Stevens’ commencement ceremonies set for May 24 and 25
HOBOKEN, N.J. — Commencement ceremonies for Stevens Institute of Technology will be held on Wednesday, May 24 (undergraduate), and Thursday, May 25 (graduate). Guest speakers and honorary degree recipients will include leaders from two of the country’s top industries involved in research and technology — Merck and Company Inc., and Lucent Technologies — as well as one of the nation’s foremost public policy leaders from the University of Pennsylvania’s renowned Wharton School.
Below is information on the ceremonies, with links to the background information on the honorees.
128th Undergraduate
Commencement Ceremony
Wednesday, May 24, at 3 p.m.
Canavan Arena, inside the Charles V. Schaefer, Jr. Athletic and Recreation Center, located on the central campus south of 8th St. and Castle Point Terrace, Hoboken, N.J. Degrees will be conferred on more than 270 graduates, including four who will be honored as "first in class" for earning perfect 4.0 grade point averages.
Honorary degree recipients/speakers
include:
Judy C. Lewent, Senior
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Merck and
Company, Inc.
Richard A. McGinn, Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer of Lucent Technologies
Graduate
Commencement Ceremony
Thursday, May 25, at 3 p.m.
Canavan Arena, inside the Charles V. Schaefer, Jr. Athletic and Recreation Center, located on the central campus south of 8th St. and Castle Point Terrace, Hoboken, N.J. Degrees and graduate certificates will be conferred on approximately 630 graduates.
Honorary degree recipient/speaker
will be:
Dr. Elizabeth E. Bailey, Chair
and Professor, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
About Stevens Institute of Technology
Founded in 1870 and celebrating 140 Years of Innovation, Stevens Institute of Technology, The Innovation University TM , lives at the intersection of industry, academics and research. The University's students, faculty and partners leverage their collective real-world experience and culture of innovation, research and entrepreneurship to confront global challenges in engineering, science, systems and technology management.
Based in Hoboken, N.J. and with a location in Washington, D.C., Stevens offers baccalaureate, master’s, certificates and doctoral degrees in engineering, the sciences and management, in addition to baccalaureate degrees in business and liberal arts. Stevens has been recognized by both the US Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security as a National Center of Excellence in the areas of systems engineering and port security research. The University has a total enrollment of more than 2,200 undergraduate and 3,700 graduate students with almost 450 faculty. Stevens’ graduate programs have attracted international participation from China, India, Southeast Asia, Europe and Latin America as well as strategic partnerships with industry leaders, governments and other universities around the world. Additional information may be obtained at www.stevens.edu and www.stevens.edu/press.
