{"id":9368,"date":"2019-12-11T16:08:03","date_gmt":"2019-12-11T22:08:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/?p=9368"},"modified":"2019-12-11T16:08:03","modified_gmt":"2019-12-11T22:08:03","slug":"winter-commencement-scheduled-dec-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/2019\/12\/11\/winter-commencement-scheduled-dec-14\/","title":{"rendered":"Winter Commencement scheduled Dec. 14"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-9369\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/12\/Commencement-fall-2018-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Missouri Western students graduate\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/12\/Commencement-fall-2018-1-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/12\/Commencement-fall-2018-1-310x207.jpg 310w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/12\/Commencement-fall-2018-1-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/12\/Commencement-fall-2018-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/12\/Commencement-fall-2018-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/12\/Commencement-fall-2018-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/12\/Commencement-fall-2018-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/12\/Commencement-fall-2018-1-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/12\/Commencement-fall-2018-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>St. Joseph, Mo. <\/strong>\u2014Dec. 11, 2019\u2014The Winter Commencement ceremony for Missouri Western State University will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 14 in the arena of the M.O. Looney Complex. The commencement speaker will be Dr. Jonathan Rhoad, professor of chemistry. Missouri Western expects approximately 300 students to earn their degrees this semester.<\/p>\n<p>The ceremony is free and open to the public. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis with doors opening at 9:45 a.m. For those unable to attend, the ceremony will be streamed live online at <a href=\"http:\/\/griff.vn\/win19grad\">griff.vn\/win19grad<\/a> and on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MissouriWestern\">Missouri Western\u2019s Facebook page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Other commencement-related activities include:<\/p>\n<p><strong>International &amp; Multicultural Student Farewell &amp; Sash Ceremony, 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 13, Blum Student Union rooms 222-223<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Global Center and the Center for Multicultural Education will celebrate their graduating students. Graduating international students will receive a sash from their country of citizenship as a gift from Missouri Western.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Graduate Hooding Ceremony, 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 13, Fulkerson Center<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Students who have earned their master\u2019s degrees will receive their academic hoods in a special ceremony. The hooding ceremony will be streamed online at <a href=\"http:\/\/griff.vn\/win19hood\">griff.vn\/win19hood<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nursing Pinning Ceremony, 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 14, Fulkerson Center<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nursing graduates will receive pins symbolic of their chosen profession.<\/p>\n<p><em>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 <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\"><em>www.missouriwestern.edu<\/em><\/a><em>. <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>St. Joseph, Mo. \u2014Dec. 11, 2019\u2014The Winter Commencement ceremony for Missouri Western State University will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 14 in the arena of the M.O. Looney Complex. The commencement speaker will be Dr. Jonathan Rhoad, professor of chemistry. Missouri Western expects approximately 300 students to earn their degrees this semester. 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