Massachusetts public colleges, universities set commencement plans

Bristol Community College
Saturday, June 4, at 11 a.m. on the campus lawn in Fall River
Expected graduates: 1,100
Degrees: Associate in Arts, Associate in Science, Associate in Applied Science, Certificate of Achievement
Honorary Degrees: E.J. Dionne, Washington Post columnist

Bunker Hill Community College
Saturday, June 4 at 11 a.m., Charlestown campus
Speaker: Louis Gossett Jr., actor
Expected graduates: 1,000
Degrees: Associate of Arts, Associate of Science, certificates

Cape Cod Community College
Thursday, May 26, at 4 p.m. at the Cape Cod Melody Tent
Speaker: Sir Harold Evans, author and former editor of the London Sunday Times
Expected graduates: 670
Degrees: Associate of Arts, Associate of Science, certificates
Honorary Degree: Sir Harold Evans, Mr. David Willard, director of community relations at Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank

Framingham State University
Sunday, May 22, at 2 p.m. at the Framingham Town Common
Speaker: Henri Termeer, president, chairman and CEO of Genzyme Corp.
Degrees: Bachelor of Art, Bachelor of Science
Honorary degrees: Termeer, David B. Perini, retired commissioner of the Massachusetts Division of Capital Asset Management

Massachusetts Bay Community College
Thursday, May 26, at 7 p.m. at the Wellesley Hills Campus
Speaker: Bill Shore, founder and CEO of Share Our Strength
Expected graduates: approximately 622
Degrees: Associate of Arts, Associate of Science, certificates

Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Friday, May 20 at 1 p.m. at Evans Way park
Speaker: A representative for Gran Fury, an art collective formed from an AIDS direct action group, to be announced the day of ceremony
Expected graduates: 385
Degrees: Bachelor of Fine Arts, Master of Fine Arts, Master of Architecture, Master of Arts in Teaching, Master of Science in Art Education
Honorary degrees: A representative of Gran Fury

Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
Saturday, May 21, at 11 a.m. in the Amsler Campus Center Gymnasium
Speaker: Hubie Jones, former Boston University dean, founder of the Boston Children's Chorus, and a founding board member of City Year
Expected graduates: 373 bachelor’s degrees, 37 master’s degrees
Degrees: Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Master of Education
Honorary Degrees: John DeRosa, Doctor of Laws; Mayor James Ruberto, Doctor of Public Service; Sister Eunice Tassone, Doctor of Humanities

Massasoit Community College
Friday, June 3, at 6 p.m. at the Brockton Campus
Speaker: Dr. Charles Wall, the college’s president
Expected graduates: 800
Degrees: Associate of Arts, Associate of Science, Associate of Applied Science, Certificates

Middlesex Community College
Thursday, May 26, at 10 a.m. at Lowell Memorial Auditorium
Speaker: Lucille O’Neal, author and mother of Shaquille O’Neal
Expected graduates: 1,100
Degrees: Associate of Arts, Associate of Science, certificates

Mount Wachusett Community College
Thursday, May 19, at 6 p.m. in the college’s Fitness & Wellness Center
Expected graduates: 700
Degrees: Associate of Arts, Associate of Science, certificates
Speaker: Ben Coes, “Power Down” author and former White House speech writer
Honorary degrees: Former state Representative Raymond M. LaFontaine

Northern Essex Community College
Saturday, May 21, 11 a.m., at the Haverhill Campus quadrangle
Speaker: Frank G. Cousins, Jr., Essex County Sheriff
Expected graduates: 1,219
Degrees: Associate of Arts, Associate of Science, certificates

Roxbury Community College
Friday, May 20, at 1 p.m. at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center
Speaker: Andrea J. Cabral, Suffolk County Sheriff
Expected graduates: 339
Degrees: Associate of Arts, Associate of Science, certificates

Salem State University -- Undergraduate School of Arts & Sciences
Saturday, May 21, at 10 a.m. in the Rockett Arena at the O’Keefe Center
Speaker: Margaret McKenna, president of The Wal-Mart Foundation and former president of Lesley University
Expected graduates: 600 Degrees
Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Bachelor of Liberal Studies
Honorary Degrees: McKenna, James Brett, president and CEO of The New England Council; James Crosby, founder Crosby’s Marketplace

Salem State University -- Undergraduate Bertolon School of Business and Schools of Human Services
Saturday, May 21, at 3 p.m. in the Rockett Arena at the O’Keefe Center
Speaker: David Fanning, founder and executive producer of Frontline
Expected graduates: 650 degrees
Degrees: Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Social Work
Honorary Degrees: Fanning, Pat Driscoll, COO of Girls, Inc., Richard Bane, president and CEO of Bane Care Management LLC

Springfield Technical Community College
Thursday, June 2, at 6:30 p.m. at the MassMutual Center
Speaker: None
Expected graduates: approximately 900
Degrees: Associate of Arts, Associate of Science, Associate of Applied Science, certificates
Honorary Degrees: Janice E. Fondon, Unity First Direct publisher and founder

University of Massachusetts Amherst
Friday, May 13 at 5 p.m., McGuirk Alumni Stadium
Speaker: Catherine “Cady” Coleman, NASA astronaut and alumna, from space
Expected graduates: 4,300
Degrees: Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science
Honorary Degrees: David Gergen, former White House senior aide; Jerome M. Paros, founder of Redmond, Washington-based Paroscientific Inc.; Kenneth L. Brayman, researcher and transplant surgeon

University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth
Sunday, May 22 at 10:15 a.m. at Vietnam Veterans Peace Memorial Amphitheater
Speaker: Jack M. Wilson, president of University of Massachusetts
Expected graduates: 1,550
Degrees: Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Fine Arts
Honorary Degrees: Janine Benyus, president of Biomimicry Institute; David MacKenzie, music director of New Bedford Symphony Orchestra; Richard Ward, former dean of Charlton College of Business

University of Massachusetts Medical School
Sunday, June 5, on the campus green in Worcester
Speaker: Donna E. Shalala, president of University of Miami and former secretary of Health and Human Services
Expected graduates: 156
Degrees: Master’s, Ph.d, M.D., M.D./Ph.d, MS, Doctor of Nursing Practice
Honorary Degree: Shalala, Arthur Pappas, M.D., founding chair of orthopedics, Suzanne and Bob Wright, founders of Autism Speaks

Westfield State University
Saturday, May 21, at 10:30 a.m. at Westfield State College Green on Western Avenue
Speaker: Collins Tuohy, who was depicted in the movie “The Blind Side”
Expected graduates: 1,200
Degrees: Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Science in Education, Bachelor of Social Work
Honorary Degrees: Tuohy, David Carter, chancellor emeritus of Connecticut State University System; John A. DiBiaggio, former president of University of Connecticut and president emeritus of Tufts University; Marilynn Monahan, executive director of Reading Assist Institute and former secretary treasurer of the National Education Association; Laura Dubester, pioneer of Green Movement and co-director of Center for Ecological Technology; Alan Silverstein, pioneer of Green Movement and co-director of Center for Ecological Technology; James Mullen Jr., president of Allegheny College

Worcester State University
Saturday, May 14, at 11:30 a.m. at the DCU Center
Speaker: Dr. John J. Connolly, president and CEO of Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., the publisher of America’s Top Doctor and other consumer guides
Expected graduates: 794
Degrees: Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, Master of Education, Master of Occupational Therapy
Honorary Degrees: Connolly

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