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Released: 22-Aug-2002 12:00 AM EDT
White Coat Cermony Welcomes Tomorrow's Physicians
New York College of Osteopathic Medicine at New York Institute of Technology

NYIT's New York College of Osteopathic Medicine welcomed its incoming classes of 2005 and 2006 recently at its annual White Coat Ceremony, which stresses the humanistic element of the medical profession.

Released: 20-Aug-2002 12:00 AM EDT
Jesse Jackson Jr. Slated to Visit Marlboro College
Marlboro College

Marlboro College is pleased to announce its upcoming privilege to host Representative Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. at a public talk at the Whittemore Theater on the Marlboro College campus on Friday, Oct. 11 at 7 p.m. The talk will be followed by an 8 p.m. reception and book signing in the Drury Gallery, located next to the Whittemore Theater.

Released: 7-Aug-2002 12:00 AM EDT
Public Figures to Address World Issues Post-September 11
Colorado College

Well-known scholars, journalists, and public figures will, in combination with CC faculty, address major political, philosophical, and social issues facing us in the post-9/11 world. The upcoming Colorado College William Jovanovich symposium, "September 11 -- One Year Later: Responding to Global Challenges," will run from Thursday, September 12, to Saturday, September 14.

Released: 31-Jul-2002 12:00 AM EDT
Students to Quiz Acclaimed Journalist About Her Minimum-Wage Odyssey
Smith College

Barbara Ehrenreich's "Nickel and Dimed in America" is Required Summer Reading for Entering Smith Students.

Released: 14-Jun-2002 12:00 AM EDT
Conference to Mark 50th Anniversary of Eisenhower's Election to Presidency
Gettysburg College

November 2002 marks the 50th anniversary of Dwight Eisenhower's election to the presidency of the United States. A conference on Oct. 25 - 27 will examine the critical 1952 election and Eisenhower legacies in domestic and foreign affairs.

Released: 8-Jun-2002 12:00 AM EDT
Dance History--From Elephants in Pink Tutus to the Fancy Footwork of Fred Astair
Temple University

Temple University's Esther Boyer College of Music and Department of Dance will host the Society of Dance History Scholars 2002 International Conference, Dance & the City: Urban and Urbane, Thursday, June 20, through Sunday, June 23.

Released: 4-Jun-2002 12:00 AM EDT
NSF Director to Speak at Dedication of the Center for Adaptive Optics
University of California, Santa Cruz

Rita Colwell, director of the National Science Foundation, will speak at the University of California, Santa Cruz, as part of a dedication ceremony for the national Center for Adaptive Optics on Friday, June 21.

Released: 24-May-2002 12:00 AM EDT
EPA Administrator Christie Whitman to Deliver Hamilton College Commencement Address
Hamilton College

Christie Whitman, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency administrator, will deliver the Commencement address at Hamilton College on Sunday, May 26, at 10:30 a.m.

Released: 23-May-2002 12:00 AM EDT
WWII-Era Alumni Walk with Class of 2002
University of Redlands

Two World War II-era alumni who were unable to cross the commencement stage due to very different circumstances will participate in this weekend's graduation at the University of Redlands.

Released: 22-May-2002 12:00 AM EDT
Henderson Commencement Speaker for Hopkins School of Medicine
Johns Hopkins Medicine

The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine will award doctor of medicine degrees to 114 women and men from 25 states and six foreign countries at the commencement exercises May 23, 2002. The class is the 107th to graduate since the school opened in 1893. Johns Hopkins is among the most selective medical schools in the nation, with 4,654 applicants for 120 places for the freshman class this fall.

Released: 21-May-2002 12:00 AM EDT
Teachers College Honors Civil Rights Leaders at 2002 Commencement
Columbia University, Teachers College

In a rare event that will bear witness to the nation's long struggle for racial equality in society and in the classroom, Teachers College, Columbia University will honor several important leaders who played crucial roles in the American civil rights movement at its 2002 Master's Convocation. Coretta Scott King, the Brown family, Congressman John Lewis, and David Levering Lewis will all speak at the ceremony and will each receive the Teachers College Medal for Distinguished Service to Education.

Released: 20-May-2002 12:00 AM EDT
Sen. George Mitchell Says Middle East Peace Not a Distant Dream
Gettysburg College

Despite some 2,000 deaths in the last 18 months, hope is alive for peace in the Middle East, former U.S. Sen. George J. Mitchell (D-Maine) told reporters before the 167th commencement exercises at Gettysburg College.

Released: 17-May-2002 12:00 AM EDT
Honorary Doctorates of Humane Letters Presented at 2002 Commencement
Bank Street College of Education

Honorary doctorates of Humane Letters will be presented to: Dr. Michelle Fine, Dr. Mindy Thompson Fullilove, Dr. Robert Fullilove and David Wolkenberg.

Released: 16-May-2002 12:00 AM EDT
Congressional Representative to Speak at CCOM Commencement
Midwestern University, Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine

Chicago's dynamic Congressional Representative from the 7th Congressional District, Danny K. Davis, Ph.D., will be the keynote speaker at the June 1st commencement of the Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine of Midwestern University.

Released: 15-May-2002 12:00 AM EDT
Bowdoin Graduating Class Encouraged to Heal Fractured Civil Societies, Build Cathedrals
Bowdoin College

As at so many recent occasions, the normal celebration of Bowdoin College's commencement was tempered by memories of an academic year that began with the attack on the World Trade Center, and ends with the U.S. and other nations engaged in "the war on terrorism."

Released: 15-May-2002 12:00 AM EDT
Bill Holm to Speak at Gustavus Adolphus College Commencement
Gustavus Adolphus College

Minnesota author Bill Holm, a celebrated poet and essayist, will deliver the Gustavus Adolphus College commencement address at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 2 on Hollingsworth Field.

Released: 9-May-2002 12:00 AM EDT
Chief of U.N. Mission to Bosnia Returns to Address 2002 Grads
Elmhurst College

Former Elmhurst College student Jacques Paul Klein, who now heads the U.N. mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina, will return to Elmhurst on Sunday, May 26, to address 2002 graduating class. Klein has been a leading figure in Croatia and Bosnia for the past seven years.

Released: 7-May-2002 12:00 AM EDT
URI's first Rhodes Scholar to give Commencement Address
University of Rhode Island

University of Rhode Island President Robert L. Carothers has announced that URI's first Rhodes Scholar, Rachel Walshe, will be the speaker at this year's undergraduate commencement. Commencement will be held Sunday, May 19.

Released: 3-May-2002 12:00 AM EDT
Scientists of Tomorrow Gather at UD
University of Delaware

The scientists of tomorrow will converge at the University of Delaware for the 2002 National Tournament of the Science Olympiad, May 17-18. The event brings together the best middle and high school aged scientists from across the nation.

Released: 3-May-2002 12:00 AM EDT
Husband and Wife Astronauts to Speak at Commencement
Westminster College of Salt Lake City

Husband and wife astronauts, Captain Robert L. "Hoot" Gibson and Dr. Rhea Seddon will be the speakers for Westminster College's 127th commencement.

Released: 2-May-2002 12:00 AM EDT
Danny Glover to Present Cornell Convocation Address
Cornell University

Cornell University will celebrate its 134th Commencement Sunday, May 26, with President Hunter Rawlings presenting the commencement address and presiding over the ceremony at 11 a.m. on Schoellkopf Field. Actor and human rights activist Danny Glover will present the Senior Convocation address Saturday, May 25.

Released: 1-May-2002 12:00 AM EDT
Space Traveler Dennis Tito to Speak During Commencement at Rensselaer
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)

Civilian space traveler and Rensselaer alumnus Dennis Tito will be the featured speaker at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's 196th Commencement ceremonies on May 18.

Released: 1-May-2002 12:00 AM EDT
Governors Rowland and Swift to Speak at Commencement and Class Day Events
Trinity College

Connecticut Governor John G. Rowland will be the Commencement speaker this year when Trinity College holds its 176th Commencement on Sunday, May 19, 2002. Massachusetts Governor Jane Swift will deliver the Class Day address on Saturday, May 18.

Released: 1-May-2002 12:00 AM EDT
Kathy Bates to Give SMU Commencement Address
Southern Methodist University

Academy Award-winning actress Kathy Bates, a 1969 graduate of Southern Methodist University's Meadows School of the Arts, will give the address May 18 at SMU's 87th annual commencement ceremony and will receive an honorary doctor of arts degree.

Released: 30-Apr-2002 12:00 AM EDT
Former CEO and Chairman of Oryx Energy Co. to Speak During UMR Commencement
Missouri University of Science and Technology

Robert L. Keiser of Dallas, Texas, retired chief executive officer and chairman of Oryx Energy Co. (now Kerr McGee Corp.) and a 1965 University of Missouri-Rolla graduate, will deliver the commencement address during UMR's Annual Commencement Saturday, May 18.

Released: 30-Apr-2002 12:00 AM EDT
Home Depot Co-Founder Kenneth Langone to Speak at Commencement
Bucknell University

Entrepreneur and philanthropist Kenneth Langone will speak May 19 at Bucknell University's commencement ceremony. He is perhaps best known for co-founding Home Depot, Inc., the well-known home improvement chain.

Released: 30-Apr-2002 12:00 AM EDT
Renowned Poet to Speak at U of I Commencement
University of Indianapolis

Acclaimed poet Alice Friman will be the keynote speaker at the 97th University of Indianapolis Commencement Ceremony, slated for Saturday, May 4, at 2 p.m. in Nicoson Hall. Friman taught at the university for more than 20 years.

Released: 27-Apr-2002 12:00 AM EDT
NBC CEO Bob Wright to Give Address at LSU's 247th Commencement
Louisiana State University

Bob Wright, chairman and CEO of NBC, and vice chairman of the board, executive officer and a member of the Corporate Executive Office of General Electric, will deliver the commencement address at LSU's 247th commencement exercises on May 24 in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.

Released: 27-Apr-2002 12:00 AM EDT
Authors Gloria Naylor and Bill McKibben to Speak at Commencement
St. Lawrence University

"Brewster Place" Author Gloria Naylor and "End of Nature" Author Bill McKibben will be among the honored guests speaking at St. Lawrence University's Commencement May 19.

Released: 27-Apr-2002 12:00 AM EDT
News Man Schieffer to Give Commencement Address
Muhlenberg College

CBS broadcast journalist Bob Schieffer will serve as the Commencement speaker for the class of 2002 at Muhlenberg College's 154th Commencement Exercises, Sunday May 19. Schieffer will receive an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters.

Released: 25-Apr-2002 12:00 AM EDT
Speakers Announced for Catawba College's Commencement Weekend
Catawba College

She's an author, educator, community volunteer, wife and a mother, but Saturday, May 11, Nancy Hunter Denny will be the featured speaker at Catawba College's Graduation Exercise. The event begins at 10:30 a.m. on the lawn of Abernethy Quadrangle.

Released: 25-Apr-2002 12:00 AM EDT
Publisher of Ebony Magazine to Speak at University of Arkansas
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

Publisher John H. Johnson and retired General Wesley K. Clark will receive honorary doctor of laws degrees at the University of Arkansas 2002 all-University commencement exercise.

Released: 24-Apr-2002 12:00 AM EDT
Major National Writers Conference
Long Island University, Southampton College

In the summer of 2002, the Writing Program at Southampton College of Long Island University will host its first major national writers conference, running from July 17 to July 28. Workshop classes will be led by some of the finest writers and teachers of writing in the country.

Released: 24-Apr-2002 12:00 AM EDT
Pulitzer Winner to Address N.C. State Grads
North Carolina State University

The Washington Post's Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist William Raspberry will deliver the North Carolina State University commencement address on Saturday, May 18, at the Entertainment and Sports Arena in Raleigh. He will also receive an honorary doctor of humane letters degree from NC State.

Released: 19-Apr-2002 12:00 AM EDT
Sylvia Nasar, Author of A Beautiful Mind, to Speak at Commencement
University of Tulsa

Sylvia Nasar, author of the award-winning book, "A Beautiful Mind," will be the 2002 Commencement speaker at The University of Tulsa's 109th commencement on May 11.

Released: 18-Apr-2002 12:00 AM EDT
First Woman to Serve as the Utah Supreme Court's Chief Justice to Address Graduates
University of Utah

The University of Utah trustees approved honorary degrees for four outstanding individuals and gave their nod of approval to Chief Justice Christine Durham as this year's commencement speaker. Honorary degree recipients include James E. Faust, Louis H. and Ellen Callister and Jon Jory, who will be recognized during graduation ceremonies on May 10.

Released: 17-Apr-2002 12:00 AM EDT
Charlie Rose to Deliver Commencement Address at Colgate
Colgate University

Acclaimed journalist Charlie Rose, who "could draw a fascinating interview from a stone," according to critic, will deliver the address at Colgate University's 181st commencement on Sunday, May 19.

Released: 17-Apr-2002 12:00 AM EDT
Sen. John McCain Will Deliver Address, Receive Honorary Degree at Wake Forest University
Wake Forest University

John McCain, U.S. senator from Arizona and decorated Navy veteran, will deliver Wake Forest University's 160th commencement address and receive an honorary doctor of laws degree on May 20.

Released: 17-Apr-2002 12:00 AM EDT
Civil Rights Leaders to Speak at Williams Commencement
Williams College

Morris Dees, co-founder of the Southern Poverty Law Center and the center's chief trial counsel, will be the principal speaker at Williams College's 213th Commencement exercises on Sunday, June 2.

Released: 16-Apr-2002 12:00 AM EDT
UIC Commencement 2002
University of Illinois Chicago

This year's commencement speaker is Connie Payton, widow of former Chicago Bears running back Walter Payton. Mrs. Payton has given many years of public service on behalf of children who are wards of the state and vigorously promoted family issues and family awareness.

Released: 16-Apr-2002 12:00 AM EDT
Venture Capitalist and Alumnus Ray Lane to Address Grads, Receive Honorary Degree
West Virginia University - Eberly College of Arts and Sciences

The man who helped take Oracle Corporation to the top of the computer software industry and now guides established businesses in Internet opportunities and entrepreneurial strategies will give the main address at West Virginia University's 133rd Commencement.

Released: 13-Apr-2002 12:00 AM EDT
Banner Memorializing 2,200 U.S. Lynching Victims Created by Students
Gettysburg College

Gettysburg College students are planning a project, including a large outdoor banner, to memorialize some of the 4,700 victims of lynching in the United States.

Released: 13-Apr-2002 12:00 AM EDT
CEOs of International Firms to Speak at Commencement
Western Illinois University

Robert Nardelli, president and CEO of The Home Depot, and Eric Gleacher, president and CEO of Gleacher & Co. will be presented with Honorary Doctorates of Humane Letters and will speak at Western Illinois University's May 11 Commencement Ceremonies.

Released: 13-Apr-2002 12:00 AM EDT
Self-made Social Entrepreneur Advises Fellow Alums to Make a Difference
University of Pittsburgh

University of Pittsburgh alumnus and trustee William E. Strickland Jr.-- president and CEO of Manchester Craftsmen's Guild and Bidwell Training Center--will deliver the University's 2002 commencement address.

Released: 13-Apr-2002 12:00 AM EDT
Flow Author to Address CC Class of 2002
Colorado College

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, renowned author, researcher, and professor, will speak during Colorado College's 2002 commencement ceremony on Monday, May 20. His best-selling book, "Flow," explains his theory of flow, living through peak experiences and engaging in everyday life.

Released: 13-Apr-2002 12:00 AM EDT
Director of Homeland Security Tom Ridge to Deliver Keynote Address at Carnegie Mellon
Carnegie Mellon University

Director of Homeland Security Tom Ridge will give the keynote address at Carnegie Mellon University's 105th commencement on Sunday May 19, 2002. He will also be awarded an honorary degree.

Released: 13-Apr-2002 12:00 AM EDT
Former Surgeon General Antonia Novello Speaks at Commencement
UNT Health Science Center

New York Health Commissioner and former U.S. Surgeon General Antonia Coello Novello will deliver the commencement address to the University of North Texas Health Science Center's graduating osteopathic physicians, scientists, public health officers, and Physician Assistants May 18.

Released: 13-Apr-2002 12:00 AM EDT
Former Olympic Coach LeRoy Walker to Deliver UNCA Commencement Address
University of North Carolina at Asheville

LeRoy Walker, a legendary figure in Olympic coaching as well as higher education, will give the keynote address at UNC Asheville's annual commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 18.

Released: 13-Apr-2002 12:00 AM EDT
Dr. Cynthia Mccall Campbell Delivers Commencement Speech
Alma College

The Reverend Dr. Cynthia McCall Campbell, McCormick Theological Seminary president, delivers the Commencement speech at Alma College's Commencement April 20. Dr. Campbell receives an honorary degree, Doctor of Letters during the ceremony.

Released: 13-Apr-2002 12:00 AM EDT
Sen. George Mitchell to Deliver Commencement Address
Gettysburg College

Former U.S. Sen. George J. Mitchell, who led the international fact-finding committee on violence in the Middle East that produced The Mitchell Report, will speak at Gettysburg College's 167th commencement exercises on May 19.



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