Commencement ceremonies May 6

About 1,200 students are expected to participate in Commencement ceremonies 10:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. May 6 at Herb Brooks National Hockey Center.

They are among 1,619 students from five continents and 32 U.S. states earning degrees spring semester. The degree earners include 1,267 undergraduate students, 344 graduate students and eight doctoral students.

Many will share their graduation-weekend photos on social media via the #SCSUGrad hashtag.

Graduates from the Herberger Business School, School of Health and Human Services, School of Public Affairs and University College will participate in the 10:30 a.m. ceremony.

Graduates from School of Education, College of Liberal Arts, School of the Arts, College of Science and Engineering, and School of Computing, Engineering & Environment will participate in the 3 p.m. ceremony.

Delivering the student address at the 10:30 a.m. ceremony is Aaron Cross, St. Cloud, who earned a master of science degree in rehabilitation counseling.

The student speaker at 3 p.m. is Syntyche Koumaglo, Lome, Togo. She graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering.

View Commencement via a live webstream on utvs.com. View the ceremony on campus via Charter cable channel 21 and in the St. Cloud area on Charter channel 180, regionally.

Sharing alumni remarks will be Terri Mische, executive director, St. Cloud State University Alumni Association.

Representing the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system will be Kelly Charpentier-Berg, trustee. A Coon Rapids native, Charpentier-Berg represents college students on the Board of Trustees. She holds a an associate of arts from Anoka Ramsey Community College and a bachelor’s degree in counseling psychology from Metropolitan State University.

Representing faculty will be Shoua Yang, associate professor of political science. Yang, who will deliver his remarks in Hmong, holds five university degrees, including a doctorate from Northern Illinois University.

Mayor David Kleis ’89 will bring greetings from the City of St. Cloud.

Wind Ensemble will perform music during the ceremonies, including “March for the Prince of Wales” by Joseph Haydn. The ensemble is directed by Catharine Bushman, assistant professor.

Parking will be free May 6 in campus parking lots and the 4th Avenue Parking Ramp. Graduates, their guests, faculty and staff are encouraged to use the free St. Cloud Metro Bus shuttle.

At St. Cloud State, an A average corresponds to a 4.0 grade-point average. Undergraduate honors are:

• Gold tassel | Summa cum laude (with highest honor) = 3.75 to 4.00
• Silver tassel | Magna cum laude (with great honor) = 3.50 to 3.74
• Red tassel | Cum laude (with honor) = 3.25 to 3.49