ADVISORY/Cambridge College to Hold Graduation Ceremonies At the Savannah Civic Center.

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ADVISORY...for Sunday (Feb. 16, 2003)

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WHAT: More than 2500 people are expected to attend graduation ceremonies at the Savannah Civic Center, Savannah, Georgia, to honor over 600 graduates of Cambridge College's National Institute for Teaching Excellence (NITE) program. More than 50 faculty, administrators, and staff of the College will attend the commencement. WHO: Lynn Walker Huntley, President of the Southern Education Foundation in Atlanta, will be the Commencement Speaker. The Honorable Floyd Adams, Jr., Mayor of the City of Savannah, and the Honorable Edward "Mickey" Stephens, Georgia State Representative, will also speak. Professor Mahesh Sharma, President elect of Cambridge College, will preside over the ceremonies. WHEN: Sunday, February 16, 2003, at 12 noon. WHERE: The Johnny Mercer Theater, Savannah Civic Center, Liberty at Montgomery, Savannah, GA BACKGROUND: Cambridge College, founded in 1971, is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with satellite campuses located in Springfield, Massachusetts and Chesapeake, Virginia. Cambridge College has an enrollment of 5,200 degree-seeking students and more than 15,000 alumni, the majority of whom are teachers. Students come from 47 states and 16 countries to enroll in the College's degree programs: master's-level programs in Counseling Psychology, Education, and Management; a Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies program; and undergraduate programs in psychology, education and liberal studies, management, and human services designed especially for working adults. The College's nationally acclaimed National Institute for Teaching Excellence (NITE) draws to the Cambridge, MA area each summer over 800 urban teachers from all over the country, and from Puerto Rico, Canada, Benin in Africa, Sweden, and Taiwan. Cambridge College has been recognized by nationally distinguished publications including Black Issues in Higher Education and The Hispanic Outlook on Higher Education-as a leader in educating minority adults. More African Americans receive the Master of Education degree from Cambridge College than from any other institution in the country, including major state universities and historically Black colleges.