In addition to the Winter Commencement Ceremony at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 19 in the arena of the M.O. Looney Complex, several Missouri Western State University Departments will have their own ceremonies and events marking the completion of students’ college experience:

ROTC Commissioning Ceremony, 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 18, World War I Museum/Liberty Memorial, Kansas City, Missouri

Graduates from the nine colleges that make up the Pony Express Battalion of the Army ROTC, including one from Missouri Western, will be commissioned as officers.

International Student Sash Ceremony, 4 p.m. Friday, Dec. 18, Enright Community Room, Spratt Hall room 216

In a new tradition, graduating international students will be presented with a sash from their country of citizenship.

Nursing Pinning Ceremony, 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 19, Fulkerson Center

New nursing graduates are presented with a pin symbolic of their chosen profession.

Missouri Western State University is a comprehensive regional university providing a blend of traditional liberal arts and professional degree programs. The university offers student-centered, high quality instruction that focuses on experience-based learning, community service, and state-of-the-art technology. Missouri Western is located in St. Joseph, Mo., and is committed to the educational, economic, cultural and social development of the region it serves. Visit www.missouriwestern.edu.