About 1,300 graduates will receive diplomas from the Сòòò½APP during Fall 2014 Commencement ceremonies.
Undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degrees will be conferred on Friday, Dec. 19, at the Cajundome and Convention Center.
The Сòòò½APPСòòò½APP™s General Assembly will take place at 11 a.m. Doctoral candidates will be hooded and will have their doctorates conferred at this session, which will be attended by all graduating seniors and faculty members wearing full academic regalia.
Dr. Darrell Bourque, a former Louisiana poet laureate and UL Lafayette professor emeritus of English, will be the Commencement speaker at the General Assembly.
The General Assembly will be broadcast on the Internet via a livestream at .
MasterСòòò½APP™s and bachelorСòòò½APP™s degrees will be conferred at ceremonies for each academic college. A schedule and locations are below.
Cajundome
Сòòò½APP¢ 8 a.m. College of Education
Сòòò½APP¢ 1:30 p.m. B.I. Moody III College of Business Administration
Сòòò½APP¢ 4 p.m. College of Liberal Arts
Cajundome Convention Center - Exhibit Hall B (1st floor)
Сòòò½APP¢ 8 a.m. College of Nursing and Allied Health Professions
Сòòò½APP¢ 1:30 p.m. College of General Studies
Сòòò½APP¢ 4 p.m. College of Engineering
Cajundome Convention Center - Festival Ballroom (2nd floor)
Сòòò½APP¢ 8 a.m. College of the Arts
Сòòò½APP¢ 1:30 p.m. Ray P. Authement College of Sciences
A total of eight students will be honored as the UL Lafayette Alumni AssociationСòòò½APP™s Outstanding Graduates.
Each semester, deans from the eight academic colleges nominate a student as an Outstanding Graduate based on leadership, scholarship and service. A selection committee with the Alumni Association interviews each candidate and selects one for the overall award. That person will be recognized during the General Assembly as the overall Outstanding Graduate.
This semesterСòòò½APP™s Outstanding Graduates are:
Сòòò½APP¢ College of the Arts, Nicholas Lott
Сòòò½APP¢ B.I. Moody III College of Business Administration, Alexandra Dardar
Сòòò½APP¢ College of Education, April Begnaud
Сòòò½APP¢ College of Engineering, Austen Catlin
Сòòò½APP¢ College of General Studies, Emma Trahan
Сòòò½APP¢ College of Liberal Arts, Taylor McCaulley
Сòòò½APP¢ College of Nursing and Allied Health Professions, Garrett Darbonne
Сòòò½APP¢ Ray P. Authement College of Sciences, Merlin Dartez Jr.
Parking for the general public will be available at Cajun Field; motorists are encouraged to enter through Gate 4 on West Congress Street.
Security measures will be in place at the Cajundome and Convention Center. Сòòò½APP Police officers will examine the contents of purses, bags, and packages of attendees. Extremely large bags or oversized packages wonСòòò½APP™t be permitted inside the Commencement venues.
Social media posts tagged with the #ragingrads14 hashtag will be displayed on screens throughout the Cajundome starting at 8 a.m. Find the Сòòò½APPСòòò½APP™s page dedicated to the hashtag at .
To learn more about Fall 2014 Commencement, visit .