UMC Commencement Set for May 5
Commencement exercises for the graduating class of 2001 at the University of Minnesota, Crookston (UMC) will be held Saturday, May 5. Ceremonies begin at 2 p.m. in the Lysaker Gymnasium on the campus. The public is welcome to attend the ceremony and the reception to follow in Brown Dining Room.
Bachelor of science, associate in applied science, and associate in science degrees will be conferred upon graduates, subject to completion of all curriculum requirements. Nearly 150 students are expected to participate in the ceremonies. For a list of candidates, click here.
At 2 p.m. the processional will begin, led by the Mace-Bearer Robert Smith, associate professor of business and director of UMC’s Center for Business and Technology. The procession will include Faculty Marshal David Hoff, assistant professor of agricultural economics, followed by the UMC faculty, degree candidates, and platform guests.
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Chancellor Donald Sargeant and University of Minnesota Regent
H. Bryan Neel III will confer the degrees, while UMC Vice
Chancellor for Academic Affairs Douglas Knowlton presents the candidates.
The Honorable Neel will also bring greetings from the Board of Regents and will address the graduating class. Currently living in Rochester and representing Congressional District I on the Board of Regents, Neel is a surgeon, scientist, and educator at the Mayo Clinic and professor and past chair of otolaryngology—the study of the ear, nose and throat—at Mayo Medical School.
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Student Association President Shane Roers, business management
major from Fargo, N.D., will speak for the class of 2001 and will pass the
academic torch to President-elect Steve Brandt, business management and
marketing major from Kimball, Minn.
Jennifer Tate, Class of 1998 and president of the UMC Alumni Association, will offer congratulations to the class of 2001. The presentation of colors will be by Air Force ROTC Detachment 610 with students from UMC and the University of North Dakota. Special music will be presented by the UMC Choir under the direction of George French, assistant professor of music and theater.
Posted 04/27/2001
Contact: Andrew Svec,
218-281-8435