News Release
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December 5, 2005
Boise State Hosts Winter Commencement and Celebration
Boise State will host its fifth winter
Commencement at 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 16, in Taco Bell Arena with President
Bob Kustra officiating. Doors will open at 9 a.m. No ticket is needed for
family and guests to attend.
Parking is free; because of limited handicapped parking, family and friends
who cannot walk to the Arena can be dropped off at the front of Entrances 1
and 2, where volunteers will assist them with elevators, etc., while drivers
park their cars.
Close to 550 students are expected to attend the ceremony. In all, 1,308
students have qualified for graduation since the May Commencement, earning a
total of 1,376 degrees or certificates. Eight students have qualified to
earn a doctorate (Ed.D.) in curriculum and instruction, and six of those
candidates will receive their degrees at the ceremony.
The Commencement ceremony will include two large screens that will broadcast
graduates accepting their degrees so that those sitting farther away from
the stage will be able to see individual graduates up close.
The student speaker is Nancy Henke, who is earning a bachelor�s degree in
English, with a minor in history. Henke was a member of the 2005 national
championship speech and debate team and was named a Pi Kappa Delta
All-American. She is a member of six honor societies and had two papers
accepted at undergraduate research conferences, one of which led to a
research grant for travel to continue her research on Latina/Chicana
dramatic literature.
Prior to the ceremony, graduates and their families are invited to a free
pre-ceremony celebration beginning at 8 a.m. in the Bronco Gym, located in
the Kinesiology Building across from Taco Bell Arena. Hosted by the Boise
State Alumni Association, the event will include a continental breakfast and
a professional photographer who will be available to take photos of
graduates with classmates and family.
Boise State�s Student Alumni Association (SAA) will also host a Commencement
Relief Station with first aid supplies and other services to meet
last-minute needs such as polishing shoes or mending a torn gown. At the SAA
booth, graduates may also enter a raffle to win a diploma frame worth $150.
For more information about the pre-ceremony celebration, contact the Boise
State Alumni Association at 426-1698.
Boise State began hosting winter Commencement in 2001 because of capacity
crowds at the May Commencement ceremonies. This Commencement is the 76th
overall.
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Media Contact: Kathleen Craven,
University Relations, (208) 426-3275,
kcraven@boisestate.edu
Boise State University is the largest institution of higher education in
Idaho with about 18,600 students and 2,200 faculty and staff. More than 190
undergraduate, graduate, doctoral and technical degrees are offered within
eight colleges. A metropolitan university located in the capital city, Boise
State is committed to life-enhancing research, teaching excellence and
public service.
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Last reviewed on Wednesday, February 01, 2006