Oakwood University Hosts 2016 Graduation Exercises; General Via Slated as Commencement Speaker
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Posted By: Reginald Claremont on May 03, 2016 Oakwood University will host its Spring 2016 Commencement on Saturday, May 7, 2016, at 8:00 p.m. in the Propst Arena of the Von Braun Center in Huntsville, Alabama. The speaker is General Dennis L. Via, MHRM, the 18th Commander of the U.S. Army Materiel Command (AMC), headquartered at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville. AMC is the Army's premier provider of materiel readiness to ensure dominant land force capability for the U.S. Warfighter and our allies. The General's command assignments include the 82nd Signal Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina; 3rd Signal Brigade, III Armored Corps, Fort Hood, Texas; 5th Signal Command, U.S. Army Europe and 7th Army, Mannheim, Germany; and the U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command (CECOM) and Fort Monmouth, New Jersey. His key staff assignments include Aide-de-Camp to the Chief of Staff, Allied Forces Southern Europe, Naples, Italy; Operations Officer, J-6, Armed Forces Inaugural Committee, Washington, D.C.; Division Chief, Joint Requirements Oversight Council (JROC), Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-8, U.S. Army, Washington, D.C., and Principal Director for Operations, Defense Information Systems Agency/Deputy Commander, Joint Task Force-Global Network Operations, U.S. Strategic Command, Arlington, Virginia. In conjunction with Oakwood's 120th year anniversary and its motto "Enter to Learn, Depart to Serve," this year's graduation ceremonies and worship services are expected to draw thousands to Huntsville for all of the activities that will be held May 5-7. Thursday - May 5 Education Teacher Dedication Ceremony - 10:00 a.m. Moseley Complex, C.T. Richards Chapel (Oakwood University) Speaker: John Wesley Taylor, V, Ph.D., Ed.D. Senior Class Tree Planting Ceremony - 1:30 p.m. Oakwood University Unity Pond Nursing Pinning Ceremony - 4:00 p.m. Moseley Complex, C.T. Richards Chapel (Oakwood University) Speaker: Lois Peters, R.N. Nutrition and Dietetics Pinning Ceremony - 6:00 p.m. Food Laboratory, Cooper Complex III (Oakwood University) Speaker: Prudence Pollard, Ph.D., MPH, SPHR Religion Dedication Service - 7:00 p.m. Moseley Complex, C.T. Richards Chapel (Oakwood University) Speaker: Calvin Watkins, Sr., D.Min. Friday - May 6 Social Work Pinning Ceremony - 11:00 a.m. Moseley Complex, C.T. Richards Chapel (Oakwood University) Speaker: Terrie Ruff, LMSW Consecration - 8:00 p.m. Oakwood University Seventh-day Adventist Church Speaker: Paula Olivier, D.Min. Saturday - May 7 Sabbath School - 9:15 a.m. Von Braun Center, Propst Arena Baccalaureate - 10:45 a.m. Von Braun Center, Propst Arena Speaker: Charles Wesley Knight, D.Min. Mini Concert featuring the Aeolians - 7:00 p.m. Von Braun Center, Propst Arena Vespers - 7:30 p.m. Von Braun Center, Propst Arena Speaker: Dedrick Blue, D.Min. Commencement - 8:00 p.m. Von Braun Center, Propst Arena Speaker: General Dennis L. Via, MHRM For additional information concerning the Commencement Exercises, go to http://www.oakwood.edu/academics/registrar... If you enjoyed this article, Join HBCU CONNECT today for similar content and opportunities via email! |
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Reginald Claremont
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