{"id":47484,"date":"2017-05-09T08:59:27","date_gmt":"2017-05-09T15:59:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/?p=47484"},"modified":"2017-05-12T09:15:47","modified_gmt":"2017-05-12T16:15:47","slug":"commencement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/commencement\/","title":{"rendered":"NAU holding four commencement ceremonies for spring 2017 graduates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"NAU Commencement 2017\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PbdECCkSWKk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Northern Arizona University will hold four commencement ceremonies May 12-13 to honor the graduating class of spring 2017. This year\u2019s class of 5,600 students is the largest graduating class NAU has had in a decade.<\/p>\n<p>All commencement ceremonies will be held at the J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome, which will open 90 minutes prior to each ceremony. Parking is available at <a href=\"http:\/\/nau.edu\/Commencement\/Parking-and-Directions\/\">multiple locations through campus<\/a>, with free shuttle service to and from designated parking lots. For more information about commencement, including accessibility questions, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/nau.edu\/commencement\/\">NAU\u2019s commencement website<\/a>.<strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_46509\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-46509\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wordpresst\/uploads\/sites\/153\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/32099466761_f9bff5748f_o-e1494436419849.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-46509\" src=\"http:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wordpresst\/uploads\/sites\/153\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/32099466761_f9bff5748f_o-e1494436419849-300x273.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2017\/02\/32099466761_f9bff5748f_o-e1494436419849-300x273.jpg 300w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2017\/02\/32099466761_f9bff5748f_o-e1494436419849.jpg 744w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-46509\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">NAU Winter Commencement, December 2016<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>NAU will hold four commencement ceremonies:<\/p>\n<p>11 a.m. May 12<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>College of Social and Behavioral Sciences<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>4 p.m. May 12<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>College of Health and Human Services<\/li>\n<li>W. A. Franke College of Business<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>10 a.m. May 13<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>College of Education<\/li>\n<li>Extended Campuses<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>3 p.m. May 13<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>College of Arts and Letters<\/li>\n<li>College of Engineering, Forestry, and Natural Sciences<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>NAU will award honorary doctorates to <strong>Martin Casado<\/strong>, an NAU alumnus and general partner of Andresseen Horowitz; <strong>Michelle Bugh Doherty<\/strong>, the 2017 Arizona Educational Foundation Teacher of the Year; <strong>LuAnn Leonard<\/strong>, the first Native American member of the Arizona Board of Regents and an NAU alumna; and <strong>Claudio Sanchez<\/strong>, education correspondent for National Public Radio and an alumnus of NAU.<\/p>\n<p>All ceremonies can be viewed live: <a href=\"http:\/\/nau-tv.com\/Events\/\">http:\/\/nau-tv.com\/Events\/<\/a>. Keep up with traffic updates by following <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NAU\">@NAU on Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"search-results-excerpt-link\" href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/commencement\/\">Northern Arizona University will hold four commencement ceremonies May 12-13 to honor the graduating class of spring 2017. This year\u2019s class of 5,600 students is the largest graduating class NAU has had in a decade. All commencement ceremonies will be held at the J. 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