Cornell College will confer degrees on approximately 270 students during its Commencement ceremony at 10 a.m. on May 11. The ceremony will take place in the Small Multi-Sport Center due to inclement weather forecasts this weekend.
The speeches from Shannon Reed, associate professor of English, and Daniel Dempsey, a graduating senior from Eagle Creek, Ore., are available below.
Shannon Reed, associate professor of English, will give the faculty address, and Daniel Dempsey, a graduating senior from Eagle Creek, Ore., will give the student address.
Baccalaureate
Commencement
The weekend's activities will begin Saturday, with Baccalaureate scheduled for 3 p.m. 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.
Commencement will include a traditional academic processional by faculty and will be followed by a reception.
Information for guests, along with a complete schedule, is
available online.
