Commencement ceremonies to be held Saturday, May 18

UW-Stevens Point will hold its commencement exercises on Saturday, May 18, honoring more than 1,300 graduates. Alumna Bee Leng Chua, '77, head of a nonprofit entrepreneurship organization in Hawaii, will address graduates and their families.
The ceremonies will be held at 9:30 a.m. (College of Letters and Science and College of Natural Resources) and 2 p.m. (College of Fine Arts and Communication and College of Professional Studies) in the UW-Stevens Point Health Enhancement Center.
The student speakers will be Shannon Gildersleeve, a biology major from Madison, at 9:30 a.m.; and Shellya Rogers, an arts management major from the Caribbean island of Anguilla, at 2 p.m. Chancellor Bernie Patterson will give the welcome and charge to the graduates. New alumni will be welcomed by Mary Wescott, '75, and David Bruha, '82, both members of the UW-Stevens Point Alumni Association Board of Directors.
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Students from the UW-Stevens Point Department of Theatre and Dance recently joined together to show support for the City of Boston in light of its recent tragedy.
 

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The Department of Theatre and Dance's lastest production, "The Producers," includes 500 props, 12 wagon scenic units, 1,000 light bulbs, 250 costumes, 25 cast members and a 14-member orchestra. It is one of UW-Stevens Point's largest physical productions to date. See it on the Jenkins Theatre stage May 3-5 and 8-10.