ASU Spring Commencement: Nearly 1,100 Graduates to Walk the Stage

SAN ANGELO, TX - Nearly 1,100 Angelo State University graduates are scheduled to walk the stage during five spring commencement ceremonies on Friday and Saturday, May 15-16, in the Junell Center/Stephens Arena, 2235 S. Jackson St.

ASU graduates are slated to be presented with 32 doctoral degrees, 422 master's degrees and 655 bachelor's degrees. The doctoral degree recipients will include the first graduates of ASU's Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.) in counseling psychology and Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in transformative leadership programs.

Friday, May 15, Commencement Ceremonies:

• 5 p.m. - Graduates of the College of Education and of the College of Graduate Studies and Research in education fields
• 7:30 p.m. - Graduates of the Archer College of Health and Human Services and of the College of Graduate Studies and Research in health and human services fields

Saturday, May 16, Commencement Ceremonies:

• 10 a.m. - Graduates of the College of Science and Engineering and of the College of Graduate Studies and Research in science and engineering fields
• 1 p.m. - Graduates of the Norris-Vincent College of Business and of the College of Graduate Studies and Research in business fields
• 4 p.m. - Graduates of the College of Arts and Humanities and of the College of Graduate Studies and Research in arts and humanities fields

The doors to the Junell Center will open one hour prior to each ceremony. The ceremonies are open and free to the public, and may also be viewed live on the ASU website at angelo.edu/commencement.

The commencement ceremonies will highlight three days of graduation-related events for ASU. On Thursday, May 14, at 5 p.m., the Archer College of Health and Human Services will host a Shannon Signing Day event in the Houston Harte University Center. Hired graduates from the nursing, physical therapy, social work, health science professions, psychology and kinesiology programs will sign their contracts to officially become Shannon Health employees.

The Nursing Department will then conduct the annual Pinning Ceremony for its graduates at 6 p.m. Thursday in the Houston Harte University Center. Nursing pinning ceremonies became a U.S. tradition in the early 1800s to mark students' completion of their education and entry into the profession.

Then on Friday, ASU's Air Force ROTC Detachment 847 will conduct its Spring Commissioning Ceremony for graduating cadets at 10 a.m. in the Goodfellow Air Force Base Events Center. The cadets will receive their appointments as second lieutenants in the U.S. Air Force or Space Force.

Many other departments and offices will also be conducting special graduation events and activities for their students across the campus throughout the week.