Lee University Commencement Is This Weekend
Cleveland, TN—Lee University will conduct spring commencement ceremonies this weekend, May 5 and 6 on the Lee campus. Lee alumna and president of Austin Peay State University, Dr. Alisa White, will deliver the address during the commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 6, at 9:30 a.m. EST on the lawn of the Science and Math Complex (SMC).
White is an advocate for high-impact higher education practices that promote student success. She has served as a consultant for city governments and Fortune 500 companies, offering workshops on leadership, conflict negotiation, and creative management. She has also served as provost and senior vice president for Academic Affairs at the University of Texas at Tyler, as well as provost and vice president for Academic Affairs at Midwestern State University.
White is the daughter of former Church of God General Overseer Dr. Robert White.
Prior to joining the Austin Peay faculty, White served institutions such as the University of Alaska Fairbanks, Louisiana State University in Shreveport, the University of West Georgia, the University of Texas at Arlington, MSU, and UTT as a professor, department chair, graduate adviser, dean, and provost. White is also a former faculty member at Lee.
White earned her Doctorate of Philosophy from the University of Tennessee, her Master of Science from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, and her Bachelor of Arts in business from Lee.
Graduation festivities will begin with a hooding ceremony for students earning graduate degrees. This service will take place in the Lee University Chapel on Friday, May 5, at 4:30 p.m. After the hooding ceremony, all graduates will march in the commissioning service at 6:30 p.m. on the SMC lawn. During commissioning, six graduates will share stories of their Lee experiences, one graduate will perform special music, and all graduates will receive Bibles to commemorate this personal milestone. A reception for guests and graduates will follow the service.
Over 530 degrees are set to be conferred, about 80 of which are for graduate students. All three services, including the hooding, commissioning, and commencement will be available for live stream viewing located at www.leeuniversity.edu.
