December 12, 2018– Northern Kentucky University will honor more than 1,100 students at its 46th Commencement exercises on Dec. 15, 2018.
The two ceremonies will take place at BB&T Arena. Commencement for the College of Arts and Sciences and the College of Education and Human Services will begin at 10 a.m. Commencement for the College of Health Professions, the Haile/US Bank College of Business and the College of Informatics will begin at 3 p.m.
President Ashish Vaidya will address the first graduating class in his tenure, and Chase College of Law Professor David Singleton will deliver the Commencement address as NKU’s Frank Sinton Milburn Outstanding Professor honoree. Students and their families will also hear remarks from two of their peers: Andrea Shiverdecker and Mitchell Bischoff.
In all, 1,169 graduates will be honored on Saturday. They include students who completed degrees in August, as well as those who completed degrees in December. For more details on the ceremonies and to watch a live stream, visit NKU’s Commencement webpage.
About NKU: Northern Kentucky University is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2018! Founded in 1968, we are a growing metropolitan university of more than 14,000 students served by more than 2,000 faculty and staff on a thriving suburban campus near Cincinnati. Located in the quiet suburb of Highland Heights, Kentucky—just seven miles southeast of Cincinnati—we have become a leader in Greater Cincinnati and Kentucky by providing a private school education for a fraction of the cost. While we are one of the fastest growing universities in Kentucky, our professors still know our students' names. For more information on our 50th, visit nku.edu/50.
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