More than 12,000 Set to Graduate at Spring Commencement

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More than 12,000 total ASU undergraduate and graduate students will have degrees conferred the week of May 12.

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences students selected as Dean’s medalists will graduate in May with diplomas in their hands and opportunities ahead.

Psychology students shine as ASU New College outstanding grads.

While ASU’s New College offers degrees in fields as diverse as applied computing, history, communication studies and life sciences, it was two psychology majors who rose to the top among the nominees for the college’s Outstanding Graduate awards.

Graduates from Arizona State University’s class of 1964 will return to their alma mater May 14-15 for their Golden Reunion, a special two-day event hosted by the ASU Alumni Association each year.

ASU Colleges at Lake Havasu CIty marks a major milestone this year when seven students will graduate with their bachelor’s degrees.

Arizona State University has announced U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will address more than 10,000 undergraduate students receiving diplomas at the spring 2014 undergraduate ceremony, May 14 on the Tempe campus.

More than 12,000 total ASU undergraduate and graduate students will have degrees conferred, with the graduate commencement ceremony scheduled for 10:30 a.m., May 12, in Wells Fargo Arena.

The undergraduate commencement ceremony will be at 7:30 p.m., May 14, on Frank Kush Field, in Sun Devil Stadium.

America’s top educator, Duncan was named to his cabinet position by President Barack Obama, and confirmed by the U.S. Senate in January 2009. Prior to his appointment, Duncan served as the CEO of Chicago Public Schools for more than seven years, becoming the longest-serving, big-city education superintendent in the country. He ran the Ariel Education Initiative, focused on advancing educational opportunities in economically disadvantaged areas from 1991 to 1998.

Duncan has served on the boards of numerous education and community organizations, including Chicago Cares, Golden Apple Foundation, Jobs for America’s Graduates and Junior Achievement. He graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University and has served on the Board of Overseers for Harvard College and the Visiting Committees for the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Duncan also played professional basketball in Australia from 1987 to 1991, where he worked with children who were wards of the state.

Graduation highlights:

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences on the Tempe campus will graduate 2,474 undergraduate students and 293 graduate students, who will be earning a total of 3,786 degrees.

The College of Nursing and Health Innovation will proudly graduate 190 undergraduate and 83 graduate students, while the College of Health Solutions will say goodbye to 658 undergraduate and 80 graduate students.

The W. P. Carey School of Business will graduate than 1,300 undergraduate students and 900 graduate students this spring.

The New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences on ASU’s West campus will be graduating 511 students this spring, while the College of Technology and Innovation on ASU’s Polytechnic campus will be sending out 320 proud undergraduate and graduate students into the world.

The Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, located at ASU’s Downtown Phoenix campus, will graduate 267 budding journalists.

The Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering will say goodbye to more than 1,400 undergraduate and graduate students.

Free parking will be available throughout the Tempe campus, except for metered spaces and residence hall lots. Parking information for commencement and convocation ceremonies can be found here: https://cfo.asu.edu/pts-parking-commencement.