Clemson University to Webcast Friday's Commencement Ceremonies
May 5, 2009CLEMSON, SC – May 5, 2009 – Clemson University plans to have two Commencement ceremonies as scheduled Friday, one at 9:30 a.m. and one at 2:30 p.m. at Littlejohn Coliseum, and will Webcast them online.
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The ceremonies will be shown live on the university’s Web site at www.Clemson.edu so that anyone who cannot attend can view them from home or another location.
Because of the recent flu outbreak, people in higher risk groups, including small children and the elderly, can watch the ceremonies online instead of attending in person.
Anyone who is ill or has flu-like symptoms should consider reducing the risk of spreading an illness by viewing the ceremony from home.
If you do attend, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Web site recommends the following precautions:
• Wash your hands.
• Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth.
• Cover your mouth and nose if you sneeze or cough and use a tissue or your sleeve, not your hand.
More than 2,000 students are set to graduate and honorary degrees will be presented to John Bruce Pitner, former director of the Clemson Pee Dee Research and Education Center, and Hansjörg Wyss, former CEO of Synthes Inc.
The colleges of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences; Architecture, Arts and Humanities; and Engineering and Science will confer degrees at the 9:30 a.m. ceremony.
The College of Business and Behavioral Science and the College of Health, Education and Human Development will confer degrees at the 2:30 p.m. ceremony.