The moment all graduate students have been waiting for: Nathan Weiss Graduate College commencement ceremony.

On Tuesday, May 19, 2015, at the PNC Bank Arts Center the Nathan Weiss Graduate College commencement ceremony will be taking place. The procession will begin promptly at 10 a.m. Graduates must arrive no later than 8 a.m. for cap and gown processional lineup.

The commencement speaker for the event will be Judy Smith, who is known as America’s number one crisis management expert. She is the founder and president of Smith and Co., a leading crisis communications firm with offices in Washington D.C. and Los Angeles. More information about Smith can be accessed at http://www.judysmith.com/index.php.

Judy A. Smith
Photo courtesy of kean.edu

Graduates are allowed a maximum of ten tickets for their guests; any children in attendance must have a ticket as well. No guests will be allowed in the lineup area. Vouchers and tickets for commencement will be available at the Wilkins Theatre Box office from May 11, 2015, to May 15, 2015. Vouchers must be filled out at the box office to be able to receive guest tickets. Only candidates who have filled out a graduation application with the Nathan Weiss Graduate College office of graduate student services will be allowed to receive tickets.

For Kean Ocean graduates, during cap and gown distribution individuals may stop in Gateway Building (Kean Ocean) room 223 or at Wilkins Theatre Box office (Kean Union).

Request for additional tickets may be requested via email at aortiz@kean.edu.

PNC Bank Arts Center is located at 116 Garden State Parkway, Holmdel, New Jersey 07733.

This is the moment all graduate students have been working hard day in and day out for. May 19, 2015, will only be the beginning of something great.