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Order of Ceremony
Friday, May 12 , 2023 | 7 p.m.
Processional “Pomp and Circumstance” by Sir Edward Elgar Audience will please remain seated.
Welcome Dr. Robert Rhodes Provost
Call to Worship “To God Be the Glory” Dr. Odies Wright Associate Professor, Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition
Scripture Reading ............................................................................................................................ Dr. Sara Salkil Program Director, Master of Marriage and Family Therapy and B.S. of Child and Family Services
Invocation Dr. Kari Williams
Department Chair and Program Director, Department of Occupational Therapy
Introduction to Commencement .................................................................................. Dr. Robert Rhodes
Master of Ceremonies
Dr. Phil Schubert President
A Charge to the Class of 2023 ....................................................................................... Dr. Nannette Glenn Dean, College of Graduate and Professional Studies
Presentation and Conferring of Doctoral and Master’s Degree Graduates
Dr. Phil Schubert
Dr. Robert Rhodes
Introduction of Doctoral and Master’s Degree Graduates James Wiser Dean, Library Services and Educational Technology
Hooding of Doctoral Degree Graduates
Commencement 2023
Dr. Susan Lewis Vice Provost
Presentation of Diplomas ......................................................................................................... Marelyn
Shedd Member, ACU Board of Trustees
Presentation of Awards and Honors
Dr. Robert Rhodes
“Oh, Dear Christian College” ..............................................................................................
“Oh,
Dear Christian College”
Dr. Odies Wright
Oh, dear Christian College, we love you, Our dear Alma Mater, today; Like the stars shining brightly above you, Your fame shall shine brightly for aye. To you we’ll prove faithful and loyal, While ever upholding the right, And gladly we’ll give forth the royal, Three cheers for the purple and white. Then we’ll pledge our love to Christian, To her is honor due; While we gaily sing let praises ring, For our Alma Mater true.
Benediction
“The Lord Bless You and Keep You”
Dr. Bill Carroll Assistant Provost, Residential Graduate Programs
Dr. Odies Wright
Recessional “Crown Imperial” by Sir William Walton Audience will please remain seated.
Each graduate will be greeted on stage by the dean of their college.
Dr. Greg Straughn, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
Dr. Ken Cukrowski, Dean, College of Biblical Studies
Dr. Brad Crisp, Dean, College of Business Administration
Dr. Terry Baggs, Interim Dean, College of Education and Human Services
Dr. Nannette Glenn, Dean, College of Graduate and Professional Studies
Dr. Marcia Straughn, Dean, School of Nursing
A reception for graduates and invited guests will follow outside the south doors of Moody Coliseum in the Mall Area of Campus.
Note To Audience
Photographs for university publicity will be taken at this event. Sign language interpretation is available in a reserved seating section in the front rows of section 02.
