{"id":1544,"date":"2023-02-20T20:17:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-20T20:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/?p=1544"},"modified":"2024-08-19T13:51:53","modified_gmt":"2024-08-19T17:51:53","slug":"purdue-global-announces-anaheim-commencement-weekend-schedule-feb-24-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/2023\/Q1\/purdue-global-announces-anaheim-commencement-weekend-schedule-feb-24-25","title":{"rendered":"Purdue Global announces Anaheim commencement weekend schedule \u2014 Feb. 24-25"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"purdue-initial-words-wrap\"><p class=\"purdue-initial-words wp-block-paragraph\">ANAHEIM, Calif. &mdash;<\/p> \n<p>Purdue Global will host commencement ceremonies and several receptions, dinners and celebrations at the City National Grove of Anaheim, California, on Feb. 24-25.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Three ceremonies \u2014 two in person and one virtual \u2014 will celebrate 990 candidates. The graduates reside in 46 states \u2014 including 176 California residents and 56 from Indiana \u2014 as well as Bermuda, Canada, Indonesia, Puerto Rico, the Caribbean islands of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saipan and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Some\u00a0178\u00a0graduates are affiliated with the military.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reporters are invited to the commencements and events at the City National Grove of Anaheim, 2200 E.&nbsp;Katella Ave, in Anaheim. Media parking will be available. Purdue Global officials will be available for interviews between ceremonies. To RSVP, contact Matthew Oates, Purdue News Service, at&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:oatesw@purdue.edu\">oatesw@purdue.edu<\/a>&nbsp;or 765-586-7496 (cell).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The schedule at City National Grove of Anaheim (unless otherwise noted) is as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Friday, Feb. 24<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>5-6:30 p.m. PST \u2014 Black and Gold Celebration<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>7-9 p.m. PST \u2014 Military Appreciation Dinner<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Saturday, Feb. 25<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>10:30 a.m. PST \u2014 First ceremony: Concord Law School, Nursing, Social and Behavioral Sciences, General Education<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 p.m. PST \u2014 Second ceremony: Business, Information Technology, Health Sciences<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>4:30 p.m. PST \u2014 Virtual ceremony<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>6 p.m. PST \u2014 Concord Law School 25th Anniversary Celebration Dinner (Sheraton Park Hotel, 1855 S. Harbor Blvd., Anaheim, CA 92802)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Media can visit&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/stories.purdue.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Persistent Pursuit<\/a>&nbsp;for&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/stories.purdue.edu\/purdue-global\/\">stories about Purdue Global students and leaders<\/a>&nbsp;and the mission of Purdue Global.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"note\" class=\"post-content__attribution \">\n    <div class=\"columns\"> \n                    <div class=\"column\"> \n                <p class=\"post-content__source\">\n                    <strong>Media contact:<\/strong>\u00a0Matthew Oates, 765-586-7496 (cell),\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:oatesw@purdue.edu\"><strong>oatesw@purdue.edu<\/strong><\/a>, @mo_oates                <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ANAHEIM, Calif. &mdash; Purdue Global will host commencement ceremonies and several receptions, dinners and celebrations at the City National Grove of Anaheim, California, on Feb. 24-25. 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