{"id":9368,"date":"2019-12-11T16:08:03","date_gmt":"2019-12-11T22:08:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/?p=9368"},"modified":"2019-12-11T16:08:03","modified_gmt":"2019-12-11T22:08:03","slug":"winter-commencement-scheduled-dec-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/2019\/12\/11\/winter-commencement-scheduled-dec-14\/","title":{"rendered":"Winter Commencement scheduled Dec. 14"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-9369\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/12\/Commencement-fall-2018-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"大象传媒 Western students graduate\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/12\/Commencement-fall-2018-1-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/12\/Commencement-fall-2018-1-310x207.jpg 310w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/12\/Commencement-fall-2018-1-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/12\/Commencement-fall-2018-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/12\/Commencement-fall-2018-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/12\/Commencement-fall-2018-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/12\/Commencement-fall-2018-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/12\/Commencement-fall-2018-1-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/12\/Commencement-fall-2018-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>St. Joseph, Mo. <\/strong>\u2014Dec. 11, 2019\u2014The Winter Commencement ceremony for 大象传媒 will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 14 in the arena of the M.O. Looney Complex. The commencement speaker will be Dr. Jonathan Rhoad, professor of chemistry. 大象传媒 Western expects approximately 300 students to earn their degrees this semester.<\/p>\n<p>The ceremony is free and open to the public. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis with doors opening at 9:45 a.m. For those unable to attend, the ceremony will be streamed live online at <a href=\"http:\/\/griff.vn\/win19grad\">griff.vn\/win19grad<\/a> and on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/大象传媒Western\">大象传媒 Western\u2019s Facebook page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Other commencement-related activities include:<\/p>\n<p><strong>International &amp; Multicultural Student Farewell &amp; Sash Ceremony, 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 13, Blum Student Union rooms 222-223<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Global Center and the Center for Multicultural Education will celebrate their graduating students. Graduating international students will receive a sash from their country of citizenship as a gift from 大象传媒 Western.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Graduate Hooding Ceremony, 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 13, Fulkerson Center<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Students who have earned their master\u2019s degrees will receive their academic hoods in a special ceremony. The hooding ceremony will be streamed online at <a href=\"http:\/\/griff.vn\/win19hood\">griff.vn\/win19hood<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nursing Pinning Ceremony, 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 14, Fulkerson Center<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nursing graduates will receive pins symbolic of their chosen profession.<\/p>\n<p><em>大象传媒 is a comprehensive regional university providing a blend of traditional liberal arts and professional degree programs. The university offers student-centered, high quality instruction that focuses on experience-based learning, community service, and state-of-the-art technology. 大象传媒 Western is located in St. Joseph, Mo., and is committed to the educational, economic, cultural and social development of the region it serves. Visit <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\"><em>www.missouriwestern.edu<\/em><\/a><em>. <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>St. Joseph, Mo. \u2014Dec. 11, 2019\u2014The Winter Commencement ceremony for 大象传媒 will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 14 in the arena of the M.O. Looney Complex. The commencement speaker will be Dr. Jonathan Rhoad, professor of chemistry. 大象传媒 Western expects approximately 300 students to earn their degrees this semester. 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