William Paterson University to Hold Mid-Year
Commencement on January 23
William Paterson University in Wayne will celebrate its mid-year
commencement on Sunday, January 23, 2005 at 1 p.m. in the Rec Center
on campus. In the event of severe inclement weather, the ceremony
will be held on Monday, January 24 at 7 p.m.
Morris Rossabi, the University’s Visiting Distinguished Fellow
for the 2004-2005 academic year, will be the commencement speaker.
An expert in east and central Asian history, Rossabi is a professor
of history at the City University of New York.
A total of 865 undergraduate students are scheduled to receive bachelor’s
degrees at the event, which marks the University’s 180th commencement.
All graduates will have completed their degree requirements between
August and December 2004.
President Arnold Speert will address the graduating class along
with Brandon Clay, senior class president. C.K. Leung, a senior
faculty member in the Christos M. Cotsakos College of Business,
will lead the academic procession in the role of University marshal.
Master’s degree candidates who earned degrees this month will
be invited to participate in the graduate commencement ceremony
on May 17, 2005 at 4 p.m. The graduate commencement is specially
designed to honor the achievements of graduate students, and includes
a hooding ceremony.
William Paterson University, one of the nine state colleges and
universities in New Jersey, offers 30 undergraduate and 19 graduate
programs through five colleges: Arts and Communication, Business,
Education, Humanities and Social Sciences, and Science and Health.
Located on 370 hilltop acres in Wayne, the University enrolls nearly
11,500 students and provides housing for nearly 2,300 students.
The institution’s 373 full-time faculty are highly distinguished
and diverse scholars and teachers, many of whom are recipients of
prestigious awards and grants from the Fulbright Program (26 scholars),
the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities,
the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation
and the American Philosophical Society.
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For Further Information, contact:
Mary Beth Zeman, Director, Public
Relations 973-720-2966
1/10/05
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