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UT Tyler to Hold Fall 2015 Commencement

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December 9, 2015

Media Contact:  Hannah Buchanan
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December 9, 2015

The University of Texas at Tyler will hold fall 2015 commencement ceremonies Dec. 11 and 12, President Rodney H. Mabry announced.

Degree candidates will be recognized in the UT Tyler R. Don Cowan Fine and Performing Arts Center.

The commencement schedule is:

• College of Nursing and Health Sciences – 3 p.m. Dec. 11
• College of Arts and Sciences – 6 p.m. Dec. 11
• College of Business and Technology – 10 a.m. Dec. 12
• Colleges of Education and Psychology and Engineering – 1 p.m. Dec. 12

Dr. James Nelson, UT Tyler College of Engineering dean, will serve as the commencement speaker for all four ceremonies.

President Mabry will give remarks and confer degrees.

Presentation and certification of master’s, baccalaureate and doctoral degree candidates will be made by the deans of each of the university’s colleges: Dr. Martin Slann, Arts and Sciences; Dr. James Lumpkin, Business and Technology; Dr. Ross Sherman, Education and Psychology; Nelson, Engineering; and Dr. Yong “Tai” Wang, Nursing and Health Sciences.

Brittany Childs, UT Tyler director of alumni relations, will give alumni association presentations.

One of the 14 campuses of the UT System, UT Tyler features excellence in teaching, research, artistic performance and community service. More than 80 undergraduate and graduate degrees are available at UT Tyler, which has an enrollment of more than 8,500 high-ability students. UT Tyler offers courses at its campuses in Tyler, Longview and Palestine as well as a location in Houston.