Modesto Junior College graduates to walk the stage Friday
Modesto Junior College will hold its 93rd Commencement Ceremony at 6 p.m. Friday in the stadium on the east campus. A reception for the expected 400 graduates and their guests will be held immediately after the ceremony in the Student Center Rotunda.
MJC will have awarded some 1,600 associate’s degrees to 1,400 individuals during the 2014-15 academic year, pending recipients’ successful completion of the spring semester. In addition, 600 certificates of achievement will be awarded to 500 students for this academic year.
Addressing the Class of 2015 will be graduating student Peter Quiales. A native of Modesto, Quiales studied business, accounting and communication studies at MJC and is a member of the MJC Psychology Club.
Student soloist Haimish Chandra will sing the national anthem. Music by the MJC combined symphonic and concert bands, under the direction of professor Erik Maki, will accompany the ceremony.
The graduation program will include presentation of the 2015 MJC Distinguished Alumni Award to Harold A. Peterson III, former chief executive officer and president of Community Hospice.
The annual Graduation Luncheon will be at noon Friday in the Mary Stuart Rogers Student Learning Center on the west campus. Tickets are $12 and must be purchased in advance in the Pirates’ Bookstore on the east campus. Student trustee and graduate Andrew Campbell will be the keynote speaker. The Honors Scholar Award will also be presented.
For more information on MJC’s graduation, call the Public Information Office at (209) 575-6866.
This story was originally published April 26, 2015 at 8:38 PM with the headline "Modesto Junior College graduates to walk the stage Friday."