Fall 2016 Commencement ceremonies set for Friday, Dec. 16

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Undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degrees will be conferred during the University of Louisiana's Fall 2016 Commencement ceremonies on Friday, Dec. 16, at the Cajundome and Convention Center.

The General Assembly will be held at 11 a.m. at the Cajundome. Doctoral candidates will be hooded at this session. All graduating seniors and faculty members will attend, wearing full academic regalia.

Lloyd J. "Red" Lerille will give the Commencement speech. A 1987 graduate of the University, Lerille received the UL alumni Association's Outstanding Alumni Award in 2002. He owns Red Lerille's Health and Racquet Club. Lerille will receive an honorary doctorate of educational leadership during the General Assembly.

Alumnus Donald Mosing, '50, will receive an honorary doctorate of systems engineering. Mosing was the longtime president of the family business known today as Frank's International, N.V. He retired in 2011. The publicly traded company has 3,000 employees in 40 locations across the U.S. and around the world.

The General Assembly will be broadcast on the Internet via a livestream.

It can be accessed for free via computer, smartphone or tablet. Users can create an account or log in with their Facebook account information at https://livestream.com/accounts/18327140/events/6763833

Master's and bachelor's degrees will be conferred at ceremonies for each academic college. A schedule and locations are below.

Cajundome
8:30 a.m. College of Liberal Arts
1:30 p.m. B.I. Moody III College of Business Administration
Cajundome Convention Center - Festival Ballroom (2nd floor)
8:30 a.m. College of the Arts
1:30 p.m. Ray P. Authement College of Sciences

Cajundome Convention Center - Exhibit Hall B (1st floor)
8:30 a.m. College of Education
1:30 p.m. College of Engineering
Bourgeois Hall
8:30 a.m. College of Nursing and Allied Health Professions
1:30 p.m. University College
Parking for the general public will be available at Cajun Field; motorists are encouraged to enter through Gate 8 on West Congress Street, and through Gate 11 on Souvenir Gate.

Security measures will be in place at the Cajundome and Convention Center, and at Bourgeois Hall. University Police officers will examine the contents of purses, bags, and packages of attendees. Extremely large bags or oversized packages won't be permitted inside the Commencement venues.

Social media posts tagged with the #RaginGrads hashtag will be displayed on screens throughout the Cajundome shortly before and for a short time after the General Assembly. Find the University's page dedicated to the hashtag at Ragin' Grads Tagboard.

Learn more about Fall 2016 Commencement at commencement.louisiana.edu

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[AboveAverage]

Today is the day for thousands of students graduating never having seen a UL sporting event and will never give a dime back to the U.

[scotto_25]

That's why on your senior year, your tuition should include a graduation fee of $250

-Cap and Gown
-Diploma
-RCAF membership at min level

[jric116]

Today is the day for thousands of students graduating never having seen a UL sporting event and will never give a dime back to the U.

Think you would be surprised at how many actually do give back. It just might not be as visible as a financial donation to athletics. I know several recent graduates who have participated on committees and boards to give back in appreciation

[jric116]

That's why on your senior year, your tuition should include a graduation fee of $250

-Cap and Gown
-Diploma
-RCAF membership at min level

Why not grant them a membership in RCAF for one year at the lowest level. This would expose them to it and what it does. The alumni association does this with the hope that after one year they will join on their own and continue involvement

[31Ragin97]

Why not grant them a membership in RCAF for one year at the lowest level. This would expose them to it and what it does. The alumni association does this with the hope that after one year they will join on their own and continue involvement

truth!

[scotto_25]

Why not grant them a membership in RCAF for one year at the lowest level. This would expose them to it and what it does. The alumni association does this with the hope that after one year they will join on their own and continue involvement

Yeah....blend it in with a "one time graduation fee"

They'll get all the cool stuff in the mail and feel a part of this
-License Plates
-RCAF membership card
-Decals
-Priority points memo

Then they'll be more likely to give again....Nothing is for free

[31Ragin97]

so liberal arts and arts are at 830 and business and engineering at 130. why make arts and liberal arts students wake up early for the first time?