Monday, February 16, 2015
YOUNGSTOWN— Youngstown State University is reducing the number of yearly commencement ceremonies from three to two.
“There’s been a feeling on campus that we needed to look at commencement, just like we need to look at all operations on campus, to try to see if there was a way to make it a better, more meaningful experience and more special for everyone involved,” said Ron Cole, a YSU spokesman.
The summer commencement, formerly conducted in August, will be eliminated. Those students will be able to choose whether to participate in commencement exercises in either May or December.
“We believe this new schedule will provide a more enhanced and distinct commencement for all of our graduates, their families and friends,” Martin Abraham, interim provost and vice president for academic affairs, said in a news release.
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