Class of 2017 celebrates achievements during commencement week

Class of 2017 celebrates achievements during commencement week

News contact: University Advancement
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Source contact: Registrar’s Office
Phone: 541-962-3607| E-mail: registrar@eou.edu

LA GRANDE, Ore. – Approximately 443 students will participate in Eastern Oregon University’s formal Commencement Ceremony Saturday, June 17. The outdoor event begins at 10 a.m. at Community Stadium in La Grande and will also be available to view at livestream.com/eou.

The 2017 EOU President’s Scholar, Charlotte Bowers, will address her peers and receive her bachelor’s of science in history at the ceremony. Alumnus David Panuelo, a congressman from the Federated States of Micronesia, will give the keynote address.

Performing the National Anthem is McKayla Nitz, of Helix, Oregon, earning a bachelor’s of music and theatre. Kelsey Hafen, of Caldwell, Idaho, will sing the Alma Mater. She is completing her bachelor’s of music.

No tickets are necessary to attend and seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Free parking is available for the day in all campus lots, excluding reserved spaces. Guests are encouraged to arrive early and bring sunscreen, water and a hat or umbrella.

EOU expects to confer an estimated 713 bachelor’s degrees, 115 master’s degrees, three associate’s degrees and 12 certificates at the close of its 2016-17 academic year.

The weekend includes additional events throughout the day on Friday, June 16. Oregon Health & Science University’s School of Nursing Convocation and Awards Ceremony will honor nursing graduates at 10 a.m. Friday, June 16 in McKenzie Theatre in Loso Hall.

EOU’s annual Student Awards Assembly will be held at 1:30 that afternoon, also in McKenzie Theatre, with a reception to follow in the Loso lobby. And a celebration for off-campus graduates and their families will take place at 5 p.m. Friday evening in the Gilbert Center adjacent to Ackerman Hall.

Guests requiring special seating accommodations for the ceremony should contact the Registrar’s Office at 541-962-3607 or registrar@eou.edu. Additional details and schedules are available at www.eou.edu/commencement.

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