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ESU Commencement Ceremonies May 10 and 11

by Gwendolynne Larson

Emporia, KS (05/01/2019) — More than 1,100 graduate and undergraduate students are candidates for graduation at Emporia State University. They will be honored in three separate commencement ceremonies on May 10 and 11:

  • All students earning graduate degrees will be honored at 6 p.m. Friday, May 10.
  • Students earning bachelor's degrees from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences will be honored at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, May 11.
  • Students earning bachelor's degrees from the School of Business and The Teachers College conferring degrees at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 11.

All ceremonies will be in White Auditorium, 111 E. Sixth Ave., in Emporia.

Students who are finishing their degrees in May and August are eligible to walk during spring exercises. There are nearly 600 undergraduates and more than 500 graduate students who are candidates for degrees.

Allen Schmidt of the Kansas Board of Regents will give remarks at all three ceremonies.

For more information about commencement, including a link to live streaming, go to https://www.emporia.edu/commencement/.

About Emporia State University

Emporia State University offers over 200 academic programs in the School of Business, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, School of Library and Information Management and The Teachers College. For two consecutive years, ESU is the only public university in Kansas to have earned national recognition as a College of Distinction, an honor for universities that demonstrate innovative application of high-impact education. In addition, U.S. News and World Report data shows ESU students have the lowest student debt of all Kansas public universities. U.S. News also cited ESU's School of Business as a best value for both in-state and out-of-state students and ranked the online graduate education program in the Top 100 programs in the nation.

For more information, visit www.emporia.edu.

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Commencement is a time to celebrate at White Auditorium in Emporia.

Emporia State University

Gwendolynne Larson, assistant director, ESU Marketing & Media Relations, (620) 341-5528, glarson1@emporia.edu

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