December commencement
set for Friday, Dec. 17, at 7 p.m.

Dec. 14, 2004--The fall commencement ceremony for the graduates of Arkansas State University in Jonesboro will be held this Friday, Dec. 17, beginning at 7 p.m. in the Convocation Center.

There are 744 candidates for diplomas, 184 at the graduate level and 560 at the undergraduate level.

Dr. Les Wyatt, president of ASU, will award the doctoral, specialist’s, master’s, bachelor’s and associate’s degrees.  Honor students also will be recognized.

Following the ceremony, a reception for all the graduates and their guests, faculty, and staff will be held on the north mezzanine, between the blue and green entrances of the building.