The moment many Eastern Michigan University students have
been waiting for is drawing near.
More than 1,800 EMU students are eligible to walk during
commencement ceremonies Sunday, Dec. 17, at 2 p.m. in the
Convocation Center. The procession begins at 1:40 p.m.
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FINALLY!: This recent Eastern Michigan
University
graduate is euphoric that he received
his degree.
More than 1,800 EMU students are
eligible to walk
during commencement ceremonies
Dec. 17.
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Those eligible include 1,200 undergraduates, 532 graduate
students and 71 who will receive post-baccalaureate
certificates.
Doctoral candidates eligible to walk are Barbara Hoogenboom,
Andrew Gloster, Christopher Plouff, Nan-Chi Tiao, Janet
Pietrowski, Mari Erby, Janet Fisher, Ronald Flowers, Patricia
Koeze, M. Scott Korpak, Christopher Lewis, Amande Reenders,
Melody Reifel Werner, Bernard Stanko, Andrea van der Laan
and Joy Washburn.
Michael P. Flanagan ('74), the State Superintendent of
Public Instruction, will be the keynote speaker.
Flanagan was appointed state superintendent of public
instruction by the State Board of Education May 18, 2005.
He directs the Michigan Department of Education; chairs
the State Board of Education; and advises the State Board
of Education, the Governor, and the state Legislature regarding
public education in Michigan.
Prior to his appointment, Flanagan served as the executive
director of the Michigan Association of School Administrators
(MASA) and Michigan Association of Intermediate School
Administrators (MAISA), which serves Michigan public school
superintendents and intermediate school districts in the
state. These two statewide organizations develop leadership
and unity within its memberships to achieve the continuous
improvement of public education in Michigan. He has been
honored as executive director emeritus by those organizations.
During this time, he also served as education adviser to
Governor Jennifer M. Granholm.
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Flanagan
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Flanagan also has served as the superintendent
of the Wayne Regional Educational Service Agency (RESA).
Wayne RESA serves nearly 500,000 children in the more-than-three-dozen
diverse communities of Wayne County. Nearly 180,000 of
the county's children live in poverty, which poses a great
challenge to the education system. He pushed RESA to address
this challenge, as demonstrated by the agency's mission
of "Leading...Learning for All," with
primary focus on the word "all."
Flanagan has a bachelor's degree from the University of
Notre Dame; a master's degree from Eastern Michigan University;
and has continued graduate studies at Michigan State University
and the University of Michigan.
Joan Cohen Jones, associate professor of math, and Karen
Paciorek, professor of teacher education, will serve as
marshals of faculty.
Doors to the Convocation Center open at 12:30 p.m.
All guests must have a ticket to be admitted. Handicapped
seating is available and there will be a signer to aid
those with a hearing impairment. To arrange for handicapped
seating or related special needs ahead of time, call the
Convocation Center, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays, at (734) 487-2282.
A free shuttle, provided to graduates and their families,
will run from the main campus North Lot and Bowen Lot parking
structure to the Convocation Center from noon-5 p.m. For
more information about shuttle service, call 487-3122.
For more information about commencement, go to http://www.emich.edu/commencement/
