USU Commencement is Saturday; Graduate Ceremonies Friday

on May 6, 2011 at 12:00 am

Highly successful business leader, community leader and philanthropist L. John Wilkerson will address Utah State University undergraduate students during USU’s 124th graduation ceremony Saturday, May 7, in the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum in Logan. The hooding ceremony for graduate students is Friday, May 6, in the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum.

Wilkerson will join a group of four other prominent individuals who will receive honorary doctorates during the Saturday events. Others receiving honorary doctorates are: C. Hardy Redd, ranching and environmental activist and a supporter of religious studies; Syng-il Hyun, long-time supporter of learning and democracy in South Korea; Karen Haight Huntsman, philanthropist and community volunteer; and Mike Dmitrich, retired legislator and lifelong devotee of higher education.

Undergraduate students assemble on the university Quad with their colleges no later than 8:30 a.m. Saturday. In the event of exceptionally bad weather, graduates will assemble in the Nelson Fieldhouse. The procession begins at 9 a.m. The ceremony begins at 9:30 a.m.

“Senior Celebration 2011” takes place Thursday, May 5, 7-10 p.m. in the Taggart Student Center. This is a free event for graduating seniors and $5 for guests. There will be refreshments, giveaways and entertainment. Tickets may be picked up at the David B. Haight Alumni Center on campus.

The Graduate Commencement and Hooding Ceremony for master’s and doctoral degree candidates is Friday 1:30-3:30 p.m. in the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum. Assembly of candidates takes place at 12:30 p.m. in the Nelson Fieldhouse for the procession. Master’s candidates are hooded by members of the Graduate Council, while doctoral candidates will be hooded by their major professors and deans.

Guest tickets are not required for the commencement ceremonies in the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum or for the college ceremonies. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. Doors to the Spectrum will be open to the public for the ceremonies at noon, Friday, May 6, and 8 a.m., Saturday, May 7.

USU Commencement Statistics (Spring 2011)

Graduation (Undergraduate): Saturday, May 7, 9:30 a.m., Dee Glen Smith Spectrum. Procession begins on Quad at 9 a.m.

Individual college convocations (all Saturday, May 7):

Agriculture: 2 p.m., Kent Concert Hall

Caine College of the Arts: 2 p.m., Morgan Theatre

Jon M. Huntsman School of Business: noon, Dee Glen Smith Spectrum

Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services: 2 p.m., Dee Glen Smith Spectrum

Engineering: noon, Kent Concert Hall

Humanities and Social Sciences: 4 p.m., Dee Glen Smith Spectrum

Natural Resources: noon, Morgan Theatre

Science: noon, Evan N. Stevenson Ballroom, Taggart Student Center

Numbers of Degrees:

Bachelor’s: 3,622

Master’s: 902

Doctorate: 113

Gender of graduates:

Female: 1,988

Male: 1,634

Annual resident tuition/fees (30 credits):

2009-2010: $5,150

Geographic origin:

Foreign countries: 22 (China, 250. Hong Kong, 56. Dominican Republic, 33)

U.S. states: 48

Utah counties: 29

Ethnicity:

American Indian/Alaskan native: 20

Asian/Pacific Islander: 276

Asian: 76

Black, non-Hispanic: 44

White, non-Hispanic: 2833

Hispanic: 119

Not Specified: 232

Multicultural: 22

USU Commencement is Saturday; Graduate Ceremonies Friday

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