Purdue to award degrees during summer commencement
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. —Purdue University's summer commencement ceremony will be held at 9:30 a.m. Aug. 5 at the Elliott Hall of Music.Among the 1,248 degrees will be 504 undergraduate degrees, three professional degrees, 404 master's degrees and 337 doctoral degrees.
University President Martin C. Jischke will address graduates at the ceremony. Lindsey Anne Thieme of Decatur, Ind., a graduate of the College of Consumer and Family Sciences, will provide the student response.
Commencement videos will be available. A DVD costs $30, and order forms are available at Stewart Center's Loeb Playhouse box office or by calling (765) 494-3933. Order forms can be submitted both before and after the commencement ceremony.
For information, call (765) 494-6157 or e-mail commencement@purdue.edu.
Purdue University has been holding summer commencement ceremonies since 1984.
Writer: Christy Jones, (765) 494-1089, christyjones@purdue.edu
Sources: Christine L. Leasure, assistant registrar, (765) 494-6163, clleasure@purdue.edu
Abby Bryant, assistant registrar, (765) 494-8219, bryantah@purdue.edu
Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; purduenews@purdue.edu
Note to Journalists: Tickets are required for journalists planning to cover the Aug. 5 commencement ceremonies, and space must also be reserved for camera equipment. Arrangements can be made by contacting Christy Jones, Purdue News Service, at (765) 494-1089, christyjones@purdue.edu, or Jesica Webb, Purdue News Service, (765) 494-2079, jwebb@purdue.edu.
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