Purdue News

December 4, 1998 Winter commencements for West Lafayette, Calumet NOTE TO JOURNALISTS: Journalists who want to cover the West Lafayette commencement will need tickets and should reserve space for camera equipment. Call Roy A. Johnson, associate registrar, at (765) 494-6163, or Mike Willis, Purdue News Service, at (765) 494-0371. WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Purdue University will award degrees at two campuses in December. Ceremonies are scheduled at the West Lafayette campus at 9:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 20, in Elliott Hall of Music. Purdue Calumet will conduct commencement ceremonies at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 17, at the Holiday Star Theatre, Merrillville. Purdue President Steven C. Beering and Purdue Alumni Association President Charles E. Boonstra, St. Joseph, Mich., will address the graduates during the West Lafayette ceremonies. About 1,985 undergraduate students are scheduled to receive degrees. About 600 graduate and professional degrees will be awarded. The commencement ceremonies will feature two large video screens above the Hall of Music stage. The screens will display a close-up photo of each graduate as he or she is congratulated by the dean, just after receiving the diploma. Each ceremony at the West Lafayette campus will be for specific schools. The schedule is: 9:30 a.m. Schools of Consumer and Family Science; Engineering; Liberal Arts; and Veterinary Medicine. Class response by Jennifer L. Whittington, Logansport, School of Liberal Arts. 2:30 p.m. Schools of Agriculture; Education; Management; Pharmacy, Nursing and Health Sciences; Science; and Technology. Class response by Oscar Caballero, Cartagena, Colombia, School of Agriculture. Music will be provided by the Winter Commencement Band and the University Choir. Commencement videos for each school will be available to new graduates, their families and friends, said Steve Hall, director of the Hall of Music. The video costs $30, which includes postage and handling. Order forms are available at Purdue box offices and will be available from hall ushers and with programs during the ceremonies. The Hall of Music box office will be open just before and after each ceremony to accept order forms. CONTACT: Roy A. Johnson, associate registrar, (765) 494-6163; e-mail rajohnson@reg.purdue.edu Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; e-mail, purduenews@purdue.edu