FROM THE PRESIDENT

DEAR GUESTS,

ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WEST ALABAMA FAMILY, I WISH TO THANK YOU FOR THE SUPPORT YOU HAVE SHOWN TO YOUR GRADUATE THROUGHOUT THEIR TIME AT UWA. WE WELCOME YOU TO CAMPUS FOR COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES AS WE CELEBRATE THE MANY ACHIEVEMENTS OF OUR GRADUATES. YOU ARE A SPECIAL PART OF THIS DAY BECAUSE OF THE SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT YOU HAVE SHOWN THROUGHOUT YOUR GRADUATE’S JOURNEY.

OUR STUDENT BODY REPRESENTS APPROXIMATELY 25 STATES IN THE U.S. AND 30 COUNTRIES AROUND THE GLOBE. ALL UNIQUELY TALENTED, EACH GRADUATE HAS FOLLOWED A PATH UNLIKE ANY OTHER, INCLUDING BOTH THE HURDLES AND THE VICTORIES, AND EACH HAS A SPECIAL PATH MOVING FORWARD.

THIS GUIDE PROVIDES INFORMATION YOU WILL NEED AS A TICKET-HOLDING GUEST OF A GRADUATE, INCLUDING A MAP AND DIRECTIONS, AVAILABLE SERVICES, TRADITIONS, AND EVEN PERTINENT INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE PROVIDED TO GRADUATES OVER THE LAST SEVERAL WEEKS THAT YOU CAN HELP REMIND THEM OF AS THEY PREPARE FOR THE DAY. WE STRIVE TO MAKE THIS DAY ENJOYABLE FOR OUR GRADUATES AND GUESTS AS WE FOLLOW THE TRADITIONS OF COMMENCEMENT WITH DECORUM AND HONOR.

THIS IS THE DAY WE HAVE ALL STRIVED FOR, AND WE THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU HAVE DONE FOR YOUR GRADUATE TO REACH THIS VERY SPECIAL MILESTONE.

SINCERELY, KEN

TUCKER, PH.D