Commencement 2008 - High Point University

Commencement LuncheonPresented by the Office of Alumni and Parent RelationsFriday, May 2, 2008 – 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.HPU, Millis Athletic/Convocation CenterDr. Nido R. Qubein:The CommencementLuncheon is alwaysa special event. Eachyear, Dr. Nido Qubein,High Point UniversityPresident, addresses thecandidates for graduationand their guests. Dr.Qubein is recipient ofthe highest awards givenfor professional speakersincluding the Cavett(known as the Oscar ofprofessional speaking),and many other honorsincluding the Ellis Island Medal of Honor andthe Horatio Alger Award for DistinguishedAmericans. He serves on the boards of severalnational corporations including La-Z-Boy andBB&T. He is also the author of many booksand audio programs, and teaches the President’sSeminar on Life Skills to all freshmen at HPU.Tickets:Complimentary tickets are required for this event,and must be picked up in advance. Each candidatefor graduation is permitted a maximum of threetickets (the graduate and two guests). Attendeeswill be seated on a first-come basis. Seating islimited.Tickets may be picked up during normal officehours from April 23 to April 30 at the followinglocations: The Concierge Desk in the SlaneStudent Center, Evening Degree Program inNorcross Hall, and the North Building at theBudd Family Campus.August and December 2007 candidates forgraduation who are not able to pick up ticketsat the designated locations are asked to contacteither the Campus Concierge (undergraduateday students) at 336.841.4636 or the EDP Office(graduate and EDP students) at 336.841.9020.If tickets are still available after April 30, HPUfaculty and staff may be permitted to pick up oneticket at the designated locations.General Information:Appropriate dress for this event is business attire.General parking will be available throughoutcampus in all valid parking spaces except in spacesmarked reserved.Guests areencouraged totake advantageof the shuttleservice to theCommencementLuncheon.Shuttles willbegin running at10:30 a.m. fromCollege VillageShopping Centerand the outdoorathletic complex.The shuttles willmake a continuous loop from the pick-up locationsto the Millis Center. A map is available online atwww.highpoint.edu/commencement.Handicapped parking will be available adjacent tothe Millis Center.For more information, go online to www.highpoint.edu/commencement or call 336.841.9130.

BaccalaureateFriday, May 2, 2008 – 6:00 p.m. -7:00 p.m.Wesley Memorial United Methodist ChurchDr. Thomas G. Long:Dr. Thomas G. Long, a Presbyterianminister, is the Bandy Professor ofPreaching at Candler School ofTheology, Emory University, Atlanta,Georgia. Before going to Emory, Dr.Long taught preaching at ErskineTheological Seminary, ColumbiaTheological Seminary, and PrincetonTheological Seminary.Dr. Long has published a numberof books on preaching and biblicalinterpretation, including a widely used textbook,The Witness of Preaching (Westminster John Knox)and two biblical commentaries, Hebrews (JohnKnox) and Matthew (Westminster John Knox).His book Beyond the Worship Wars: Building Vitaland Faithful Worship (Alban) assesses the currenttensions between contemporary and traditionalworship, and a recent book, Testimony: TalkingOurselves Into Being Christian (Jossey-Bass), exploreshow people speak of God outside of church.He is married to Kimberly Long, who is also aPresbyterian minister.General Information:Baccalaureate is for High Point Universitycandidates for graduation, their families and guests,and university faculty, staff, students, and specialguests. It is not open to the general public.Tickets are not required for Baccalaureate. Guestswill be seated on a first-come basis.The Baccalaureate ecumenicalservice is an occasion ofthanksgiving and celebration. Itoriginated at Oxford Universityin 1432 as a required part ofgraduation. The service is led byHPU personnel, and the music isprovided by the HPU Singers andthe Chapel Choir. Tom Long is theguest preacher, and Lee Greenwoodwill perform.Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church islocated on the corner of Chestnut Drive andWestchester Drive (1225 Chestnut Drive) in HighPoint. Parking will be available at the church. Amap is available online at www.highpoint.edu/commencement.Guests are asked to follow the instructions of theJunior Marshals.Appropriate attire for this event is business attire.Flash photography and video cameras are notpermitted inside the church during the service.Candidates for GraduationInformation:Full academic regalia is required for this service.The line of march will assemble at 5:15 p.m. in thecovered walkway. The Junior Marshals are in chargeof the line of march, and candidates for graduationare asked to line up as requested by the JuniorMarshals.For more information, go online to www.highpoint.edu/commencement or call 336.841.9130.

Graduation CeremonySaturday, May 3, 2008 – 9:00 a.m.-NoonHPU, Roberts Hall LawnSupreme Court JusticeClarence Thomas:Supreme Court JusticeClarence Thomas hasbecome one of the mostinfluential men in thecountry.Before his Supreme Courtappointment by PresidentGeorge H.W. Bush in1991, he was involvedin several avenues of theUnited States government,including serving asassistant attorney generalof Missouri, legislativeassistant to SenatorJohn Danforth, assistantsecretary for civil rights inthe U.S. Department of Education and chairman of theU.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.He became a judge of the United States Court ofAppeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in1990.Although Thomas began his education with theintent on becoming a priest – attending St. JohnVianney Minor Seminary and later the ImmaculateConception Seminary in Missouri – his careerobjectives eventually changed. He later enrolledin the Massachusetts-based College of the HolyCross. After graduating cum laude from Holy Cross,he went on to earn a juris doctorate from Yale LawSchool in 1974.Thomas is the author of My Grandfather’s Son, amemoir of his life. He has received numerous awardsincluding the American Enterprise Institute’s FrancisBoyer Award (an honor that goes to individuals whohave made exceptional contributions to improvegovernment policy and social welfare) and theHoratio Alger Award for Distinguished Americans.Thomas is married to Virginia Lamp Thomas andhas one child, Jamal Adeen.For more information, go online to www.highpoint.edu/commencement or call 336.841.9130.

Graduation Ceremony ContinuedGraduation rehearsal will be held in theHayworth Fine Arts Center at 2:00 p.m. onFriday, May 2.Line-up for the Graduation Ceremony willbe on the Kester International Promenade at8:15 a.m. on Saturday, May 3. It is importantfor all graduates to be present at this time forinclusion in the line of march.Commencement caps, gowns, and hoodsmay be ordered through the HPU bookstore.HPU campus: 8:30 a.m. until 6:00 p.m.Monday through Thursday, 8:30 a.m. until4:00 p.m. on Friday, and 10:00 a.m. until3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Budd Family Campus:4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Monday, Tuesday,and Thursday. The HPU bookstore will beopen until 5:00 p.m. on Friday, May 2. OnSaturday, May 3, the bookstore will open at7:30 a.m. and remain open until one hourafter the ceremony. Make arrangements withthe bookstore (336.841.9221) to order yourregalia before March 14, 2008.Master’s degree candidates must returnall regalia to the bookstore immediatelyfollowing the Graduation Ceremony. Asubstantial fee will be charged to those whofail to do so.Rain Plan:Decisions regarding the rain plan will bemade at 12:00 noon on Friday, May 2, andany subsequent information will be availableat www.highpoint.edu/commencement and336.841.9000. Announcements will also bemade at the Commencement Luncheon.In the event of inclement weather, theGraduation Ceremony will be held in theMillis Athletic/Convocation Center. Due tospace limitations in the Millis Center, eachcandidate for graduation will be permitted amaximum of two guests. These guests MUSTHAVE a complimentary “rain only” ticketfor entry.For more information, go online to www.highpoint.edu/commencement or call 336.841.9130.

Graduation Ceremony ContinuedComplimentary tickets may be picked up duringnormal office hours from April 23 until April 30at the following locations: Campus ConciergeDesk in the Slane Student Center, EveningDegree Program in Norcross Hall, and theNorth Building at the Budd Family Campus.August and December 2007 candidates forgraduation who are not able to pick up ticketsat the designated locations are asked to contacteither the Campus Concierge (undergraduateday students) at 336.841.4636 or the EDP Office(graduate and EDP students) at 336.841.9020.If tickets are still available after April 30, HPUstaff members may pick up one ticket at thedesignated locations.Candidates for graduation should assemble justinside the far left entrance of the Millis Center.Handicapped parking will be available in thelot adjacent to the Millis Center. Handicappedseating will be available at designated areasinside the Millis Center.In the event of inclement weather, theGraduation Ceremony will be broadcast livevia closed-circuit television in the HayworthFine Arts Center and the Slane Student Center.Tickets will NOT be required for admission intothese venues.For more information, go online to www.highpoint.edu/commencement or call 336.841.9130.

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