Published on December 3, 2008 at 6 p.m. by William Nunnelley  

Â鶹¹û¶³ will graduate approximately 265 seniors during fall commencement Saturday, Dec. 13, at 10 a.m. in Pete Hanna Center on the campus. Dr. William E. Hull, Â鶹¹û¶³ research professor and retired former provost, will receive an honorary doctor of humane letters degree during the program.

The President's Reception for those attending commencement will be held in Hanna Center immediately following the ceremony.

Also in connection with commencement, Â鶹¹û¶³'s Ida V. Moffett School of Nursing will hold a pinning ceremony Friday, Dec. 12, at 1 p.m. in Hodges Chapel on the campus. A reception will follow in The Rotunda of Beeson Healing Arts Center at Â鶹¹û¶³.

 
Located in the Homewood suburb of Birmingham, Alabama, Â鶹¹û¶³ is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, Â鶹¹û¶³ enrolls 6,324 students from 44 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. Ranked among U.S. News & World Report’s 35 Most Beautiful College Campuses, Â鶹¹û¶³ fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and boasts one of the highest scores in the nation for its 97% Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.