University of Minnesota (UMD) graduate commencement ceremonies are set for Thursday, at 7 p.m. in the UMD Romano Gym. Just over 185 students will receive master's degrees, including 17 international students from seven countries.
Family members of seven of the international graduates will travel from China, India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia and Canada to attend the event. UMD Women's Head Hockey Coach Shannon Miller and UMD Women's Head Basketball Coach Karen Stromme will each receive a master's of education degree.
Featured speaker for the evening will be UMD Associate Professor Carol Bock. Bock is head of the UMD Department of English. She formerly served as director of graduate studies in English at UMD and as chair of the University of Minnesota Graduate Research Adviser Committee.
Currently, she is conducting research on the lives and careers of two relatively obscure 19th century English authors, Katharine and Dr. Anthony Todd Thomson. The project is a study in the history of authorship and will contribute to the newly emerged discipline of book history.
