WT Fall Commencement Expands to Two Days, Dec. 13 and 14
Copy by Chip Chandler, 806-651-2124, cchandler@wtamu.edu
CANYON, Texas — December 2024 graduates from West Texas A&M University will be celebrated in three commencement ceremonies spread across two days.
To accommodate families and friends of the graduating seniors, three ceremonies will be held:
- 2 p.m. Dec. 13 for the Terry B. Rogers College of Education and Social Sciences and the College of Nursing and Health Sciences;
- 10 a.m. Dec. 14 for the Paul Engler College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences and the Sybil B. Harrington College of Fine Arts and Humanities;
- 2 p.m. Dec. 14 for the Paul and Virginia Engler College of Business and the College of Engineering.
Each ceremony will be held in the First United Bank Center, 3301 Fourth Ave. in Canyon; they also will be livestreamed at wtamu.edu/commencement.
In all, 1,012 undergraduate and graduate students may participate in the ceremonies.
“At West Texas A&M University, we take great pride in celebrating the accomplishments of our graduates,” President Walter V. Wendler said. “This expanded commencement schedule reflects our commitment to honoring the hard work and dedication of each student, while ensuring their families and friends can share in the excitement of this important milestone.”
Parking will be available at the First United Bank Center. Overflow parking will be behind the Agricultural Sciences Complex and the Virgil Henson Activities Center. Handicapped parking is available at the First United Bank Center. Parking is not available along Russell Long Boulevard.
Doors will open one hour before each ceremony. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis.
Each ceremony will last up to two hours. At the end of each ceremony, graduates will walk in the recessional out of the arena doors. Guests may meet their graduates outside.
The WT Bookstore will be at each ceremony to sell merchandise and graduation accessories, and the campus store will be open during its regular hours: 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Dec. 13 and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 14. For information, contact Paige Nelms at 806-651-2742.
Sign-language interpreters will be available at each ceremony.
Graduates of WT will value hard work and performance as measures of excellence, a key mission of the University’s long-range plan, WT 125: From the Panhandle to the World.
That plan is fueled by the historic One West comprehensive fundraising campaign, which reached its initial $125 million goal 18 months after publicly launching in September 2021. The campaign’s new goal is to reach $175 million by 2025; currently, it has raised more than $160 million.
About West Texas A&M University
WT, a Regional Research University, is redefining excellence in Canyon, Texas, on a 342-acre residential campus, as well as the Harrington Academic Hall WTAMU Amarillo Center in downtown Amarillo. Established in 1910, the University has been part of The Texas A&M University System since 1990. WT, a Hispanic Serving Institution since 2016, boasts an enrollment of more than 9,000 and offers 58 undergraduate degree programs, one associate degree, and 44 graduate degrees, including an integrated bachelor’s and master’s degree, a specialist degree and two doctoral degrees. The University is also home to the Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum, the largest history museum in the state and the home of one of the Southwest’s finest art collections. The Buffaloes are a member of the NCAA Division II Lone Star Conference and offers 14 men’s and women’s athletics programs.
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