Date:
12/7/2006
Contact: Wendel Sloan at 505.562.2253
PORTALES—Eastern New Mexico University's 2006 fall commencement will be at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 16, in Greyhound Arena in Portales.
The keynote speaker will be Duane Ryan, director of the KENW Broadcast Center on the ENMU campus. KENW-TV and KENW-FM are Public Broadcasting Service stations.
Of the 248 graduation candidates, 201 will receive bachelor's degrees, 43 will receive master's degrees and four will receive associate degrees.
The ENMU Board of Regents will meet at 9:30 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 15, in the Regents Room in the Administration Building.
The Fall 2006 Academic Honors Convocation for students receiving graduation honors will begin at 3 p.m. on Friday in the University Theatre Center.
The Alumni Association is sponsoring a commencement reception from 4–5 p.m. on Friday in the Campus Union Ballroom. All new graduates and their family and friends, as well as alumni, faculty, staff and students are invited.
For more information about graduation, call the Registrar's Office at 505.562.2175.