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<\/a>The 11:30 a.m. ceremony will feature bachelor\u2019s, master\u2019s and doctoral degree graduates from the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences.<\/p>\nThe 3:30 p.m. ceremony will feature bachelor’s, master\u2019s and doctoral degree recipients from the Beth-El College of Nursing and Health Sciences, the College of Business and Administration, the School of Public Affairs, the College of Education and the College of Engineering and Applied Science.<\/p>\n
The new format will ensure that the number of guests each graduate can bring is not limited.<\/p>\n
\u201cMany of our students bring 10 or 12 people to commencement,\u201d Chancellor Pam Shockley-Zalabak said. \u201cI simply refuse to limit the number of family members and friends who come to commencement to celebrate our students\u2019 success.\u201d<\/p>\n
According to the Office of Admissions and Records, almost 1,200 students completed degree requirements during the spring semester and are eligible to participate in the formal ceremonies.<\/p>\n
CU and UCCS dignitaries attending will include members of the CU Board of Regents, CU President Bruce Benson, Shockley-Zalabak and Tucker Hart Adams, a local economist and this year\u2019s recipient of the Distinguished Service Award.<\/p>\n
Participating commencement staff should arrive at the World Arena by 9:15 a.m. for the first ceremony and 1:15 p.m. for the second. \u00a0Participating faculty should arrive no later than 10:45 a.m. for the first ceremony and 2:45 p.m. for the second ceremony, unless notified otherwise based on specific duties.<\/p>\n
While the new format will make for a long day, Shockley-Zalabak sees the change as a sign of the university\u2019s growth and success.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe fact that we can\u2019t even fit in the World Arena because we\u2019ve got over 10,000 people coming is testament to the work we do,\u201d Shockley-Zalabak said. \u201cIt\u2019s something that I find invigorating, exciting and tiring.\u201d<\/p>\n
Both ceremonies will be live-streamed online and rebroadcast on Comcast Channel 20 and Falcon Broadband Channel 77. To watch the live stream or to see a schedule of the broadcasts, please visit\u00a0www.uccs.edu\/commencement<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"