WEST LIBERTY, W.Va., Dec. 6, 2019 — West Liberty University will hold its Fall 2019 Commencement Ceremony at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 14, in the Academic, Sports and Recreation Complex (ASRC).
President Stephen Greiner will preside at the ceremony and confer degrees upon graduates, which includes those completing requirements during fall and summer terms. One hundred and sixty-three students are expected to graduate.
Dr. Sarah Armstrong Tucker, interim chancellor for the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission and chancellor for the West Virginia Community & Technical College System, will be the commencement speaker.
Senior Robert C. Moore, of Martins Ferry, Ohio, will be the student speaker. He is graduating from the College of Arts and Communication and is currently student teaching at Bellaire High School.
A music educator and percussionist, Moore previously earned a bachelor’s degree in music performance on the Hilltop in 2017. He then took a semester off before returning to complete his second bachelor’s degree, this time in music education.
Moore was a member of the WLU Steel Band and also was an assistant drumline instructor with the Marching Hilltoppers this year.
Other graduating seniors, with the highest grade point average in each respective college, carry their college banner and include:
- College of Arts & Communication, Abigail Wilson, Parkersburg, W.Va.
- College of Sciences, Stephanie Courts, Wheeling
- West College of Business, Sydney Nicholson, New Lexington, Ohio
- College of Education, Summer Timbs, New Martinsville, W.Va.
- College of Liberal Arts, Lisa Snyder, Coolville, Ohio
- School of Professional Studies, Amy Eggleston, Hannibal, Ohio
The Main Street Bank video board will offer a live feed of the ceremony with close-ups of graduates as they pick up their diplomas, plus the Commencement Ceremony will be streamed live at topperstation.com and on Facebook, YouTube and Twitter live. The ceremony also will air live on WLUTV-14 local on Xfinity Cable.
Doors will open for seating at 9:30 a.m. and tickets are not required. A reception for graduates, guests and families will be held in the College Union immediately following the ceremony.
West Liberty University is West Virginia’s oldest public university and today offers more than 70 undergraduate majors, plus a growing number of graduate programs, both online and on campus. For more information, please call 1.866.937.8542 (WESTLIB), visit westliberty.edu or follow WLU on social media. To view more about WLU, please visit westliberty.edu/youtube.