Campus News
Westminster to Graduate 800+ during 2010 Commencement
Ceremony to be held May 29 at 1:45 p.m. at the E-Center
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 24, 2010
SALT LAKE CITY – More than 800 Westminster students will receive their degrees during the college’s annual commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 29 at 1:45 p.m. at the E-Center. Approximately 470 undergraduates and 340 graduate students will participate in this year’s event.
The Class of 2010 includes students ranging in age from 19 – 59, and is made up of students from 32 U.S. states and 19 different countries, including Albania, Australia, Bosnia, Bulgaria, France, India, Japan, Jamaica, Mexico, the Philippines and Togo.
The largest number of degrees will be awarded in the areas of nursing, psychology, communication, marketing and English. The Class of 2010 includes the college’s first-ever graduates from its innovative Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) project-based degree completion program, as well as from the Master of Accountancy and the Master of Public Health programs.
Media members are invited to attend the following events:
Commencement Brunch
Saturday, May 29, 2010 at 10 a.m., The Commons at Westminster College
The Westminster community celebrates the 2010 graduating class with brunch for students, faculty and staff.
Commencement Ceremony
Saturday, May 29, 2010 at 1:45 p.m., E-Center, 3200 South Decker Lake Drive (2200 West)
Jim Leach, chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities and former congressman, will be the honored speaker for the college’s commencement ceremony.
Leach served in the U.S. House of Representatives for 30 years representing southeastern Iowa. He chaired the Banking and Financial Services Committee, the Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Affairs, the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, and co-founded the Congressional Humanities Caucus. After leaving Congress, Leach returned to academia and joined the faculty at Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School, where he was the John L. Weinberg Visiting Professor of Public and International Affairs. He also served as interim director of the Institute of Politics and lecturer at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. In July of 2009, President Obama nominated him to serve as the ninth chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Leach will be presented an honorary Doctor of Humanities degree at the commencement. Westminster’s 15th president, Peggy Stock, will also be honored with a Doctor of Education degree.
Undergraduate and graduate degrees that will be awarded include:
Undergraduate
Bachelor of Arts (BA)……………………………...151
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)………...8
Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) ………………………...4
Bachelor of Science (BS)…………………………..308
Graduate
Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT)…………………………………………….....49
Master of Education (Med)…………………………………………………….....16
Master of Accountancy (MAcc)……………………………………………………7
Master of Business Administration (MBA)……………………………………..176
Master of Business Administration in Technology Management (MBATM)…....16
Master of Professional Communication (MPC)…………………………………..20
Master of Science in Professional Counseling (MSPC)……………………..…...10
Master of Public Health (MPH)…………………………………………………..14
Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)…………………………………………….14
Master of Science in Nurse Anesthesia (MSNA)………………………………...14
Master of Science in Nursing Education (MSNEd)……………………………….8
For more information, contact Laura Murphy at (801) 832-2685.
Westminster is a nationally recognized, comprehensive liberal arts college. With a broad array of graduate and undergraduate programs, Westminster is distinguished by its unique environment for learning. Westminster prepares students for success through active and engaged learning, real world experiences and its vibrant campus community. Westminster’s unique location, adjacent to the Rocky Mountains and to the dynamic city of Salt Lake, further enriches the college experience. For more information visit www.westminstercollege.edu or follow WestminsterSLC on Twitter.
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