Two hundred-twenty students will receive degrees during Tri-State University’s 124th commencement ceremony Saturday, May 3. Graduates are from the main Angola campus and the university’s branch campuses.

John M. Mutz, a consultant and private investor who served Indiana as lieutenant governor, senator, and congressman for over 20 years, will be the commencement speaker. Students will begin entering Hershey Hall for the processional at 10 a.m.

The university plans a number of activities during the two weeks preceding the ceremony. On Honors Day Sunday, April 20 in Fabiani Theatre, graduates from TSU’s five schools of study will receive awards for scholarship. Family members, friends, and other guests are invited to attend.

Students from the Allen School of Engineering & Technology and the Franks School of Education will be honored from 1-2 p.m. Students in the Jannen School of Arts & Sciences and the Ketner School of Business will receive awards from 3-4 p.m. School of Professional Studies students will be recognized from 5-6 p.m.

Engineering graduates will repeat the oath of their profession when they participate in the Order of the Engineer ceremony at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, April 30 in Best Hall Room 229.

On Friday, May 2, graduates-to-be are invited to kick back with family and friends and celebrate their accomplishments at Senior Celebration, an evening of food, fun, and entertainment beginning at 6 p.m. in Hershey Hall’s Ketner Sports Center. Live music and a variety of food will be featured.

At 7:45 a.m. on commencement day, the university’s administration, faculty, and staff will meet in the University Center's Whitney Commons for an annual breakfast, followed by the presentation of awards by TSU President Dr. Earl Brooks II at 8:15 a.m.

Seating for graduates’ family members and friends who cannot climb stairs will be reserved in the lower bleachers of both balcony sections for commencement exercises at 10 a.m. Handicap parking is available on the west side of Hershey Hall, which faces Witmer Clubhouse on Zollner Golf Course.

Related Link:
- Commencement 2008 Information