WHAT:
Three prominent speakers will address new graduates at Kent State University’s spring commencement ceremonies Saturday, May 10, and Sunday, May 11. An evening ceremony for those receiving doctoral degrees will be held on Thursday, May 8 in the Kent Student Center Kiva.

Degrees will be conferred on more than 3,400 graduates of the Class of 2008.

                                   
CEREMONIES

6 p.m., Thursday, May 8
Video: Doctoral Students Commencement Ceremony

7 p.m., Friday, May 9
Stark Campus Commencement Ceremony
Video: Stark Spring 2008 Commencement Ceremony

10 a.m., Saturday, May 10
College of Architecture and Environmental Design
College of the Arts
College of Education, Health and Human Services
Speaker: Roe Green, CEO, Roe Green Foundation and Member, Kent State University Foundation
Honorary Degree Recipient: Mark Mothersbaugh, Co-Founder, Mutato Muzika
Video: Spring 2008 Commencement Ceremony

2 p.m., Saturday, May 10
Colleges of Arts and Sciences
College of Nursing
Speaker and Honorary Degree Recipient: Jun H. Souk, Executive Vice President and Director, Liquid Crystal Display Research and Development Center, Samsung Electronics
Video: Spring 2008 Commencement Ceremony - College of Arts & Sciences and College of Nursing

10 a.m., Sunday, May 11
College of Business Administration
College of Communication and Information
College of Technology
Speaker: William H. Oliver, Senior Vice President for Public Affairs, AT&T
University Medallion Recipient: Gordon W. Keller, Retired Kent State Faculty Member and Executive Officer
Video: Spring 2008 Commencement Ceremony
 
WHERE:          
Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (MACC Center)
For directions to the Kent Campus, visit the Kent State Web site at www.kent.edu/directions

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