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Dr. Robert Imhoff, Mid-Continent University President, is one of 7 Americans set to participate in the 39 chair Oxford Round Table.

Mayfield, KY - The President of Mid-Continent University has been invited to Oxford University, England to study at the prestigious Oxford Round Table.

The Invitation marks the second honor Dr. Robert Imhoff has received recently.  Imhoff received a personal invitation from Dr. Condolezza Rice, Secretary of State, to attend the World Education Summit held at the State Department in Washington, DC.  Dr. Rice invited one hundred U.S. university presidents and one hundred international university presidents from around the world to promote international partnerships and collaboration.  Dr. Imhoff was one of two presidents from Kentucky with Dr. Lee Todd, President of the University of Kentucky being the other Kentuckian in attendance.

Commenting on the Oxford invitation Dr. Imhoff said, “I am profoundly honored and humbled by this opportunity.  To have a chair at Oxford is almost beyond imagination for me. The doors of opportunity for Mid-Continent University could be substantial.”

Dr. Imhoff will be one of seven Americans to be seated at the 39 chair round table.  University Presidents from around the world will convene for one week exploring current ventures and future trends.  Previous Round Table results of specific deliberations have been published and distributed to individuals, governments and academic institutions around the world.

Dr. Imhoff is currently in his ninth year as President of Mid-Continent University where enrollment has grown from 169 in 1999 to nearly 1900 full-time students today.  However, President Imhoff takes little credit for Mid-Continent’s success stating “Its not difficult to succeed when surrounded by excellence.  My wife, Jackie, who is our Vice President of Adult Programs, has put together a great team whose passion is serving adults, and our Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dr. Stephen Wilson, heads a faculty whose dedication and academic excellence are unprecedented.  Truly I am blessed to serve with such an outstanding group of dedicated Christian educators.”

Mid-Continent, a Baptist university, is headquartered in Mayfield, Kentucky and serves students from Rend Lake, Illinois to Lexington, Kentucky at more than thirty different sites. Mid-Continent University is a four-year institution accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS).

Experts agree that constructive change will take place in the energy industry. But it will take some time, and real success will require a long-term commitment from business, government, education and the American people.

That was the message delivered by Sandra Meyer, president of Duke Energy Kentucky and Duke Energy Ohio, during the opening session of the Energizing Kentucky conference June 3 at the Henry Clay Building in Louisville.

Energizing Kentucky is a series of conferences sponsored by Centre College, University of Louisville, Berea College, and University of Kentucky to bring business, government and education leaders together to discuss energy, an issue vital to Kentucky’s future.

More than 200 people attended the opening session, which featured Meyer’s presentation and brief comments from Centre President John Roush, UofL President James Ramsey, UK President Lee Todd, and Berea President Larry Shinn.

The conference continued June 4 with presentations by state Representative Rocky Adkins and state Senator Robert Stivers, leaders in establishing energy policy in Kentucky. Other speakers included Leonard Peters, secretary of Kentucky’s Energy and Environment Cabinet, and Tom Fitzgerald, director of the Kentucky Resources Council.

University and college presidents John Roush, Centre College; James Ramsey, University of Louisville; Lee Todd, University of Kentucky; and Larry Shinn, Berea College, joined together to form Energizing Kentucky.

Meyer told the audience that Kentucky needs a “cathedral mentality” in dealing with energy issues. Because many historic cathedrals took more than a century to build, those who worked on the foundations often never saw the finished products.

The energy decisions we make today should be “thoughtful, credible and long-term” in scope, perhaps offering more benefit to our children and grandchildren than to us, Meyer said.

She also noted that simple solutions, such as wind and solar power, must be augmented by clean coal and other efforts to be effective for Kentucky.

“The sun doesn’t shine all the time. The wind doesn’t blow every day,” she said.

Meyer advocated clean coal and nuclear energy as keys to Kentucky’s energy future. And she applauded Kentucky’s legislature for recent energy policies that encourage exploration of alternative fuels.

The next Energizing Kentucky conference is scheduled for September in Louisville. Noted author and New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman is scheduled to be the keynote speaker.

Article and photo courtesy of Centre College. See the original here.

Transylvania University President Charles L. Shearer was the subject of an article in the May 24 Lexington Herald-Leader. Shearer, who will celebrate 25 years in office in July, is the second-longest serving AIKCU president. Reporter Art Jester chronicles the great strides that Transy has made during Dr. Shearer’s tenure:

In the nearly 25 years that Charles L. Shearer has been president of Transylvania University, the 228-year-old liberal arts college has grown stronger and better in every respect, largely due to him.

“He’s a once-in-a-lifetime president,” said William T. Young Jr., chairman of Transylvania’s board of trustees. “I don’t think most people realize Transylvania has been transformed under his leadership.”

By any measurement — students, faculty, alumni, scholarships, geographical diversity, facilities or fund-raising — Transylvania is far different than it was in the troubled hour when Shearer took office on July 8, 1983. Transylvania had been through three presidents in three years.

Shearer immediately restored stability and confidence, as well as ambition.

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Owensboro, KY - Brescia University is now accepting applications for their new Masters in Business Administration (MBA). The first cohort of the MBA program will enter the University beginning in August 2008.

The new 15-month accelerated MBA program is designed specifically for the professional who has experience, is time-conscious, shows leadership potential and possesses strong quantitative skills. Through completing the MBA program, professionals will acquire depth and fluency in business concepts in relation to their technical skills which will prepare them for larger leadership roles.

Brescia’s new MBA replaces the Masters of Science in Management (MSM) which Brescia has offered for over a decade. “The MBA offers a more comprehensive program,” stated James Garvin, Associate Professor of Business and Chair of the William H. Thompson School of Business. “After extensive research as to what best fits the accelerated model and how Brescia could best deliver it, we’re excited to offer a high quality accelerated MBA program to the greater Owensboro community.”

The MBA program consists of 10 three-credit hour courses. The first cohort in the program will begin August 2008. The next cohort will begin in January 2009. Classes in this program are designed in a specific sequence to facilitate the assimilation of a large amount of knowledge over the 15-month time span.

Those interested in obtaining an MBA should contact Brescia University’s STARS Program Director, Greg Alvey, at (270) 686-4252 or by email, STARS@brescia.edu. STARS, an acronym for Success Tracks for Adults Returning to School, is the new umbrella for all programs serving adult learners.

WILMORE, KY - Asbury College is pleased to announce the addition of the master of social work degree. The M.S.W. degree will be offered beginning in August 2008 on the College’s campus in Wilmore.The program offers a concentration in child and family services preparing advanced professionals for service in both public and private settings. Dr. William Descoteaux, M.S.W. director, said the program “is a continuation of Asbury College’s historic commitment to prepare persons to transform the world. Graduates of the master of social work program will provide support for children and families to grow toward their full potential and to experience meaningful and quality lives.”

The M.S.W. program provides students with a well-rounded social work education where they can build a strong mental, spiritual, academic and social foundation. “This program is being designed with a clear integration of Christianity and social work at its core,” said Steve Dawson, assistant professor of behavioral sciences. “We are being intentional to draw from our rich theological heritage to help us understand how our loving God involves loving people and serving their needs.”

The program will teach social work knowledge, skills and values, as well as provide field education in social service agencies and churches. Students will have access to field education sites in rural, urban and cross-cultural settings. The M.S.W. faculty have diverse practice areas, backgrounds and international experience. Students will have networking opportunities that will connect them with agencies and social services around the world.

An undergraduate degree in social work is not a prerequisite for this program and applications are being accepted. To apply for the Asbury College M.S.W. program, e-mail msw@asbury.edu or call 859-858-3511, ext. 2266.

First phase of LWC expansion to include addition to campus ministry center, health-and-wellness center and baseball-softball complexCOLUMBIA, Ky. - Lindsey Wilson College celebrated “one of the most exciting days” in the college’s 105-year history on Monday morning as more than 100 members of the campus and local community came together for three ground-breaking ceremonies.

The college broke ground on an addition to the Sumner Campus Ministry Center, a health-and-wellness center and a baseball-softball complex.

“Many colleges don’t celebrate three ground-breakings in a decade,” Lindsey Wilson President William T. Luckey Jr. said before the first event.

The $12 million worth of projects that the college broke ground on Monday morning are the first phase of a larger expansion plan for Lindsey Wilson.

As Adair County businessman Danny Pyles said at the ground-breaking ceremony of the baseball-softball complex: “To watch Lindsey Wilson grow as it has in the last 15-20 years is absolutely amazing.”

Sumner Campus Ministry Center Expansion

The 4,000-square-foot addition to the 3-year-old Sumner Center will accommodate one of Lindsey Wilson’s fastest-growing undergraduate programs and also allow the college to expand its ministry to more students.

“This building gives us such potential to do all sorts of new things,” said LWC Chaplain Troy Elmore. “This is a college that honors God. We are very proud of the fact that we are church-related. Because we honor God, God honors us.”

Dean of the Chapel Terry Swan said the expansion - which will be completed during the 2008-09 school year - will be a “sacred space” on campus. He said the addition will allow the college to expand to three worship services a week and provide additional classroom space for the Christian ministries program. The addition can also be used as a practice and performing area, lecture hall or a site for conferences.

“It will be a continual reminder to all of us of our heritage and faith in Christ, which is the foundation of Lindsey Wilson College,” Swan said.

Lindsey Wilson’s Christian ministries program is the second largest undergraduate program at the college, and it is the “strongest Christian ministries program among our 122 schools, colleges and universities of The United Methodist Church,” Luckey said.

The expansion to the Sumner Center moves the college “one step closer to being the most church-related college in the United Methodist denomination,” Luckey said.

Health-and-Wellness Center

When it is opened in fall 2009, the health-and-wellness center will be the largest building on Lindsey Wilson’s A.P. White Campus.

The 73,223 square-foot-building - which is almost 75 percent larger than the Jim & Helen Lee Fugitte Science Center - “will be phenomenal and it will serve a tremendous need in this area,” Luckey said.

The center will include an indoor track, three basketball courts; an eight-lane pool; a rock-climbing wall; recreational areas; and rooms with cardiovascular equipment.

The center will be a place for the college and the community to lead healthier lives, and also a place where children will have the opportunity to learn how to swim, Luckey said.

“For years we have dreamed of this day - when we would break ground on a new state-of-the-art health-and-wellness center,” said Lindsey Wilson Vice President of Student Services & Enrollment Management Dean Adams. “The health-and-wellness center will be a place of learning and growing, a place where friendships will be formed and lives will be changed. … The new health-and-wellness center will allow us to expand our mission beyond the boundaries of our campus out into the community as well. … It will be a symbol of the college’s commitment to our student body, to this community and to this mission.”

Added Lindsey Wilson Student Government Association President Drew Sadler: “It really does show the dedication that Lindsey Wilson and all its supporters have for its students - to not just make sure that we have a healthy mind, but a healthy body as well. That’s where Lindsey Wilson shines.”

Athletic Complex

Most of the 20 acres of land adjacent to the Louie B. Nunn Parkway were made possible through a gift from Adair County businessmen Joe and Annabelle and Danny and Sandy Pyles.

“Today is the beginning of a new era in the life of Lindsey Wilson athletics,” said Lindsey Wilson Athletic Director Willis Pooler.

After the baseball and softball fields are dedicated next spring, college officials hope they will be followed by a multi-purpose outdoor stadium that will be the home of a football, marching band, and track and field programs.

But in the short-term, moving the baseball and softball fields adjacent to the Nunn Parkway will allow the college’s teams to play night home games, resulting in fewer scheduling conflicts.

“Through the generosity of Joe and Annabelle and Danny and Sandy Pyles, no longer will our young ladies be forced to share a facility with the little league park and both our men and women will miss far less class time with the addition of lighting on both of our fields,” Luckey said.

Joe Pyles said he and his son “had a dream” when they gave the land to Lindsey Wilson more than two years ago - to increase the visibility of the college by putting its name on the Nunn Parkway.

“It’s very touching to be a part of it,” he said.

Although unusual to have three ground-breaking ceremonies in one day, Lindsey Wilson junior Anna Catherine Hook of Louisville, Ky., summed up the mornings flurry of activities when she said at the Sumner Center ground-breaking: “This is an exciting time in the life of our college. All of these changes are great changes for our college. … We are moving in the right direction, one that is pointing us toward greatness.”

CU offers online and on-campus MSW to increase number of master’s programs to 11

By Joan C. McKinney, CU director of university communications

CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. — Campbellsville University’s new master’s of social work degree is available in as little as one year of full-time study, according to Dr. Darlene Eastridge, dean of the Carver School of Social Work and Counseling.

Eastridge said the new master’s degree program is a “great benefit for people employed in social work positions who need a graduate degree for promotion or licensure yet who are unable to travel to urban areas and who are forced to settle for degrees that do not meet qualifications for social service supervisory positions.”

Eastridge said the new program is a “great opportunity for non-traditional, working students interested in the master’s in social work degree, especially people in advancing their career in the field of children and families and advanced licensure opportunities.”

The MSW courses are offered in online and on-campus 10-week trimester sessions with a majority of trimesters requiring only one night a week on campus. This degree is offered in full-time, part-time and advanced standing options (persons who already hold a bachelor’s degree in social work from an accredited undergraduate program).

Eastridge said, “This program provides students an opportunity to attain a master’s degree that prepares them for leadership, program development and administration.”

She said another reason for students to enroll in the master of social work degree is that at CU you receive “specialized attention.” She said currently the average size of graduate classes at CU is around seven students per course.

“Using these models within a Christian/social work value base, graduates are prepared to provide assessment and interventions with individuals, families, groups, communities and organizations,” she said.

Eastridge said the curriculum in family practice addresses needs and concerns identified by the Kentucky Cabinet for Families and Children in their current and pending shortages of professionally trained social workers. The Global Services track prepares graduates with skills to assess and build programs with a global missions focus.

All graduate courses are offered by qualified and appropriately degreed professors and each student receives an academic advisor who will guide and direct their personal educational experience, said Eastridge.”

Our master in social work is a great value with graduate program tuition rates well below the statewide average of public and private schools. Special attention, minimal time away from home and family plus academic mentorship and preparation make Campbellsville University and the Carver School of Social Work and Counseling a great option in continuing your education,” Eastridge said.

“We at Campbellsville University view social work as a helping profession sanctioned by society to assist in the elimination of human suffering,” Eastridge said. “That is what social work is all about helping people and improving lives!”

If you have questions about the program, contact Eastridge at dfeastridge@campbellsville.edu or call Karla Deaton, coordinator for graduate and extended programs, at (270) 789-5078 or krdeaton@campbellsville.edu.

Georgetown College and the University of Kentucky’s medical school have announced a new partnership to prepare minority students for careers in medicine. Under the partnership, Georgetown will begin identifying talented minority students in middle school, providing them support and access to professionals in the medical field who can serve as inspiration and mentors. The goal is to produce two Georgetown graduates each year who qualify for and earn admission to UK’s medical school. UK will provide financial assistance to help the students further their education after they graduate from Georgetown.

From “Partnership to groom minority med students” in the Lexington Herald-Leader, by Art Jester:

Jay Perman, dean of the UK College of Medicine, said that UK and Georgetown have created a “model of collaboration between two higher-education institutions.”

“Our hope is to motivate students to pursue a medical career before they start high school so they can begin to prepare for their medical education early by taking all of the appropriate courses,” he said. “But more importantly, our hope is to inspire them and equip them with the skills needed to make their dream of a medical career a reality.”

William H. Crouch Jr., president of Georgetown College, said the partnership with UK will be a “new ray of hope” to minority students who might dismiss their medical ambitions because of the high cost of education.

“Their focus can be on learning, not anxiety over finances,” Crouch said.

This partnership is the latest in a series of Georgetown College efforts to increase the diversity of the college’s student body under the leadership of President Crouch.

Pikeville College President Hal Smith passes the chair’s gavel to Centre College President John Roush

Watch a video of the ceremonial gavel passing on AIKCU’s YouTube channel.

John Roush, President of Centre College in Danville, has been elected to serve a two-year term as chairman of the AIKCU board of directors. Roush succeeds Pikeville College President Hal Smith as chair. The AIKCU board is composed of the presidents of Kentucky’s 20 independent colleges and universities and two at-large members from Kentucky’s business community.

Chairman Smith passed the ceremonial gavel to incoming Chairman Roush during AIKCU’s annual recognition banquet on April 22. Before handing over the gavel, Smith reflected on a life and career path that began as a student at Centre College in the 1960s before leading into higher education administration at Centre and ultimately to the presidency at Pikeville, where he has served as president for eleven years.

“One might say that I’m a believer in independent higher education. And if you said that, you’d be right,” remarked Smith. “I believe in the value of the independent higher education experience. If it’s right for the student it cannot be beat. In fact, for most it’s a life-transforming opportunity.”

In accepting the chair position Roush thanked President Smith for his service as AIKCU chair and for “his leadership in independent higher education in Kentucky over his entire professional life.”

“This is an exciting time for independent higher education in Kentucky,” said Gary S. Cox, AIKCU President. “Independent colleges and universities are thriving and in a terrific position to help move Kentucky’s economy and people forward. But there are some serious challenges, and President Roush is the type of leader who can really bring our folks together to focus our efforts on our common interests.”

Kentucky’s independent colleges and universities have committed to playing a significant role in the Council on Postsecondary Education’s “Double the Numbers” plan to double Kentucky’s number of bachelor’s degree holders by 2020.

“The Commonwealth of Kentucky finds itself at a point in its history when it must decide how much it values higher education - public and independent,” said Roush. “The independent sector stands ready to provide the citizens of this state with education of the highest quality, yet still accessible to young people of lesser means. That is the tradition of private colleges and universities in Kentucky.”

Bill Huston, President of St. Catharine College in Springfield was named chair-elect and will succeed Roush at the end of his two-year term. John Weber, CFO of Graeter’s Ice Cream, KY was reelected as treasurer.

Commencement season officially began this past weekend, with Union College and University of the Cumberlands both holding ceremonies on Saturday, May 3. Congratulations to all of this year’s graduates!

Alice Lloyd College
Baccalaureate: Saturday, May 10, 10:30 a.m., Grady Nutt Athletic Center
Bacc. Speaker: Lawrence Baldridge, pastor of Caney Baptist Church in Pippa Passes, KY since 1964.

Commencement: Saturday, May 10, 12:15 p.m., Grady Nutt Athletic Center
Commencement Speaker: Dr. Marylee James, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Academic Dean at Alice Lloyd College

Asbury College
Baccalaureate: Sunday, May 11, 9 a.m., Hughes Memorial Auditorium
Bacc. Speaker: Dr. Donald Adams, superintendent of the United Methodist Church

Commencement: Sunday, May 11, 3 p.m. (doors open at 2:30), Luce Physical Activities Center
Commencement Speaker: Dr. Lloyd J. Ogilvie, former U.S. Senate Chaplain
Honorary degree: Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie

Bellarmine University
Baccalaureate: Saturday, May 10 at 9 a.m. at St. Agnes

Commencement: Saturday May 10 at noon in Knights Hall
Commencement Speaker: Curt Tofteland, founder and director of Shakespeare Behind Bars and producing director of the Kentucky Shakespeare Festival.
Honorary degree: Curt Tofteland, Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters

Berea College
Baccalaureate: Saturday, May 25 at 10:30 a.m., Phelps Stokes Chapel
Bacc. Speaker: Rev. Dr. Daniel P. Matthews, rector emeritus, Trinity Church Wall Street, New York City

Commencement: Sunday, May 25 at 2 p.m. in Seabury Center
Commencement Speaker: Dr. Benjamin Carson, director of pediatric neurosurgery and professor, the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Md.
Honorary degree: Dr. Benjamin Carson, Honorary Doctor of Science

Brescia University
Baccalaureate: Friday, May 9 at 7 p.m. at St. Stephen’s Cathedral
Speaker: President Larry Hostetter

Commencement: Saturday, May 10 at 10 a.m. at the RiverPark Center
Speaker: Kentucky Secretary of Education Helen W. Mountjoy
Honorary degree: Sec. Helen W. Mountjoy, Doctor of Humane Letters

Campbellsville University
Baccalaureate: None

Graduate School Commencement: Friday, May 9 at 7:00 p.m. in Ransdell Chapel
Grad Commencement Speaker: Dr. Dwayne Howell, associate professor of Old Testament and Hebrew at Campbellsville University

Commencement: Saturday, May 10 at 10:00 a.m. at Houchens Insurance Group (HIG) Field
Commencement Speaker: General James T. Conway, commandant of the United States Marine Corps
Honorary degree: Gen. James T. Conway, Honorary Doctorate of Public Service

Centre College
Baccalaureate: Sunday, May 18 at 11:00 a.m. in Newlin Hall in Centre’s Norton Center for the Arts
Bacc. Speaker: Dr. Rick Axtell, college chaplain and association professor of religion

Commencement: Sunday, May 18 at 3:00 p.m. in Newlin Hall in Centre’s Norton Center for the Arts
Commencement Speaker: Leland Melvin, NASA Astronaut and co-manager of NASA’s Educator Astronaut Program, who flew his first shuttle mission on the Atlantis in February 2008
Honorary degree: Leland Melvin, Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters

Georgetown College
Baccalaureate: Friday, May 9, 7:30 p.m., John L. Hill Chapel
Bacc. Speaker: Dr. Paul Redditt, Georgetown College Professor of Religion and former chair of the department for 19 of his 22 years at the college

Commencement: Saturday, May at 10 a.m., Giddings Lawn
Commencment Speaker: Dr. Pearse Lyons, CEO and founder of Alltech Inc., title sponsor of the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games 2010
Honorary Degrees:

Dr. Gwen Cranfill Curry, Doctor of Letters Honoris Causa, Georgetown College alumna and retired chair of the English department
Sylvia Watson Jaegers, Doctor of Laws Honoris Causa, civic leader and founding member of the Georgetown College Foundation Board

Kentucky Christian University
Baccalaureate: Friday, May 9 at 3 p.m. in the Nash Chapel
Bacc. Speaker: Phil Martin (KCU ‘85), father of graduating senior Kyle Martin

Commencement: Saturday, May 10 at 10 a.m. in the Dick Damron Hall of Champions in Lusby Center.
Commencement Speaker: Cam Huxford, President of the 2008 North American Christian Convention

Kentucky Wesleyan College
Commencement: Saturday, May 10 at 10 a.m. in Hocker-Hall Grove
Commencement Speaker: Kentucky Supreme Court Justice John D. Minton, Jr.

Lindsey Wilson College
Baccalaureate:
Speaker: Rev. Darrell Lyons of Leitchfield, KY

Commencement: Saturday, May 10 at 10 a.m.
Commencement Speaker: Dr. Alice Brown, retiring President of the Appalachian College Association

Honorary degrees:

Dr. Alice Brown
Rev. Paul Fryman of Bowling Green
Rev. Howard Olds of Brentwood, TN
R. Vince Fanelli of Louisville

Mid-Continent University
Commencement: Saturday, May 10 at 3:00 p.m. at Graves County High School

Midway College
Baccalaureate: None

Commencement: Saturday, May 10 at 5p.m. in Graves Amphitheater (rain location: Marshall Gymnasium)
Commencement Speaker: Chris McCarron, retired hall of fame jockey and founder of the North American Racing Academy

Pikeville College
Undergraduate Commencement: Saturday, May 10 at 2 p.m., East Kentucky Expo Center
Commencement Speaker: Gen. Robert H. (Doc) Foglesong, retired four-star U.S. Air Force general and president of Mississippi State University
Honorary Degrees:

General Robert Foglesong
Norman A. Chrisman, Jr., retired architect
Stephen N. Frazier, former chief circuit judge in the mountain circuits

Pikeville College School of Osteopathic Medicine
Commencement: Saturday, May 10 at 7 p.m. at East Kentucky Expo Center
Speaker: Steve Davis, M.D., Department of Public Health, Frankfort, KY
Honorary Degrees:

Steve Davis, M.D.
Raymond Wells, M.D., physician from Inez, KY

St. Catharine College
Baccalaureate: Friday, May 9 at 7:30 p.m. in St. Catharine Hall

Commencement: Saturday, May 10 at 11:00 a.m. in Lourdes Hall
Commencement Speaker: Stan Curtis, founder of Kentucky Harvest and USA Harvest

Spalding University
Commencement: Saturday, June 7 at 10:00 a.m. at Canaan Christian Church
Speaker: TBA

Thomas More College
Baccalaureate: Saturday, May 10 at 10 a.m. at Cathedral Basilica (Covington)
Bacc. Speaker: Reverend Michael Due, Vicar General, Diocese of Covington

Commencement: Saturday, May 10 at 1:30 p.m. on the lawn outside of the Holbrook Student Center (rain location: Connor Convocation Center)
Commencement Speaker: State Representative Addia K Wuchner
Honorary degrees:

State Representative Addia K. Wuchner
Mr. Paul F. Michels, founder of Paul Michels & Sons, Inc.

St. Thomas More Medallion: Mr. Frank Al Schleper, founder of Pilot Contracting Company

Transylvania University
Baccalaureate: None

Commencement: Saturday, May 24, 10:00 a.m., front steps and lawn of historic Old Morrison (rain location: Clive M. Beck Athletic and Recreation Center)
Speaker: John Churchill, Secretary of the Phi Beta Kappa Society
Honorary degrees: None

Union College
Baccalaureate: Saturday, May 3 at 9:00 a.m., Conway Boatman Chapel
Bacc. Speaker: Dr. Joel Allen, Methodist pastor, elder in the Kentucky Conference of the United Methodist Church, and professor of biblical studies.

Commencement: Saturday, May 3 at 11:00 a.m. in Robsion Arena
Speakers (both will also receive honorary degrees):

Jean Ruth Ritchie, a performer, songwriter, musician and Perry County native who has been called the mother of folk for her role in the American Folk Revival
Dr. Virginia Grady Carter, Executive Director, Kentucky Humanities Council

University of the Cumberlands
Commencement was held Saturday, May 3, 2008