Missouri Western will continue a recent tradition allowing graduating students deliver commencement speeches this weekend.

Western will hold two graduation ceremonies on Saturday.

During the first one, engineering technology graduate Nicole Kerr of Australia will deliver the commencement address. That will be at 11 am.

A physical education graduates from Kansas City will deliver the afternoon commencement speech. Quincy Hawkins will deliver the speech during the 3pm session.

Appropriately 500 students will graduate during the two sessions. Both will be Saturday in the M.O. Looney Complex.  The MWSU Alumni Association will host a free reception for graduates and their families after the ceremony in the Looney small gym.

Graduates of the following programs will participate in the morning ceremony:
Craig School of Business
Criminal Justice, Legal Studies, Social Work
Engineering Technology
Nursing/Physical Therapy Assistants
Psychology
Masters in Nursing/Health Care Leadership
Masters of Applied Science – Engineering Technology, Human Factors\

Graduates of the following programs will participate in the afternoon ceremony:
Art
Biology
Chemistry
Communication Studies, Theatre and Cinema
Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics
Economics, Political Science, Sociology
Education
English, Foreign Languages, Journalism
Health, Physical Education, Recreation
History, Philosophy, Geography
Music
Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies
Masters of Applied Arts – Digital Media, Written Communication
Masters of Applied Science – Assessment, Chemistry, Information Tech Management

Other commencement-related activities include an ROTC commissioning ceremony at 3 p.m. Friday, May 10 in Kemper Recital Hall, Spratt Hall 101, and pinning ceremonies at 8:30 a.m. Saturday in the Fulkerson Center for nursing graduates and in Kemper Recital Hall for physical therapist assistant graduates.