Plans ready for 2007 fall commencement
Emporia State University
Originally published 12:34 p.m., November 29, 2007
Updated 12:34 p.m., November 29, 2007
Caps and gowns, speeches, diplomas and proud relatives will fill Emporia’s William Lindsay White Auditorium on Dec. 15. Emporia State University’s winter commencement takes place at 10 a.m. in the auditorium, 111 E. Sixth Ave.
ESU will confer undergraduate degrees on approximately 265 students during the ceremony. Another 168 students are candidates for graduate degrees.
This year’s Roe R. Cross Distinguished Professor at ESU, Elizabeth Yanik, will deliver the commencement address. Yanik, a passionate teacher who directs and sustains a half-dozen math and science mentoring programs for young women, joined the ESU mathematics faculty in 1990.
The Presidential Award for Distinguished Service to Diversity will be presented at commencement. The award recognizes an individual for leadership in furthering diversity and mutual respect. Selection criteria include breadth and depth of involvement in such areas as recruitment, retention, curriculum and extracurricular activities.
Complete information on commencement day activities at ESU is available at www.emporia.edu/commencement.