Monday, May 21, 2018

[414] Public, MTSU community invited to April 25 Stole Ceremony



MURFREESBORO, Tenn. —The general public and MTSU community are invited to the upcoming 10th Stole Ceremonyfor graduating student veterans.

The event, which is coordinated by the Charlie and Hazel Daniels Veterans and Military Family Center, will be held starting at 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 25, in the second-floor atrium of the Miller Education Center, 503 Bell St., in Murfreesboro.

To view a campus map, which includes a special inset for the Miller Education Center near North Highland Avenue, visit http://tinyurl.com/MTSUParkingMap.

Student veterans will receive a special red stole to be worn at the College of Graduate Studiescommencement Friday, May 4, and separate Saturday, May 5, graduations for undergraduates in Murphy Center.

About 30 student veterans will attend the Stole Ceremony. Approximately 130 student veterans are scheduled to graduate.

President Sidney A. McPhee, Provost Mark Byrnes and retired Army Lt. Gen. Keith M. Huber, senior adviser for veterans and leadership initiatives, will share remarks. 

Two first-time awards will be presented during the ceremony.

MTSUhas more than 240 combined undergraduate and graduate programs.

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