Northwest Indiana’s colleges and universities will be holding commencement exercises over the next two weeks.
Purdue University Northwest kicks it off with a noon outdoor ceremony on Saturday at its Hammond campus. The rain date is Sunday. There are 834 candidates for degrees.
Indiana University Northwest’s ceremony is at 10 a.m. May 8 in the Savannah Center parking lot, 65 W. 33rd Ave., in Gary. There are 626 graduates.
Ivy Tech’s Valparaiso and Michigan City graduates will receive degrees in a 6 p.m. ceremony May 9 at Valparaiso University’s Athletic Recreation Center, 1009 Union St.
Ivy Tech’s Lake County campuses mark commencement at 4:30 p.m. May 10 at the U.S. SteelYard baseball stadium, 1 Stadium Plaza, Gary. Kevin Teasley, founder and CEO of the Indianapolis-based Greater Education Opportunities Foundation, is this year’s honorary degree recipient and keynote speaker.
Valparaiso University’s two commencement ceremonies are on May 11 at the Athletic Recreation Center.
At 9 a.m., College of Business and College of Arts and Sciences will hold a ceremony followed by a 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. reception for the Class of 2024 at the Harre Union Ballroom.
At 2 p.m., College of Engineering and College of Nursing and Health Professions graduates will receive degrees.
U.S. Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, is the keynote speaker
