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December 7, 2001 Commencement ceremonies set for winter graduatesWEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue University will hold three commencement ceremonies on two campuses over the next week. A total of 2,984 students are eligible to participate in graduation ceremonies on the West Lafayette campus scheduled for 9:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 16, in the Elliott Hall of Music. The morning commencement will include graduates from the schools of Education, Liberal Arts, Management, Technology and Veterinary Medicine. The afternoon graduation is for the schools of Agriculture; Consumer and Family Sciences; Engineering; Pharmacy, Nursing and Health Sciences; and Science. Purdue Calumet's commencement will be at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 18, at the Radisson Star Plaza Theatre in Merrillville, Ind. Purdue President Martin C. Jischke will be the keynote speaker at all three ceremonies. Vimalkumar Doshi of Singapore will give the student response at the morning ceremony in West Lafayette. He will earn a bachelor's degree from the School of Management. Ericka C. Smiley of Indianapolis will address her classmates during the afternoon commencement. She will earn a bachelor's degree from the School of Science. Registrar Joy Garton Krueger says participants and spectators are likely to notice the increased security presence during ceremonies in the Elliott Hall of Music, with all bags subject to search. "We are encouraging the public to arrive early and travel light," Krueger said. "If you don't have to carry a bag into the hall, please don't." The doors to Elliott Hall will be open 90 minutes prior to the start of both ceremonies so that family and friends have plenty of time to be seated before commencement gets under way. At Calumet, 546 winter candidates and 149 summer graduates are eligible to participate in the ceremony. Chancellor Howard Cohen will give an address and the student response will be presented by Karen Lynn Nagel of Lowell, Ind., who will receive a bachelor's degree in chemistry. Writer: Sharon A. Bowker, (765) 494-9723, sbowker@purdue.edu Sources: Joy Garton Krueger, (765) 494-6133, kruegerj@purdue.edu Wes Lukoshus, (219) 89-2217, lukoshus@calumet.purdue.edu NOTE TO JOURNALISTS: Journalists who want to cover the West Lafayette Commencement Sunday, Dec. 16, will need tickets for the event. To make arrangements, call Sharon Bowker, (765) 494-9723, or Mike Willis, (765) 494-2079, at the Purdue News Service.
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