WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY TO HOLD MID-YEAR
COMMENCEMENT ON JANUARY 25
William Paterson University in Wayne will
celebrate its mid-year commencement on Sunday, January 25, 2004
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 26 at 7 p.m.
Arnold Speert, president of William Paterson University, will be
the address the graduating class. The ceremony marks the institution’s
178th commencement.
A total of 932 students are scheduled to receive degrees at the
event. Bachelor’s degrees will be conferred on 805 undergraduates;
127 students will receive master’s degrees. All graduates
will have completed their degree requirements in August, 2003 or
December, 2003.
Daniel Kreifus of Livingston, senior class president, will also
address the graduating class. Donald Vardiman, a professor of psychology
in the University’s College of Humanities and Social Sciences,
will lead the academic procession in the role of University marshal.
Graduates will be announced individually by college and major as
they proceed to the diploma platform, where they will be recognized
by their college dean.
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 more
than 11,000 students and provides housing for nearly 2,300 students.
The institution’s 358 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
1/3/03
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