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550+ set to graduate on Saturday

May. 9, 2023

ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½ will award degrees to more than 550 students this Saturday, May 13, at the institution’s 161^st commencement.

ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½ will award 558 degrees as part of the ceremony, including 369 undergraduates and 188 graduate students. LU is holding three in-person ceremonies in the Wehr Center on ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½â€™s main campus:

• 10 a.m. – Graduate student ceremony.
• 1 p.m. – Kellett School undergraduate ceremony.
• 4 p.m. – Traditional undergraduate ceremony.

Each ceremony can be watched live at . The ceremonies will also be recorded for on-demand viewing at the same link beginning later on May 13.

Students getting degrees Saturday took classes at ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½â€™s main campus in Sheboygan County, through its seven centers located throughout Wisconsin and/or through online programming.

Speakers at the three ceremonies are:

• Alicia La Hoz, the founder and executive director of Family Bridges/Lazos de Familia, will address the master’s degree student ceremony at 10 a.m.
• Bohdan Zachary, a longtime television executive and 2022 ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½ graduate, will address the Kellett School undergraduate ceremony at 1 p.m.
• Franklin Cumberbatch, vice president of engagement at Bader Philanthropies, Inc., will address the traditional undergraduates at the 4 p.m. ceremony.

All three speakers will receive an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from LU.

Learn more about Saturday’s ceremonies at /graduation.