.0)
Society Honor Cords
- Alpha Chi
- Alpha Psi Omega
- American Medical Student Association
- Beta Beta Beta
- Chi Alpha Sigma
- Chi Epsilon
- Delta Mu Delta
- Eta Kappa Nu
- Omega Chi Epsilon
- Omicron Psi
- Phi Eta Sigma
- Pi Lambda Theta
- Pi Tau Sigma
- Sigma Tau Delta
- Skull and Bones
- Tau Beta Pi
- Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges
- Scholastic Key —Gold and Silver
- The Robert B. Stewart Award
- Kent and Eileen Alwood Award
- Shari Coons Award
- Financial Executive Institute Award
- Robert Greim Award
- Kunti and Satish Goyal Civil Engineering Award
- Indiana CPA Society Scholarship Award
- Jannen Renaissance Scholar Award
- Jack J. Nortrup Award
- Distinguished Senior in Science Award
- Mal Foerster Backstage Award
- Elsie McCrory Excellence in Writing Award
- Ketner School of Business Outstanding Senior Award
- Needler-McGregor Excellence in English Award
- Professor John E. Morin Tau Alpha Omicron Outstanding Student Leader Award
Senior Celebration
On May 2, at 6 p.m., you are invited to attend Senior Celebration
at the Ketner Sports Center in Hershey Hall. The evening will
feature a variety of wonderful live entertainment, fabulous food that
will appeal to your many senses, with fun and excitement! Senior
Celebration is a chance for you to gather with your family and
friends and mingle with your favorite professors and staff of TSU.
The event is hosted by the Office of Student Life. You will receive
an invitation soon with more information.