In addition to the university-wide ceremony on Saturday, where graduates will be recognized collectively, each college will hold its own ceremony where every graduate from that college will be recognized individually. This ceremony will be led by the college dean and have greater involvement from the faculty, allowing the University to focus on individual student academic achievement. This ceremony will heighten the academic distinction students have achieved and allow for recognitions such as Doctoral degree hooding and honors designations. Approximately 3,200 undergraduate students and 800 graduate students will receive degrees during the ceremony for their respective colleges.
WATERS COLLEGE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS
WHO: Approximately 750 graduates together with Dean of the Waters College of Health Professions Barry Joyner, Ph.D. and faculty members will participate in this ceremony.
WHEN: Friday, May 10, at 9:30 a.m.
WHERE: Savannah Convention Center, 1 International Drive, Savannah
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: During this ceremony, the university will award posthumous degrees to the families of Caitlyn Baggett, Morgan Bass,
Emily Clark, Abbie DeLoach, and Catherine “McKay” Pittman, the School of Nursing students who were tragically killed in 2015.
COLLEGE OF BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
WHO: Approximately 600 graduates together with Dean of the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences John Kraft, Ph.D., will participate in this ceremony.
WHEN: Friday, May 10, at 9:30 a.m.
WHERE: Hanner Fieldhouse, 590 Herty Drive, Statesboro
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
WHO: Approximately 450 graduates together with Dean of the College of Education Thomas R. Koballa, Jr., Ph.D., and faculty members will participate in this ceremony.
WHEN: Friday, May 10, at 1 p.m.
WHERE: Savannah Convention Center, 1 International Drive, Savannah
ALLEN E. PAULSON COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND COMPUTING
WHO: Approximately 450 students together with Dean of the Allen E. Paulsen College Of Engineering and Computing Mohammad S. Davoud, Ph.D., P.E., and faculty members will participate in this ceremony.
WHEN: Friday, May 10, at 1 p.m.
WHERE: Hanner Fieldhouse, 590 Herty Drive, Statesboro
JIANN-PING HSU COLLEGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH
WHO: Approximately 125 students together with Dean of the College of Education Greg Evans, Ph.D., and faculty members will participate in this ceremony.
WHEN: Friday, May 10, at 4 p.m.
WHERE: Savannah Convention Center, 1 International Drive, Savannah
COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS
WHO: Approximately 275 students together with Dean of the College of Science and Mathematics Delana Gajdosik-Nivens, Ph.D., and faculty members will participate in this ceremony.
WHEN: Friday, May 10, at 4 p.m.
WHERE: Hanner Fieldhouse, 590 Herty Drive, Statesboro
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND HUMANITIES
WHO: Approximately 600 students together with Dean of the College of Arts and Humanities Curtis Ricker, D.A., and faculty members will participate in this ceremony.
WHEN: Saturday, May 11, at 1 p.m.
WHERE: Hanner Fieldhouse, 590 Herty Drive, Statesboro
PARKER COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
WHO: Approximately 650 students together with Dean of the Parker College of Business Allen C. Amason, Ph.D., and faculty members will participate in this ceremony. Greg Parker, founder and CEO of The Parker Companies, will speak at the ceremony.
WHEN: Saturday, May 11, at 4 p.m.
WHERE: Hanner Fieldhouse, 590 Herty Drive, Statesboro
UNIVERSITY-WIDE CEREMONY
WHO: More than 2,000 graduate and undergraduate students across the university’s Statesboro, Savannah and Liberty Campuses will attend this ceremony. Fashion executive, self-made multimillionaire and “Shark Tank” entrepreneur Daymond John will be the speaker at the university-wide ceremony.
WHEN: Saturday, May 11, at 9 a.m.
WHERE: Allen E. Paulson Stadium, 207 Lanier Drive, Statesboro