MEDIA ADVISORY

Immediate - May 26, 2015

Nassau Community College's 55th Annual Commencement 

 

Thursday, May 28, 2015 

EVENT: Nassau Community College Graduation

DATE/TIME: Thursday, May 28, 2015 7:00 p.m.

LOCATION: Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Dr. Kenneth Saunders, Acting President of Nassau Community College

HIGHLIGHTS: This year, Nassau Community College has 4,175 graduates and graduate candidates. This includes students who finished their coursework in August 2014, December 2014 and May 2015.

Peter Branche of Seaford will be the valedictorian of the class of 2015. A SUNY Chancellor's Award winner, Branche hopes to continue his studies and pursue a career in economics.

Media Contact: Alicia Steger 516.572.9634 alicia.steger@ncc.edu ncc.edu/releases

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About Nassau Community College Nassau Community College, part of the State University of New York, is an institution where almost 22,000 full- and part-time students and approximately 10,000 continuing and professional studies students start and continue their successful journey through higher education. More than 70 fields of study are offered on a 225-acre campus located in the center of Long Island. As the largest single-campus, two-year college in New York State, Nassau Community College maintains a national reputation for excellence.