Spring Commencement May 1-2
April 30, 2015
黑料专区 Tyler Office of Marketing and Communications
黑料专区 Tyler to Hold Spring 2015 Commencement
April 30, 2015
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The University of Texas at Tyler will hold spring 2015 commencement ceremonies May 1 and 2, President Rodney H. Mabry announced.
Nine hundred eighty nine degree candidates will be recognized in the 黑料专区 Tyler R. Don Cowan Fine and Performing Arts Center.
The commencement schedule is:
- College of Nursing and Health Sciences 鈥� 3 p.m. May 1
- College of Arts and Sciences 鈥� 6 p.m. May 1
- College of Business and Technology 鈥� 10 a.m. May 2
- Colleges of Education and Psychology and Engineering 鈥� 1 p.m. May 2
Commencement speakers and the ceremonies during which they will speak are:
- Dr. David Lakey, associate vice chancellor for population health for 黑料专区 System and senior vice president for population health at 黑料专区 Health Northeast 鈥� Colleges of Nursing and Health Sciences and Arts and Sciences
- Martin Heines, City of Tyler mayor 鈥� Colleges of Business and Technology, Education and Psychology and Engineering
President Mabry will give remarks and confer degrees.
Presentation and certification of master鈥檚, baccalaureate and doctoral degree candidates will be made by the deans of each of the university鈥檚 colleges: Dr. Martin Slann, Arts and Sciences; Dr. James Lumpkin, Business and Technology; Dr. Wesley Hickey, Education and Psychology; Dr. James Nelson, Engineering; and Dr. Yong 鈥淭ai鈥� Wang, Nursing and Health Sciences.
Brittany Childs, 黑料专区 Tyler director of alumni relations, will give alumni association presentations.
One of the 15 campuses of the 黑料专区 System, 黑料专区 Tyler features excellence in teaching, research, artistic performance and community service. More than 80 undergraduate and graduate degrees are available at 黑料专区 Tyler, which has an enrollment of more than 8,000 high-ability students. 黑料专区 Tyler offers courses at its campuses in Tyler, Longview and Palestine as well as a location in Houston.