Teaneck, NJ (May 3, 2010) — On Tuesday, May 18, 2010, the IZOD Center in East Rutherford, NJ will be the site for the 67th Commencement ceremony of Fairleigh Dickinson University. University President J. Michael Adams will preside at the 10 a.m. ceremony as approximately 3,000 students receive doctoral, master’s, bachelor’s and associate degrees. The campus provosts will present the Student Pinnacle Awards.
The Class of 2010 represents 58 countries including the United States, 35 states plus the District of Columbia and all 21 counties in New Jersey.
The Commencement ceremony will be live on the Web, allowing family and friends around the world to share the ceremony with the graduates. The live stream begins at 8 a.m. EDT with the scrolling of the names of the graduates and Grad Greetings, followed by the full commencement ceremony.
This ceremony also celebrates the first graduating class from FDU’s Vancouver campus.
The university will confer honorary doctor of humane letters degrees on two outstanding individuals — U.S. Senator Robert Menendez and Chinese-Filipino industrialist Lucio C. Tan.