{"id":64,"date":"2019-07-17T18:17:49","date_gmt":"2019-07-17T18:17:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wcsu.wpengine.com\/news-archives\/2012commencement\/"},"modified":"2019-07-17T18:17:49","modified_gmt":"2019-07-17T18:17:49","slug":"2012commencement","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/news-archives\/2012commencement\/","title":{"rendered":"2012 WCSU’s class of 2012 prepares to graduate"},"content":{"rendered":"
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DANBURY, CONN. <\/strong>\u2014 Western Connecticut State University<\/a> administrators, faculty and staff are putting the finishing touches on this weekend\u2019s 114th commencement, which will feature speeches from Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman<\/a> and Ronald Bruder<\/a>, founder of the Education for Employment Foundation.<\/p>\n

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Wyman will give the commencement address at 7 p.m. on Friday, May 11, 2012,<\/strong> at WCSU\u2019s graduate ceremony in the Feldman Arena of the William A. O’Neill Athletic and Convocation Center on the university\u2019s Westside campus, 43 Lake Ave. Extension in Danbury. The undergraduate ceremony, with Bruder as the commencement speaker, will be at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, May 13, 2012,<\/strong> at the Westside Athletic Stadium on the Westside campus. The ceremony will take place rain or shine and the public is invited. <\/p>\n

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One hundred and sixty graduate students will receive degrees on May 11, with an additional 11 doctoral candidates receiving degrees at the evening ceremony. Nearly 970 undergraduate students will be awarded diplomas at the undergraduate commencement exercises on May 13.<\/p>\n

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\n For more information, call (203) 837-8800 or visit www.wcsu.edu\/commencement<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Western Connecticut State University offers outstanding faculty in a range of quality academic programs. Our diverse university community provides students an enriching and supportive environment that takes advantage of the unique cultural offerings of Western Connecticut and New York. Our vision: To be an affordable public university with the characteristics of New England\u2019s best small private universities. <\/em><\/p>\n

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