ADRIAN COLLEGE ANNOUNCES SPRING GRADUATION posted 4/24/06

A total of 148 students are scheduled to take part in Adrian College's spring commencement ceremony on Sunday, April 30, at 3 p.m. in the Merillat Sport & Fitness Center.

The traditional Baccalaureate ceremony is scheduled in the Adrian College Chapel at 10:30 a.m.

Mike Rogers, a 1985 graduate of the College and a member of the U.S. Congress, will deliver the commencement address.

Following the conferral of degrees, the College will hold its Cane Ceremony, an Adrian College tradition dating back to 1875. During the ceremony, the graduating class presents the College's beloved Shepherd's Crook to the undergraduates as a symbol of achievement and a transfer of responsibility. Before passing the crook, the president of the graduating class attaches a ribbon bearing the name of each class member.

Adrian College, located in southeast Michigan, is a private residential college established in 1859 that is related to The United Methodist Church.