Andrews Welcomes Griggs Grads

The summer 2011 graduating class at Andrews University celebrated Commencement Weekend, July 28-31. Despite the warm temperatures, graduates donned their caps and gowns several times throughout the weekend for a variety of events to celebrate this milestone. This summer’s Commencement acknowledged the academic accomplishments of 745 graduates, which included nearly 500 from affiliate and extension campuses who graduated in absentia. This weekend was also witness to two Andrews University firsts: degrees were conferred for the first graduating class of Griggs University students on the Andrews campus and the first Outstanding Dissertation Award recipients from the School of Graduate Studies & Research were announced. Read full story.