Media Advisory
WHAT: Spring Commencement exercises
WHEN: Saturday, May 12, 2018 – 8:00 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.
WHEN: H&PE Arena – Texas Southern University, 3100 Cleburne St.
WHO: President Austin A. Lane, candidates for graduation
Keynote Speaker: Roland S. Martin, managing editor, TV One
HOUSTON (May 10, 2018) – Texas Southern University (TSU) will honor more than 1,200 candidates for graduation during Spring Commencement exercises on May 12 in TSU’s H&PE Arena. TSU will hold two ceremonies – one at 8:00 a.m. and the second at 12:30 p.m. – for the first time in University history. Both exercises will be livestreamed on www.tsu.edu.
Roland S. Martin, award-winning journalist and managing editor of TV One, will deliver the Commencement address at both ceremonies.
Omoikhefe Chinasa Eboreime, valedictorian, will graduate Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from the College of Science, Engineering and Technology. Tuyen Thanh Nguyen, salutatorian, will graduate Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Aviation Science Management from the College of Science, Engineering and Technology. Ieshia Champs, a single mother of five children who received national attention for her academic journey, will graduate Summa Cum Laude from TSU’s Thurgood Marshall School of Law. Doris Blake, 72, the oldest candidate for graduation in the Jesse H. Jones School of Business, will receive a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration.
Ceremony One will include candidates from graduate and professional programs, Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Barbara Jordan-Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences and the College of Education. Ceremony Two will include candidates from the College of Science, Engineering and Technology, College of Liberal Arts and Behavioral Sciences, Jesse H. Jones School of Business and the School of Communication.
ABOUT TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY
Texas Southern University (TSU) honors our designation as a special-purpose institution for urban programming and research. TSU is a comprehensive university providing higher education access to the nation’s underserved communities. TSU’s academic and research programs address critical urban issues, and prepares its diverse student population to become a force for positive change in a global society. TSU offers more than 100 undergraduate and graduate programs and concentrations – bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral and professional degrees – organized into 10 colleges and schools on a 150-acre campus nestled in the heart of Houston’s historic Third Ward. The University’s enrollment has a population of more than 10,000 undergraduate and graduate-school academic candidates. Texas Southern has been a distinguished educational pioneer since 1927, and the University has become one of the most diverse and respected institutions in Texas. TSU has positioned itself as a proactive leader in educating underserved students and many who are the first in their family to attend college.
