Grads put on caps, gowns this weekend.Byline: GREG BOLT The Register-Guard The degrees range from high school completion certificates to doctorates and the students from teen-agers to sexagenarians. Graduates from two universities and two colleges will mark the ends of their college careers - or at least put another notch in their educational belts - at ceremonies this weekend in Eugene and Corvallis. Combined, more than 8,000 students will have the chance to put on caps and gowns at four graduation ceremonies. The largest of the events is the University of Oregon's commencement, which begins at 12:30 p.m. Saturday at McArthur Court McArthur Court is a basketball arena located on the campus of the University of Oregon in Eugene. Also known as "The Pit," it is known as one of the toughest arenas in the country for opposing players to play in. The arena is named for Clifton N. . A total of 4,091 students will be eligible to receive degrees at the university's 125th graduation procession. The number of graduates is up from last year's 3,883, reflecting an upward trend in overall university enrollment. Enrollment is expected to hit a record high of 20,000 students in the fall. UO geography professor Alexander Murphy, an award-winning teacher and vice president of the American Geographical Society American Geographical Society (AGS), oldest geographical society in the United States, founded 1852 in New York City. Its purpose is to advance the science of geography through discussion and publication. , will deliver the keynote address keynote address n. An opening address, as at a political convention, that outlines the issues to be considered. Also called keynote speech. Noun 1. to the class of 2002. His speech on "Facing the Challenges of a Complex and Changing World" will urge graduates to look beyond current events and crises to understand all the factors that affect the world's complex social environment. President Dave Frohnmayer will preside over the universitywide exercises, during which he will present the recipients of the 2002 Distinguished Service Awards and Presidential Medal. The recipients of several distinguished teaching awards also will be recognized. Doors open for the ceremony at 10:30 a.m., and no tickets are required. Members of the graduating class will sit on the main floor and visitors in the balconies. Seating will be on a first-come, first-served basis. The ceremony also will be televised live on Oregon Public Broadcasting Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) is the primary public broadcasting network for most of Oregon as well as southern Washington, with (as of 2006) over one million viewers throughout that region and an average of over 380,000 radio listeners each week. . For the first time, graduation also will be shown on the Internet. To view it, visit the UO's Web site at www.uoregon.edu and click on the commencement Webcast link. In addition to the main ceremony, individual colleges, departments and academic organizations will hold separate events honoring graduates beginning as early as Thursday and wrapping up Saturday afternoon. In case of rain, alternate locations for outdoor ceremonies will be announced on radio and television beginning at 6 a.m. Campus parking will be limited. Free parking will be available in lots at East 15th Avenue and Columbia Street and East 14th Avenue and Kincaid Street and at specially marked parking meters on the edge of campus. Lane Community College will present degrees and certificates in a ceremony beginning at 4 p.m. Saturday at the Lane County Fairgrounds n. pl. 1. same as fairground. exhibit hall. Doors open at 3:30 p.m.; no tickets are required. Graduates of the adult high school, adults with special needs and General Educational Development programs also will be recognized. About 1,000 students will be eligible to take part in the ceremony. Teo Wences, an adult high school student, and Linda Brooks, a general studies student, will present the keynote addresses. Graduates and their guests will be welcomed by LCC (Leadless Chip Carrier, Leaded Chip Carrier) See leadless chip carrier, CLCC and PLCC. 1. LCC - Language for Conversational Computing. Written at CMU in the 1960's. board Chairman Robert Ackerman, and President Mary Spilde will present degrees. Northwest Christian College Northwest Christian College is a private, liberal arts college located in Eugene, Oregon and is affiliated with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and the Independent Christian Churches/Churches of Christ. will hold its commencement exercises at 8 p.m. Friday at the Lane County Fairgrounds. The event will be preceded earlier in the day by a groundbreaking ceremony for a $10 million activities center, the first new college building since 1964. NCC NCC See National Clearing Corporation (NCC). will confer 164 degrees and certificates at its 103rd graduation ceremony. U.S. District Judge Michael Hogan will give the commencement address and will receive an honorary doctor of humanities Noun 1. Doctor of Humanities - an honorary degree in the humanities honorary degree, honoris causa - a degree conferred to honor the recipient degree for his "ethical leadership in United States courts "United States courts" may refer to:
Graduates will be presented by NCC Provost Steward Tennant, and NCC President James Womack will confer the degrees. Oregon State University Oregon State University, at Corvallis; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1858 as Corvallis College, opened 1865. In 1868 it was designated Oregon's land-grant agricultural college and was taken over completely by the state in 1885. will award degrees to 3,648 students in two ceremonies on Sunday at Reser Stadium in Corvallis. A ceremony for students who earned advanced degrees will be held at 9 a.m., and another ceremony for undergraduate students will begin at 2 p.m. OSU (Open Source UNIX) Refers to the Unix variants that are maintained as open source, which were primarily BSD Unix and Linux until Sun made its Solaris operating system open source in 2005. President Paul Risser will present the degrees at both ceremonies and will address the undergraduates. Oregon State is one of the few universities that distribute actual diplomas during commencement exercises; at the UO, undergraduates stand in groups for recognition with diplomas mailed later. COLLEGE GRADUATION NORTHWEST CHRISTIAN COLLEGE: Friday, 8 p.m., Lane County Fairgrounds UNIVERSITY OF OREGON The University of Oregon is a public university located in Eugene, Oregon. The university was founded in 1876, graduating its first class two years later. The University of Oregon is one of 60 members of the Association of American Universities. : Saturday, 12:30 p.m., McArthur Court LANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE: Saturday, 4 p.m., Lane County Fairgrounds OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY: Sunday, 9 a.m. for graduate students and 2 p.m. for undergraduate students, Reser Stadium |
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