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Lafayette’s 169th Commencement exercises on Saturday, May 22, will be televised live regionally and nationally. The telecast will begin 2:15 p.m. with the academic procession. The ceremony will begin 2:30 p.m.
All households within a 50-mile radius of campus can watch the telecast live on RCN and WBPH-TV. The telecast will be carried statewide on PCN, Pennsylvania Cable Network.
The telecast will be available nationally via satellite (KU Band, AMC 9, Transponder K 03, Downlink Frequency 11760 Vertical). It can be viewed by those who have a satellite receiver capable of dialing into the coordinates or have access to a venue such as a restaurant that has these capabilities.
Commencement will include the awarding of honorary doctorates to four distinguished leaders.
Edward G. Rendell, Governor of Pennsylvania, will deliver the Commencement address and receive an honorary Doctor of Laws degree.
Ali A. Mazrui, director of the Institute of Global Cultural Studies at Binghamton University, State University of New York, will be awarded an honorary Doctor of Divinity. He will deliver the Baccalaureate address at 10:30 a.m. on Commencement day.
Shelley Brown, executive director of the State Theatre Center for the Arts, Easton, will be awarded an honorary Doctor of the Performing Arts. LaSalle D. Leffall Jr., Charles R. Drew Professor of Surgery at Howard University College of Medicine, will receive an honorary Doctor of Science.
Both the Baccalaureate and Commencement ceremonies will be held outdoors on the Quad. In case of rain, they will be held in Allan P. Kirby Sports Center. Click here for information for parents on Commencement.