Cornell College will confer degrees on about 250 students at commencement on Saturday, May 30, at 1:30 p.m. in the Richard and Norma Small Multi-Sport Center.
Phil Lucas, professor of history, will give the faculty address.
David Kugler of Gering, Neb., who is graduating with a double major in psychology and sociology, will be the senior class speaker.
Saturday events begin at 9 a.m. with a baccalaureate service in King Chapel. Seniors’ words of gratitude for family, friends and mentors will be read at the service. The Rev. Catherine Quehl-Engel, college chaplain, will deliver the sermon.
Cornell’s Delta of Iowa chapter of Phi Beta Kappa will hold a reception at 10:30 a.m. in Cole Library. Phi Beta Kappa is the oldest and most widely respected academic honor society in the United States. There are 270 chapters in the United States, including seven in Iowa.
After a buffet luncheon from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Cornell seniors, faculty and administrators will assemble at 12:45 p.m. in the Multi-Sport Center for the traditional academic procession that begins the 1:30 p.m. commencement ceremony. The public is invited.
For complete information, visit our Graduation Information page.