Miami University

1/30/07

Commencement information for EHS students/parents

Deadline for graduating seniors to register for spring commencement is Feb. 29. Complete information about applications and deadlines can be found on the Commencement Office website.

Answers to frequently-asked questions can be found here.

Important Dates:

• University-wide commencement ceremony:
  • 2 p.m., Saturday, May 10, Yager Stadium
• School of Education, Health and Society Recognition Ceremony:
  • 9:30 a.m. Sunday, May 11, Millett Hall
    

The 2008 EHS student speaker is early childhood education major Marissa Hirsh. After studying at Miami’s Luxembourg campus as a sophomore, Marissa traveled to Namibia, Africa, as the first undergraduate to participate in Earth Expeditions (a partnership program between Miami University and the Cincinnati Zoo), where she studied cheetah conservation and inquiry-based education.

She helped found the Miami University chapter of Ambassadors for Children; a non-profit organization dedicated to serving children in need around the world, and was the chapter’s president during her senior year.

As a junior, Marissa worked on a project with Miami President David Hodge, researching and co-authoring a paper he presented at an Association of American Colleges and Universities’ conference on the student as scholar.

Next year, she will be participating in AVODAH: The Jewish Service Corps, where she will work for an anti-poverty organization in Chicago.