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, Stevens Institute of Technology is one of the leading technological universities in the world dedicated to learning and research. Through its broad-based curricula, nurturing of creative inventiveness, and cross disciplinary research, the Institute is at the forefront of global challenges in engineering, science, and technology management. Partnerships and collaboration between, and among, business, industry, government and other universities contribute to the enriched environment of the Institute. A new model for technology commercialization in academe, known as Technogenesis®, involves external partners in launching business enterprises to create broad opportunities and shared value.
Stevens offers baccalaureates, master’s and doctoral degrees in engineering, science, computer science and management, in addition to a baccalaureate degree in the humanities and liberal arts, and in business and technology. The university has a total enrollment of 2,150 undergraduate and 3,500 graduate students, with about 250 full-time faculty. Stevens’ graduate programs have attracted international participation from China, India, Southeast Asia, Europe and Latin America. Additional information may be obtained from its web page at www.stevens.edu.
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