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Ohio State to graduate largest class ever
The Ohio State University on Sunday, June 14, will award degrees to the largest graduating class in university history — 8,162 graduates during spring commencement exercises.
The total breaks the previous record of 7,643 graduates set in 2006.
More than 6,000 students are expected to participate in ceremony, which begins at 1 p.m. Sunday in Ohio Stadium on the Ohio State campus in Columbus.
John H. Glenn, former U.S. Senator and astronaut, will deliver the commencement address. Glenn’s wife, Annie, will receive an honorary Doctor of Public Service degree.
CBS correspondent Erin Moriarty (‘77 JD) and Ernest Mazzaferri, Sr. (‘62 MD), professor emeritus and former chair of the Department of Internal Medicine, will both receive the Distinguished Service Award.
The ceremony celebrates the academic achievements and hard work that each student has put forth to earn his or her degree. Each graduate will receive their own diploma at the ceremony, a practice rarely attempted by a university the size of Ohio State.
The ceremony will last approximately 3 hours. No tickets are required. Additional information is available here.
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By Leon Harrison
June 12, 2009 1:15 PM | Link to this
Some of them may even to as far as Atlanta and NCR, although they may be hired by Wal-Mart, Kmart, Kroger or Meijer.By So what
June 14, 2009 7:47 AM | Link to this
The big question is how many freshman were in this class? Then compare that # to the 8,162 graduates. My guess is they had a 20,000+ freshman class and graduated only 8,162. Not Good.By greg
June 15, 2009 6:18 AM | Link to this
The OSU freshman to sophomore retention rate is 90 percent. The graduation rate is 75 percent. The national average for all universities is 69 percent.