Feb. 10—SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. — Slippery Rock University recently hosted its 2023 fall commencement ceremony on Dec. 9, at the Morrow Field House. More than 580 students were eligible to graduate and participate in the ceremony. Graduate students and undergraduates from each of SRU’s five colleges received their degrees in one ceremony.

All ceremonies were livestreamed on sru.edu for those friends and family members without a ticket, unable to attend in person, or who prefer to watch the ceremony online.

The commencement speaker was Keith Dils, dean of the SRU College of Education. Larry McCarthy, assistant professor of accounting, economics and finance, served as grand marshal and will open the ceremony. SRU President Karen Riley provided remarks and conferred the degrees.

Michael Zieg, provost and vice president for academic affairs, presented candidates for degrees, as well as Dils; Dan Bauer, dean, College of Liberal Arts; Nicole Dafoe, dean, College of Engineering and Science; Christina Karshin, dean, College of Health Professions; and Lawrence Shao, dean, College of Business, for their respective colleges. Natale Burick, director of disability services, will present candidates for the certificates in the Rock Life program, a postsecondary program for students with intellectual or developmental disabilities that provides them an inclusive college experience.

Student marshals and University flag bearers include Garret Brewer, a park and resource management major from Gray, who held the College of Engineering and Science flag for the ceremony.

Additional information is available on the University’s commencement webpage, by calling 724.738.2849 or by emailing the Commencement Office at commencementoffice@sru.edu. A link to a digital program will also be available on the commencement webpage prior to the event as there will be only a shortened print version available at the ceremony.

Slippery Rock University is a four-year, public, coeducational, regional comprehensive university that offers a broad array of undergraduate and select graduate programs to more than 8,000 students. SRU is one of 10 institutions and 14 campuses that make up Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education. SRU is fully accredited by the Middle State Commission on Higher Learning.

Founded in 1889, SRU is shaped by its teaching (normal) school heritage. For more than 130 years, the university has embraced the same hard-working, tenacious personality espoused by the people of western Pennsylvania. With a steadfast yet adaptable commitment to intellectual development, leadership and civic responsibility, SRU provides students with a comprehensive learning experience that helps them become engaged citizens and succeed in their lives and professional careers.

Located in western Pennsylvania, the 660-acre campus is less than an hour’s drive north of Pittsburgh, one hour south of Erie, and 45 minutes east of Youngstown, Ohio. Two major highways, I-79 and I-80, intersect 10 miles from the University, conveniently linking it to the entire commonwealth and its contiguous regions.