http://www.tommiemedia.com/news/demise-of-december-commencements-surprises-students/ Campus, local and world news reported by University of St. Thomas students daily. Fri, 10 Sep 2010 16:18:30 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.tommiemedia.com/news/demise-of-december-commencements-surprises-students/comment-page-1/#comment-1830 Dianne K. Eldred Fri, 26 Feb 2010 19:48:53 +0000 http://www.tommiemedia.com/?p=6166#comment-1830 Dear University of St. Thomas, My son, Matthew, is slated to graduate in the Spring 2010 and we were very disheartened to hear that the ceremony would be at the Metrodome instead of on the St. Thomas Campus. Now I am infurated! Come on, who do you think you are kidding?! We have spent, as I am sure many other families have spent, over $80,000 on our children getting degrees from your 'prestigious' college and now you are telling these kids that you are not going to even have a reception for them in May nor a commencement in December? In the time when cuts to our nation's education are being felt all over, shouldn't we be congratulating and encouraging our young people for the choice that they made to further their education? Most of these students have huge amounts of debt and even lower odds of getting a good paying jobs after graduation. I am sad to hear that The University of St. Thomas has made these choices to cut back on these ceremonies. I am very proud of each student that walks across that floor to receive their diplomas, I guess this is not valued by whoever made these decisions for the University of St.Thomas, very disappointing indeed! Dear University of St. Thomas, My son, Matthew, is slated to graduate in the Spring 2010 and we were very disheartened to hear that the ceremony would be at the Metrodome instead of on the St. Thomas Campus. Now I am infurated!
Come on, who do you think you are kidding?! We have spent, as I am sure many other families have spent, over $80,000 on our children getting degrees from your ‘prestigious’ college and now you are telling these kids that you are not going to even have a reception for them in May nor a commencement in December? In the time when cuts to our nation’s education are being felt all over, shouldn’t we be congratulating and encouraging our young people for the choice that they made to further their education? Most of these students have huge amounts of debt and even lower odds of getting a good paying jobs after graduation. I am sad to hear that The University of St. Thomas has made these choices to cut back on these ceremonies. I am very proud of each student that walks across that floor to receive their diplomas, I guess this is not valued by whoever made these decisions for the University of St.Thomas, very disappointing indeed!

]]> http://www.tommiemedia.com/news/demise-of-december-commencements-surprises-students/comment-page-1/#comment-1752 Sarah Rieck Tue, 23 Feb 2010 20:41:50 +0000 http://www.tommiemedia.com/?p=6166#comment-1752 I plan on graduating in December 2010 and am quite upset about the demise of the December commencement. I have worked so hard to graduate a semester early and now I will have no collaborative celebration for it unless I can somehow plan it into my schedule to make it for the spring commencement next year. I agree with many of the people quoted in this article - I feel that UST could spend its money in a better way instead of cutting something people have spent years looking forward to. It's hard enough not graduating with most of my friends, but now I don't even get recognition until well after I've already graduated. It's very upsetting, but I suppose there is nothing anyone can do about it now. I plan on graduating in December 2010 and am quite upset about the demise of the December commencement. I have worked so hard to graduate a semester early and now I will have no collaborative celebration for it unless I can somehow plan it into my schedule to make it for the spring commencement next year. I agree with many of the people quoted in this article – I feel that UST could spend its money in a better way instead of cutting something people have spent years looking forward to. It’s hard enough not graduating with most of my friends, but now I don’t even get recognition until well after I’ve already graduated. It’s very upsetting, but I suppose there is nothing anyone can do about it now.

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